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Eighth-Inning Rally Lifts Hoppers to July 4 Victory

July 4, 2022 - South Atlantic League (SAL)
Greensboro Grasshoppers News Release


GREENSBORO ‚¬â€¢ On this Fourth of July, in front of the biggest home crowd of the season, the fireworks started a little before dark.

Endy Rodriguez and newcomer Mike Jarvis both hit three-run home runs in the bottom of the eighth inning, leading the Greensboro Grasshoppers to an 11-4 victory over the Greenville Drive at First National Bank Field on Monday night.

Hudson Head went 3-for-4 with a double, a home run and two RBIs. Head hit a game-tying solo shot in the seventh inning for the Hoppers, who drew a standing-room-only crowd of 7,863 to the downtown ballpark on Independence Day.

Jarvis, who joined the team over the weekend when Fabricio Macias was promoted to Class-AA Altoona, hit an RBI double in the fifth inning to bring home the Hoppers first run. His no-doubt home run deep over left-field fence in the eighth pushed the lead to 8-4.

Jarvis played five games for the Hoppers last September, going 4-for-15 (.267) with a triple in limited playing time. He batted .231 with 12 stolen bases in 58 games for Low-A Bradenton before his promotion to Greensboro.

Rodriguez went 2-for-5 and hit his ninth home run of the season, a drive high over the right-field fence and onto Eugene Street.

Right-hander Cameron Junker (4-2) picked up the win in relief, striking out two in 1â..." scoreless innings. Lefty Denny Roman faced just one batter over the minimum in two scoreless innings of middle relief to keep the game knotted at 4-4.

Greensboro took the lead when the Hoppers batted around and scored seven runs in the eighth. Sammy Siani's bases-loaded grounder drove home Abrahan Gutierrez with the tie-breaking run.

The Hoppers pounded out 13 hits and went 6-for-11 with runners in scoring position.

NOTES

Greensboro (32-43 overall) is 5-5 in the second half of the South Atlantic League season, one game behind the Aberdeen IronBirds in the North Division standings.

Third baseman Dariel Lopez went 1-for-5 with a bunt single in the eighth-inning rally. He has hit safely in 18 of his last 20 games, going 29-for-87 (.333) with five home runs, four doubles, 15 RBIs and 18 runs scored. He has nine multi-hit games in that span.

Designated hitter Endy Rodriguez has homered in back-to-back games. He has hit safely in 20 of his last 24 games, going 24-for-69 (.348) with eight doubles, three home runs, 16 RBIs and 12 runs scored. The versatile 22-year-old is rated by MLB Pipeline as Pittsburgh's No. 7 prospect, and he has played four positions ‚¬â€¢ catcher, first base, second base and left field ‚¬â€¢ this season.

First baseman Jacob Gonzalez went 2-for-5, and he has reached base in 17 of his last 18 games. Since his promotion from Class-A Bradenton on May 10, Gonzalez has reached base in 34 of 40 games, with 13 multi-hit games. Gonzalez is 47-for-152 (.309) with seven doubles, a triple, five home runs and 20 RBIs.

Catcher Abrahan Gutierrez has reached base in 13 of his last 15 games, going 18-for-54 (.333) during that span with three doubles, a home run and 10 RBIs.

Monday's starter Nick Garcia gave up a three-run home run in the first inning, but limited the damage to four runs in five innings of work. The right-hander's 3.59 ERA ranks seventh among South Atlantic League qualifiers, and he's still the only pitcher in the league to throw a complete-game shutout this season. Garcia has struck out 60 in 67 â..." innings, and he has held opponents to a .207 batting average.

In his career at the News & Record, journalist Jeff Mills won 10 national and 12 state writing awards from the Associated Press Sports Editors, the Society for Features Journalism, and the N.C. Press Association.

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