Renegades struggle offensively, lose 3-0 to Hot Rods

Bowling Green had an excellent performance from their pitching staff on Saturday night, handing the Renegades a 3-0 shutout loss.

After Kyle Carr had a strong start to the game on the mound, striking out five batters through four innings, Bowling Green broke through in the fifth inning, getting all three of their runs in the frame. With one out, Ryan Spikes hit a line drive to left that got past Renegades left fielder Jace Avina, which allowed Spikes to get all the way to third for a triple.

Cooper Kinney then doubled with two outs, scoring Spikes. Isaac followed that up with a bloop single to score Kinney, and reached third after a throwing error. The Hot Rods first baseman came home on a balk in the ensuing plate appearance to give his team a 3-0 lead.

Bowling Green didn’t need any more run support, as their pitching staff shut down Hudson Valley. Roel Garcia III pitched six scoreless innings, and Drew Sommers and Jonny Cuevas got the final nine outs to complete the victory.

In the loss, the Renegades bullpen continued to shine. Leonardo Pestana retired all seven batters he faced, striking out four. Cole Ayers relieved Pestana, and tossed two scoreless innings with two punch outs. For the fourth time in five games in this series, the Hudson Valley pitching staff recorded 10+ strikeouts, with 11 Ks on Saturday night.

Hudson Valley will look for a six-game split tomorrow afternoon at 2:05 PM, with the Heritage Financial Credit Union Pregame Show beginning at 1:45. Cam Schlittler (2-0, 0.60) will start for the Renegades, while Trevor Martin (2-0, 2.78) will make his second start of the series for the Hot Rods.