Final from Thursday night, at First National Bank Field, in downtown Greensboro:
Bowling Green Hot Rods 8, Greensboro Grasshoppers 4
(This is our Fred Anderson Toyota of Raleigh Game Report.)
WP:Jackson Lancaster(1-0)/LP:Treyson Peters(5-2)/SV:Jonathan Russell(5)
Hot Rods' Line-8-10-0 Hoppers' Line- 4- 7-2
Greensboro Grasshoppers fall to (60-39/19-14), while the Bowling Green Hot Rods, from Bowling Green, Kentucky, are at (70-28/23-10)…
Camden Janik led the Hoppers’ Hitters, going 2-3/Run/SB…Janik was our REMAX Revolution Player of the Game…Jared Jones went 1-3/HR/BB/Run/RBI…HR #14 of the season for Jones…Josh Tate went 1-4/Run/RBI…Edward Florentino was 1-4/Double/RBI…Axiel Plaz goes 1-3/RBI…Carlos Caro was 1-4…That covers your Hopper Hitters, with 7 Hits for the contest…Yordany De Los Santos was 0-3/HBP/Run/SB…Dylan Palmer went 0-3/BB…
After posting 14 runs, on 18 hits, the Hoppers never led in this game…Down 1-0, tied 1-1, then down 4-1, then it goes 4-3 BG, and the Hot Rods took a 6-3 lead, then it became 6-4, before the Rods closed it out with two runs in the Top of the Ninth Inning, to give them the 8-4 score, for their final, and the WIN…
The Hoppers bullpen got roughed pretty bad, was Jose Garces gave 3 Runs, on 3 Hits, with 2 BBs/1 K, over his Two Innings of work…Yulian Quintana went 1 1/3 Innings, allowing 2 Runs, on 1 Hit, with a BB/2 Ks…The one hit that Quintana gave up, was a Two-Run Home Run…Treyson Peters, formerly of the Hoppers’ bullpen, got the start for the home team, and Peters gave up 3 Runs, on 6 Hits, with a BB/2 Ks…The Hot Rods hit two Home Runs, off of Peters…
Game Details:
Attendance-3,478
Time of Game-2:36
Game Time Temp-84 Degrees and Clear
The Bowling Green Hot Rods, now lead the Best-of-Six Weekly Series, 2-1…Hoppers lead Bowling Green for the entire season, 5 games to 3…….
Up Next:Bowling Green Hot Rods(70-28/23-10) at the Greensboro Grasshoppers(60-39/19-14) on Friday night, at First National Bank Field, with the First Pitch coming in, at 7pm…Friday July 31 will Christmas in July Night, with Christmas Gifts being given away all night long…Also there will be a Fireworks Show, coming up, after the game…Give us a listen to the Hoppers broadcast on Friday Night, when you CLICK HERE for the LONG GONE Baseball Radio Network…We have the play-by-play for all home games, coming to you on GSOHoppers.com…
from Callie Cline, with GSOHoppers.com:
Grasshoppers Drop 8-4 Decision to Hot Rods
GREENSBORO, N.C. – The Greensboro Grasshoppers fell to the Bowling Green Hot Rods, 8-4, on Thursday evening. With the win, the Hot Rods improved to 23-10 in the second half of the season, while the Grasshoppers dropped to 19-14. Bowling Green outhit Greensboro, 10-7, as the Grasshoppers committed two errors.
Catcher Cam Janik led the Grasshoppers at the plate, going 2-for-3 with one run scored. Edward Florentino, Jared Jones, Axiel Plaz, Carlos Caro, and Josh Tate also recorded hits for Greensboro.
Designated hitter Justyn-Henry Malloy led the Hot Rods offensively, going 2-for-5 with a home run, one RBI, and one run scored. Outfielder Aiden Smith followed with a 2-for-4 performance that included a home run, two RBIs, and two runs scored. Nathan Flewelling, Tony Santa Maria, Narciso Polanco, Ryan McCoy, Nicandro Aybar, and Jhon Diaz also recorded hits for Bowling Green.
Right-handed pitcher Treyson Peters made the start on the mound for Greensboro, striking out two batters while allowing six hits, three earned runs, and one walk over four innings. Peters was charged with the loss, dropping to 5-2 on the season.
Right-handed pitcher Jadon Bercovich started for Bowling Green, recording one strikeout while allowing one hit, one earned run, and one walk over two innings. Jackson Lancaster earned the win for the Hot Rods, improving to 1-0 on the season.
The Grasshoppers continue their home series against the Bowling Green Hot Rods tomorrow, Friday, July 31 at 6:30 PM for FANomenal Fireworks Friday. To purchase tickets to any home Grasshoppers game please call 336-268-2255 or visit gsohoppers.com.
Scores from Thursday night’s game:
JS 2, HV 1
JS 6, HV 4
GVL 16, ASH 12
GVL 6, ASH 1
BG 8, GBO 4
ROM 11, HCS 8
BRK 8, WS 1
WIL 4, FRE 3
Friday’s Game:
Greenville @ Asheville 6:35 PM ET
Winston-Salem @ Brooklyn 6:40 PM ET
Wilmington @ Frederick 7:00 PM ET
Bowling Green @ Greensboro 7:00 PM ET
Jersey Shore @ Hudson Valley 7:05 PM ET
Rome @ Hub City 7:05 PM ET
SALLY League Standings:
SALLY League North-
Greensboro(19-14) and Wilmington(19-14)
Frederick(18-14) ½ Game Back
Hudson Valley and Brooklyn both (16-14) and 2 ½ Games Back
Jersey Shore(11-20) and 7 Games Back
SALLY South-
Bowling Green(23-10)
WS Dash, Asheville, and Greenville (16-17) and all 7 Games Back
Rome(15-17) 7 ½ Games Back
Hub City(10-23) 13 Games Back
Pittsburgh Pirates System:
Single A Bradenton Marauders(44-53) Lost Thursday to Daytona, 6-4…
Double A Altoona Curve(43-56) and Won, 14-10, over Chesapeake on Thursday…WP Peyton Stumbo(2-9)…Big Man was Easton Carmichael who was 3-5/2 HRs/3 Runs/5 RBI…HRs for Titus Dumitru, Omar Alfonzo, and Lonnie White Jr…Kyle Larsen and Jake Shirk with work from the Bullpen…
Triple A Indianapolis Indians(50-55) and Won 12-7 over Louisville on Thursday…WP:Landon Tomkins(1-0)…HR Termarr Johnson and Double for Duce Gourson…Mitch Jebb 1-3/2 BBs/Run…
MLB Pirates(55-55) and Lost, 3-2 to the Reds on Thursday…E. Valdez 1-4/Double….Nick Gonzales 2-4/Double/Run…Endy Rodriguez 1-3/BB…Today it is Pittsburgh at Cincinnati(51-57) at 6:10pm…Paul Skenes(9-9) for the Pirates…