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June 26, 2022 - South Atlantic League (SAL)
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Today's game concludes the series before Bowling Green heads to Asheville to take on the Tourists in a six-game series, continuing the road trip.

A Quick Comeback... After falling behind 3-0 in the fourth, the Hot Rods scored seven unanswered runs to secure their first win of the second half 7-4 over the Drive. Luis Leon drove in the go-ahead run in his Hot Rods debut, smacking two hits and scoring a run, and Ronny Simon hit a two-run shot to tie for the team lead with his ninth home run. Joe La Sorsa finished it off with a perfect six-out save, facing the minimum for his second straight outing to secure a tie for the league lead in saves.

Yesterday's Notes... La Sorsa earned his seventh save of the season... He leads the team.. La Sorsa is also tied for the league-lead in saves... Manzardo extended his on-base streak to 19 games... Whitten gave up his first homer since April and his second run since joining the Hot Rods... Leon had his first multi-hit game for BG this season in his High-A debut... Simon is tied for the team lead with nine homers... He had his 14th multi-hit game of the year... Simon also had his ninth multi-RBI game of the year...

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 needs 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.

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