Hot Rods Game Notes
June 18, 2022 - South Atlantic League (SAL) - Bowling Green Hot Rods News Release
Baker Homers, Bullpen Holds it... Dru Baker's eighth-inning home run and a shutout performance by the Hot Rods bullpen sealed a crucial 4-1 win over the Winston-Salem Dash. Graeme Stinson and Kyle Whitten combined to strikeout five in 4.0 shutout innings, holding the Dash without a hit in the final four frames. Osleivis Basabe returned to the lineup to increase his team-best hit-streak to six games. He has now reached base in his last 12 games for Bowling Green, a streak one game behind Kyle Manzardo's 13-game on-base streak. Logan Workman earned the win for BG, allowing one run on five hits with five strikeouts in 5.0 strong innings.
Yesterday's Notes... In his first game since June 14, Basabe extended his hit-streak to six consecutive games... Bowling Green did not allow a hit after the fifth inning for the second game this series... Whitten earned his first save in Bowling Green... He extended his scoreless streak to 5.0 innings... Whitten has thrown two outings without allowing a run in three appearances for the Hot Rods this season... Stinson has not allowed a run in his last three outings... He has thrown 5.1 consecutive scoreless innings... All but two Hot Rods hitters reached base... Williams had his first hit since May 28, and his first base hit in June after a stint on the IL... Baker recorded his first multi-RBI game with Bowling Green... He has hit all three of his home runs at Bowling Green Ballpark, all to right field... With Hickory's win the Hot Rods' magic number drops to five... Bowling Green maintains a 0.5-game division lead over the Crawdads...
First Half Homestretch... The series between the Winston-Salem Dash and the Bowling Green Hot Rods is BG's last home series of the first half. BG maintains a 1.5-game lead in first place over the rest of the South Division and Winston-Salem begins their first first series against the Hot Rods in fourth place 4.5 games back. The last time Winston-Salem visited Bowling Green, the Hot Rods won all six games, and they won the last three on the Road by a combined score of 28-10. BG has won both series they have played against the Dash.
Holding on at Home... Bowling Green split last week's series with the Hickory Crawdads, maintaining a 1.5-game lead in the South Division with nine games left in the first half of the SAL season. It was the second series of the season that the Hot Rods didn't win consecutive games, and it keeps BG in the driver's seat in the home stretch of the first half of the season. Osleivis Basabe led the way at the plate with a .348 batting average and he reached base in every game of the series, including a four-game hit streak beginning on Thursday.
Award-Winning Community Spirit... On Sunday, April 24, the Volunteers in Action executive committee recognized the Bowling Green Hot Rods as their 2022 Truist Spirit of Community Award winner. Since their inception in 2009, the Hot Rods have been very active in South-Central Kentucky and Bowling Green community, partnering with numerous charitable organizations and initiatives. Recently, the Hot Rods helped cleanup from the tornados that devasted Bowling Green and the surrounding cities, aiding with the cleanup of the tornado damage around Bowling Green and spearheading a charity auction that donated items from across the county to raise funds to help the community recover.
Postseason Push... The 2022 Playoff structure looks a little different than last season's "High-A East" setup. The season is split into two halves, with the first half ending after games on June 23. Each division's team with the best record will earn a berth, with the divisional first and second half champions facing one another in a three-game series in the post season. The winners of those series will be crowned division champions, with the two remaining teams set to face one another in a three-game championship series. The Hot Rods finish the first half on the road in Greenville, South Carolina in the middle of a six-game series against the Greenville Drive.
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