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Five-Run Eighth Seals Come-From-Behind Win

April 23, 2022 - South Atlantic League (SAL)
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Bowling Green, Kentucky - The Bowling Green Hot Rods (10-4) earned a comeback victory over the Rome Braves (9-5) with six runs in the final two innings of Saturday night's 6-2 win. Bowling Green and Rome play the series finale on Sunday at Bowling Green Ballpark with a 1:05 PM CT first pitch.

Braves' starter Luis De Avila took a no-hitter into the fifth until Abiezel Ramirez broke it up with a two out double. The Braves' bats followed that up with a two-run homer to open up the scoring in the sixth. Bowling Green earned a run in the seventh when Alexander Ovalles singled. Ramirez walked and Ovalles went to third on a balk, scoring on a wild pitch to cut Rome's lead to 2-1.

The Hot Rods offense really got rolling in the eighth after Ronny Simon led off with a single. Two wild pitches moved Simon to third before Diego Infante delivered a game-tying single and moved the go-ahead run to third base. Osleivis Basabe reached on a fielder's choice that scored Dyer and a throwing error to second allowed Basabe and Infante to move up a station.

The run gave Bowling Green their first lead since the third inning of Thursday's game. Ovalles extended the lead to 4-2 with an RBI single and Garrett Hiott, who pinch-ran for Nate Soria in the seventh, knocked home two more in his first at-bat to make it 6-2. Graeme Stinson pitched a scoreless ninth to seal the deal for Bowling Green.

Mason Montgomery struck out eight in four innings, walking three and allowing four hits in another scoreless start. Joe LaSorsa threw 3.0 out of the bullpen, allowing two runs on three hits with two walks and two strikeouts. Graeme Stinson (2-1) threw two shutout innings to earn his second win of the year, walking two and striking out two while allowing two base hits.

Notes: Montgomery tied a career-high in strikeouts (8) for the second-straight start... Montgomery has not allowed a run in eleven innings of work this season, the longest scoring streak for a Hot Rods pitcher... Zack Trageton and Montgomery are the only two pitchers on the Hot Rods' staff to strikeout five or more hitters in consecutive appearances... BG's staff combined for 12 strikeouts, the first time they have cracked double digit K's this season... Hernandez became the first pinch-hitter and Hiott the first pinch runner of the season for Bowling Green... With Saturday's victory, the Hot Rods retake sole possession of first place in the South Division of the South Atlantic League while snapping a three-game skid... The Hot Rods and Braves close out their series in a 1:05 PM CDT Sunday matinee... LH Franklin Dacosta (0-0, 1.23) will face off against Rome's RH Roddery Muñoz (0-0, 3.38) in a rematch of the series opener... Fans can listen into the game on Talk 104.1 FM and 930 AM WKCT beginning with Hot Rods Gameday at 12:50 PM... Fans can also listen in via the MiLB First Pitch app on Android and IOS, or go to the Hot Rods website at www.bghotrods.com... Tickets are on sale at the Box Office, on the Hot Rods' website and by calling 270-901-2121.

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