Rome Braves pitcher Spencer Strider

Braves Blow Late Lead, Fall 7-5 to Hot Rods

The Rome Braves (20-20) suffered their first extra-inning defeat at State Mutual Stadium in Friday night's 7-5 loss to the Bowling Green Hot Rods (27-13). The Hot Rods scored six consecutive runs to force extras and ultimately win in the eleventh inning. Rome opened the scoring with three consecutive hits in the bottom of the first inning. After a Riley Delgado single and a Michael Harris II double, Delgado scored on an RBI... Full Story