SAL Bowling Green Hot Rods

Hernandez Extends Streak, Helps BG to Third-Straight Win

Published on August 30, 2022 under South Atlantic League (SAL)
Bowling Green Hot Rods News Release


Asheville, North Carolina - Heriberto Hernandez extended his on-base streak to 26 games, driving in a pair of runs to help the Bowling Green Hot Rods (32-22, 73-46) to a 5-2 win over the Asheville Tourists (28-26, 54-65) in the series opener at McCormick Field in Asheville, North Carolina on Tuesday night. The Hot Rods and Tourists continue their series with a doubleheader on Wednesday with game one carrying a 4:05 PM CT first pitch.

After the Hot Rods and Tourists traded zeros over the first three innings, BG scored the first run of the game in the fourth against Asheville starter Aaron Brown. Alika Williams worked a one-out walk and, with two outs, Hernandez doubled to right center, scoring Williams to give Bowling Green a 1-0 lead.

Matthew Dyer hit his fourth home run of the season to lead off the fifth, giving BG a 2-0 edge. After an Asheville homer in the bottom of the fifth, Hernandez plated Alexander Ovalles from third on an infield single to extend the Hot Rods lead to 3-1.

Bowling Green scored two more runs in the seventh to gain a 5-1 edge and while Asheville scored a run in the bottom of the ninth, BG held on for a 5-2 win to open the series.

Victor Muñoz threw 4.0 scoreless frames, holding Asheville to four hits with a walk, a strikeout, and two hit batters in a no-decision. Sean Mullen allowed one run on a hit with two strikeouts. Kyle Whitten (4-2) threw 2.0 scoreless innings, allowing one hit with two strikeouts in a win. Matthew Peguero allowed one unearned run with a hit and a strikeout over 1.0 innings of work.

Notes: Hernandez extended his on-base streak to 26 games... He also moved into a three-way tie for fourth on the Hot Rods single-season RBI list with 81... He's tied with Derek Dietrich (2011) and Brett Sullivan (2016)... Jesus Sanchez (2017) and Moises Gomez (2018) are tied for second... Ovalles has a 21-game streak... Auer has been on base in 24-straight games... BG is 15-7 in the opening game of a series... They're 9-3 against Asheville this year... BG is 3-3 at McCormick Field in 2022 and 8-11 all-time... The Hot Rods and Tourists will play a doubleheader on Wednesday... First pitch of game one will be at 4:05 PM CT... The second game will begin approximately 30-minutes after the final out of game one is recorded.... The Hot Rods will send LH Patrick Wicklander (4-4, 5.31) to the mound against Tourists RH Diosmerky Taveras (4-3, 4.92)... In game two Asheville will throw LH Colton Gordon (0-0, 5.40) against Bowling Green RH Ben Peoples (0-0, 0.00) who will make his High-A Debut... Fans can listen to the game on Talk 104.1 FM and 930 AM WKCT and listen via the MiLB First Pitch app on Android and IOS, or go to the Hot Rods website at www.bghotrods.com... Fans can get their tickets for upcoming Hot Rods home games by calling 270-901-2121, visiting the Bowling Green Ballpark box office, or visiting www.bghotrods.com.

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