Hot Rods Game Notes
June 25, 2022 - South Atlantic League (SAL)
Bowling Green Hot Rods News Release
The Streak Ends at Six... Greenville hit three homers in a row in the fourth, and that proved enough as the Hot Rods fell 4-3 in the first game of the second half of the season. Diego Infante went 2-4 and Kyle Manzardo drove in two. Franklin Dacosta was excellent in relief, throwing 3.1 scoreless innings while striking out three.
Yesterday's Notes... Infante had his 14th multi-hit game of the season... It was his ninth two-hit game... Manzardo had his eighth multi-RBI game of the year... Muñoz allowed multiple homers in a game for the second time in his career... It was the first time he'd let up three in one game... Simon stole his 17th base of the season, which leads the team... Dacosta hasn't allowed an earned run since June 3rd against the Rome Braves... He's allowed just two runs in the month of June... The Hot Rods are 10-15 when their opponent scores first...
Driving to the Drive... The Greenville Drive welcome the Hot Rods to Fluor Field at the West End for the first time in 2022. The two teams opened 2021 at the same location. The Hot Rods hit 11 homers that series and scored 45 runs while Greenville scored 33 runs with 13 homers. BG pitching tossed two shutouts, too.
Walk it Out... Kyle Manzardo currently owns the best walk-per-strikeout rate on the Hot rods. at 0.65, Manzo is walking 11.6% of the time to a 17.8% strikeouts rate. Basabe has the lowed K% in BG, striking out 14.3% of the time in 2022, the third-best rate in the league. Tanner Murray, who owns a strikeout rate of 19.1%, has the second-lowest on the team and 20th-best in the SAL.
Been there, done that... BG finished the first-half leading their division for the third time in club history, clinching a playoff spot with 2018's Midwest League Champions and again in 2011. (there were no halves in 2021). The 2011 team finished the first leg of the season with a 41-29 record while the 2018 Hot Rods set a franchise record with 47 wins in the first half and a record of 47-22. They're the only two teams in club history with 40 wins in the first leg of a season, dating back to the first year of existence in 2009. The 2022 club became the third Hot Rods team to the 40-win mark with Wednesday's win.
Postseason Push... The 2022 Playoff structure looks a little different than last season's "High-A East" setup. The season is split into two halves, with the first-half ending after games on June 23. Each division's team with the best record will earn a berth, with the divisional first and second half champions facing one another in a three-game series in the postseason. The winners of those series will be crowned division champions, with the two remaining teams set to face one another in a three-game championship series. The Hot Rods finish the first half on the road in Greenville, South Carolina in the middle of a six-game series against the Greenville Drive.
Keeping it 100... With 12 strikeouts in the division-clinching shutout, Mason Montgomery game the first minor league starter to 100 strikeouts, and the fourth pitcher across the minor and major leagues to reach the mark. He reached the mark faster than both major league starters who have broken the 100-strikeout barrier and second-fastest overall. Montgomery has struck out 19 more batters than any other pitcher in the South Atlantic League and also leads the league in ERA with 1.75.
South Atlantic League Stories from June 25, 2022
- Tourists Show Grit in 14-10 Loss - Asheville Tourists
- Hot Rods Come from Behind in 7-4 Win on Saturday - Bowling Green Hot Rods
- Drive Lose to Hot Rods - Greenville Drive
- Colas' Four Hits Key in 6-3 Win - Winston-Salem Dash
- Brooklyn Wins 3rd Straight over Jersey with 6-2 Victory - Brooklyn Cyclones
- Renegades Toppled by Dash - Hudson Valley Renegades
- Rojas, Wilson Homer But BlueClaws Fall 6-2 in Brooklyn on Saturday - Jersey Shore BlueClaws
- Hickory's Late Surge Downs Braves - Rome Emperors
- Hot Rods Game Notes - Bowling Green Hot Rods
- HVR Game Notes - June 25, 2022 - Hudson Valley Renegades
- Hoppers Start Second Half of Sally League Season - Greensboro Grasshoppers
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