The Winston-Salem Dash's six-game series with the Bowling Green Hot Rods will require three columns, because they played to a rare tie as storms swept in during as the bottom of the seventh inning got underway.
What's even more unusual is that the Dash grabbed a 5-3 lead in the top of the seventh. Wilfred Veras punched a single to right that scored Loidel Chapelli, who reached on a single and took second on a wild pitch. Veras was thrown out at second trying to stretch it into a double, but Michael Turner was able to slide into that bag safely on his double. Shawn Goosenberg then delivered a drama-free two-bagger to the right-center gap that made it a 5-3 game.
But because the Hot Rods didn't get a chance to answer those runs in the bottom of the inning, that sequence of events never actually happened in the eyes of the game log. So if Veras comes up short of a nice, round number in the RBI column, you'll have Mother Nature to blame.
The Dash also missed out on a chance to pick up their first ever series win in Bowling Green, but they already matched their win total from the previous two seasons by going 2-2-1.
Charlotte 5, Gwinnett 4
- Oscar Colás didn't play after being lifted midway through Saturday's game.
- Carlos Pérez went 0-for-4 with a strikeout.
- Billy Hamilton started his rehab stint, walking once and striking out twice.
Chattanooga 12, Birmingham 1
- José Rodríguez wore the collar and silver sombrero.
- Bryan Ramos went 1-for-4 with a strikeout.
- Yoelqui Céspedes was 0-for-4 with two strikeouts.
- Matthew Thompson: 4 IP, 5 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 2 BB, 5 K, 1 HR
Winston-Salem 3, Bowling Green 3 (6 innings, rain)
- Terrell Tatum went 0-for-3 with a walk and a stolen base.
- Loidel Chapelli was 1-for-2 with a double and a sac fly.
- DJ Gladney singled, walked, struck out and stole a base.
- Wilfred Veras went 0-for-3 with a K.
- Connor McCullough: 5 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 0 BB, 6 K, 3 HR, 1 HBP
Kannapolis 13, Lynchburg 9 (5½ innings, rain)
- Jacob Burke went 1-for-4 with a strikeout.
- Tanner McDougal: 3.2 IP, 4 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 2 BB, 4 K, 1 HR
