Bowling Green Hot Rods (10-3) @ Dayton Dragons (4-9) Game 14 of 140 • Fifth Third Field • Dayton, OH Friday, April 19, 2013 • 6:00 PM CDT RHP Dylan Floro (0-0, 0.00) vs. RHP Sal Romano (1-1, 2.31) Radio: 1340 WBGN-AM “The Ticket” • 45°, Mostly Cloudy and Windy Bowling Green: Home (6-1) / Road (4-2) • Dayton: Home (1-3) / Road (3-6) Today’s Game at a Glance 2013 Hot Rods April Report (10-3): The second road trip of the 2013 season continues for the Bowling Green Hot Rods in Dayton, OH with a week- April 4 at South Bend W, 8-2 end series against the Dayton Dragons. Bowling Green has won nine of their last ten games and is coming off an April 5 at South Bend L, 6-3 abbreviated two-game sweep at Great Lakes. This will be the first of three trips to Fifth Third Field in Dayton, April 6 at South Bend L, 6-5 which will also host the 2013 Midwest League All-Star Game this summer. Season Series: The Hot Rods and the April 7 at South Bend W, 5-0 Dragons are scheduled to play 17 games this season. April 8 Lansing W, 4-3 RHP Blake Snell, 22, has no wins this season despite two shutout appearances on the mound. Floro kept South April 9 Lansing W, 8-3 Bend scoreless for five innings in a Hot Rods loss on April 6 and held West Michigan without a run on April 12 in April 10 Lansing W, 10-1 a game Bowling Green won in walk-off fashion. A 13th round draft pick in 2012 out of Cal State Fullerton, Floro April 12 West Michigan W, 4-3 (7) pitched exclusively out of the bullpen in Hudson Valley last season (4-1, 2.40 ERA, 2 SV). April 12 West Michigan W, 3-2 (7) April 13 West Michigan W, 4-2 RHP Sal Romano, 19, is ranked as the 30th best prospect in the Reds system according to Baseball America. April 14 West Michigan L, 10-7 After picking up the win at West Michigan on April 7, Romano was charged with the loss in his home debut on April 16 at Great Lakes W, 2-0 April 13 against Great Lakes (5.2 IP, 4 R, 3 ER, 3 K). In 2011, Cincinnati drafted Romano from Southington HS April 17 at Great Lakes PPD in Southington, CT, the alma mater of former Reds pitcher Rob Dibble. April 18 at Great Lakes W, 6-0 April 19 at Dayton 7:00 PM On Deck April 20 at Dayton 7:07 PM After this series in Dayton wraps up, Bowling Green will be back at home with nine games to close the month of April 21 at Dayton 2:00 PM April. The Hot Rods have their longest homestand of the season starting next week, featuring three-game sets April 22 Fort Wayne 7:05 PM with Fort Wayne, Burlington, and Peoria. April 23 Fort Wayne 10:35 AM April 24 Fort Wayne 7:05 PM Last Game April 25 Burlington 7:05 PM Snell Leads Hot Rods Shutout, Sweep of Great Lakes April 26 Burlington 7:05 PM Hot Rods have won nine of their last ten games April 27 Burlington 7:05 PM April 28 Peoria 5:05 PM Midland, MI – Following another early pitchers’ duel, the Bowling Green Hot 4/18/13 R H E Bowling Green 6 9 3 April 29 Peoria 7:05 PM Rods (10-3) scored several late runs in their second straight shutout of the Great Lakes 0 3 5 April 30 Peoria 10:35 AM (All Times Local) Great Lakes Loons (5-6) by a final of 6-0 at Dow Diamond on Thursday. Coupled with a 2-0 win on Tuesday and a rainout on Wednesday, Bowling WP: Blake Snell (1-1, 2.92) Batting (.273): Pitching (10-3): LP: Lindsey Caughel (0-1, 0.00) Green claimed a two-game sweep of the Loons. LHP Blake Snell earned his SV: -- Runs: 69 ERA: 2.84 first win with five scoreless innings, extending a streak of shutout pitching HR: 2 IP: 111.0 EBH: 33 RA: 38 by Hot Rod starters to 20 straight frames. SB: 18/22 ER: 35 Spare Parts K/BB: 69/48 K/BB: 109/34 START ME UP: Hot Rods starting pitchers are out to a stellar...well...start to the 2013 season. Bowling Green Hot Rods vs. Dayton in 2013: starters have not allowed a run in their last 20.0 innings pitched. The last score on a starter was a solo home by 2013 Home: 0-0 (7 games left) West Michigan’s Devon Travis in the back-end of a Hot Rods doubleheader sweep last Friday. To start the sea- 2013 Away: 0-0 (10 games left) son, Hot Rods starting pitchers have surrendered only seven earned runs in 60.0 innings (1.05 ERA). BG AVG: .000 HOLD THE LONG DISTANCE CHARGES: Bowling Green’s offense is one of the most productive in the Midwest BG ERA: 0.00 League even though the Hot Rods have the fewest amount of home runs in the league (2, tied with Lake County). DAY AVG: .000 Marty Gantt is responsible for both round-trippers the Hot Rods have recorded this year. Gantt’s last home run DAY ERA: 0.00 was an inside-the-park home run at Bowling Green Ballpark on April 9 against Lansing. All-Time Series: BG, 35-25 PURE SPEED: Andrew Toles leads all of affiliated baseball (MLB and MiLB) with five triples. The speedy outfield- Jared Sandberg, Manager: 1st er also leads the entire Rays organization with 35 total bases and a slugging percentage of .686. Kyle Snyder, Pitching: 1st Manny Castillo, Coach: 4th NEW FIELD GENERAL: New Hot Rods Manager Jared Sandberg is just the third manager in team history and is Chris Tomashoff, Ath. Trainer: 1st the first ex-Major Leaguer to lead the Hot Rods. Sandberg spent three seasons with the Devil Rays from 2001- Eddie Young, Strength: 1st 2003 and hit 25 home runs over that stretch (.221 average). After leading Hudson Valley to the 2012 New York- Penn League crown, Sandberg was named the 2012 Short-Season Manager of the Year by Baseball America. Jared Sandberg Career: 174-133 @BGHotRods - Facebook.com/BgHotRods Upcoming Probable Pitchers Saturday, April 20, 6:07 PM CDT at Dayton RHP Robert Stephenson (0-2, 7.11) vs. LHP Sean Bierman (2-0, 0.00) Sunday, April 21, 2:00 PM CDT at Dayton LHP Wandy Peralta (0-1, 8.10) vs. RHP Taylor Guerrieri (0-0, 0.00) Monday, April 22, 7:05 PM CDT vs. Fort Wayne RHP Erik Cabrera (0-1, 9.64) vs. RHP Eduar Quinonez (1-1, 12.27) Tuesday, April 23, 10:35 AM CDT vs. Fort Wayne RHP Walker Weickel (0-0, 3.52) vs. RHP Jeff Ames (1-0, 1.20) 2 RUNS BY INNING 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 X TOT BY THE NUMBERS Last 5: 4-1 Opp. 4 0 2 0 9 6 3 9 5 0 38 Last 10: 9-1 BG 6 8 12 4 8 3 17 10 1 0 69 2012 Best Mark: 8-2 2012 Worst Mark: 1-2 HIGHS / LOWS HOME ROAD OVERALL Team Batting Team Pitching Overall: 6-1 4-2 10-3 Most Runs (Game) 10, 4/10 v. LAN Most Runs (Game) 10, 4/14 v. WM Day: 1-1 1-0 2-1 Most Runs (Inning) Most Runs (Inning) 5, 2x (last: 5th, 4/14 v. WM) 5, 7th, 4/4 at SB Night: 5-0 3-2 8-2 Most Hits (Game) 16, 4/10 v. LAN Most Hits (Game) 10, 2x (last: 4/14 v. WM) BG Scores First: 3-1 4-2 7-3 Most Hits (Inning) 6, 7th, 4/4 at SB Most Hits (Inning) 6, 8th, 4/6 at SB Opp. Scores First: 3-0 0-0 3-0 Most HR (Game) 1, 2x (last: 4/9 v. LAN) Most HR (Game) 1, 6x (last: 4/12 v. WM) Lead After 7th: 6-0 3-1 9-1 Most 2B (Game) 4, 4/14 v. WM Most HR (Inning) 1, 6x (last: 5th, 4/12 v. WM) Tied After 7th: 0-1 1-0 1-1 Trail After 7th: 0-0 0-1 0-1 Most 3B (Game) 2, 4/8 v. LAN Most K’s (Game) 13, 4/10 v. LAN Lead After 8th: 4-0 4-0 8-0 Most XBH (Game) 4, 2x (last: 4/14 v. WM) Most BB’s (Game) 8, 4/5 at SB Tied After 8th: 0-0 0-0 0-0 Most SB (Game) 6, 4/9 v. LAN Fewest Hits (Game) 1, 4/16 at GL Trail After 8th: 0-1 0-2 0-3 Most K’s (Game) 9, 4/7 at SB vs. LHP Starters: 2-0 1-1 3-1 Fewest Hits (Game) 5, 4/5 at SB vs. RHP Starters: 4-1 3-1 7-2 Score 4+ Runs: 5-1 3-1 8-2 Individual Batting Individual Pitching Opp. Scores 4+ Runs: 0-1 0-2 0-3 Most Hits (Game) 3, 7x (last: Toles, 4/16 at GL) Longest Outing 6.0, Bierman, 4/12 v. WM No Errors: 0-0 1-0 1-0 Most Runs (Game) 3, Maile, 4/10 v. LAN Most Hits (Starter) 5, 3x (last: Bierman, 4/13 v.