Pedrol's quality start not enough in 3-1 loss

CHARLESTON, W. Va. (August 31, 2019) - Christian Pedrol tossed a quality start in his West Virginia debut, but the Power fell to the Greensboro Grasshoppers, 3-1, Saturday night at Appalachian Power Park.
West Virginia (30-37, 67-70) opened the scoring in the first, as Mike Salvatore worked a one-out walk and both Ryan Ramiz and Matt Sanders singled to make it 1-0 Power. Pedrol (0-1) dealt early in his outing, as he struck out four and tossed two scoreless innings to start his Low-A debut. 

However, Greensboro (35-32, 79-57) scratched across a run in the third inning after Jonah Davis was caught in a rundown that allowed Kyle Mottice to score from third and tie the ballgame at one. The Grasshoppers then crushed back-to-back homers in the fourth from Luke Mangieri and Grant Koch that pushed Greensboro ahead 3-1. The back-to-back jacks marked the first time that an opponent has achieved the feat against West Virginia since Greensboro did it on June 1, 2018, with Micah Brown and Marcos Rivera. 
Pedrol settled down and closed out his second career quality start without surrendering a run over his final two frames, tallying a career-high nine strikeouts. Will Kobos (2-3) locked in for Greensboro, as he conceded just three hits and one run over his five innings of work. The Greensboro bullpen combined for four scoreless frames and allowed just one hit, as Yerry De Los Santos (S,13) closed out the 3-1 Grasshoppers win.
The Power continues their final series of 2019 against the Greensboro Grasshoppers Sunday afternoon at Appalachian Power Park, with first pitch set for 2:05 p.m. RHP Evan Johnson (1-4, 4.86 ERA) takes the ball for West Virginia, while Greensboro sends righty Steven Jennings (7-11, 4.68 ERA) to the hill. Pregame coverage begins at 1:45 p.m. on The Jock 1300 and 1340 AM, online at www.wvpower.com and via the TuneIn Radio App and MiLB First Pitch App. 
It is the final Kidz Sunday Funday of 2019 at Appalachian Power Park, where kids 12 and younger can run the bases after the final out, courtesy of the SMART529 College Savings Program, as well as play catch in the outfield before the game. Select Power players will also be available for postgame autographs. Also, members of the Sheetz Power Kidz Club can get free tickets courtesy of Sheetz. All Kidz Sunday Fundays are presented by Shawnee Park Foundation. For tickets and more information, call the Power at 304-344-2287 or visit www.wvpower.com.