Hot Rods Game Notes
April 15, 2019 - Midwest League (MWL1)
Bowling Green Hot Rods News Release
Seeing Double... The Hot Rods wrapped a three-game series against Fort Wayne with a Sunday doubleheader. After Saturday night's contest was suspended in the fourth inning with the TinCaps leading 3-0, the game resumed on Sunday, with Fort Wayne completing a 6-0 win. In the seven-inning nightcap, Bowling Green took a 2-1 lead into the top of the seventh, thanks to strong pitching from Shane McClanahan and Nick Padilla. However, Fort Wayne tied the game with a two-out solo homer in the top of the seventh to send the game to extras. After the TinCaps scored again in the eighth, Michael Smith brought home Jake Palomaki with a safety squeeze to tie the score, then with the bases loaded and one out, Kaleo Johnson sent everyone home with a walk-off single to left that scored Bryce Brown, giving the Hot Rods a 4-3 victory and with it, their first series victory of the season.
Yesterdays Notes... Bowling Green collected their first walk-off win of the season and their first overall since September 2, 2018 vs. Dayton...The Hot Rods improved to 2-0 in extra-inning games this season, also winning in ten innings at Lake County in game one of a doubleheader on April 9...Bowling Green moved to 0-0-2 in doubleheaders this season...This is also the first series victory of the season for the Hot Rods and their first victory in a series rubber game...Roberto Alvarez extended his hitting streak to six games by collecting a hit in each game of the doubleheader...Nick Padilla struck out at least five batters for the third consecutive outing in relief...In the eighth inning, Ford Proctor was issued the first intentional walk to a Hot Rods' hitter this season...The Hot Rods improve to 91-77 all-time vs. Ft. Wayne, 48-39 at Bowling Green Ballpark
Piling up the Punch Outs... Despite a loss in game one of yesterday's doubleheader, Hot Rods pitching continued to induce a large amount of swings and misses from opposing hitters. Three pitchers combined to strike out 13 TinCaps in the first game, with Shane McClanahan and Nick Padilla combining to fan ten hitters in the second game. Hot Rods pitching has now struck out at least ten batters in seven of their first 11 games, and struck out at least 13 batters on four of those occasions. On the season, Bowling Green pitching has set down 121 batters on strikes in just 93.0 innings (11.71 K/9), second in the Midwest League to Quad Cities, who have struck out 135.
Offensive Highs and Lows... Sunday's action culminated in the high of the first walk-off win of the season for Bowling Green to clinch the series victory over Ft. Wayne. However, game one saw the Hot Rods suffer their third shutout loss in just their tenth game of the season. In comparison, the 2018 Hot Rods didn't get blanked for a third time until June 6, their 57th contest of the season. Despite the three shutouts, the Hot Rods offense still ranks a respectable ninth in the Midwest League in runs (41) and eighth in batting average (.235).
Leaders... Michael Smith enters tonight with an OBP of .500, which ranks fourth in the MWL. His .357 batting average is tied for seventh. Kaleo Johnson ranked third in the league with five doubles. On the pitching side, both Shane McClanahan and Nick Padilla are tied for fifth in the league in strikeouts with 15 apiece. On Sunday, McClanahan also became the first pitcher in the MWL to make his third start this season. Padilla also earned his second win, which is tied for second in the league.
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