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Montgomery, Bullpen Hold off Braves in 3-2 Win Friday

June 3, 2022 - South Atlantic League (SAL)
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Rome, Georgia- Mason Montgomery struck out nine over 5.0 scoreless innings and the Bowling Green Hot Rods (29-18) bullpen held the Rome Braves (28-19) offense off in a 3-2 win on Friday night at AdventHealth Stadium in Rome, Georgia. The Hot Rods and Braves will play the fifth game of a six-game series on Saturday with a 5:00 PM CT first pitch.

Bowling Green got to Braves starter Royber Salinas in the first inning to take a 1-0 lead. Tanner Murray singled to right with one out and went to third when Kyle Manzardo singled to left where Braves left fielder Willie Carter overran the ball. The play resulted in a hit and an error with runners at second and third. Alexander Ovalles lifted a sacrifice fly to left field, driving in the first run of the game to give Bowling Green a 1-0 edge.

In the second, the Hot Rods added a run against Salinas. Logan Driscoll singled with one out and went to third when Garrett Hiott singled to right. Hiott stole second base and a wild pitch brought in Driscoll to extend BG's lead to 2-0. Rome got a homer from Justyn-Henry Malloy to cut the Hot Rods advantage in the sixth, making it a 2-1 ballgame.

BG extended their lead in the eighth thanks to an error. Murray reached and went to second on a throwing error by Malloy at third and scored when Manzardo singled to right, putting the Hot Rods up 3-1. Rome had one last gasp in the bottom of the ninth, plating a run before Graeme Stinson struck out Vaughn Grissom with the tying run at second to secure a 3-2 win, evening the series.

Mason Montgomery (2-2) struck out nine over 5.0 shutout innings while holding the Braves to a walk and three hits in a win. Franklin Dacosta threw 2.0 innings in relief, allowing one run on two hits with two strikeouts while earning a hold. Cameron Leonard also earned a hold, holding Rome to one run on two hits with a walk and two strikeouts. Stinson earned a save, getting the final out of the game via strikeout while allowing one hit.

Notes: Montgomery was one strikeout shy of tying his career-high... He threw 83 pitches, a season-high... He's thrown 5.0 innings in two-straight starts... His career-high is 5.0 innings of work... Manzardo had his sixth multi-hit game of the season... Driscoll had his fourth... Three of those four efforts have come in the last seven days... He's hit safely in four of five... The season series between BG and Rome is tied 5-5... With Rome and Hickory losing on Friday, the Hot Rods lead in the South Division of the SAL is 1.5 games with 18 games left in the first half... The Hot Rods and Braves continue their series on Saturday with a 5:00 PM CT first pitch... Bowling Green will send RH Nathan Wiles (0-0, 6.75) to the mound against Rome LH Luis De Avila (1-3, 3.30)... Fans can listen to the game on Talk 104.1 FM and 930 AM WKCT beginning with the Hot Rods Warm-up Show at 4:45 PM CT... Fans can also listen via the MiLB First Pitch app on Android and IOS, or go to the Hot Rods website at www.bghotrods.com.

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