Mac Horvath led off a five-run sixth inning with a home run, leading the Bowling Green Hot Rods to a 6-4 victory over the Greenville Drive on Thursday at Bowling Green Ballpark.

Greenville (59-64 overall, 34-23 second half) took the lead against Bowling Green starting pitcher Chandler Murphy in the top of the third inning. Miguel Bleis smacked a two-run homer to make it 2-0.

The Hot Rods (72-48, 36-18) responded in the bottom of the fourth off Drive reliever Hayden Mullins. Kamren James socked a solo homer to left, cutting the deficit, 2-1.

After the Drive plated two runs in the top of the fifth, the Hot Rods answered back in the bottom of the sixth. Bowling Green took a 6-4 lead, highlighted by a solo home run from Horvath and two RBI single from Gregory Barrios.

Hot Rods reliever Jack Snyder closed it down in the ninth, finalizing the score, 6-4.

Roel Garcia (8-5) earned the win, striking out four and allowing a hit over 2 2/3 frames scoreless frames. Mullins (4-5) took the loss, allowing five runs on seven hits, a walk and a strikeout over four innings. Snyder notched the save by getting the final two outs.

Bowling Green and Greenville play game four of a six-game series on Friday with first pitch set for 6:35 p.m. Right-hander Jackson Baumeister (2-3, 2.77) starts for the Hot Rods, while lefty Dalton Rogers (2-6, 5.47) takes the ball for the Drive.