SAL Bowling Green Hot Rods

Hot Rods Game Notes

Published on August 30, 2022 under South Atlantic League (SAL)
Bowling Green Hot Rods News Release


Winning Ways... The Hot Rods took down the Rome Braves with a 7-4 final score, closing out the week with a 4-2 series win. Nathan Wiles held the braves to just three hits and a run over his 4.0 innings of work, but Conor Dryer earned his fifth win of the season after 2.0 innings. Herib erto Hernandezz led the offense, hitting two home runs while driving in three RBIs, scoring three of his own. Hernandez also tied the Hot Rods single-season record with his 23rd of the season on Sunday.

Yesterday's Notes... Hernandez's two home runs give him his second multi-homer game of the year... It is the eighth of the season for Bowling Green... Hernandez now has a share of BG's single-season home run record with 23... Jordan Qsar set the record last year... Auer's triple was his second of the season with Bowling Green... He has 11 total on the year... He's tied for the Minor League Baseball lead in triples... Dryer struck out four Braves hitters for the second time this week... Leon tied his season-high with two walks...

Record Tracker... A few Hot Rods players are closing in on club records entering in to the last two weeks of the 2022 season. Heriberto Hernandez is tied with Jordan Qsar (2021) for the team's single-season home run record (23), tied for sixth in RBIs (79) with Ronaldo Hernandez (2018), and he's one shy (143) of the single-season strikeout record held by Josh Lowe (2017, 144). Anthony Molina is one win shy of tying the franchise win record of 13, set by George Jensen (2011).

Bosses of the Basepaths... Bowling Green has three players who have reached base in 20 consecutive games. Heriberto Hernandez leads the way with the third-best active streak in the league, reaching base in 25 consecutive games. Mason Auer is reaching base at a rate of almost twice per game this month, with an on-base streak of 23 games and 44 times reached over that span. Alexander Ovalles has reached base in each of his last 20 games as well.

Oh Wow Ovalles... Alexander Ovalles has been on fire for Bowling Green in the month of August. The lefty is batting .313 with an OBP of .405, sluggin .641 this month. He's hit five homers this month with 14 RBIs while scoring 14 runs of his own.

Potential Playoff Preview... With 13 games left in the regular season, Bowling Green and Rome seem destined to meet in the playoffs in 2022. Bowling Green locked up their playoff spot with a First-Half South Division Championship back in June, but Rome has been red-hot in the second half of the season. The Braves are a league-best 33-17 in the second half, 3.5 games ahead of Bowling Green in the second half standings. BG began the series with a 1.0 game edge on the Braves in the overall South Division standings. The two teams are fighting for the best overall record in the SAL as well, with Bowling Green owning the top mark at 71-46 and Rome has the third-best record at 69-47. BG and Rome split the series at Bowling Green back in April, and each team won four of six once in the two series played at Rome.

Playoff Ready... With the Hot Rods clinching their spot in the 2022 SAL Playoffs, tickets for the postseason 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.

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