Cameron, Castro hit RBI triples in loss
TOLEDO, Ohio - Daz Cameron and Willi Castro garnered both a triple and RBI in the fourth inning Saturday, but the Toledo Mud Hens couldn't pull away in the 4-3 loss to the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders at Fifth Third Field.
TOLEDO, Ohio -
Both teams went into the eighth inning tied at three but the RailRiders broke the deadlock on an RBI single by Brad Miller.
The Mud Hens are now 1-21 this season when trailing after the eighth, posting their 14th loss at home and eighth loss in the month of May.
Saturday was a bullpen outing for Toledo, who used five relievers, as
Cisnero, who ended up replacing
It was announced prior to Saturday that Szkutnik was assigned back up to the Mud Hens from Double-A Erie to fill the open roster spot left by Tyler Alexander.
Toledo and Scranton/Wilkes-Barre were tied 1-1 when
The Mud Hens are now 3-18 when opposing teams score first.
Cisnero, 30, allowed four hits, one run and one earned run, while walking one and striking out six.
It's the first time in 18 appearances through 2019 that Cisnero left a game having struck out more than three batters.
RailRiders starter
Cameron has hit in each of his last five games as well as 11 of his last 13 dating back to May 2.
He entered Saturday slashing .224/.314/.425 with a .739 OPS and 15 XBH.
Castro, in his last 17 games, has gone 24-for-64 with four doubles, four home runs and 21 RBIs.
His continued hitting streak throughout this time period is the longest among all International League hitters this season.
Rogers was coming off his three-run bases clearing double in Friday's 5-0 win. After receiving the callup from Double-A Erie, Rogers has gone 4-for-12 with two doubles, a home run and five RBIs since May 14.
The Mud Hens maintained a 3-2 lead when Szutnik, the 25-year-old native of Jackson, Michigan, entered the fifth. He'd be the third pitcher of the game for Toledo to finish with an earned run after working 2.1 innings.
Tying it in the seventh was
Going 1.2 innings with two hits and one earned run on the Miller RBI single,
2013 Baltimore Orioles third-round draft pick
The Mud Hens have been outscored 43-22 in their last seven games.
What's Next:
Opening pitch is scheduled for 1:05 p.m. (EST).
Live coverage is available on MiLB.TV, Buckeye Cable Sports Network and Fox Sports 1230 WCWA-AM. "Around the Bases" with Jim Weber and Brad Woznicki begins at 12:35 p.m. (EST).
#RoadToDetroit Report (rankings according to MLB.com 2019 Prospect Watch):
5. OF
6. RHP
7. IF
11. RHP
13. C Jake Rogers: 1-for-4, Run
17. OF Jacob Robson: 0-for-2, RBI
21. OF
24. RHP
25. RHP
28. LHP
29. IF/OF
Hens Notes:
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• Szkutnik pitched twice for the Mud Hens before being optioned back down to Erie on April 29. The 2014 Tigers 20th-round draft pick posted a 1-2 record and 3.48 ERA in a combined 13 games before his outing Saturday.
• Alexander leaves for Double-A Erie after starting in six games for Toledo this year.