MWL1 Bowling Green Hot Rods

Hot Rods Game Notes

Published on June 30, 2019 under Midwest League (MWL1)
Bowling Green Hot Rods News Release


About Last Night... Lansing got on the board against Hot Rods starter Shane Baz in the first inning. Otto Lopez led off with a single to center field and went to second on a wild pitch. With two outs, Griffin Conine unloaded for his eighth home run of the season, a 398-footer to right field to give Lansing a 2-0 lead. The Lugnuts extended their lead in the second inning thanks to D.J. Neal's first hit of the day. Hagen Danner worked a one-out walk and went to second on a wild pitch by Baz, scoring when Neal singled to right to extend the Lansing lead to 3-0. The Hot Rods got a run back in the third against with Lansing's Troy Miller on the mound. Osmy Gregorio worked a lead-off walk and stole second, scoring when Seaver Whalen ripped a two-out double to make it a 3-1 game. In the eighth the Hot Rods tied it up with two outs after Gregorio singled and went to second on a passed ball. Wilson blasted his first homer of the season for the Hot Rods off Lansing reliever Juan Nunez, a two-run shot to make it a 3-3 ballgame. The Hot Rods comeback was completed in the eighth inning with two outs with Nunez still on the mound. Jordan Qsar singled to left and, after a wild pitch, went all the way around to third. Jonathan Aranda singled through the right side of the infield to drive in Qsar and give the Hot Rods a 4-3 lead, the eventual final score.

Pitching In... Baz allowed three runs on four hits with three walks and six strikeouts over four innings in a no decision. Michael Costanzo went two shutout innings in relief, allowing two hits with a strikeout. Cristopher Sanchez (2-1) earned the win, allowing one hit over his three innings of scoreless work with three strikeouts.

Daytime Dandies... Bowling Green enters Sunday's contest with a 14-5 record during day-games this season. The team has posted a .293 batting average with 20 home runs, while scoring 128 runs in 19 games. The pitching staff has also performed well, striking out 165 over 160.1 innings of work, holding opponents to a .237 batting average while owning a 3.14 ERA. Alan Strong, who starts Sunday's game against Lansing, hasn't faired as well in a small sample size. The righty lasted just two innings in his last Sunday start, allowing seven runs on nine hits with a pair of strikeouts. On the hitting side, Tony Pena leads the teram in Sunday average with a .385 mark in 11 games, while Ford Proctor possesses an impressive .338 average over 17 games. Chris Betts leads the team with five homers and 19 RBIs in day games while alos having walked 10 times. No one else has more than two homers in day games this season for the Hot Rods.

Sanchez's Stretch ... Cristopher Sanchez has been lights-out this month for the Hot Rods, and has a streak of three outings without letting up a run. That span stretches over 10-innings, but his month of June has been unreal. The lefty has made six appearances this month, including two starts, and has held his opponents to one run in 24 innings on the mound. He's 2-0 with a 0.38 ERA while striking out 23 and issuing just five walks over that stretch. Sanchez, Nick Padilla, and Matthew Liberatore all have ERAs under 1.00 for the month as Sunday marks the final day of June.

Yesterday's Notes... Whalen extended his hitting streak to six games... All four of the runs Bowling Green scored came with two outs... Sanchez hit 100 MPH on the radar gun in the ninth inning... Baz had his shortest outing of the season... His three walks and three runs allowed were also a season-high... Wilson hit his first home run for the Hot Rods and third overall of the season (he hit two with the Braves organization)... He's also got a three-game hit streak... Whalen had his second multi-hit game of the year... Qsar had his first multi-hit effort... Qsar's outfield assist makes him the seventh Hot Rod to have one this year... The team has a total of 18... BG's five-game win streak is the second-longest of the season... The Hot Rods are 15-13 in one-run games... They're also 14-10 in the month of June... With Saturday's win, they're 20-20 on the road this season... Saturday was their 32nd win at night... BG is 15-20 when their opponent scores first... They're also 34-7 when out-hitting their opponent...

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