Bowling Green Hot Rods pitcher Yoniel Curet (32) pitches to Winston-Salem Dash catcher Colby Smelley (14) in the Hot Rods’ 8-3 win over the Dash at the BG Ballpark on Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2023. (Grace Ramey/grace.ramey@bgdailynews.com)

Yoniel Curet tossed 5 1/3 scoreless innings, while a two-run third inning led the Bowling Green Hot Rods to a 2-0 win over the Winston-Salem Dash on Friday at Truist Stadium in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.

Bowling Green (23-20) scored first in the top of the third inning against Winston-Salem starter Juan Carela. Brayden Taylor doubled to left-center, Xavier Isaac singled to right scoring Taylor. Tre’ Morgan walked, and Cooper Kinney singled in Isaac, placing Bowling Green ahead 2-0.

The best chance for the Dash (21-22) came in the bottom of the sixth inning, but they left the bases loaded. The two-run third inning would be all that Bowling Green needed, ending the night with a 2-0 victory.

Curet (2-5, 3.86) received his second win of the season, tossing 5 1/3 scoreless innings while striking out six batters. Carela (2-3, 3.15) picked up the loss for the Dash after going six innings and surrendering two runs.

Hot Rods reliever Johnny Cuevas earned his third save of the year after tossing 1 1/3 scoreless innings and striking out one.

The penultimate game of the series is set for 6 p.m. CT at Truist Stadium. The Hot Rods send right-hander Owen Wilde (0-0, 0.00) to the hill to square off against Dash righty starter Jose Ramirez (3-2, 3.43).