Sizemore's four hits cannot propel Hens to victory as Rochester wins 8-4

ROCHESTER, N.Y. - The Toledo Mud Hens ended up on the wrong side of a hit fest Saturday at Frontier Field, falling 8-4 to the Rochester Red Wings. The teams combined for 29 hits. Rochester had 16, tying the most for a Mud Hen opponent all season.

Billy Buckner, making his Mud Hen debut, was shaky in his 4.1 innings of work. He gave up 14 hits and eight runs, striking out two and walking one. Josh Rainwater and Scot Drucker went 3.2 innings in relief, yielding just two hits.

The Hens got on the board with a run in the second. Casper Wells tripled and scored following an RBI single by Deik Scram. Rochester came right back in the home half of the inning to tie it. Matt Macri led off with a double and scored when Brock Peterson got a double of his own. In between were two outs and the third followed Peterson's RBI double.

The Red Wings began the bottom of the third with three consecutive singles by Toby Gardenhire, Brian Dinkelman and Trevor Plouffe. Gardenhire was thrown out at home plate on Plouffe's base hit by Casper Wells who threw a laser form centerfield. A walk followed before Macri popped out. A Wilson Ramos single brought in two runs to put the Wings up 3-1. Major League veteran Jacque Jones kept the onslaught going with a two-RBI double to make it a 5-1 ballgame. The inning would end one batter later with a Brock Peterson strikeout.

Rochester added a run in the fourth on a Plouffe single, scoring Gardenhire to make it 6-1.

The Hens got back in the game with four runs in the fifth. Robinzon Diaz and Scott Sizemore led off the inning with back-to-back singles. Will Rhymes followed with a walk to load the bases with none out. After a line out by Danny Worth, Jeff Frazier doubled to score Diaz and Sizemore and make it 6-3. Rhymes advanced to third and scored on a sacrifice fly by Jeff Larish to close the gap to 6-4.

The Red Wings responded in the bottom half with two-run home run by Brock Peterson. The round tripper put Rochester up by the final margin of 8-4.

Toledo and Rochester continue their series Sunday afternoon with a 1 p.m. start. The Hens return home June 12 for an eight-game homestand. Upcoming Game Tickets | Box Score

Game Notes

• Billy Buckner made his Mud Hen debut.
• Casper Wells' triple was the 12th by a Hen this season.
• Scott Sizemore extended his hitting streak to 13 games.
• Sizemore was 4-or-5 with a run.