Bolidos Game Notes
September 5, 2021 - South Atlantic League (SAL)
Bowling Green Hot Rods News Release
With a win, Bowling Green would earn their second series sweep of the season. Going into Sunday's contest, Bowling Green's magic number to clinch a playoff berth is four.
Yesterday... Bowling Green brought in four runs in the first and six in the fifth to take a 10-5 win over Hickory on Saturday. Grant Witherspoon launched a two-run homer in the first, while Erik Ostberg helped open things up with a grand slam in the fifth inning. Carlos Garcia picked up his seventh win of the year in his fourth start for Bowling Green. The Bolidos pitching staff as a whole struck out 12, making it the third straight game striking out 12 or more batters.
Three is Company... Grant Witherspoon hit his 20th bomb of the season in Saturday's win for Bowling Green. The homer makes him the third player on this year's squad to reach the 20 homer number. Jordan Qsar is also at 20 while Evan Edwards leads the team with 22. Edwards is also tied for the franchise record for single-season homer with Derek Dietrich, who hit 22 in 2011.
Seymour Strikeouts... The southpaw has excelled at getting swings and misses during his first professional season. In his first start for Bowling Green, he punched out 10, tying a career-high. His second start was just as dominant, striking out nine over another five innings. Seymour's K/9 rating sits at 17.10 after racking up 19 strikeouts over his first 10 innings.
The Magic Number... With a Hot Rods win and a Hudson Valley loss on Friday, Bowling Green improved their magic number to six to clinch a playoff berth. To lock up the division and the number one seed in the playoffs, the Hot Rods need 11 games. Greensboro is five games behind Bowling Green, while Hudson Valley is trailing by nine and a half. The Grasshoppers and Renegades are currently playing the first of two series against each other in the month of September.
Consecutive Wins... Bowling Green has won the first four games against Hickory to guarantee themselves a series split. This is the 12th time this season that the Hot Rods have won three or more games consecutively. The last time they mounted a three-game streak was between August 17th and August 19th in Greensboro against the Grasshoppers.
Yesterday's Notes... Ostberg hit his second grand slam of the season... It was the seventh overall for Bowling Green hitters this year... Ostberg also had his ninth multi-RBI game of the campaign... Witherspoon had his 17th multi-RBI performance of the year... His first inning homer makes him the third player to reach 20 home runs for Bowling Green this season... Mead collected his 16th multi-hit game with the Hot Rods... Mead has more multi-hit games than he does one-hit games (11)... Edwards had multiple hits for the 13th time this year... Qsar collected his 14th multi-hit game of the season... It was also his 14th multi-RBI performance of 2021... Saturday's win is the 40th home win for the Hot Rods this season... BG is 51-4 when outhitting opponents... They are 47-18 when scoring first...
Now pitching: Taj Bradley... Bradley has worked through five innings in each of his five starts for Bowling Green this season. Out of those five starts, he has picked up two wins, both on the road. At home, Bradley has held opponents to a .176 batting average, while striking out 18 compared to just two walks. He also has the second-lowest WHIP for a Bowling Green pitcher at 1.80, only trailing Evan McKendry who holds a 1.11 WHIP.
South Atlantic League Stories from September 5, 2021
- Baseballs Are Hopping in Greensboro - Hudson Valley Renegades
- Greenville Drops Home Finale, 8-1 - Greenville Drive
- Brooklyn Takes Rubber Match from Wilmington, 6-1 on Sunday - Brooklyn Cyclones
- McGowan's Three-Run Homer Gives Bowling Green Series Sweep on Sunday - Bowling Green Hot Rods
- R-Braves Walk off Dash, 3-2, in Series Finale - Rome Emperors
- BlueClaws Drop Road Trip Finale Sunday at Aberdeen - Jersey Shore BlueClaws
- Dash Rally Too Late, Fall 7-3 in Rome - Winston-Salem Dash
- Bolidos Game Notes - Bowling Green Hot Rods
- Blake Sabol's 2 Home Runs Lead Hoppers to 8th Straight Win - Greensboro Grasshoppers
- Ostberg's Grand Slam Boosts Bolidos to 10-5 Win over Llamas on Saturday - Bowling Green Hot Rods
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