Drive Drop 7-3 Decision to Spartanburgers, Fall Back Into Three-Way Tie in Division
Spartanburg, S.C. – The Greenville Drive (60-59) were unable to overcome an early deficit on Saturday night, falling 7-3 to the Hub City Spartanburgers (58-60) at Fifth Third Park. The loss gave Hub City a 3-2 lead in the six-game series and knocked Greenville back into a three-way tie for first place in the South Division’s second-half race alongside Spartanburg and Bowling Green.
Greenville struck first in the opening inning when Nazzan Zanetello lined a leadoff single down the left-field line and came around to score on Yophery Rodriguez’s RBI single to right-center. But the Spartanburgers wasted no time responding. Dylan Dreiling led off the bottom half with a single and Paxton Kling followed with a run-scoring double to tie the game. Malcolm Moore and John Taylor later added RBIs in the frame, capping a three-run first that immediately put the Drive behind…