Polanco’s three-run homer lifts Hot Rods past Drive

HADLEY, Ky. (Interstat) — Narciso Polanco hit a three-run homer in the bottom of the eighth inning, lifting the Bowling Green Hot Rods to a 4-3 win over the Greenville Drive on Sunday at Bowling Green Ballpark.

Greenville carried a 3-0 lead into the inning. Owen Hull singled in two runs in the third, and Isaiah Jackson added an RBI single in the eighth. Hot Rods starter Blake Morgan allowed five hits and two earned runs over five innings.

Jhon Diaz opened Bowling Green’s eighth with a solo homer. Later, Polanco drove a ball over the right-field fence to score Jose Perez and Brendan Summerhill. Andy Rodriguez (3-3) earned the win with one inning of relief. Mason Nichols recorded the final three outs for his sixth save.

Trennor O’Donnell (2-3) took the loss, allowing four earned runs in 3 1/3 innings. Greenville’s Leighton Finley struck out seven in 4 2/3 scoreless innings.

The Hot Rods improved to 83-48, while the Drive fell to 61-70. Attendance was 1,567 and the game lasted 2:19. Bowling Green managed five hits to Greenville’s nine.