Hot Rods beat Cubs 6-1 for series victory
Published 10:19 pm Friday, August 31, 2018
The Bowling Green Hot Rods earned another series win with a 6-1 victory over the South Bend Cubs on Friday in South Bend, Ind.
The Hot Rods held South Bend to just four hits.
Bowling Green jumped on top 3-0 in the second inning, thanks to four consecutive hits. The big blows came from Trey Hair, who had a two-run double, and Devin Davis, who had an RBI single.
South Bend scored a run in the bottom of the inning on back-to-back hits, closing the gap to 3-1.
Bowling Green added to the lead in the fifth, thanks in large part to three walks. Jim Haley knocked in two runs with a single to right, scoring two of those three walks, and it was 5-1 Hot Rods.
In the ninth, the Hot Rods added a run when Jake Stone lined into a double play and Cubs first baseman Austin Upshaw thought there were three outs. He started running toward the dugout with Hair still on third base for the Hot Rods. Hair raced home and scored before Upshaw’s throw reached home and the Hot Rods led 6-1.
Hot Rods starter Paul Campbell (4-1, 2.70) earned the win. He threw six innings, allowing three hits and a run, striking out three.
The Hot Rods open up their final homestand of the regular season Saturday against the Dayton Dragons. First pitch is set for 6:35 p.m. Neither team has announced a starter.