Bowling Green Hot Rods infielder Adrian Santana (8) bats during the Hot Rods 3-2 win over the Rome Braves on Sunday, April 13, 2025 at Bowling Green Ballpark in Bowling Green, Ky. (Caleb Lowndes / Daily News)

Adrian Santana and Emilien Pitre combined for all four RBIs in the Bowling Green Hot Rods’ 5-4 loss to the Hub City Spartanburgers on Wednesday at Fifth Third Park in Spartanburg, South Carolina.

Once again, Bowling Green (5-6) scored the first run of the game in the top of the first inning, this time against Hub City starter Aidan Curry. Santana led off with a walk and scored on a double from Pitre, giving the Hot Rods a 1-0 lead.

The Hot Rods added to their lead in the top of the second with Curry still on the mound. Hunter Haas led off with a walk and advanced to third on a Blake Robertson base hit. Both runners came in to score on a Santana RBI triple. Pitre stepped up and knocked in Santana with a double, making it a 4-0 Hot Rods lead.

Hub City (7-4) responded with its first run in the bottom of the fourth inning against Bowling Green starter Marcus Johnson. Gleider Figuereo led off the inning with a single and Julian Brock doubled. Theo Hardy drove both runners in with a base hit, making it a 4-3 game. Later in the inning, Anthony Gutierrez singled home Hardy, tying the game 4-all.

One more run came around to score for the Spartanburgers in the bottom of the sixth against Hot Rods reliever Drew Dowd. Keith Jones led off the inning with a double and came in to score on a Quincy Scott RBI double, giving Hub City the lead, 5-4.

Neither offense could score the rest of the way, ending with a Hub City victory.

Josh Trentadue (1-0) picked up the win, tossing three scoreless innings in relief, striking out two and walking two. Dowd (2-1) was given his first loss of the season, allowing one run on three hits, walking two and striking out four.

The Hot Rods and Spartanburgers play the third game of a six-game series on Thursday at Fifth Third Park in Spartanburg. Bowling Green will send out right-hander Garrett Edwards (1-0, 2.00) against Hub City righty Paul Bonzagni (0-0, 2.08).