BG Hits Three Homers, Loses on Walk-off

Winston-Salem, North Carolina– The Bowling Green Hot Rods (24-14, 65-38) hit three homers in an 8-7 walk-off loss to the Winston-Salem Dash on Thursday night. The Hot Rods and Dash continue their six-game series on Friday with a 6:00 PM CT first pitch at Truist Stadium in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.

Bowling Green started fast on Thursday with a three run first inning against Dash starter Andrew Dalquist. Mason Auer led off the game with a walk and scored when Matthew Dyer tripled. Alika Williams made it a 2-0 game with a sacrifice fly that plated Dyer, and Hernandez blasted a solo homer to give the Hot Rods a 3-0 edge. Winston-Salem plated a run in the bottom of the first to narrow the deficit.

In the second, Luis Leon extended the lead with a solo homer off Dalquist, his third of the season, bringing the score to 4-1. BG scored again in the third to make it 5-1, but the Dash scored two in the third and fourth to tie the game.

Logan Driscoll added to the home run total and gave BG the lead back in the fifth. With two outs and Williams at first, Driscoll bashed his seventh long ball of the season over the right field fence to give the Hot Rods the lead back at 7-5. The Dash scored a run in the bottom of the fifth to cut the Bowling Green lead to 7-6. Winston-Salem evened it up in the bottom of the seventh, loading the bases with no outs, but only coming away with a run to make it 7-7.

BG was held hitless over the final three innings of the game, with their lone baserunner coming in the seventh on a walk. Winston-Salem loaded the bases in the bottom of the ninth with one out on a walk and two hits before a sacrifice fly scored the game-winning run. Bowling Green took their first loss of the series in a walk-off setback, 8-7.

Nathan Wiles allowed six runs on eight hits with a walk and two strikeouts over 5.0 innings in a no-decision. Nomar Rojas blew a save and let up one run on three hits with two strikeouts. Cameron Leonard (2-4) took the loss, allowing one run over 1.2 innings on three hits with a walk and a strikeout.

Notes: Hernandez has homered in nine of his last 13 games… He’s clubbed 10 home runs over that span… BG is 14-13 in one-run games this season… The Hot Rods are 47-14 when scoring first… The Dash’s eight hits and six runs off Wiles are the most the righty has allowed in a game this season… Seven different hitters had a knock for Bowling Green… No one had more than one hit… Hernandez had his 18th multi-RBI game of the season… The Hot Rods and Dash continue their series on Friday with a 6:00 PM CT first pitch… Bowling Green will send RH Austin Vernon (0-1, 6.00) to the mound against Winston-Salem RH Cristian Mena (1-3, 4.75)… Fans can listen to the game on Talk 104.1 FM and 930 AM WKCT and listen via the MiLB First Pitch app on Android and IOS, or go to the Hot Rods website at www.bghotrods.com... Fans can get their tickets for upcoming Hot Rods home games by calling 270-901-2121, visiting the Bowling Green Ballpark box office, or visiting www.bghotrods.com.

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