Clippers' Bats Come Alive for Third Straight Win
The Columbus Clippers came with a vengeance in game one of a four game series against the Toledo Mud Hens after being swept two weeks ago when the teams met for the first time this year.The Clippers' offense got going early and never stopped, beating the Mud Hens 11-5.
The Columbus Clippers came with a vengeance in game one of a four game series against the Toledo Mud Hens after being swept two weeks ago when the teams met for the first time this year.
The Clippers' offense got going early and never stopped, beating the Mud Hens 11-5.
Chris Tremie's squad got on the board in the first inning after
Two batters later,
The Clippers struck again in the second when
Toledo struck against Clippers' starter
Columbus bounced right back with four runs in the bottom of fourth to give Brady a 9-2 lead. Barnes cranked a two-run bomb to make it 7-2 and Mejia followed that with a bases-loaded sac-fly to make it 8-2. The next batter, Hasse grounded out to score one more and push the Clippers' advantage to 9-2.
Brady tossed a clean fifth and his day would be done after that, having allowed two runs on five hits, with two walks and five strikeouts.
Haase put an exclamation point on his day at the plate in the bottom of the sixth inning. He stroked a no-doubt solo shot that clanked off the brick wall beyond the left field bleachers at Huntington Park to give his team a 10-2 lead.
Toledo made their best comeback bid in the eighth when they scored three runs off reliever
Barnes added one run in the eighth with a RBI single, giving him a 5-for-6, 3 RBI day, and the team an 11-5 lead.
Hill continued on for a scoreless ninth to secure the game one win for Columbus.
The teams will play game two tomorrow at Huntington Park with first pitch scheduled for 6:35 p.m.