Castro shines as Hens drop series finale
TOLEDO, Ohio - The Toledo Mud Hens matched the Louisville Bats with a series-high 12 hits, but dropped the rubber match by an 8-3 count on Sunday at Fifth Third Field.
TOLEDO, Ohio - The Toledo Mud Hens matched the Louisville Bats with a series-high 12 hits, but dropped the rubber match by an 8-3 count on Sunday at Fifth Third Field.
Making his Toledo debut as part of a rehab assignment,
Liriano needed eight pitches to send Louisville (25-40) down 1-2-3 in the top of the first, but the Bats responded with six runs in the second stanza. Gabriel Guerrero led off the frame with an opposite-field home run that carried over the wall in right to give the visitors a 1-0 lead. With runners on second and third and nobody down, a
After
Louisville wrapped up its offensive outburst with runs in the third and fourth frames. Selsky started the third with a home run to right, while Peterson's base hit up the middle drove in Guerrero gave the Bats an 8-0 edge heading into the bottom of the fourth.
The Mud Hens had runners in scoring position in each of the opening five innings, and finally made a breakthrough in the bottom of the seventh. Krizan got Toledo on the board when he ripped a leadoff shot to left for his sixth home run of the campaign.
The bottom of the order got things going for the Mud Hens in the bottom of the ninth, as
What's Next:
The Mud Hens open a six-game road trip on Tuesday with the first of three matchups against the Gwinnett Stripers. First pitch from Coolray Field is scheduled for 7:05 p.m.
#RoadToDetroit Report (rankings according to MLB.com 2018 Prospect Watch):
10. OF
11. OF Mike Gerber: 0-for-5, RBI
12. IF Dawel Lugo: 2-for-5, two singles, RBI
15. RHP
16. RHP
18. LHP
Hens Notes:
• Liriano is the 19th starting pitcher used by the Mud Hens this season.
• Including rehab assignments, 18 players have appeared for the Tigers and Mud Hens during the 2018 campaign.
• Toledo is 23-6 when tallying 10 or more hits this season.
• The Mud Hens have won five of their last six meetings against the Stripers, dating back to last season.