Greenville Answers Hub City Rally, Wins 12-6

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GREENVILLE, S.C. — The Greenville Drive delivered one of their loudest innings of the season Tuesday night, erupting for seven runs on four home runs in the eighth inning to beat the Hub City Spartanburgers 12-6 in the opener of a six-game series at Fluor Field at the West End.

BACK-TO-BACK-TO-BACK 🚨 @RedSox prospects Yophery Rodriguez, Justin Gonzales and Henry Godbout deliver a barrage of homers for the @GreenvilleDrive. pic.twitter.com/4mzq4BXDFv

— Minor League Baseball (@MiLB) April 29, 2026

Greenville (12-10) finished with 15 hits and five home runs, turning a late one-run deficit into a commanding win after Hub City (9-12) briefly grabbed momentum with a four-run eighth. Yoeilin Cespedes, Yophery Rodriguez, Justin Gonzales, Henry Godbout and Freili Encarnacion all homered for the Drive, with Encarnacion providing the exclamation point on a two-out grand slam in the decisive eighth.

DRIVE WIN!#YourHomeTeam takes game 1 at home behind a monster offensive display!#GVLHomeTeam #UpstateHomeTeam #TogetherWeWin pic.twitter.com/seNpBBSrNg

— Greenville Drive (@GreenvilleDrive) April 29, 2026

The Drive led 5-2 entering the eighth before Hub City rallied against Calvin Bickerstaff. Quincy Scott walked, stole second and scored on Chandler Pollard’s fielder’s choice. Luke Hanson followed with an RBI double to left-center, and Arturo Disla later launched a two-run homer to left to put the Spartanburgers ahead 6-5.

DRIVE STORM BACK!

Hub City 6 | Drive 8 pic.twitter.com/KBrJY0u4y7

— Greenville Drive (@GreenvilleDrive) April 29, 2026

The lead lasted only minutes.

Yophery Rodriguez has now hit for half the cycle.. in the 8th inning.. 👀

HR to lead off the inning, double with 2 outs after the Encarnacion grand slam!

— Greenville Drive (@GreenvilleDrive) April 29, 2026

Rodriguez opened the bottom of the eighth with a solo homer to right on an 0-1 pitch from Kai Wynyard, tying the game at 6. Gonzales followed by driving the first pitch he saw over the wall in center, and Godbout made it three straight homers with a shot to left on a 2-1 pitch, putting Greenville back in front 8-6.

GRAND SLAM ENCARNACION!! pic.twitter.com/lTKiZJ14jM

— Greenville Drive (@GreenvilleDrive) April 29, 2026

The Drive were not done. Cespedes singled, Gerardo Rodriguez followed with a base hit, and Isaiah Jackson walked to load the bases with two outs. Encarnacion then jumped on an 0-1 pitch and sent it out to right for a grand slam, stretching Greenville’s lead to 12-6. Yophery Rodriguez added a double later in the inning, finishing the frame a triple shy of the cycle after homering and doubling in the same inning.

WHY NOT?? ONE MORE BOMB FOR THE DRIVE!!

Hub City 6 | Drive 12 pic.twitter.com/pv0uuCaHnq

— Greenville Drive (@GreenvilleDrive) April 29, 2026

The seven-run eighth gave Greenville its largest offensive inning of the night and capped a game in which the Drive repeatedly answered Hub City’s pressure.

ARE YOU KIDDING?!?!? BACK TO BACK TO BACK FOR THE DRIVE!!

HENRY GODBOUT pic.twitter.com/0KLOkhT9G1

— Greenville Drive (@GreenvilleDrive) April 29, 2026

The Spartanburgers struck first in the third. Maxton Martin walked, stole second, and moved to third after Arturo Disla and Malcolm Moore drew back-to-back walks. Paxton Kling singled to shallow right to score Martin, and Scott later drove in Disla on a fielder’s choice to give Hub City a 2-0 lead.

GONZO BACK TO BACK!!!

DRIVE LEAD pic.twitter.com/md9iEjJjgs

— Greenville Drive (@GreenvilleDrive) April 29, 2026

Greenville responded immediately in the bottom half. Gonzales singled, Godbout followed with a base hit up the middle, and a wild pitch by Aidan Curry brought Gonzales home. Cespedes walked and Gerardo Rodriguez singled to load the bases before Jack Winnay lifted a sacrifice fly to center, scoring Godbout to tie the game at 2.

YOPHERY RODRIGUEZ!! TIE GAME pic.twitter.com/XDSbjlf4EY

— Greenville Drive (@GreenvilleDrive) April 29, 2026

After the Drive left the bases loaded in the third and stranded another runner in the fourth, they broke through in the sixth. Encarnacion walked, Yophery Rodriguez reached on a throwing error by Pollard and stole second, and Cespedes turned on the first pitch from Anthony Susac for a three-run homer to left-center. The blast, Cespedes’ fourth of the season, gave Greenville a 5-2 lead.

Cespedes 💣 pic.twitter.com/DXBQwjxnOP

— Greenville Drive (@GreenvilleDrive) April 29, 2026

Cespedes finished 2-for-4 with the homer, three RBI, two runs and a walk. Godbout went 3-for-5 with a homer and two runs, while Gerardo Rodriguez added three hits. Gonzales reached three times, going 2-for-5 with a homer, two runs and a walk. Yophery Rodriguez went 2-for-5 with a double, homer, two runs and an RBI. Encarnacion drove in four with his eighth-inning slam.

HR CESPEDES!!

Drive lead 5-2 in the bottom of the 6th!!

409' | 105 mph pic.twitter.com/vZBUJYduBy

— Greenville Drive (@GreenvilleDrive) April 29, 2026

Luis Cohen gave Greenville key work out of the bullpen after starter Jojo Ingrassia. Ingrassia allowed two runs on three hits over three innings, walking four and striking out four. Cohen followed with three scoreless innings, allowing one hit and one walk while striking out two to keep the game tied and then protect Greenville’s lead through the middle innings.

Excellent baserunning sets the Drive up with runners on the corners and 0 outs! pic.twitter.com/GSyqHLQp76

— Greenville Drive (@GreenvilleDrive) April 29, 2026

Bickerstaff was charged with four runs on four hits over three innings but earned the win after Greenville’s eighth-inning rally. He struck out two, walked one and retired Hub City in order in the ninth to close the game.

SHOW OFF CESPEDES🤯 pic.twitter.com/EJ7uDKaxQf

— Greenville Drive (@GreenvilleDrive) April 29, 2026

Disla led Hub City, going 3-for-3 with a homer, two RBI, two runs and two walks. Hanson added two doubles and two runs driven in. Wynyard took the loss after allowing seven runs on seven hits, including four home runs, over 1 2/3 innings.