@ Bowling Green Hot Rods (24-23 Second Half, 65-52 Overall)
Bowling Green Ballpark, Bowling Green, Kentucky – 8:05 PM Eastern Time
Season Series: 9-4 Hot Rods
@ Coveleski Stadium: 4-3 Hot Rods
@ Bowling Green Ballpark: 5-1 Hot Rods
Silver Hawks Team Hitting: .245 – 12th
Silver Hawks Team Pitching: 3.73 ERA – 6th
Hot Rods Team Hitting: .252 – T-7th
Hot Rods Team Pitching: 3.91 ERA – 13th
LAST GAME: The Lansing Lugnuts jumped out to a 6-0 lead on Friday evening and easily held on for a 6-2 victory over the South Bend Silver Hawks to win the series two games to one. Jake Marisnick went 4-for-5 with a HR to lead Lansing attack, while Jack Murphy added three hits and three RBIs. Egan Smith (WP, 6-5) allowed only two runs over 5.0 innings for the win, while the loss was pinned on Silver Hawks starter Jeff Shields (LP, 7-11). David Narodowski had two hits for South Bend.
TEAM NOTES:
· Playoff Race: The Silver Hawks are five games out of the wild card spot with 23 to play in the second half.
· South Bend has not won a home series against an Eastern Division opponent since May 27-30 versus Dayton.
· The Silver Hawks are in a stretch of 14 straight games against Lansing & Bowling Green – both playoff qualifiers already (currently 5-6).
· South Bend has been held to six hits in each of the last two games, including only one extra base hit.
INDIVIDUAL NOTES:
· Yazy Arbelo leads the league in homers, extra base hits, games played, and strikeouts.
· Roberto Ortiz had hits in 18 of his last 21 games, raising his average from .180 to .233.
· David Narodowski had hits in eight of his 11 games and is batting .385 with one homer and three RBIs since joining the Hawks.
MILESTONE WATCH:
· Yazy Arbelo has tied Billy Martin (2000) for the single season record with 25 homers. He’s tied for third on the career home run list.
· Arbelo also needs one RBI to tie for ninth on the single season RBI leader board with 82. The team record is 108.
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