The Worcester Red Sox lost to the Toledo Mud Hens in a tough game, breaking their winning streak. The Hens led most of the game but the bullpen collapsed in the top of the ninth. Andy Ibañez had two hits in his rehab assignment. The Hens led 2-0 in the second inning, but lost the lead in the third and fourth innings. The Hens came back in the sixth and seventh innings.
Top prospect Jackson Jobe shut down the Harrisburg Senators in a game that began with a walk to Robert Hassell III, allowing only one walk and striking out 24 hitters in a row since his last start.
Harrisburg’s Cole Henry struggled against the SeaWolves in the fourth inning, while lefty Carlos Pena allowed runs in the fifth and sixth innings.
RJ Petit cleaned up the seventh for Pena, and tossed a clean eighth, setting the SeaWolves up for a comeback. Carlos Mendoza and Daniel Cabrera each walked to start the bottom of the eighth. A wild pitch moved them up and a Trei Cruz sacrifice fly scored Mendoza and tied the game. That was all they’d get, and so this went to the 10th inning.
Andrew Magno was excellent in relief of Petit, spinning two innings without allowing anything and recording four strikeouts. Finally, with Cabrera starting on second base, Ben Malgeri singled him to third. The Senators walked Trei Cruz to set up the double play, but Hao-Yu Lee lifted a fly ball to the warning track in right, allowing Cabrera to tag and walk this one off.
Lake County Captains defeated West Michigan Whitecaps 4-1 in a game dominated by Dylan Smith. The Whitecaps had chances with back-to-back singles from Roberto Campos and Luke Gold, but the bullpen allowed two runs in 4 2⁄3 innings. The Whitecaps’ only run of the game came in the bottom of the ninth when Dom Johnson singled. The Whitecaps look to even the series with a 6:35 p.m. ET start on Friday night. The Lakeland Flying Tigers made it three straight over the Tampa Tarpons, with John Peck’s triple and Samuel Gil’s single in the top of the sixth tying the game.
