Ramirez Homer Lifts Hot Rods to Comeback Win

Bowling Green, Kentucky– Abiezel Ramirez’s three-run homer gave the Bowling Green Hot Rods (21-12, 62-36) the lead for good in a 5-2 victory against the Greensboro Grasshoppers (16-17, 43-55) at Bowling Green Ballpark on Friday. The Hot Rods and Grasshoppers will continue their six-game series on Saturday with a 6:35 PM CT first pitch.

Greensboro got the scoring started, plating two runs on three hits in the top of the first. Bowling Green was held scoreless until the sixth. Kyle Manzardo led off the frame with a walk and Logan Driscoll singled to put two on with two outs for Ramirez. He sent the first pitch he saw over the left field wall off Justin Meis to give Bowling Green their first lead of the game, 3-2. BG added two more runs in the eighth, with Mason Auer driving in Michael Berglund on a single to give the Hot Rods a 4-2 lead. Manzardo walked with the bases loaded to make it 5-2. Bowling Green’s defense nullified a leadoff walk in the ninth with a game-ending double play in a 5-2 win.

Nathan Wiles went 5.0 innings with two runs on five hits and four strikeouts in a no-decision. Franklin Dacosta (3-3) earned the win in 1.0 scoreless frame, facing the minimum with a strikeout. Evan Reifert struck out four of the six batters he faced in 2.0 shutout innings. Nomar Rojas earned the save allowing one walk in the ninth.

Notes: Ramirez’s home run was his first with runners on and third overall with BG in 2022… Manzardo came on as a defensive replacement for Alexander Ovalles in the fifth… Ovalles extended his hit-streak to seven-straight games… BG walked four times in the eighth… It was their second-most free passes in a single inning… Lopez has reached base in 12-straight games for BG… It is the Hot Rods’ longest active on-base streak… Bowling Green and Greensboro will continue their series on Saturday at Bowling Green Ballpark, with first pitch set for 6:35 PM CT… RH Nick Garcia (3-3, 4.01) will start for Greensboro while the Hot Rods have yet to name a starter… The game is available to watch on MiLB.tv… 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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