Hard to fathom, if you are a local Greensboro Grasshoppers follower, but the Winston-Salem Dash have come into town, and they have took down the Hoppers over two games this week, by a combined score of 32-17…Somebody told me, this looks like a football score, and they are pretty much right…WS Dash win on Wednesday, 19-8, and after topping the Grasshoppers, 13-9, on Tuesday….
(This is our Fred Anderson Toyota of Raleigh Game Report.)
Final Score again, from Wednesday Night at First National Bank Field:
Winston-Salem Dash 19, Greensboro Grasshoppers 8
WP:Jack Young(2-0)/LP:Carlos Castillo(0-2)
Dash' Line- 19-21-0 Hoppers' Line-8- 9-2
Always working to get everything lined up correctly…Hoppers now at (25-16) for the year, and the WS Dash improve to (25-16) on the season, with their Wednesday night victory….
REMAX Revolution Player of the Game for the Grasshoppers was Yordany De Los Santos and he went 2-4/HR/BB/2 Runs/2 RBI…Home Run #4 of the season for De Los Santos, while the Hoppers’ Axiel Plaz connected for his eighth(8) HR of the year…New Hopper Murf Gray went 2-4/BB/Run/RBI…Tony Blanco Jr. goes 1-3/Double/BB/RBI…
For the game, the WS Dash had 49 at-bats, and the Greensboro Grasshoppers only sent 33 men to the plate, overall…
With 21 total hits, the Dash had three different batters come up with Four(4) hits each…The man at the top of the Dash batting order, Kyle Lodise, had Seven(7) at-bats in the contest…Lodise went 4-7/HR/Double/3 Runs/3 RBI…Ryan Burrowes goes 4-6/Double/3 Runs/2 RBI…TJ McCants was 4-6/3 Doubles/1 Run/2 RBI…George Wolkow went 3-5/Triple/2 Doubles/3 Runs/6 RBI…Alex Unger went 1-6/HR/Run/4 RBI…
The Big Innings for the Dash were the Third, where they scored 11 runs, and the 7th Inning, where the WS Dash posted 5 Runs…Hoppers’ losing pitcher, Carlos Castillo went 2 2/3s Innings, and he gave up 9 Runs, on 8 Hits, with 2 BBs/2 Ks…And he also gave up one of the two, Dash home runs…The Dash with 7 Doubles, a Triple, and 2 Home Runs…Hoppers’ reliever Treyson Peters gave up 5 runs, on 6 hits, while his bullpen mate, Jose Garces, allowed 4 runs, on 4 hits…I felt like the Grasshoppers’ reliever, Kyle Larsen, did a good job from the pen, as Larsen only allowed 1 run, on 3 hits, with 0 BB/2 Ks…
Dash reliever, Jack Young only had to work One Inning, to get the win…Young gave up 2 Runs, on 3 Hits, with 0 BBs/1 K….Pretty busy night for WS Dash starting pitcher, Grant Umberger…Umberger goes 4 Innings, giving up 4 Runs, on 5 Hits, with 3 BBs/2 Ks, and Umberger gave up both of the Greensboro Grasshoppers home runs…Hopper homers from Yordany De Los Santos, and Axiel Plaz…Umberger hit a pitch count of 75 pitches, and the Dash pulled him from the game…
After the Wednesday win, the WS Dash lead the weekly Six-Game Series with the Grasshoppers, Two-Games-to-None…..
Game Details:
Attendance-2,285
Time of Game-3:08
Game Time Temp-88 Degrees/Sunny
Up Next:WS Dash(25-16) at the Greensboro Grasshoppers(25-16) on Thurday evening, at First National Bank Field…First Pitch, at FNB Field, will be at 6:30pm…..You can listen live to the Thursday night game, when you CLICK HERE, for the LOOOOOOOONG GONE Home Run Radio Network….Coming to you, and yours, from GSOHoppers.com….
Greensboro Falls to Dash in Midweek Matchup
from Callie Cline, at www.gsohoppers.com
The Greensboro Grasshoppers fell to the Winston-Salem Dash 19-8 on Wednesday, May 20. With the victory, Winston-Salem improved to 25-16 on the season while Greensboro dropped to 25-16. The Dash outhit the Grasshoppers 21-9, while Greensboro committed two errors in the contest.
Infielder Murf Gray paced the Grasshoppers offense, going 2-for-4 with one RBI and one run scored. Infielder Yordany De Los Santos followed with a strong performance, finishing 2-for-4 with a home run, two RBI, and two runs scored. Additional hits for Greensboro came from Easton Carmichael, Axiel Plaz, Edward Florentino, Tony Blanco Jr., and Carlos Caro.
Winston-Salem was led offensively by infielder Kyle Lodise, who went 4-for-7 with a home run, double, three RBI, and three runs scored. Infielder Ryan Burrows added a 4-for-6 performance with a double, two RBI, and three runs scored, while designated hitter T.J. McCants finished 4-for-6 with two RBI and one run scored.
Right-handed pitcher Carlos Castillo got the start for Greensboro, recording two strikeouts over 2.2 innings. He allowed eight hits, nine runs — two earned — and issued two walks. Castillo was charged with the loss and moved to 0-2 on the season.
Left-handed pitcher Grant Umberger started on the mound for Winston-Salem, striking out two across four innings while allowing five hits, four earned runs, and three walks. Jack Young earned the win in relief for the Dash and improved to 2-0 on the season.
The Grasshoppers continue their home series against the Winston-Salem Dash tomorrow, Thursday May 21 at 6:30PM for Thirsty Thursday, presented by Action Greensboro and Hoppers Hat Giveaway, presented by First National Bank. To purchase tickets to any home Grasshoppers game please call 336-268-2255 or visit gsohoppers.com.
Wednesday South Atlantic League Scores
FRE 6, GVL 4
BRK 5, HV 0
WIL 3, JS 2
WS 19, GBO 8
ROM 13, HCS 5
Jersey Shore-Wilmington Game Two Postponed Rain|Makeup on May 21
Asheville @ Bowling Green Postponed
Thursday’s South Atlantic League Games
Jersey Shore @ Wilmington 4:00 PM ET
Jersey Shore @ Wilmington Game 2
Hudson Valley @ Brooklyn 5:00 PM ET
Hudson Valley @ Brooklyn Game 2
Asheville @ Bowling Green 6:00 PM ET
Asheville @ Bowling Green Game 2
Winston-Salem @ Greensboro 6:30 PM ET
Rome @ Hub City 6:35 PM ET
Greenville @ Frederick 7:00 PM ET
South Atlantic League Standings
SALLY North-
Frederick(26-14)
Greensboro(25-16) 1 ½ Games Back
Wilmington(21-19) 5 Games Back
Hudson Valley(19-21) 7 Games Back
Jersey Shore(17-23) 9 Games Back
Brooklyn(11-29) 15 Games Back
SALLY South-
Bowling Green(28-12)
WS Dash(25-16) 3 ½ Games Back
Rome(23-18) 5 ½ Games Back
Hub City(22-18) 6 Games Back
Greenville(16-25) 12 ½ Games Back
Asheville(9-31) 19 Games Back
Pittsburgh Pirates Oganization:Single A Bradenton(21-20)…Double A Altoona(16-25)…Triple A Indianapolis(19-28) Esmerlyn Valdez with Two HRs for Indy on Wednesday…Pittsburgh Pirates(25-24) Pirates 7-0, over St. Louis on Wednesday…Konnor Griffin went 4-5/3 Runs for Pirates…Pittsburgh at St. Louis(28-20) 1:15 Today