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Bowling Green Hot Rods (18-7) @ Kane County Cougars (10-13) Games 26 & 27 of 139 • Fifth Third Bank Ballpark • Geneva, IL Friday, May 3 • 4:00 PM CDT RHP Dylan Floro (2-0, 1.35) vs. RHP Tayler Scott (1-1, 4.05) RHP Reinaldo Lopez (1-0, 0.51) vs. RHP Ian Dickson (1-1, 9.00) Radio: 1340 WBGN-AM “The Ticket” • 55°, Cloudy Today’s Game at a Glance 2013 Hot Rods May Report (0-1): Rain has pushed the Bowling Green Hot Rods and Kane County Cougars into a Friday doubleheader. Kane County took a May 1 at Kane County L, 5-4 (10) 5-4 walk-off win in Wednesday’s opener, but weather prevented game two of the series from starting on Thursday. Enter- May 3 at Kane County 4:00 PM ing the final contests of this three-game series at Kane County, the Hot Rods are 4-2 against teams from the Midwest May 3 at Kane County (Game 2) League’s Western Division. Season Series: The Hot Rods trail the Kane County Cougars 1-0 in this year’s three-game set. May 4 at Clinton 6:00 PM RHP Dylan Floro, 22, is aiming for his third consecutive winning appearance. Floro, a 13th round draft pick out of Cal May 5 at Clinton 2:00 PM State Fullerton last year, has earned wins this season at Dayton on April 19 and against Burlington on April 25, lasting May 6 at Clinton 12:30 PM five innings in each performance. In his first professional season as a starting pitcher, Floro opened 2013 with a shutout May 8 West Michigan 7:05 PM streak that lasted 13.1 innings pitched. May 9 West Michigan 7:05 PM RHP Tayler Scott, 20, will be making his fifth start of the season and his fourth while playing at home. Scott’s last ap- May 10 West Michigan 7:05 PM pearance came on the road when he allowed just two runs in six innings pitched while not factoring in the decision in a 5- May 11 Lake County 7:05 PM 3 Cougar win at Fort Wayne on April 27. Born in Johannesburg, South Africa, Scott has a 6-2 career record in three May 12 Lake County 2:05 PM professional seasons. May 13 Lake County 10:35 AM May 14 at Fort Wayne 6:05 PM On Deck May 15 at Fort Wayne 10:05 AM The brief road trip to the Midwest League’s Western Division concludes with a three-game series against the Clinton Lum- May 16 at Fort Wayne 6:05 PM berKings (Mariners) in Clinton, IA. When the trip ends, the Hot Rods return home for a six-game homestand with West May 17 at W. Michigan 5:35 PM Michigan (Tigers) and Lake County (Indians). May 18 at W. Michigan 6:00 PM Last Game May 19 at W. Michigan 12:00 PM May 20 at W. Michigan 10:00 AM Hot Rods Comeback Spoiled by Kane County May 22 Great Lakes 5:30 PM Three runs in the ninth tie before a Cougar walk-off May 22 Great Lakes (Game 2) 5/1/13 R H E May 23 Great Lakes 7:05 PM Geneva, IL – The Bowling Green Hot Rods (18-7) rallied from a four-run deficit to tie Bowling Green 4 10 2 May 24 Great Lakes 7:05 PM the Kane County Cougars (10-13), but Cougar Dan Vogelbach hit a tenth-inning Kane County 5 9 0 May 25 Fort Wayne 7:05 PM walk-off single in a 5-4 walk-off on Wednesday at Fifth Third Bank Ballpark. Leo- May 26 Fort Wayne 2:05 PM nardo Reginatto and Joey Rickard recorded RBI hits in the ninth inning to send the WP: Jeff Antigua (2-1, 2.45) LP: Marcus Jensen (3-1, 4.80) May 27 Fort Wayne 2:05 PM contest into extra innings. LHP Jose Molina set season-highs with 3.2 innings SV: -- May 28 at Lake County 5:30 PM pitched and six strikeouts while keeping the Hot Rods in the game. May 29 at Lake County 12:00 PM Spare Parts May 30 at Lake County 10:00 AM May 31 South Bend 7:05 PM “A” FOR APRIL: April 2013 marked the best start in Hot Rods history. Bowling Green set new team records for wins (All Times Local) during the month of April (18) and best winning percentage in any month (.750). The Hot Rods also had a series record of Batting (.273): Pitching (18-7): six wins and two ties, marking the first time ever that Bowling Green did not lose a series within a calendar month. Runs: 138 ERA: 2.94 HOIST THE “W” FLAG: Winners in 18 of 25 contests to begin 2013, the Hot Rods are out to not only one of the fastest HR: 8 IP: 220.1 starts in the Midwest League but in all of Affiliated baseball. Only the Fort Myers Miracle (22-4), the Indianapolis Indians EBH: 71 RA: 82 (21-7), the Boston Red Sox (20-8), and the San Jose Giants (19-8) have more wins than the Hot Rods. SB: 44/53 ER: 72 MR. EXTRA-BASE HITS: Hot Rods outfielder Andrew Toles has the second-highest amount of triples (five) in all of affiliat- K/BB: 153/100 K/BB: 213/68 ed baseball, which includes all 30 MLB teams and more than 100 full-season minor league teams. In addition, Toles tops Hot Rods vs. Kane County in 2013: the Midwest League with 5 3B, 15 XBH, 35 H. 2013 Home: 0-0 (0 games left) MIGHTY ‘PEN: In its last 35 innings, the Hot Rods bullpen has surrendered just five runs (1.27 ERA). Bowling Green 2013 Away: 0-1 (2 games left) relievers are also highly ranked in several Midwest League rate statistics. RHP Nick Sawyer leads all MWL relievers with All-Time Series: BG, 6-4 14.44 K/9 innings and is fifth in opposing hitting (.130), RHP Marcus Jensen is fourth in BB/9 (0.60), and RHP Reinaldo Lopez has the fifth-best baserunners/9 ratio (6.23). Jared Sandberg, Manager: 1st NEW FIELD GENERAL: New Hot Rods Manager Jared Sandberg is just the third manager in team history and is the first Kyle Snyder, Pitching: 1st ex-Major Leaguer to lead the Hot Rods. Sandberg spent three seasons with the Devil Rays from 2001-2003 and hit 25 Manny Castillo, Coach: 4th home runs over that stretch (.221 average). After leading Hudson Valley to the 2012 New York- Penn League crown, Sand- Chris Tomashoff, Ath. Trainer: 1st berg was named the 2012 Short-Season Manager of the Year by Baseball America. James McCallie, Strength: 1st @BGHotRods - Facebook.com/BgHotRods Jared Sandberg Career: 182-137 Upcoming Probable Pitchers Saturday, May 4, 6:00 PM CDT at Clinton RHP Eduar Quinonez (2-1, 9.35) vs. LHP Scott DeCecco (2-3, 3.21) Sunday, May 5, 2:00 PM CDT at Clinton RHP Taylor Guerrieri (1-0, 2.12) vs. RHP Victor Sanchez (0-0, 2.25) Monday, May 6, 12:30 PM CDT at Clinton RHP Jeff Ames (3-0, 1.80) vs. LHP Tyler Pike (1-2, 2.74) Wednesday, May 8, 7:05 PM CDT vs. West Michigan West Michigan TBA vs. LHP Blake Snell (1-2, 2.75) Thursday, May 9, 7:05 PM CDT vs. West Michigan West Michigan TBA vs. RHP Dylan Floro (2-0, 1.35) All Bowling Green Hot Rods games can be heard on WBGN 1340-AM and online at bghotrods.com. 2 RUNS BY INNING 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 X TOT BY THE NUMBERS Last 5: 3-2 Opp. 11 6 6 9 14 6 6 16 7 1 82 Last 10: 7-3 BG 13 13 20 13 20 9 19 23 7 1 138 2012 Best Mark: 18-6 2012 Worst Mark: 1-2 HIGHS / LOWS HOME ROAD OVERALL Team Batting Team Pitching Overall: 12-3 6-4 18-7 Most Runs (Game) 12, (4/23 v. FW) Most Runs (Game) 10, 4/14 v. WM Day: 3-1 2-0 5-1 5, 2x (5th, 4/14 v. WM) Most Runs (Inning) 5, 2x (4th, 4/22 v. FW) Most Runs (Inning) Night: 9-2 4-4 13-6 Most Hits (Game) 16, 4/10 v. LAN Most Hits (Game) 10, 2x (4/14 v. WM) BG Scores First: 6-1 5-3 11-4 Most Hits (Inning) 6, 7th, 4/4 at SB Most Hits (Inning) 6, 8th, 4/6 at SB Opp. Scores First: 6-2 1-1 7-3 Most HR (Game) 1, 8x (4/30 v. PEO) Most HR (Game) 2, 4/26 v. BUR Lead After 7th: 11-0 4-1 15-1 Most 2B (Game) 4, 3x (4/30 v. PEO) Most HR (Inning) 2, 4th, 4/26 v. BUR Tied After 7th: 0-1 1-1 1-2 Trail After 7th: 1-2 1-2 2-4 Most 3B (Game) 2, 3x (4/24 v. FW) Most K’s (Game) 15, 4/29 v. PEO Lead After 8th: 9-0 5-0 14-0 Most XBH (Game) 6, 2x (4/30 v. PEO) Most BB’s (Game) 8, 4/5 at SB Tied After 8th: 1-0 1-0 2-0 Most SB (Game) 8, 4/23 v. FW Fewest Hits (Game) 1, 4/16 at GL Trail After 8th: 0-3 0-4 0-7 Most K’s (Game) 14, 4/20 at DAY vs.