Toledo Mud Hens 13, Worcester Red Sox 1 (box)
The Hens continue to beat up on the Red Sox, thumping them for their fourth straight and a series vicotry on Friday night. Carl Edwards Jr. handled a bulk role with ease, and the big bats did damage in this one.
Max Anderson sparked a two-out rally in the top of the first with an opposite field double. Eduardo Valencia singled him in, and Gage Workman and Corey Julks followed with a single and a walk, loading the bases for Jace Jung. Jung unloaded them with a grand slam to right center field.
Brenan Hanifee was the opener, and he allowed a run in the first. Edwards then dealt five innings of socreless ball, allowing just two hits and a walk.
Valencia cracked a solo shot in the third for his 13th on the year. In the top of the fifth, Max Clark singled and then stole second base. A wild pitch got him to third, and after Anderson walked, Valencia plated Clark with a sacrifice fly. Workman doubled in Anderson, and it was 8-1 Hens.
Matt Seelinger spun two good innings out of the pen, while Tanner Rainey closed it out.
The Hens tacked on five more runs in the top of the eighth to complete the rout. Two-out walks to Andrew Navigato and then Clark set the stage, and Trei Cruz singled in Navigato. Anderson singled in Clark, and Valencia crushed a three-run shot to left center field to make it 13-1.
Valencia: 4-4, 3 R, 6 RBI, 2 HR
Anderson: 3-4, 3 R, RBI, 2B, BB
Clark: 1-4, 2 R, BB, SB
Edwards Jr. (W, 3-6): 5.0 IP, 0 R, 2 H, BB, 3 K
Coming Up Next: It’s a 4:05 p.m. ET start on Saturday as the Hens push toward a sweep.
Erie SeaWolves 6, Binghamton Rumble Ponies 0 (box)
Kenny Serwa was sharp, and Andrew Jenkins landed the big blow in this one as the SeaWolves bullied the Ponies on Friday.
The SeaWolves also stole six bases in this one, three of them by Peyton Graham, who now has a hilarious 42 stolen bases on the year. Right from the jump, Seth Stphenson walked and Graham singled. Graham stole second, and a balk scored Stephenson. A ground out from Thayron Liranzo brought in Graham for a 2-0 lead.
In the second, Max Burt led off with a walk and stole second base. He eventually scored on a ground out to make it 3-0 SeaWolves.
Serwa had it from there. The right-hander walked three over 5.2 innings of work, but Binghamton couldn’t square him up, notching just two hits while striking out four times.
Yoniel Curet and Tanner Kohlhepp took over from Serwa and were solid, with Kohlhepp earning his fourth save. Andrew Jenkins bashed a three-run shot in the eighth off former Tigers’ relief prospect Max Green to end Binghamton’s hopes of a comeback.
Graham: 2-3, R, BB, 4 SB
Stephenson: 1-3, R, BB, SB, CS
Jenkins: 1-4, R, 3 RBI, HR
Serwa (W, 3-6): 5.2 IP, 0 R, 2 H, 3 BB, 4 K
Coming Up Next: It’s a 6:05 p.m. ET start in Erie on Saturday with the SeaWolves up 3-1 in the series.
West Michigan Whitecaps at Dayton Dragons (postponed)
They’ll look to play two in Dayton on Saturday, starting at 6:00 p.m. ET after they were rained out on Friday.
Daytona Tortugas 5, Lakeland Flying Tigers 3 (box)
Cale Wetwiska got a nice rehab outing in on Friday, but with Edian Espinal and Jordan Yost getting a day off, the offense didn’t quite have the juice to overcome a messy fourth inning.
Wetwiska is still building up his innings, but he gave the Flying Tigers 2.1 scoreless frames in this one. He only punched out one, but he looked at full strength and came out firing 97 mph repeatedly in the first inning.
The Flying Tigers opened the scoring when Jude Warwick and Beau Ankeney singled with Jesus Pinto already on first. He scored on Ankeney’s knock for a 1-0 lead.
Unfortunately, Antonio Florida walked three of the first four hitters in the bottom of the fourth. A Jude Warwick throwing error at shortstop prolonged the inning, and the Tortugas put up four runs to take a lead they wouldn’t relinquish.
In the top of the sixth, the Flying Tigers did make a little push. Ankeney singled with one out, and after Carson Rucker struck out, Zach MacDonald walked, and a swinging bunt from Nick Dumesnil was thrown away by the Tortugas catcher, scoring two runs to make it 4-3 Daytona.
That was as close as they’d get, as Pedro Garcia allowed a solo shot in the eighth.
Ankeney: 2-4, R, RBI, K
Dumesnil: 2-4, RBI, K
Warwick: 2-5, 2 K, SB
Wetwiska: 2.1 IP, 0 R, H, 0 BB, K
Coming Up Next: Daytona leads 3-1 in the series. It’s a 6:35 p.m. ET start on Saturday night.
FCL Blue Jays 5, FCL Tigers 4 (box)
The Tigers struck first with three runs in the first, as Steven Madero had a sacrifice fly and then Jose Dickson came through with a two-run double. Unfortunately, Paul Wilson leaked two runs in the second inning. Martin Tamara singled in Josue Quinonez in the third to make it a 4-2 Tigers lead, but they couldn’t tack on more runs.
Ryan Hall fired 1.2 innings of scoreless ball as he builds up after spending the first half on the injured list. Frenny Grant allowed three runs in the bottom of the seventh as the Blue Jays walked this one off.
Dickson: 1-3, 2 RBI, 2B, BB, K
Madero: 1-2, RBI, BB
Wilson: 3.0 IP, 2 ER, 2 H, 2 BB, 3 K
Hall: 1.2 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 2 BB, 2 K
