Harold Castro breaks out in loss to Indians
Indianapolis, IN - Four runs batted in for Harold Castro would not be enough for the Toledo Mud Hens to snap a three-game losing streak.
Indianapolis, IN - Four runs batted in for
The Mud Hens infielder collected both his first home run and first multi-RBI outing of the season in Thursday's 8-7 loss to the Indianapolis Indians at Victory Field.
It's the fourth consecutive loss for the Mud Hens against their International West Division rival this season.
Castro, who's been in the Detroit Tigers organization since 2010, becomes the seventh Toledo batter to register a home run with his three-run shot to right field in the second inning.
The Indians cut the deficit to one in the third inning courtesy of two infield throwing errors. It'd be 4-2 when
Toledo led by two the following inning when Castro grounded to third on the sacrifice RBI to bring home
Dixon, the 2013 Los Angeles Dodgers third-round draft pick, is batting .174 with one home run and three RBIs.
Indianapolis grabbed the go-ahead lead when Reynolds recorded the team's first grand slam of the season. The Baltimore, Maryland, native hammered it to dead center off
Hall, giving up five hits and five earned runs while striking out five, left the mound after four innings pitched. Relievers
Indians starter
Facing a 1-0 count and two outs, Wilson doubled down the left field line to the corner with
Holmes (W, 2-0) earned the win when the third fielding error commited by Toledo in shallow right field brought
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#RoadToDetroit Report (rankings according to MLB.com 2019 Prospect Watch):
5. RHP
8. OF
9. RHP
10. IF
15. IF Dawel Lugo: 1-for-5, RBI
18. OF Jacob Robson: 1-for-4, Run, RBI
22. RHP
23. LHP Matt Hall: 4.0 IP, 5 H, 7 R, 5 ER, 3 BB, 3 K
24. LHP Tyler Alexander : DNP
26. RHP
Hens Notes:
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• Willi Castro went 1-for-3 with a walk to extend his hitting streak to 12 games. The 21-year-old entered Thursday second on the team in on-base percentage (.417) and third in batting average (.341).
• Thursday marked the second loss this season in which Toledo scored first and the fourth loss in games decided by one run.