PawSox Threaten in Ninth, Fall to Toledo, 6-4
TOLEDO, Ohio - For a second straight night, the Pawtucket Red Sox bullpen emptied its collective tank, but the Toledo Mud Hens used an early wave of offense to defeat the PawSox, 6-4, on Sunday at Fifth Third Field.The PawSox (52-66) used six pitchers in the rubber game after utilizing
TOLEDO, Ohio - For a second straight night, the Pawtucket Red Sox bullpen emptied its collective tank, but the Toledo Mud Hens used an early wave of offense to defeat the PawSox, 6-4, on Sunday at Fifth Third Field.
The PawSox (52-66) used six pitchers in the rubber game after utilizing five pitchers Saturday in a pair of games started by relievers -
Houck logged the first inning, and both
Toledo starter and former first-round pick
Trailing by three runs (6-3) again in the top of the ninth,
Following their six-game road trip and an off day Monday, the PawSox now return home to McCoy Stadium on Tuesday at 7:05 p.m. to open up a weeklong homestand that begins with the Norfolk Tides (Baltimore Orioles). Pawtucket right-hander
The PawSox will be home August 13-18 (Tuesday-Sunday) for the six-game homestand against the Orioles and Tigers Triple-A affiliates.
On August 13 (Tuesday), the PawSox will again play as the popular Osos Polares de Pawtucket. Then on August 14 (Wednesday), fans can participate in the Ross-Simons Dazzling Diamond Sweepstakes for a second straight year with a chance to win diamonds. August 15 (Thursday) marks Silver Seniors Day Bingo. The weekend starts with a bang on August 16 (Friday), as the PawSox will give away Red Sox World Series championship replica rings to the first 3,000 fans entering McCoy Stadium. On August 17 (Saturday), fans can enjoy post-game fireworks set to country music. The homestand concludes August 18 (Sunday) with a Sunday FunDay in which fans can play pre-game catch on the field and then run the bases post-game. The first 5,000 fans to that game will also receive a collector's edition 2019 PawSox Baseball Card Set.
Good tickets 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.