Bowling Green, Kentucky – TJ Nichols tied his career high with eight strikeouts over 5.0 scoreless innings as the Bowling Green Hot Rods (9-11) dropped the penultimate game of the series, 3-0, to the Greensboro Grasshoppers (15-5) on Saturday at Bowling Green Ballpark in Bowling Green, Kentucky.
TJ Nichols nabbed the start for Bowling Green, hurling 5.0 shutout frames while striking out a Hot Rods season-best eight hitters and walking none. Grasshoppers starter Hung-Leng Chang went 5.0 innings, allowed just one hit, struck out nine and walked none.
Duce Gourson gave Greensboro the lead in the sixth on a go-ahead solo shot off reliever TJ Fondtain, putting the visitors ahead, 1-0…