PawSox Thump Toledo in 10-2 Victory
TOLEDO, Ohio - A night after the Pawtucket Red Sox rallied with late offense in the ninth inning, the PawSox broke out the bats early on Friday and cruised to a 10-2 throttling of the Toledo Mud Hens at Fifth Third Field. The PawSox (3-4) scored three runs in the
TOLEDO, Ohio - A night after the Pawtucket Red Sox rallied with late offense in the ninth inning, the PawSox broke out the bats early on Friday and cruised to a 10-2 throttling of the Toledo Mud Hens at Fifth Third Field.
The PawSox (3-4) scored three runs in the first, two in the second, three in the third and another in the fourth to build a hefty early advantage en route to season highs in runs and hits (15) and a series-evening win over the Mud Hens (5-3). Eight of Pawtucket's nine starters recorded hits, headlined by left fielder
PawSox designated hitter
That was plenty of offensive backing for Pawtucket starter
Toledo right-handed starter
Pawtucket wasted no time jumping on Lewicki and the Mud Hens in the top of the first. After an RBI single from Tavarez, second baseman
In the second, Pawtucket added two more runs on a wild play in which Toledo third baseman
Barfield doubled in a run in the third, and Castillo then roped a two-run double into the right-field corner to stretch the lead to 8-0.
Toledo responded in the bottom half of the third with its first run on a sacrifice fly from shortstop
But, in the fourth, Pawtucket countered with another Barfield RBI double.
Toledo trimmed the gap to 9-2 in the bottom of the sixth when second baseman
Barfield bashed his second home run of the season in the top of the ninth through the wind out to the left-center field power alley, stamping the victory.
The PawSox continue their four-game series with Toledo on Saturday at 5:05 p.m. Pawtucket left-hander
The PawSox return home for a six-game homestand April 20-25 (Friday-Wednesday) against the Gwinnett Stripers and Toledo. Good seats are available, and fans can visit the McCoy Stadium box office, which is open Monday-Friday from 10 a.m. through 5 p.m., and during all home games. Fans can also call (401) 724-7300 or log on to PawSox.com for tickets.