Drive top Hot Rods 5‑1 on four homers

HADLEY, Ky. (Interstat) — The Greenville Drive slugged four home runs and beat the Bowling Green Hot Rods 5-1 on Saturday at Bowling Green Ballpark.

Isaiah Jackson hit a two-run homer, and Ronny Hernandez and Yophery Rodriguez added solo shots in a four-run sixth inning. Givian Sirvania homered in the seventh for Greenville. The Drive had 11 hits, while Bowling Green managed five.

Jackson’s homer, his 21st, brought in Luke Heyman. Hernandez hit his 15th, and Rodriguez his 16th. Sirvania’s was his second.

Bowling Green scored its run in the bottom of the sixth when Narciso Polanco doubled home Brendan Summerhill.

Barrett Morgan threw four scoreless innings, allowing one hit and striking out three. Griffin Kilander added 2 1/3 scoreless innings with four strikeouts. Adam Bates (3-5) earned the win in relief, and Alexander Campos (0-1) took the loss.

Greenville improved to 61-69, and Bowling Green fell to 82-48. The game drew 2,034 fans and lasted 2 hours, 31 minutes.