Hot Rods Game Notes
August 4, 2022 - South Atlantic League (SAL)
Bowling Green Hot Rods News Release
Home Runs Galore... The Hot Rods fell 8-7 in a back-and-forth game with the Grasshoppers that featured six home runs, three for each team. Heriberto Hernandez hit a homer for the second straight night, this one an inside-the-park home run in the first pitch after Kyle Manzardo tied the game with a solo blast of his own. Hernandez finished 2-4, one of three Hot Rods with two hits in Wednesday's contest. Matthew Dyer added a ninth-inning homer, his first at home this season. Conor Dryer earned his first loss of the year in 2.0 innings, and Cameron Leonard threw 2.0 scoreless innings with two walks and two strikeouts.
Yesterday's Notes... Brecht has struck out a combined 19 hitters over his last three starts... BG has hit back-to-back home runs four times this season... Hernandez's inside-the-park home run was the first for BG since Jordan Qsar did it in September of last season... Manzardo extended his hitting streak to seven games with his home run tonight... Ramirez has hit safely in each of the past six games... Ovalles recorded a hit in his sixth-straight game... Turner had his second multi-RBI game of the season for BG... His triple was the 24th of the season for Bowling Green... BG is third in the SAL in triples this season...
Changes... The Tampa Bay Rays announced last Tuesday that Hot Rods Infielder Ronny Simon had been promoted to AA Montgomery, making room for 2021 Hot Rods infielder Gionti Turner to receive a promotion from Single-A Charleston. Simon leaves the Hot Rods as the team leader in both stolen bases (22) and home runs (15). Turner returns to the Hot Rods after playing five games with BG in 2021 at the end of the season. On Friday, Matthew Dyer was activated from the IL after rehabbing with the FCL Rays. Graeme Stinson was promoted to AA Montgomery on Saturday.
Playoff Ready... With the Hot Rods clinching their spot in the 2022 SAL Playoffs, tickets for the post season games at Bowling Green Ballpark have gone on sale. The Divisional Round will begin on Tuesday, September 13 at the second-half South Division Champion's ballpark before game-two of the series will be at Bowling Green Ballpark on Thursday, September 15. If game-three is necessary, the Hot Rods will host that game on Friday, September 16. In the event the Hot Rods advance to the League Championship, they'll host game-one on Sunday, September 18 before finishing the series on the road on Tuesday, September 20 and Wednesday, September 21at the North Division's winner.
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.
Among the Leaders... The Hot Rods have multiple players that are amongst the league leaders in several categories. Recently promoted Ronny Simon leaves the team tied for eighth in the league with15 homers. Simon was also tied for fourth in runs scored (57), eighth in stolen bases (22), and eighth in total bases (136). Kyle Manzardo is now qualified and is tied for sixth in homers (16), second in batting average (.316), third in OBP (.421) while leading the league in slugging (.623) and OPS (1.044). Heriberto Hernandez is fifth in extra-base hits (38) and second in doubles (22). Mason Montgomery, who hasn't been with BG since July 9, still leads the SAL with 118 strikeouts while Anthony Molina leads the league with 10 wins. Joe La Sorsa, who is also in Montgomery, is still tied for fourth in the SAL with seven saves.
South Atlantic League Stories from August 4, 2022
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- Renegades Walk to 11-7 Win over BlueClaws on Thursday - Jersey Shore BlueClaws
- Renegades Take 11-7 victory - Hudson Valley Renegades
- Braves Ride Bats & 'Pen to Third Straight Win - Rome Emperors
- Pure Dom-Ination Hamel Leads Cyclones to 5-1 Win - Brooklyn Cyclones
- PiggyBackFires in 5-3 Loss to Hickory - Asheville Tourists
- Englert Dazzles in 5-3 Win - Hickory Crawdads
- Tonight's Game Suspended - Wilmington Blue Rocks
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