Hens beat Clippers in 12
Published on August 25, 2010 under International League (IL1)
Toledo Mud Hens News Release
(Toledo, OH) - The Toledo Mud Hens won in dramatic fashion, 5-4 in 12 innings, over the Columbus Clippers on Wednesday night at Fifth Third Field.
The Hens jumped on Yohan Piño in the bottom of the second inning. After Ben Guez struck out, four straight hits - a Mike Bertram single, a Chris White infield single, a Robinzon Diaz RBI double, and a Shawn Roof two-run single - gave the Mud Hens a 3-0 lead.
Columbus got one run back in the top of the third on an Ezequiel Carrera triple and an L.J. Gagnier wild pitch.
A Wes Hodges solo home run made it a 3-2 game in the fourth, and the Clippers tied the game in their next turn at-bat. Josh Rodriguez singled, moved to second on a sacrifice bunt by Jose Constanza, and came home on an error by Jeff Frazier.
Toledo re-took the lead in the bottom of the fifth on a triple by Diaz and a Justin Henry sacrifice fly, and Columbus tied it again in the top of the sixth on a Jordan Brown double, a passed ball by Diaz, and a Luke Carlin sacrifice fly. Frazier atoned for his misplay earlier in the game by throwing out Drew Sutton at the plate to end the inning. Sutton, who had walked and stolen second base, was trying to score on a single by Rodriguez.
The Hens and Clippers traded zeroes for the next six innings. Columbus threatened in the top of the 12th as Cord Phelps hit a long fly ball that went for a triple, but Casey Fien got Jared Goedert to ground out to keep preserve the tie.
Fien earned the win for the Mud Hens.
The Hens head to Indianapolis for a two-game series with the Indians before traveling to Louisville for three games with the Bats. They return to Toledo to host the Bats at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, August 31.
Game Notes
*Game Time Temperature: 78 degrees
*Attendance: 7,063
*Robinzon Diaz had three hits and finished a home run shy of the cycle.
*Columbus pitchers struck out 16 Mud Hens - one shy of the Fifth Third Field record.
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