Colton Ledbetter’s seventh-inning solo home run was the only offense for the Bowling Green Hot Rods in a 2-1 loss to the Greensboro Grasshoppers on Wednesday at First National Bank Field in Greensboro, North Carolina.

Greensboro (71-55 overall, 32-29 second half) plated the first run of the game in the bottom of the fourth inning against Bowling Green starter Chandler Murphy. With one out, Omar Alfonzo homered to right field, giving the Grasshoppers a 1-0 lead.

The Hot Rods (75-50, 39-20) tied the game in the top of the seventh against Grasshoppers starter Carlson Reed. Ledbetter broke up the perfect game with a solo homer to left, evening the score at 1-1.

The Grasshoppers regained the lead in the bottom of the eighth inning against Hot Rods reliever Seth Chavez. Shawn Ross hit a one-out, solo home run to give Greensboro a 2-1 lead.

Greensboro’s Valentin Linarez struck out the side in the top of the ninth, ending the game in a 2-1 Hot Rods loss.

Carlos Jimenez (2-0) received the win, going 1 2/3hitless innings with one walk and one strikeout. Chavez (0-1) was given his first loss of the season, allowing one run on two hits, walking one and striking out two over two innings of relief. Linarez picked up the save after striking out the side in the top of the ninth.

The Hot Rods and Grasshoppers will play the third game of a six-game series on Thursday at First National Bank Field with a 5:30 p.m. CT first pitch. Bowling Green will send out right-hander Jackson Baumeister (3-3, 2.57) against Greensboro righty Wilber Dotel (9-5, 5.49).