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Bowling Green Falls 5-4 in Rome Comeback

August 25, 2021 - South Atlantic League (SAL)
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Bowling Green, Kentucky - The Bowling Green Hot Rods (67-30) fell short 5-4 in the series-opening game against the Rome Braves (45-53) on Tuesday at Bowling Green Ballpark in Bowling Green, Kentucky. The two teams play the second game of a six-game series on Wednesday with a 6:35 PM CT first pitch.

The Braves struck first, scoring a run on a Cody Milligan sacrifice fly in the third inning to take a 1-0 lead. The Hot Rods answered back in the bottom of the fourth against Rome starter Jake McSteen. Curtis Mead singled with one out and came in to score on a Jordan Qsar double, tying the game 1-1. Grant Witherspoon came up in the next at-bat and singled Qsar home to take the lead, 2-1.

Bowling Green kept the pressure on in the fifth inning with McSteen still on the bump. With one out, Pedro Martinez doubled, extending his hit-streak to seven games. Alika Williams collected his first Hot Rods hit, driving in Martinez with a double and expanding the Bowling Green lead to 3-1.

The Hot Rods added another run in the sixth against Braves reliever Marrick Crouse. Evan Edwards led off the inning with a double and Witherspoon followed with a walk. Hill Alexander singled to right, plating Edwards and increasing the Hot Rods edge to 4-1.

Rome charged back in the top of the seventh with two runs. Luke Waddell and Rusber Estrada both hit solo homers, bringing the Braves within one run, 4-3. In the top of the eighth, Michael Harris launched a solo home run to tie the game 4-4. An inning later, Waddell hit his second homer of the game, giving the Braves a 5-4 lead. Bowling Green couldn't create any more offense, falling to the Braves 5-4.

Taj Bradley hurled 5.0 innings, allowing one run on three hits while walking one and striking out one in a no-decision. Michael Costanzo tossed 2.0 innings, giving up two runs on three hits and walking one while earning a hold. Ezequiel Zabaleta (5-4) hurled 2.0 innings, surrendering two runs on two hits while walking one and striking out two in his fourth loss of the season.

Notes: Qsar extended his hit streak to 13 games... Martinez brought his hit streak to seven games... Edwards has recorded a hit in six straight games... Witherspoon had his team-leading 20th multi-hit performance of the year... Bradley had his fourth-straight outing of 5.0 innings... Zabaleta has taken the lost in each of his last two outings... Williams has a 19-game hit streak dating back to his time with the Charleston RiverDogs... Bowling Green set their season-high with six doubles... The Hot Rods are 21-10 against the Braves this year... They are 29-14 against them all-time... Bowling Green is 15-23 when being outhit... The Hot Rods are 24-14 when their opponent scores first... BG is 12-5 in the first game of a series this season... This is the first time since July 4th through July 6th that the Hot Rods lost back-to-back games... The Hot Rods and Braves play the second game of a six-game series on Wednesday with a 6:35 PM CT first pitch... The Hot Rods send LH John Doxakis (5-1, 4.93) to the mound against Rome's RH Tanner Gordon (0-3, 4.88)... Fans can catch all of the action by watching on MiLB.tv or listening through the MiLB First Pitch app, tuning into WBGN 94.5 FM and 1340 AM, or visiting https://www.milb.com/bowling-green/fans/audio-listen-live.

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