Grasshoppers Drop Series Opener to Hot Rods, 4–2, on Tuesday Evening
GREENSBORO, N.C. – The Greensboro Grasshoppers fell to the Bowling Green Hot Rods, 4–2, on Tuesday, July 8, at First National Bank Field. With the win, the Hot Rods improved to 10–6 in the second half of the season, while the Grasshoppers dropped to 11–5. Bowling Green edged Greensboro in
GREENSBORO, N.C. – The Greensboro Grasshoppers fell to the Bowling Green Hot Rods, 4–2, on Tuesday, July 8, at First National Bank Field. With the win, the Hot Rods improved to 10–6 in the second half of the season, while the Grasshoppers dropped to 11–5. Bowling Green edged Greensboro in hits, 6–5, and committed just one error to Greensboro’s three.
Outfielder Titus Dumitru led the Grasshoppers offensively, going 2-for-4 with a double. Additional hits came from Will Taylor, Shalin Polanco, and Derek Berg, who contributed a solo home run.
Designated hitter Raudelis Martinez paced the Hot Rods, finishing 2-for-3 at the plate. Adrian Santana, Emilien Pitre, Noah Myers, and Daniel Vellojin also recorded hits for Bowling Green.
Greensboro employed a bullpen day, beginning with left-handed pitcher Julian Bosnic, who struck out four and issued three walks over two innings. Hung-Leng Chang was tagged with the loss and now sits at 4–4 on the season.
Bowling Green’s Hayden Snelsire earned the win, improving to 4–2. The right-hander struck out six while allowing just two hits, one earned run, and two walks over six innings.
The Grasshoppers continue their home series against the Bowling Green Hot Rods tomorrow, Wednesday, July 9 at 6:30PM for White Claw® Wednesday. To purchase tickets to any Grasshoppers home game, visit gsohoppers.com or call 336-268-2255.