SAL Bowling Green Hot Rods

Hot Rods Game Notes

Published on July 22, 2022 under South Atlantic League (SAL)
Bowling Green Hot Rods News Release


Ended off on a High Note... Despite falling in the series 4-2, Bowling Green snapped their three-game win streak with resounding 8-4 win over the Braves to head into the all-star break with a victory. BG slugged three home runs, including a grand slam by Diego Infante in the second. Infante finished 3-4 on the day with four RBI. Mason Auer and Abiezel Ramirez each added solo homers and Johan Lopez went 2-5 with a run scored. The Hot Rods bullpen didn't allow a run after the fourth inning, in large part due to the efforts of Patrick Wicklander. The lefty threw the final four innings for BG, allowing just one hit and racking up four strikeouts to earn his first save of the season.

Sunday's Notes... Infante's grand slam was the Hot Rods second of the season... Tanner Murray hit the other... Ramirez homered for the first time with BG since April 14 at Hickory... Workman picked off his fourth baserunner of the season... He leads all pitchers in pickoffs and is tied with Logan Driscoll for the team lead... Infante had his 20th multi-hit game of the season... He leads the team... He also recorded four RBIs in a game for the first time this season... Lopez had multiple hits in a game for the fourth time this year...

Picking up Where They Left Off... For the first time since the season-opening series, Bowling Green will host the Asheville Tourists in a three-game set at Bowling Green Ballpark. Though Asheville won the last series 3-2, the Hot Rods began the 2022 season by sweeping the Astros Affiliate. BG won the first two games by over seven runs and tossed a 1-0 shutout to finish off the sweep in the opening series. The Hot Rods won the first game of the most recent series in Asheville, but the Tourists responded with 34 runs over the next three games, all wins before rain claimed what would have been a second game of a Saturday doubleheader.

Clinched!... 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. The 2022 club became the third Hot Rods team to the 40-win mark in a half.

Prepared for the Postseason... 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 clinched a playoff spot after winning the South Division in the first half. They will be joined by the first half North Division Winners in the Aberdeen IronBirds.

Among the Leaders... Bowling Green is coming back from the All-Star Break with the fourth-best record in all of High-A, second best in the South Atlantic League. They have had one of the best lineups in the SAL all-season long, and are currently third in all of High-A baseball with a .415 slugging percentage. BG has scored the fourth-most runs in High-A with the fifth-most RBIs and seventh-most home runs. On the mound, they are tied for second in High-A in walks allowed, with the fewest free passes in the SAL at 265. BG is currently the best fielding team in the SAL, with a .979 fielding percentage putting them at third in all of High-A. They have also surrendered the fewest stolen bases in the SAL with 68, third in all of High-A as well.

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