Hens rally in ninth but fall short in Norfolk
Toledo, OH - The Toledo Mud Hens (4-4) came up shy in the second game of a four game series with the Norfolk Tides (2-7) by a score of 6-5 on Friday at Harbor Park despite another late inning push.
Toledo, OH - The Toledo Mud Hens (4-4) came up shy in the second game of a four game series with the Norfolk Tides (2-7) by a score of 6-5 on Friday at Harbor Park despite another late inning push.
In the top of the ninth,
In the bottom of the first, Norfolk found the base paths first with
To start the bottom of the second,
With two outs in the top of the third, the Mud Hens lit up the scoreboard first. After a ball on the first pitch,
To answer, Norfolk put three runners on quickly in the top of the fourth.
In the top of the fifth, the Hens made a push against Tides' pitcher
The Hens tied up the game in the top of the sixth when Kozma reached on a single and then scored on a
After taking back the lead in the seventh, the Tides' added two insurance runs in the eigth. With runners on first and second, Williams tripled down the right field line past first basement
On the mound to start for Toledo was Matt Hall. The start was Hall's first of the season, but he saw action against Louisville in a relief role. In his lone appearance this season, he tossed three innings en route to earning his first win of 2019, striking out four while allowing just one hit and one walk.
In this game, Hall went 4.2 innings for the Hens, allowing two runs on five base hits and walking two while striking out four. Toledo called on
The next arm to take the hill for Toledo was the lefty Caleb Thielbar. Thielbar pitched just one inning for the Hens, giving up two runs on one hit with one walk and one strikeout. The last Toledo pitcher of the game was
For Norfolk, Keegan Akin was handed the ball to start. Akin lasted six innings for the Tides, allowing two runs on four hits, but also struck out 10 in the process. He was relieved by
Wotherspoon went two innings in relief, striking out two in the process while not allowing a run. In the ninth, Norfolk called on
What's Next
The Hens will continue their series with the Tides on Saturday, April 12 for game three of four. Saturday's first pitch is set for 7:05 p.m. (EST) and will feature LHP
#RoadToDetroit Report (rankings according to MLB.com 2019 Prospect Watch)
5. RHP
8. OF
9. RHP
10. IF Willi Castro: 1 for 4, 1 RBI
15. IF Dawel Lugo: 2 for 4, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 1 R
18: OF
22. RHP
23. LHP Matt Hall: 4.2 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 4 K
24. LHP Tyler Alexander: DNP
26. RHP Sandy Baez: 1.1 IP, 1 H, 1 K
Hens Notes
In each of his two games played this season, Kozma has added an RBI to his stat line.
With an RBI base hit, W. Castro extended his hitting streak to seven. Reyes also extended his streak to seven with a hit in the ninth inning.