Hot Rods Fall in Series Finale Via Walk-off Homer on Sunday

Greensboro, North Carolina– Despite striking out 11 on Sunday, the Bowling Green Hot Rods (23-15) lost to the Greensboro Grasshoppers (17-21) thanks to a walk-off homer in the ninth, 4-3 in the series finale. Monday is a league-wide off day before the Hot Rods begin a six-game homestand against the Brooklyn Cyclones at Bowling Green Ballpark.

The Hot Rods jumped out to an early lead, loading the bases in the first against Grasshoppers starter Jared Jones. Ronny Simon led off the game with a single in a full-count and went to second when Alika Williams singled. Tanner Murray was hit by a pitch to load the bases and, with one out, Logan Driscoll walked to force Simon in from third, giving the Hot rods a 1-0 lead. Alexander Ovalles singled to right, plating Williams to make it 2-0 and Murray scored when Beau Brundage grounded into a force out, extending the Hot Rods edge to 3-0.

BG wouldn’t score again and Greensboro, specifically Matthew Gorski, took advantage. Gorski homered three times on Sunday, tying the game in the fourth and hitting a solo walk-off shot to lead off the ninth. Greensboro solidified a series split with the 4-3 win.

Mason Montgomery ended up with a no-decision after striking out six in 4.0 innings, allowing three runs on two hits with a walk. Cameron Leonard went 1.0 perfect inning with a strikeout. Conor Dryer tossed 2.1 scoreless, holding the Grasshoppers to two hits with four K’s. Joe La Sorsa (2-2) took the loss, allowing one run on a hit over 0.2 innings of work from the bullpen.

Notes: Simon has a three-game hit streak… He’s also been on base in nine-straight games… Driscoll has a hit in consecutive games… Murray and Hiott have six-game on base streaks… The Hot Rods are 10-8 in May… BG is 8-7 in one-run games this season… They’re also 5-7 in day games… BG is now 16-7 when scoring first in 2022… They’ve split three of the seven series they’ve played… The Hot Rods have a scheduled off-day on Monday… They’ll start a six-game series against the Brooklyn Cyclones on Tuesday with a 6:35 PM CT first pitch… Fans can listen into the game on Talk 104.1 FM and 930 AM WKCT beginning with Hot Rods Gameday at 6:05 PM CT… All six games of the series will be available on MiLB.tv… Fans can also listen in 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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