Hot Rods blank Lansing

Published 7:09 am Monday, July 1, 2019

Alan Strong pitched seven shutout innings to lead the Bowling Green Hot Rods to a sixth straight win with a 3-0 victory at Lansing (Mich.) on Sunday.

Strong (5-4) allowed four hits with a walk and six strikeouts as Bowling Green improved to 47-33 overall, 8-2 in the second half.

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Osmy Gregorio had two hits and an RBI to pace the offense, while Ford Proctor finished with a hit and an RBI and Izzy Wilson added a hit and a run scored.

Cristofer Ogando tossed two innings of relief, striking out three, to earn his third save of the season.

The Hot Rods will look to sweep the three-game series against Lansing when the series wraps up at 6:05 p.m. CDT Monday. Right-hander Easton McGee (5-2, 3.88) is scheduled to start for the Hot Rods with righty Troy Watson (2-1, 4.91) scheduled to start for the Lugnuts.