Blake Robertson notched two of the Bowling Green Hot Rods’ five hits in a 2-0 shutout loss to the Jersey Shore BlueClaws on Sunday from ShoreTown Ballpark in Lakewood, New Jersey.

Jersey Shore (14-13) began the scoring in the bottom of the first inning against Bowling Green starter Alex Cook. Justin Crawford beat out an infield single and swiped second to put a runner in scoring position. Felix Reyes smacked a double down the left field line to score Crawford and make it 1-0. Otto Kemp laced a single to left, scoring Reyes to extend the lead, 2-0.

In the top of the ninth, Hunter Haas worked a leadoff walk, but the Hot Rods (13-14) were shut out the rest of the inning to lose by a final score, 2-0.

Starlyn Castillo (1-2) earned the win, allowing two hits, walking two and striking out two over five scoreless innings. Cook (2-2) took the loss, allowing two runs on five hits and three strikeouts over four frames. Daniel Harper walked one and struck out one in a scoreless ninth to pick up the save.

Bowling Green gets a day off on Monday before returning to Bowling Green Ballpark for a six-game series against the Greensboro Grasshoppers. First pitch is set for Tuesday at 6:05 p.m.{&end}