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GREENSBORO ― Liover Peguero went 3-for-4 with two home runs, Nick Gonzales returned to the lineup and homered in his first plate appearance, and the Greensboro Grasshoppers beat the Greenville Drive 9-4 in front of a fireworks night crowd of 6,581 Saturday at First National Bank Field. The Hoppers (27-20)
GREENSBORO ―
Liover Peguero went 3-for-4 with two home runs,
Nick Gonzales returned to the lineup and homered in his first plate appearance, and the Greensboro Grasshoppers beat the Greenville Drive 9-4 in front of a fireworks night crowd of 6,581 Saturday at First National Bank Field.
The Hoppers (27-20) stayed hot. They re 4-1 against the Drive (24-23) this week heading into Sunday afternoon s series finale, and Greensboro has won 15 of their last 20 games over the last three weeks.
Eight-run explosion not enough for FredNats in finale
Published Sunday, May. 23, 2021, 10:19 pm
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A season-high eight run outburst from the Fredericksburg Nationals was not enough to take Sunday’s series finale against Salem, as the Red Sox scored 14 runs of their own in a 14-8 final.
The FredNats established high water marks in both runs and hits, and briefly led in the early innings. Once the game turned to the bullpen, however, the Red Sox cruised to their fifth victory in the six-game set.