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August 24, 2016 - Midwest League (MWL1)
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BOWLING GREEN HOT RODS GAME NOTES

Bowling Green Hot Rods (75-52: 36-32, 39-20) vs. Lake County Captains (66-62, 40-30, 26-32)

LHP Genesis Cabrera (10-4, 4.02 ERA) vs. RHP Casey Shane (8-10, 4.46 ERA)

Bowling Green Hot Rods - Class-A Affiliate of the Tampa Bay Rays

Wednesday, August 24

Game #128 - 7:00 pm

Classic Park - Eastlake, OH

LAST GAME

Last Game: Finishing up a tretcherous stretch of five games in three days and the second of two doubleheaders, the Hot Rods swept the Lake County Captains, beating them 3-1 in game one and 7-6 in game two. The Hot Rods have now swept the Captains in three doubleheaders this year.

NEWS AND NOTES

Playoff Positioning : Coming in to this series, the Bowling Green Hot Rods and the Lake County Captains are both in position for a 2016 Midwest League postseason run.

For the Hot Rods, their magic number is at THREE to clinch a playoff spot as they are currently sitting 10 games ahead of the Lansing Lugnuts with 13 games left to play. Lake County sits 2.5 games back of the Great Lakes Loons for the final playoff spot in the East.

Vs Captains: The Hot Rods and Captains are playing for the fifth time this season and are playing their final five games against each other for their season series (4 days). Overall, the Hot Rods are 10-6 against the Captains, and are 4-2 at Classic Park.

Postseason All-Star: On Tuesday, Kevin Padlo was the sole Hot Rods representative on the 2016 Midwest League Post Season All-Star team. Padlo is leading the league in walks and is tied for second in the league with 16 homers. Padlo is the tenth Hot Rods player to be named at Midwest League Post Season roster and is the first since Kean Wong in 2014.

DoubleDips: The Hot Rods just finished a stretch of two doubleheaders in three days, splitting one with Great Lakes on Sunday while sweeping one against the Lake County Captains on Tuesday, The Hot Rods have now swept the Captains in a doubleheader three times this year and are 8-5 in doubleheaders this season.

League Leaders: By earning the win on the mound on Wednesday, LHP Genesis Cabrera became the first pitcher in the Midwest League this year to double-digit wins (10-4). Other league leaders include Kevin Padlo leading the Midwest League with 76 walks and Michael Russell leading the league in runs scored (72).

News, Notes, Records : Bowling Green tied a franchise-record with 7 doubles on 4/26 vs. CLI (Last set: 7/20/15 vs. LC) ... During game two of a doubleheader with DAY on 5/21, the Hot Rods played their shortest 7-inning game in franchise history (1:26), shattering the previous shortest game by 10 minutes... With a GS-homer and 5 RBI on 5/22 at DAY, Brett Sullivan became the first Hot Rods player with 5 RBI in a game since 6/30/13 (Leo Reginatto)...

On 5/31 at Lake County, Hot Rods pitchers set a franchise-record by issuing 12 walks, breaking the previous record of 11 that was set six other times in seven prior seasons..In the final game of the first half on 6/19 at FW, 2B Brandon Lowe tied a franchise-record with 5 walks in a single game, last set in 2010 by Bennett Davis.... On 7/4, Brett Sullivan tied the Hot Rods record with three doubles against LC, becoming the fifth player in franchise history with 3 2B in a game... In a span from 6/25 to 7/18, Brandon Lowe broke a franchise record with an 18-game hit streak, with the previous high being set by KD Kang in 2009 (17 games).. The Hot Rods nine-game win streak from 7/11 - 7/22 was tied for the longest in franchise history, which was set in 2011 (June 8 - June 17)... On 7/24, Tyler Brashears broke the franchise record for the most innings thrown in a relief appearance with 6.1 IP of scoreless baseball... From 7/7 - 7/17, Manny Sanchez tied the franchise record by hitting a HR in five straight games, a record only set once (Derek Dietrich - 2011).. In July, the Hot Rods set a franchise-record with 9 straight home wins (7/5 to 7/27), tied a franchise-record with 9 straight win overall (7/11 - 7/22) and tied a franchise-record with a HR in 10 straight games (7/15 to 7/25) set in 2015... In early August, the Hot Rods finished a roadtrip at DAY/LAN with a perfect 7-0 record, the first time they've finished a roadtrip of six or longer games with a perfect record in franchise history...The Hot Rods have swept two, four-game series on the road this year (AT DAY, AT FW), something they haven't done since 2012... Bowling Green has tied a franchise-record with two, nine-game win streaks (previous record set in 2012) and they won a franchise record nine straight road games.

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