Mud Hens Double up PawSox 10-5
July 13, 2014 - International League (IL1)
Pawtucket Red Sox News Release
(Toledo, OH) - Toledo touched up Pawtucket starting pitcher Matt Barnes for seven runs in 4.2 innings pitched and the Mud Hens scored eight two-out runs to defeat the PawSox, 10-5, Saturday night at Fifth Third Field to win their second straight game in the series.
Barnes (4-7) allowed 13 baserunners on nine hits and four walks. After Pawtucket took a 2-0 lead early, Toledo plated three runs in the second, two in the third and three more in the fifth to break the game open. The Mud Hens collected 14 hits on the night with catcher James McCann going 4-for-5 with two RBI and three runs scored.
With the score tied at 3 in the third, Toledo took the lead for good with a pair of two-out runs. McCann's RBI double gave the Mud Hens the lead, then an error on third-baseman Mike McCoy on Ben Guez's grounder plated a run to make the score 5-3.
McCann singled in the fifth to begin a two-out rally against Barnes. A walk to Guez brought reliever Jose Valdez into the game, but Valdez walked Jordan Lennerton to load the bases. Danny Worth followed with a two-run single to left that increased the lead to 7-3, then Ezequiel Carrera lined an RBI single to make it a five-run game.
Pawtucket (50-48) scored a pair of runs in the sixth when Toledo shortstop Hernan Perez dropped Corey Brown's bases-loaded pop up with two outs. But the Mud Hens collected a pair of insurance runs in the eighth charged to Miguel Celestino, highlighted by McCann's fourth hit of the night, an RBI single.
Alex Hassan's two-run home run (3) in the second put the PawSox ahead 2-0 against Toledo starter Mike Belfiore. Belfiore, making a spot start, lasted only four innings and allowed three runs. Reliever Corey Knebel (1-1) did not allow a run or a hit in 2.1 innings of work and was credited with the victory.
The finale of the four-game series and of Pawtucket's ten-game road trip is scheduled for Sunday night with first pitch at 6:00 pm. Right-hander Brandon Workman (3-1, 5.12) is slated to make the start for the PawSox against Toledo southpaw Robbie Ray (5-3, 3.15). Radio coverage on 920 AM (WHJJ) and also streaming online begins at 5:45 pm.
Following the ten-game road trip and the subsequent Triple-A All-Star break, the PawSox return to McCoy Stadium for a four game series against Buffalo that begins on Thursday, July 17th. Good seats are still available at the McCoy Stadium box office, by calling (401) 724-7300 or by visiting pawsox.com.
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