Hens comeback to beat Tides

TOLEDO, Ohio - Offensive surge aided the Toledo Mud Hens in defeating the Norfolk Tides on Sunday night 8-3 at Fifth Third Field.

Ronny Rodríguez and Grayson Greiner each recorded a solo home run and Greiner also recorded two RBI.
Left-handed knuckleballer Josh Turley started the game for the Toledo Mud Hens (38-23) by striking out the first two Norfolk Tides (32-27) batters for his 44th and 45th strikeouts of the campaign.
Both teams put up blanks through the first two innings, but the Tides plated two in the third to take a 2-0 lead.
In the bottom half of the inning, Ronny Rodriguez launched his ninth home run of the season over the left-field wall to cut the Tides lead in half. This accounted for Rodriguez's 36th RBI of the season.

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— Toledo Mud Hens (@MudHens) June 10, 2018

Toledo loaded the bases with no outs in the bottom of the fourth inning by a Dawel Lugo walk and base hits from Jim Adduci and Mickie Mahtook. Chad Huffman then legged out an infield single to score Lugo and tie the game at two apiece. Grayson Greiner drew a walk to score Adduci and then Pete Kozma hit a sacrifice fly to right field to score Mahtook. At the end of the inning, the Mud Hens held a 4-2 lead.
Paul Voelker took over for Josh Turley in the fifth inning. Turley's day ended with four innings pitched allowing two earned runs on three hits. He also struck out five batters and walked four. Voelker picked up the win going two innings allowing zero runs on one hit and he struck out two batters. Kevin Chapman came in to replace Voelker.
In the seventh inning, the Tides got a run back on an RBI infield single by Drew Dosch. The Mud Hens tacked on four runs in the bottom half. Grayson Griener launched a solo shot over the left field fence to start the scoring for the Hens. Lugo then hit a single to score Rodriguez. Mahtook then hit a two out triple to score Mike Gerber and Lugo. Toledo held an 8-3 after the seventh.

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— Toledo Mud Hens (@MudHens) June 10, 2018

Chapman's night came to an end as Kevin Comer came in to pitch. Chapman suffered one earned run on one hit and three walks. Comer delivered a scoreless eighth inning allowing no hits and one walk. Johnny Barbato came in to close the game for the Mud Hens and took down the Norfolk side in order recording one strike out.
What's Next:
The Toledo Mud Hens go on the road for a four-game series against division rival the Indianapolis Indians. The Hens currently lead the Indians by 5.5 games and the first pitch on Monday night at Victory Field is scheduled for 7:05 p.m.
#RoadToDetroit Report (rankings according to MLB.com 2018 Prospect Watch):
10. OF Christin Stewart: DNP
11. OF Mike Gerber: 1-for-4, run scored
12. IF Dawel Lugo: 1-for-2, 2 runs scored, RBI
15. RHP Grayson Long: DNP (DL)
16. RHP Bryan Garcia: DNP (DL)
18. LHP Tyler Alexander: DNP
Hens Notes:
• The Mud Hens hold a 5.5 game division lead over the Indianapolis Indians.
• This is the 27th time this season that Toledo has had 10 or more hits.
• The Mud Hens have a winning record in every month thus far, going 5-4 in June.
• Toledo is 6-3 on Sundays and 3-1 at Fifth Third Field.
• The Mud Hens have not been swept in the 2018 season.