Witherspoon Homers Twice, Bradley Shines in 6-0 Win on Friday
August 6, 2021 - South Atlantic League (SAL)
Bowling Green Hot Rods News Release
Wilmington, DE - Grant Witherspoon hit two homers while Taj Bradley tossed five shutout innings in his High-A debut in the Bowling Green Hot Rods (58-24) defeat of the Wilmington Blue Rocks (33-49) 6-0 on Friday night at Frawley Stadium in Wilmington, Delaware. The two teams continue their six-game series on Saturday with a 5:05 PM CT first pitch.
Grant Witherspoon broke the scoreless tie in the second against Blue Rocks starter Richard Guasch. With one out, the Hot Rods centerfielder cracked his 15th homer of the season to left-center. The solo shot traveled 428 feet and gave the Hot Rods a 1-0 advantage.
Bowling extended their lead in the fourth with a couple of homers off Guasch. Witherspoon blasted his second solo homer of the game with one out, this time to right, giving the Hot Rods a 2-0 cushion. Jordan Qsar reached on an error and Hill Alexander walked, with both moving up a station when Luis Trevino grounded out to third. Pedro Martinez hammered a ball over the right-field bullpen to extend Bowling Green's lead to 5-0.
Bowling Green added a run in the ninth on a passed ball and Chris Gau got the final three outs to secure a 6-0 win.
Bradley (1-0) hurled 5.0 scoreless innings while holding the Blue Rocks to two hits with two walks and four strikeouts in a win. Michael Costanzo threw two scoreless frames while allowing one hit with two strikeouts. Trevor Brigden got a strikeout in a perfect eighth. Gau struck out the side in the ninth to secure the win.
Notes: Witherspoon's two-homer performance was the second of his career... It's the 10th for a Hot Rods hitter this season... The last Hot Rods hitter to blast two homers in a game was Blake Hunt on July 27... Witherspoon tied Qsar for the team lead in homers... He overtook Qsar for the all-time club record for most homers in a career with 26... Qsar has 25... Trevino also has a hit in five straight games... Bradley earned his first High-A win in his debut at the level... The Hot Rods are 28-12 in games decided by four or more runs... BG is 37-13 when scoring first this season... Bowling Green is 39-3 when outhitting their opponent... The Hot Rods will send LH John Doxakis (3-1, 3.72) to the mound against Blue Rocks RH Seth Shuman (0-0, 0.00) who makes his Blue Rocks and Nationals affiliate debut... Fans can catch all of the action by watching on MiLB.tv or listening through the MiLB First Pitch app, tuning into WBGN 94.5 FM and 1340 AM, or visiting https://www.milb.com/bowling-green/fans/audio-listen-live.
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