Bowling Green Hot Rods Game Notes (April 18 at LC)
April 18, 2017 - Midwest League (MWL1)
Bowling Green Hot Rods News Release
BOWLING GREEN HOT RODS GAME NOTES
Bowling Green Hot Rods (6-5, 6-5) vs. Lake County Captains (6-5, 6-5)
LHP Kenny Rosenberg vs RHP Aaron Civale
Bowling Green Hot Rods - Class-A Affiliate of the Tampa Bay Rays
Tuesday, April 18, 2017
5:30 p.m. CT
Classic Park - Eastlake, Ohio
Last Game: On Monday, The Hot Rods were shutout by the Lake County Captains by a score of 1-0 in the first game of their seven-game roadtrip and three-game set at Classic Park. It was the second time in five days the Hot Rods offense was shutout,
NEWS AND NOTES
Vs. Captains: Last year, the Hot Rods were 12-6 against the Captains, including 6-2 at Classic Park. Bowling Green swept a five-game, four-day series in Ohio last August to clinch the Midwest League East Division title in the second half.
Roster Moves: On Sunday, RHP Roel Ramirez was promoted to High-A Port Charlotte while the Hot Rods received RHP Ethan Clark from Extended Spring. In two appearances with BG, Ramirez with 1-0 with a 3.00 ERA and a save. Clark, 22, was 7-2 with a 2.91 ERA with Princeton last year.
2016 In Review: Fresh off the best season in franchise history, the Bowling Green Hot Rods have set a high standard for this coming season. En route to their first division title (second half) since 2011, the Hot Rods set numerous franchise records, including wins (84), runs scored (711) and tied a team-record for longest win streak (9) on two separate occasions in the second half while also tying a franchise high mark for most consecutive games with a home run (10). The Hot Rods also won their first ever playoff game in team history, beating the Great Lakes Loons in Game 2 of the Midwest League East Divisional Series by a score of 8-6.
Welcome Back, Rei: After missing the first five games of the season due to a family matter, Manager Reinaldo Ruiz returned to the Hot Rods on Wednesday to start his third season in Bowling Green. Ruiz, 37, went 69-69 in his first season while leading Bowling Green last year to a franchise best 84-55 mark. First-year hitting coach Joe Szekely will serve as the Interim Manager. Szekely has been the Port Charlotte hitting coach for the last eight years, but has served as a manager in the Midwest League before with the Rays as the skipper of the Southwest Michigan Devil Rays in 2005.
Baseball Prospectus : According to MLB.com, five of the Rays top-14 prospects in the organization are on the Hot Rods Opening Day Roster. Lowe (#6) and Whitley (#11) are joined by Jesus Sanchez (#7) in the outfield while Fox (#13) and 3B/SS Adrian Rondon (#14) headline the contingent in the infield. Bowling Green also has the reigning "Team MVP" for both the Princeton Rays in OF Eleardo Cabrera and the Hudson Valley Renegades with 1B Nathaniel Lowe.
Midwest League Stories from April 18, 2017
- Kernels Win 5-0 Combined Shutout in Peoria - Cedar Rapids Kernels
- Dragons Romp Past Lugs, 11-2 - Lansing Lugnuts
- Bees Drop Second Straight, 12-2 - Burlington Bees
- Five Homers Power Bandits Past Bees - Quad Cities River Bandits
- Chiefs Fall 5-0 Monday - Peoria Chiefs
- Dragons Collect 15 Hits, Beat Lugnuts 11-2 - Dayton Dragons
- Hot Rods Offense Shutout for Second Straight Game - Bowling Green Hot Rods
- Two Homers Not Enough in LumberKings Loss - Clinton LumberKings
- Rattlers Rock Clinton for 9-5 Win - Wisconsin Timber Rattlers
- Near Comeback Falls Short as Snappers Even Series - Kane County Cougars
- Beloit Walks Tightrope on Tuesday in Narrow Win - Beloit Sky Carp
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- Kroger Baseball Buddies Program Returns to Fifth Third Field - Dayton Dragons
- Timber Rattlers Homestand Highlights: April 20-26 - Wisconsin Timber Rattlers
- Whitecaps Edge TinCaps in Marathon - Fort Wayne TinCaps
- Brito Goes Deep in LumberKings Win Over Matt Garza - Clinton LumberKings
- Jones's Twin Blasts Rally Lugnuts, 13-9 - Lansing Lugnuts
- Dragons Lose Big Lead, Fall to Lansing 13-9 - Dayton Dragons
- Bees Bit by Bandits, 15-1 - Burlington Bees
- Ice Lifts Captains to Third Straight Win - Lake County Captains
- De Goti's Career Day Leads Bandits over Bees Monday - Quad Cities River Bandits
- Whitefield Homers Twice in 8-2 Victory - Cedar Rapids Kernels
- First Walk-Off in 2017 Leads Cougars to Victory - Kane County Cougars
- Big Fourth Inning Triggers Comeback - Great Lakes Loons
- Pitching Staff Impressive Again as Snappers Fall in Extras - Beloit Sky Carp
- LumberKings Hold Off Late Wisconsin Rally - Wisconsin Timber Rattlers
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