Final Score from Friday night at Rome, Georgia:
Greensboro Grasshoppers 5, Rome Emperors 2
(This is our Fred Anderson Toyota of Raleigh Game Report.)
WP:Seth Hernandez(3-1)/LP:Zach Royse(0-2)/SV:Yulian Quintana(2)
Hoppers' Line- 5-8-1 Emperors' Line-2-6-0
Greensboro Grasshoppers move to (46-27/5-2), while the Rome Emperors are now at (35-36/2-5)…..Third Straight Win this week, by the Grasshoppers, at Rome, Georgia…
It was a Four-Run Sixth Inning, that got things cranking for the Greensboro Grasshoppers, and it was the solid Five Innings from Hoppers’s starting pitcher, Seth Hernandez, that helped carry the Hoppers to the “W”…Hernandez went Five Innings in his start, where he gave up 1 Run, on 3 Hits, with 3 BBs/7 Ks…Hernandez ERA remains at a sparkling 2.88 for the season(Hoppers), and he did not give up an Earned Run on Friday night…The only run he allowed came on a Bases Loaded Walk, by Seth Hernandez…
In that 4-Run Sixth Inning for the Grasshoppers, they got back-to-back Home Runs from Sammy Stafura and Murf Gray, and for Gray, it was Murf’s 12th homer for the Hoppers, in 2026…Stafura and Gray’s HRs went like this, in that Top of the Sixth Inning, and at that point of the game, things were all tied up, at 1-1…Here are those LOOOOOOONG GONE Home Runs:
Top 6th
Sammy Stafura homers on a fly ball to left center field.
GBO 2,ROM 1
Murf Gray homers on a fly ball to left field.
GBO 3,ROM 1
**********After those two Solo Home Runs, coming off of the bats of Sammy Stafura and Murf Gray, the Hoppers got some more help, and it came from the Rome Emperors, with things still there, in the Top of the Sixth Inning….
BALK
With Jhonny Severino batting, Axiel Plaz scores on a balk. Edward Florentino advances to 3rd on a balk.
GBO 4,ROM 1
Jhonny Severino doubles on a line drive to center fielder Dixon Williams. Edward Florentino scores.
GBO 5,ROM 1
For the game, the Hoppers had the Two Home Runs, and they also got Two Doubles, giving them Four Extra Base Hits for the contest…The Doubles were produced by Edward Florentino, and by Jhonny Severino…Hopper Hitters for the night:Axiel Plaz goes 3-4/Run…Florentino went 2-4/Double/Run/RBI…Stafura was 1-4/HR/Run/RBI…Gray goes 1-4/HR/Run/RBI…Severino went 1-4/Double/RBI…Hoppers with only Two Walks coming from the Emps’ pitching staff…Easton Carmichael was the Walking Man for the Hoppers, and he went 0-2/2 BBs/Run…The Hoppers’ five runs on the evening, came from their Top Five Spots, in the Greensboro batting order…
Hoppers’ pitching staff, was solid from the Start(Hernandez) to the Finish(Quintana)…Hoppers’ pitchers walked four Emp batters, but they struck out 11 Rome Emperors…Quintana got the Save for Greensboro, and he goes 1 Inning, with 0 Runs/1 Hit, with 0 BBs/1 K…Good close from Yulian Quintana, and good work in-between Hernandez and Quintana, coming from Jacob Bimbi and Kyle Larsen…
For the Rome Emperors, their top hitter on the night, was Isaiah Drake, who went 3-4/HR/Double/2 Runs/RBI…
Interesting numbers note, on the Hoppers’ Murf Gray…Gray now with 12 HRs and 27 RBI for the Greensboro Grasshoppers…And we must remember, Gray played 38 games for the Bradneton Marauders, before he arrived in Greensboro, and while at Bradenton, Gray had 8 HRs and 34 RBI…For the season now, Gray with 20 Home Runs, and 61 RBI, and we are just barely into the Second Half of the season…
Seth Hernandez’ numbers, going now at (3-1) for the Hoppers, with 21 BBs/50 Ks…At Bradenton, Hernandez went (3-0), with 7 BBs/50 Ks…For the season, Hernandez now at (6-1) overall, with 28 BBs/100 Ks…With the Grasshoppers, Hernandez ERA sits at 2.88, and with Bradenton, Hernandez’ ERA was 0.96…For the season, for Hernandez, we are talking an ERA of 2.02….Hernandez, 14 Total Games…Seth Hernandez with 8 Starts for Greensboro, and 6 Starts, at Bradenton….
Friday Night Game Details:
Attendance-1,147
Time of Game-2:24
Game Time Temp-90 Degrees/Cloudy
Up Next:Greensboro Grasshoppers(46-27/5-2) at Rome Emperors(35-36/2-5) on Saturday night @ 6:45pm…..Grasshoppers now lead this Six-Game Weekly Series, vs. the Emperors, 3-1…..