Toledo Mud Hens Roar Back, Oust Indianapolis Indians 7-6 in 11 Innings - Triple-A, International League

MLN - THE RAW FEED - www.mlntherawfeed.com - TOLEDO, Ohio - The Toledo Mud Hens rallied to beat the Indianapolis Indians 7-6 in 11 innings, taking over first place in the International League West.
The first inning brought about two unassisted double plays, one by 1B Jeff Larish and the other by Indianapolis 3B Neil Walker. With the score tied at 1-1 DH Erick Almonte launched his second home run of the season to put the Hens on top 2-1.

In his first start of the season RHP Yorman Bazardo gave up three runs on six hits in 4.0 IP. The Hens took the lead again by putting a three spot up on the board in the fourth inning led by SS Derek Wathan’s bases loaded double which drove in two.

LHP Casey Fossum replaced Bazardo for a scoreless fifth but gave up a 2-run home run in the sixth to 1B Adam Boeve to tie the game up at 5-5. Fossum was replaced by RHP Preston Larrison in the seventh inning after loading the bases with one out. Larrison walked in a run to give the Indians the 6-5 lead. In the bottom of the seventh Almonte brought the score back up to even with a two-out RBI single.

Neither team could dig up any more offense until the 11th inning when 3B Mike Hessman led off with a walk followed Larish belting a triple off the center field wall, scoring Hessman to give the Hens the win.

The Hits Stop Here: Indianapolis CF Andrew McCutchen’s hit streak ended at 13 games after going 0-3 against Hen’s pitching.

Extra Extra Read All About It: The 11th inning win against Indianapolis marks the first time all season the Hens have gone in to extra innings.

Back At The Top: With the win over Indianapolis the Hens are sitting back at the top of the International League West after Louisville lost to Columbus in 13 innings.

Error Free Is The Way To Be: The Mud Hens now have a season-high six game error free streak. This ties their season-high from last season (June 23-28). In 2006, the Hens went seven games without committing an error (May 26- June 2).

Dynamite Defense: The Toledo Mud Hens lead the IL with the best fielding percentage (.987) and the Indianapolis Indians are ranked second with a .986 fielding percentage.

Fabulous Number Four: The Hens record a season-high four-game win steak with their 7-6 win over the Indians.

Handy Hessman: 3B Mike Hessman leads the International League with a perfect 1.000 fielding percentage in his position. Hessman has yet to make an error in 20 games with 50 total chances.
 
 

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