Toledo Mud Hens 5, Worcester Red Sox 4 (box)
A big game from John Peck and a strong effort from the bullpen carried the Mud Hens over Worcester on Wednesday.
Dylan File got the start for Toledo and he didn’t last long. The Red Sox got to him for three runs in the first and knocked him out of the game. Scott Effross did a nice job on short notice taking over and getting them through the third with only an unearned run allowed. From there, Tyler Mattison fired a pair of scoreless innings, and Cole Waites returned from the IL for a scoreless sixth,
while Beau Brieske blanked them in the seventh.
In his second Triple-A game, John Peck got his first homer with a 104 mph solo shot to right center field in the top of the second.
In the fourth, Eduardo Valencia and Gage Workman walked with one out. Peck smoked an RBI double to center, and then a grounder from Brett Callahan was thrown away, scoring both Workman and Peck to tie the game 4-4.
In the fifth, Corey Julks cracked a solo shot for the go-ahead run, and the bullpen kept locking it down, with Nick Sandlin handling the final two innings for a six-out save. Unfortunately, Peck tweaked something trying to beat out a hit in the sixth, and had to leave the game with what I will guess is a right hamstring strain. He did walk off under his own power so hopefully it’s fairly minor.
Peck: 2-3, 2 R, 2 RBI, 2B, HR
Julks: 1-4, R, RBI, HR, 2 K
Mattison (W, 4-0): 2.0 IP, 0 R, 0 H, BB, 3 K
Coming Up Next: The Hens will look to make it four in a row at 6:45 p.m. ET.
Erie SeaWolves 8, Binghamton Rumble Ponies 4 (box)
Hayden Minton’s first Double-A start didn’t go great as he struggled with his control, but the offense flashed some power and drew nine walks in this one, easily outpacing the Rumble Ponies in this one.
Minton allowed a run in the first and another in the third. A couple of walks in the fourth ended his night, with Yosber Sanchez coming on to immediately induce an inning ending double play.
Meanwhile, the offense kept pace in the first when Seth Stephenson led off by reaching on an error. Thayron Liranzo walked with one out, and Chris Meyers singled in Stephenson.
So it was 1-1, and then Minton gave up a run in the third. The SeaWolves answered right back and took control with a three-run bottom of the third.
Stephenson led off with a walk and Peyton Graham doubled him to third. A Liranzo sac fly scored Stephenson, and Meyers drew a walk to put runners at the corners. Garrett Pennington singled in Graham, and an Izaac Pacheco sacrifice fly scored Meyers for a 4-2 lead.
Carlos Peña allowed the Ponies to tie it up in the sixth, but in the bottom of the seventh the SeaWolves took over for good. Graham led off with a solo shot, and Pacheco later doubled off the wall in left center field to drive in Meyers for a 6-4 lead.
In the bottom of the eighth, a leadoff single from Andrew Jenkins was followed by three straight walks, leading to two more runs.
Graham: 2-3, 2 R, 2 RBI, 2B, HR, 2 BB
Meyers: 2-4, 2 R, 2 RBI, BB, K
Pacheco: 1-2, 2 RBI, 2B, BB, K
Minton: 3.1 IP, 2 ER, 4 H, 3 BB, 2 K
Coming Up Next: The SeaWolves will try to run their winning streak to six on Thursday at 6:05 p.m. ET.
Dayton Dragons 12, West Michigan Whitecaps 6 (box)
Ben Jacobs was really wild for the first time in this one, and he got absolutely mauled for nine runs by the Dragons on Wednesday.
Jacobs just couldn’t find the handle on anything. He walked five and surrendered a pair of home runs, exiting with two outs in the third with nine runs total allowed. Woof.
It was even worse as he was gifted a three run lead in the top of the first when Ricardo Hurtado and Jackson Strong each homered. Hurtado’s came with Bryce Rainer aboard after one of three walks drawn by him on the night.
Strong led off the sixth with his second homer on the day, and the center fielder now has eight on the year and six in the month of June. Juan Hernandez followed later in the inning with a two-run shot of his own.
The bullpen leaked a pair of late runs as the Dragons kept the ‘Caps at arm’s length.
Strong: 2-4, 2 R, 2 RBI, 2 HR, K
Hurtado: 1-3, R, 2 RBI, HR, BB
Jacobs (L, 1-1): 2.2 IP, 9 ER, 6 H, 5 BB, 4 K
Coming Up Next: It’s a 7:05 p.m. ET start in Dayton on Thursday.
Daytona Tortugas 10, Lakeland Flying Tigers 3 (box)
Despite 11 hits and three walks, the Flying Tigers managed to score just three runs, while starter Cash Kuiper took a beating at the Tortugas hands.
Kuiper gave up six runs in 4.1 innings of work. He gave up a home run, but it was really a clinic in stringing hits together in start contrast to his teammates in this one.
It was already 3-0 Tortugas when the Flying Tigers got on board in the top of the fifth. Nick Dumesnil led off the fifth with a double. Jack Goodman later singled him in. Javier Osorio singled Goodman to third, but was thrown out trying to steal second. Jordan Yost followed with a walk, but Beau Ankeney struck out.
In the sixth, Edian Espinal led off with a double and Carson Rucker singled him to third and then stole second base with one out. Espinal scored on a Dumesnil ground out, and Jesus Pinto doubled in Rucker to make it a 6-3 game.
Unfortunately, Donye Evans allowed three runs in the bottom of the seventh, and that put this one to bed.
Pinto: 2-4, RBI, 2B
Espinal: 2-5, R, 2B
Rucker: 2-3, R, BB, K, SB
Kuiper (L, 1-3): 4.1 IP, 6 ER, 5 H, 3 BB, 2 K
Coming Up Next: The Flying Tigers will look to end a little skid at 6:35 p.m. ET on Thursday.
