Hoppers lose to Dash, fall to 4-6 in Battle of I-40

WINSTON-SALEM ― Bryan Ramos hit a two-run home run, and Moises Castillo drove in the go-ahead run with a sacrifice fly in the seventh inning as the Winston-Salem Dash defeated the Greensboro Grasshoppers 4-2 at Truist Stadium on Friday night.

Right-hander Jesus Valles (3-1) picked up the win in relief, working four solid innings and allowing just one run while striking out three.

Jackson Glenn hit a solo home run for the Hoppers ― his second of the year ― and Yoyner Fajardo tied the score 2-2 in the fifth inning with a sacrifice fly to drive in Ernny Ordonez.

Ordoñez went 1-for-4 with a run scored, and Francisco Acuna finished 2-for-3.

Hoppers right-hander Logan Hofmann (0-1) took the loss in relief, giving up two runs in the seventh inning. Hofman struck out three in two innings of work.

NOTES

• Greensboro trails Winston-Salem 6-4 in the season series known as “The Battle for I-40” rivalry.
• The Grasshoppers have lost 11 of their last 14 games.
• Greensboro is 9-9 in one-run games this season. The Hoppers have won eight of their last 12 one-run games.
• Leadoff hitter Yoyner Fajardo went 0-for-3 with an RBI Friday, but he has hit safely in 20 of 27 games played, with 10 multi-hit games. Fajardo is 31-for-101 and his .307 batting average would rank seventh in the Sally League if he had enough plate appearances to qualify.
• Center fielder Hudson Head, a 21-year-old rated by MLB Pipeline as the No. 20 prospect in Pittsburgh's farm system, went 0-for-3 with a walk Saturday. Head has hits in 18 of his last 22 games. He has reached base in 29 of his last 32 games.