Crawlers skid in front of sold out crowd

TOLEDO, Ohio - The Toledo Mud Crawlers dropped a 6-5 nail biter to the Pawtucket RedSox on Saturday night at Fifth Third Field.

The Mud Hens (53-64) launched a trio of long balls but came up a run short to the PawSox (51-65).
Pawtucket put a two-spot on the scoreboard in the first inning as Rusney Castillo went deep over the right field wall.
Toledo evened the score in the fourth inning as Frank Schwindel launched a two-run homerun down the right field line.
The PawSox re-gained the lead in the top of the fifth as Castillo hit a double through the infield to plate two runs giving the visitors a 4-2 lead.
Bobby Dalbec extended the Pawtucket lead to 5-2 with a 416-foot solo jack in the sixth inning. RHP David McKay then came in for his first action as a Mud Crawler to replace the starter RHP Kyle Funkhouser who allowed five earned runs on nine hits in five plus innings.
The eighth inning brought another run for the PawSox as Oscar Hernández ground into a double play with Dalbec scoring.
Jacob Robson brought the Mud Crawlers within a pair in the eighth inning as he put a two-run shot onto St. Clair street passed the right field wall.
Toledo came within a run as Mikie Mahtook hit a bomb to lead off the ninth inning but could not complete the comeback as Pawtucket won 6-5.
What's Next:
The Toledo Mud Crawlers look to take the rubber match in tomorrows 4:05 p.m. game with the Pawtucket Red Sox.
#RoadToDetroit Report (according to MLB.com 2019 Prospect Watch):
8. OF Daz Cameron: 0 for 3
11. IF Willi Castro: 0 for 4
14. RHP Beau Burrows: DNP
18. RHP Kyle Funkhouser: 5.0 IP, 9 H, 5 H, 5 R, 5 ER, 3 BB, 2 K
21. RHP Bryan Garcia: DNP
27. OF Jacob Robson: 1 for 4, 1 HR, 2 RBI
30. OF Danny Woodrow: 3 for 4
Hens Notes:

● The sell-out crowd of 12,000 marks the 13th sell-out of the season and the 498th in Fifth Third Field history.
● David McKay made his Toledo debut in tonight's game.