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GAME INFORMATION Media Relations Department Bowling Green Ballpark 300 E. 8th Ave Bowling Green, KY P: (270) 901-2121 www.bghotrods.com F: (270) 901-2165 Bowling Green Hot Rods (27-13) vs. Rome Braves (20-20) Sunday, June 20, 2021 - 1:00 PM CT - Video: MiLB.TV (Home only) | Radio: WBGN 94.5 FM, 1340 AM | MiLB Atbat App RHP MIchael Mercado (0-3, 5.79) vs. RHP Bryce Elder (1-1, 2.93) Game 41 Away Game 23 Upcoming Schedule Date Opponent BG Probables Opp Probables First Pitch (CT) Monday, June 21 Schedule Off Day Tuesday, June 22 @ Hickory Crawdads TBD vs. TBD 6:00 PM Wednesday, June 23 @ Hickory Crawdads TBD vs. TBD 6:00 PM Thursday, June 24 @ Hickory Crawdads TBD vs. TBD 6:00 PM BOWLING GREEN BY THE NUMBERS Friday... A three-run top of the 11th inning boosted the Hot Prospects Hot Rods to their third extra-inning win this season, 7-5. Overall Record: 27-13 Niko Hulsizer, Jacson McGowan, and Grant Witherspoon Pipeline BA Home Record: 15-3 all hit homers to help the offense. The pitching staff struck out 100 TB 100 TB Road Record: 12-10 12 and Alan Strong picked up his second win of the year. Current Streak: 2W Greg Jones -- 8 -- 14 Longest Winning Streak: 6W Longest Losing Streak: 4L Shutout Success... Bowling Green is 5-1 this season Blake Hunt -- 18 -- 26 during shutouts. Thursday was their first shutout since May Last/Current Home Stand: 5-1 John Doxakis -- 28 -- 29 Last/Current Road Trip: 3-1 16th at home against Asheville. During the first two series Last 5 Games: 4-1 of the season, Hot Rods pitching tossed four shutouts. Two Pedro Martinez -- 30 -- 24 Last 10 Games: 8-2 came against Greenville in the opening series, and the other Last 20 Games: 15-5 two came during their first home series against Asheville. Recent Transactions May Record: 14-10 Bowling Green has outscored their opponents 32-5 in the June Record: 13-3 shutout games they have been involved in. 6/15 - OF Alexander, P Doxakis, P White, P Brig- July Record: 0-0 den promoted from Low-A Charleston August Record: 0-0 Homesick... 6/15 - OF Cardenas, P York, P Battenfield, P Ogan- September Record: 0-0 The Hot Rods are a .565 team (13-10) away do Promoted to AA Montgomery October Record: 0-0 from Bowling Green Ballpark so far in 2021. While the One-Run Games: 4-5 offensive numbers are pretty close both home and away, Two-Run Games: 9-0 the pitching staff has a 4.45 ERA on the road and 3.34 at Rays Organization Report Three-Run Games: 0-1 home. Opponents are batting .240 in their home stadiums, Saturday, June 19, 2021 Four (Plus)-Run Games: 14-7 compared to the minuscule .197 batting average they have Day Record: 4-2 at BGB. Tampa Bay Rays (MLB) Night Record: 23-11 R H E Extra Innings: 3-0 Moving Up... The Hot Rods had four players promoted Double Headers (W-L-S) 1-0 TB 5 8 0 Shutouts: 5-1 after last week's 5-1 series victory over Aberdeen. Ruben SEA 6 9 0 Weather Shortened: 0-1 Cardenas was the lone hitter promoted after batting .368 Vs. RH Starters: 20-10 with 10 homers, 31 RBIs, and .424 OBP. Peyton Battenfield WP: Montero (4-2) Vs. LH Starters: 7-3 (2-0, 1.46), Mikey York (0-0, 6.17), and Cristofer Ogando Hot Rods Starters: 10-4 (0-1, 8.31) were also promoted. OF Hill Alexander, and LP: Feyereisen (3-3) Hot Rods Bullpen: 17-9 pitchers John Doxakis, Trevor Brigden, and Colby White SV: None Series Record: 4-1-1 were promoted to Bowling Green to fill their spots from First game of a Series: 4-3 Low-A Charleston. Durham Bulls (AAA) Rubber games: 0-0 R H E Hot Rods Score First: 16-7 Friday's Notes... Hulsizer has a five-game hit streak… Opponents Score First: 11-6 DUR (27-13) 9 13 0 Hot Rods Out-Hit Opponents: 18-2 He’s the active leader in home runs for the Hot Rods with NOR 0 5 1 Opponents Out-Hit Hot Rods: 7-10 nine… He’s one behind 2021 BG leader Ruben Cardenas Equal Number of Hits: 2-1 in the category, who was promoted to AA Montgomery WP: Patino (2-1) BG Ballpark Attendance: 37,194 earlier this week… Ostberg has a four-game hitting streak… Average Attendance: 2,066 Hunt had his ninth multi-hit game of 2021… He also had LP: Bradish (1-1) his seventh multi-RBI game this year… Witherspoon collect- SV: None ed his seventh multi-RBI game of the season… He also hit Montgomery Biscuits (AA) Hot Rods vs. Braves his first homer since May 28 at Asheville… It was his first game-winning homer of 2021… The Hot Rods have 11 as a Game 2 DH R H E 2021 Record 11-5 team… Hulsizer’s homer in the fourth inning was the team’s 30th long ball of June… They hit 34 in May and have 32 MTG (17-23) 0 3 4 2021 Series 1-0-1 this month… Bowling Green is 3-0 in extra-inning contests… PNS 2 2 0 Current Streak 2W They improved to 11-6 when their opponent scores first… WP: Eder (2-2) 2021 Home 5-1 BG is 8-10 when out-hit by the opposition… They’re 9-0 in two-run games… LP: Peguero (0-5) 2021 Road 6-4 SV: Roberson (1) All-Time 19-9 Now pitching: Michael Mercado... In the month of June, Mercado has posted a 4.85 ERA over 13.0 innings Charleston Riverdogs (-A) All-Time Series 2-1-2 of work. He has racked up 14 strikeouts, which ties his total R H E All-Time Home 7-4 from May. All three starts in June have been 4.0 innings or CSC (26-13) 7 9 0 more, including a scoreless performance over 5.0 innings All-Time Road 12-5 against Aberdeen on June 18th. His batting average MB 3 5 1 All-Time Playoffs 0-0 against has dropped significantly this month and is holding WP: Figueroa (1-2) opponents to a .216 batting average in June compared to the .295 average he posted in May. LP: Gallardo(1-3) SV: None TODAY IN HOT RODS HISTORY June 20, 2009 On this day in Hot Rods history, Bowling Green came from behind to tie, and came from behind again to walk off the Asheville Tourists in a 7-6 Victory. After a scoreless start, Asheville put up five runs over the sixth and seventh innings to take a controlling lead. Bowling Green answered with three in the eighth and two more in the ninth, including a one-out RBI single by David Christensen to tie the game. Asheville plated a run in the top of the 12th to take the lead, but Michael Sheridan launched a two-run, walkoff homer in the bottom of the frame to lift the Hot Rods over the Tourists for the Hot Rods 33rd win of the season. 2018 Midwest League Champions Midwest League Playoffs 2019 ◇ 2017 ◇ 2016 ◇ 2013 ◇ 2012 ◇ 2011 STARTING PITCHER #30 Michael Mercado RHP (0-3, 5.79 ERA) Starters by the Numbers Stats for Hot Rods starters, limited to numbers accrued strictly in each pitcher’s starts HT: 6’5” WT: 203 Age: 22 (April 15, 1999) In Game Pitcher GS QS W-L Team W-L AVG IP K/9 BB/9 R/Start Support Birthplace: Vernal Utah School: Westview High School Battenfield 5 0 1-0 5-1 4.1 15.35 2.65 5.25 3.33 Lopez 4 0 0-0 2-2 3.1 15.81 6.59 4.75 2.00 Acquired: Selected in the 2nd round of the 2017 MLB Draft Trageton 6 0 3-0 6-0 4.1 8.42 1.40 8.83 5 .17 Throws: FB, CB, SL, CH Murray 8 0 5-0 6-2 4.1 8.82 2.48 5.75 3.25 Mercado 7 0 0-3 3-4 4.0 9.00 2.25 5.86 2.57 Hogan 1 0 0-1 0-1 2.2 6.75 6.75 6.0 0.00 Player Specs LaSorsa 5 0 1-0 3-2 3.2 6.27 1.93 6.20 2.00 Dodson 1 0 0-0 1-0 2.0 4.50 0.00 7 1.00 Awards: NYP Pitcher of the Week (7/15/2018) McKendry 1 0 0-0 0-1 5.0 12.60 1.80 2.00 1.00 Doxakis 1 0 0-0 1-0 4.0 6.75 0.00 7.00 1.00 2019: Did not pitch in 2019 due to injury… Was placed on the injured list June 14, 2019. Totals 40 0 10-4 27-13 4.0 9.94 2.37 6.08 2.90 2018: Mercado made 11 appearances for the Hudson Valley Renegades in 2018… All of his 2021 Home/Road (Regular Season) appearances were starts, finishing with a 1-2 record and a 5.22 ERA… Mercado worked through 50 innings, fanning 38 and walking 16… Opponents batted .274 against him, driving in 29 earned Home Road runs. 0-0 W-L 0-3 2017: Mercado’s first showing in the MiLB was successful, posting a 1.69 ERA over 21.1 innings… 4.24 ERA 8.18 He had eight showings, making eight starts, and finished with no decisions… Opponents hit a .256 17.