Jhon Diaz’s seventh-inning homer jumpstarted the Bowling Green Hot Rods to a 4-3 comeback victory over the Greensboro Grasshoppers on Friday at Bowling Green Ballpark.

Greensboro (16-14) opened the scoring in the top of the third inning against Bowling Green starting pitcher Trevor Martin. Shawn Ross worked a one-out walk and Lonnie White Jr. was hit by a pitch, putting runners at first and second. Jack Brannigan grounded into a fielder’s choice, advancing Ross to third. Charles McAdoo ran out an infield single, scoring Ross to give the Grasshoppers a 1-0 lead.

Two more runs came around to score for Greensboro in the top of the fourth with Martin still on the mound. Maikol Escotto collected a one-out double. One out later, P.J. Hilson drove in Escotto with a single, increasing the Grasshoppers’ lead to 2-0. Ross plated Hilson with a double to center, lengthening Greensboro’s lead, 3-0.

The Hot Rods (17-14) brought in their first runs in the bottom of the seventh against Grasshoppers reliever Alessandro Ercolani. Brock Jones led off with a walk and advanced to second on a disengagement violation. Hunter Haas flied out to left, moving Jones to third. One out later, Diaz roped a two-run homer over the right-center field wall, bringing the Hot Rods within one run, 3-2.

Bowling Green kept up its momentum in the bottom of the eighth against Greensboro reliever Cy Nielson. Xavier Isaac and Brayden Taylor worked back-to-back walks, then Kamren James was hit by a pitch to load the bases. Jones lifted a sacrifice fly to center, scoring Isaac to tie the game, 3-3. Haas followed with another sacrifice fly, putting the Hot Rods in the lead, 4-3.

Hot Rods reliever JJ Goss entered the game in the ninth and closed out the Grasshoppers for a 4-3 victory.

BG’s Drew Sommers (1-1) picked up his first win of the season after pitching a scoreless inning, allowing one hit and striking out two. Nielson (1-1) got the loss, surrendering two runs on no hits for his second blown save. Goss pitched a scoreless inning, walking one and striking out one in his second save of the season.

The Hot Rods and Grasshoppers play the penultimate game of the series at 6:35 p.m. at Bowling Green Ballpark. Bowling Green will send out right-hander Alex Cook (2-2, 1.84) against Greensboro lefty Hunter Barco (0-0, 2.01).