Final from Tuesday night, at First National Bank/FNB Field:
Winston-Salem Dash 8, Greensboro Grasshoppers 6
(This is our Fred Anderson Toyota of Raleigh Game Report.)
WP:Landen Payne(1-0)/Carlson Reed(4-4)/SV:Aric McAtee(4)
WS Dash' Line-8-8-0 Hoppers' Line-6-9-0
Hoppers record falls to (66-43/25-18), while the WS Dash improve to (59-49/21-21)…..The Greensboro Grasshoppers(25-18) are now 1 Game Back of the Frederick Keys(25-16) in the South Atlantic League’s Northern Division…The Wilmington Blue Rocks(23-19) are 2 1/2 Games back of First Place, Frederick…..
Hoppers had Two Homers in the Game from catcher, Axiel Plaz…Also connecting for a Home Run, was the Hoppers’ Tony Blanco Jr. For Plaz his HR total for the season reached 12 home runs, while Blanco Jr. hit his 19th HR on the season…Hoppers as a team now with 198 Home Runs for the 2026 season…And those 198 HRs, are a new South Atlantic League record…Hoppers broke this record on Tuesday night, at FNB Field…
Three Hoppers did the majority of the damage on Tuesday night, for the Grasshoppers…Yordany De Los Santos went 4-4/Double/2 Runs/RBI/2 SB…Axiel Plas was 2-4/2 HR/2 Runs/3 RBI…Tony Blanco Jr. goes 2-4/HR/Run/2 RBI…Jared Jones 1-3/BB…Wyatt Sanford 0-4/BB/Run/SB…
Hoppers’ Pitchers:Draven Zeigler got the start for the Hoppers and he recorded 4 Innings of work, allowing 0 Runs, on 2 Hits, with 2 BBs/4 Ks…Solid start for Zeigler, and a strong finish for Hoppers’ closer, Jose Garces, where Garces gave up 0 Runs, on 0 Hits, with 0 BBs and 3 big Ks…The other Hopper pitchers struggled, but there was some light at the end of the tunnel, with the Starter and Closer both throwing well…Hoppers pitcher Kyle Larsen gave up 5 Runs, on 3 Hits, and then he had to leave the game, with injury…
Game Details:
Attendance-2,227
Time of Game-2:46
Game Time Temp-79 Degrees and Overcast
Up Next:WS Dash(59-49/21-21) at the Greensboro Grasshoppers(66-43/25-18) on Wednesday night, at 6:30pm…Games at FNB Field/First National Bank Field…
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from Callie Cline, at GSOHoppers.com:
Grasshoppers Set SAL Record With 198th Home Run of Season
GREENSBORO, N.C. – The Greensboro Grasshoppers fell to the Winston-Salem Dash, 8-6, on Tuesday, August 11, in the opening game of the series at First National Bank Field. Despite the loss, Greensboro made history by setting the South Atlantic League single-season home run record with its 198th homer of the season.
With the win, Winston-Salem improved to 21-21 in the second half of the season, while Greensboro fell to 25-18. The Grasshoppers outhit the Dash, 9-8.
Leading the way offensively for Greensboro was infielder Yordany De Los Santos, who went 4-for-4 with a double, one RBI and two runs scored. Catcher Axiel Plaz followed with a 2-for-4 performance, recording two home runs, three RBI and two runs scored. Plaz’s second home run of the night established the new SAL single-season home run record for Greensboro. Tony Blanco Jr. recorded two hits, while Jared Jones added one hit.
Kaleb Freeman led the way offensively for Winston-Salem, going 2-for-3 with a home run, a double, four RBI and one run scored. The Dash also recorded hits from Ely Brown, Javier Mogollon, George Wolkow, Nick McLain, Kyle Lodise and Jeral Perez.
Right-handed pitcher Draven Zeigler got the start on the mound for Greensboro, striking out four while allowing two hits and two walks over four innings. Right-hander Carlson Reed was charged with the loss and fell to 4-4 on the season.
Left-handed pitcher Grant Umberger started for Winston-Salem, recording eight strikeouts while allowing four hits, one earned run and two walks over five innings. Landen Payne earned the win for the Dash to improve to 1-0 on the season. Drew Conover recorded his first hold, while Aric McAtee earned his fourth save.
The Grasshoppers continue their home series against the Winston-Salem Dash tomorrow, Wednesday, August 12 at 6:30PM. To purchase tickets to any home Grasshoppers game please call 336-268-2255 or visit gsohoppers.com.