Final from Wednesday night, at Asheville, N.C.:
Greensboro Grasshoppers 4, Asheville Tourists 2
(This is our Fred Anderson Toyota of Raleigh Game Report.)
WP:Isaias Uribe(1-0)/LP:Anthony Cruz(2-7)/SV:Carlson Reed(2)
Hoppers' Line- 4-7-1 Tourists' Line-2-3-1
Hoppers’ record now at (79-49) for the season, while Asheville checks in at (42-84)…Hoppers at (38-24) in the Second Half of the SALLY North, with the Frederick Keys, in First Place at (39-22)…Keys now 1 1/2 Games ahead of the Hoppers with just Four Games left to play, in the Second Half…Hudson Valley(35-27), has now fallen 4 1/2 Games out of First Place, with 4 games to go…Hudson Valley at 2 Games behind the Hoppers, and time is running out quick on Hudson Valley…The Hoppers with the best second half record, following after Frederick, would make the playoffs, if they started today…Hoppers set to get in for sure, with Two Hoppers Wins, or Two Hudson Valley losses..Just Four Games left to go, and then it is playoff time….
On Wednesday night, the Hoppers got Home Runs from Axiel Plaz and Edward Florentino, plus Plaz also had a key Double, and Shalin Polanco also Doubled for the Greensboro Grasshoppers….Plaz went 3-4/Run/3 RBI, and Florentino was 1-3/BB/2 Runs/RBI…Shalin Polanco 2-4…Eddie King Jr. 1-3/BB…Yordany De Los Santos 1-3/BB/Run…
The Hoppers’ pitching staff led by starter Levi Sterling, struck out 15 Asheville batters and they only walked ONE Asheville batter…Sterling with 9 Ks/1 BB…Hoppers’ Winning Pitcher, Isaias Uribe walked 0, and struck out 2 Tourists…Closer, Carlson Reed, walked 0, and struck out 4….Two innings each, for Uribe and Reed, and they did not give up a Run, and only allowed one Hit…Starter Sterling gave up 2 Runs, on 2 Hits, over his Five Innings…
In a nutshell, very good pitching, when they needed it most, from the Hoppers on Wednesday night…
Game Details:
Attendance-2,372
Time of Game-2:12
Game Time Temp-88 Degrees
Up Next:Greensboro Grasshoppers(79-49) at the Asheville Tourists(42-84) on Thursday night at 6:35pm…