Hot Rods short stop Brayden Taylor bats during a previous game at Bowling Green Ballpark on April 5.

Brayden Taylor launched a three-run home run in the bottom of the ninth inning to lift the Bowling Green Hot Rods to a 7-4 win over the Winston-Salem Dash on Sunday at Bowling Green Ballpark.

The Hot Rods (9-6) began the scoring in the bottom of the first against Dash starter Riley Gowens. Chandler Simpson reached on an error by Dash shortstop Jacob Gonzalez and scored on a double by Cooper Kinney, putting the Hot Rods up 1-0.

Winston-Salem (5-10) answered off Bowling Green starter Roel Garcia in the top of the fourth. Samuel Zavala led off with a single, moved up to second on a walk and scored on an RBI single by Bryce Willits.

In the top of the fifth, the Dash took a 2-1 lead thanks to an RBI double by Zavala.

The Dash extended the lead against Hot rods reliever Jake Christianson in the top of the sixth. Shawn Goosenberg reached on an error by Hunter Haas and was plated on a two-run homer from Wes Kath, moving the score to 4-1.

Bowling Green scored again in the bottom of the seventh off Winston-Salem reliever Ernesto Jaquez. Kinney singled, while Colton Ledbetter and Brock Jones worked walks to load the bases. Haas walked, scoring Kinney from third to cut the deficit, 4-2.

The Hot Rods tied the game in the bottom of the eighth off Dash reliever Johnny Ray. In the bottom of the ninth, Jhon Diaz and Simpson worked walks and Taylor smacked a three-run homer to win the game.

Jonny Cuevas (3-0) collected the win, striking out three, walking three and allowing a hit over 2 2/3 scoreless frames. Franklin (0-2) picked up the loss, allowing three runs on one hit, two walks and one strikeout over an inning.

Bowling Green has a day off Monday before traveling to Heritage Financial Field to begin a six-game series with the Hudson Valley Renegades in Wappingers Falls, New York. First pitch is set for 5:05 p.m. CT.