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Published on May 20, 2010 under International League (IL1) News Release


BUFFALO BISONS www.Bisons.com

HESS IS THE BEST IN BASEBALL: The numbers Bisons INF Mike Hessman is putting up are bordering on ridiculous. The slugger homered in consecutive games twice last week. His 47 RBI on the year are four more than any other player in baseball, four ahead of Single-A Lexington Legends' INF Kody Hinze. Hessman's 14 home runs are three more than any other player in the IL and trail only Double-A Jacksonville's OF Mike Stanton (15) in all of baseball. Hessman is hitting .319 (46-144) on the season and an incredible .447 (21-47) with runners in scoring position. He ranks first in the IL in virtually every power category, the most impressive being his .715 slugging percentage and his 1.125 OPS.

NOT THE ONLY CHART TOPPER: One of the reasons Mike Hessman is driving in a lot of runs is he has the League's top hitter in front of him. OF Jesus Feliciano has an IL-best .368 batting average, 19 points higher than the next closest player. Feliciano reached base five times on Monday (three hits, two walks) and will enter play on Thursday with an eight-game hit streak. Feliciano .422 on-base percentage also ranks second in the International League as he has walked nine times to only 10 strikeouts. Last season, Feliciano led the IL with 154 base hits.

SOLID SOUTHPAW: LHP Pat Misch picked up the International League's fourth complete-game shutout on May 15 against Norfolk. The southpaw allowed just four singles and no walks to the Tides and fanned six. Misch has now won three straight decisions and is 3-0 with a 3.30 ERA on the season. He has not walked more than two batters in any start allowed more than three earned runs only once in 2010. The Bisons are 6-1 when Misch starts.

CHARLOTTE KNIGHTS www.CharlotteKnights.com

DOUBLE THE FUN: INF Dayan Viciedo set a team high with three doubles in Tuesday night's win at Buffalo.  His third double came in the 11th inning and brought in an extra security run for the Knights.  His three doubles came after the first baseman hit home runs in back-to-back games on 5/17 at Scranton/Wilkes-Barre and 5/18 against the Bisons.  Viciedo has swung a hot bat of late and has hit safely in his last three games, going 10-20 (.500), with two home runs and seven RBI.

K MAN: RHP Daniel Hudson continues to trouble opposing hitters.  In Hudson's Tuesday night start at Buffalo he struck out eight Bisons hitters.  It was the third time this season he has had at least eight strikeouts in a start and the fourth consecutive start striking out at least six.  The White Sox top pitching prospect is currently tied for fourth in the IL in strikeouts along with teammate Carlos Torres.  Each has 48 strikeouts this season.

THE AMAZING RACE: As hard as he tries, Knights INF Brent Lillibridge can't quite catch Indianapolis' Jose Tabata for the League lead.  Lillibridge has successfully stolen 18 of 20 bases this season and is on pace to swipe 60 bags this season.  After going four games without a stolen base, he appears back in form having stolen a base in two of his last three games.  The Knights as a team have stolen 49 bases on the season, the third most in the IL.  Lillibridge and teammate Alejandro De Aza each stole three bases in the same game this season on 4/29 at Columbus.

COLUMBUS CLIPPERS www.ClippersBaseball.com

JUMPING SHIP: Since last Friday, the Clippers have made 11 roster moves, trimming the active squad to 21 players.  On 5/14, Jordan Brown was sent to the DL, Scott Lewis was activated and then released and Vinnie Pestano was transferred from Akron.  Trevor Crowe was recalled to Cleveland on Saturday.  Saul Rivera was traded to Arizona on Monday and replaced with Josh Judy from Akron.  Also on Monday, Mike Gosling announced his retirement after picking up the win against Durham.  On Tuesday, Jason Donald was recalled to Cleveland and replaced by Josh Rodriguez from Akron.  Yesterday, Shelley Duncan had his contract purchased by Cleveland.

WILDCAT EXTINCTION: Exactly two weeks ago, the Clippers had four former Arizona Wildcats in the lineup at Lehigh Valley (Jordan Brown, Trevor Crowe, Jason Donald and Shelley Duncan).  The quartet picked up a victory in their first professional game together, and then tacked on three more over the course of the road trip to improve to 4-0 as a group.  However, in the last week, Brown has been disabled and the remaining three were all sent to Cleveland.

TRIPLE CROWN CONTENDER: Carlos Santana went 3-3 with 3 HR and 8 RBI in the final two games of the Durham series to jump back into the Triple Crown race.  Last year's Eastern League MVP now sits at 2nd in the International League in RBI (37), tied for 3rd in HR (9) and 7th in batting (.326).  He also ranks 1st in the League in both OBP (.451) and walks (29), while coming in 4th in slugging (.598).

OH SNAPPED: Last night Jensen Lewis allowed the first runs of his Clipper career, surrendering a couple to Gwinnett in the 9th inning.  Lewis had held the opposition scoreless in his first 24.2 IP for Columbus, consisting of 18.2 IP in 2009 and the first 6.0 IP of 2010.

DURHAM BULLS www.DurhamBulls.com

STREAKING: Over the last 20 games, the Bulls have lost four, won four, lost four, won four, and now lost four in a row after a 5-2 defeat yesterday at Toledo.   Four consecutive losses represent the longest Bulls losing streak of the season, while Toledo has won five in a row. During this latest streak, Durham has not held the lead.

SINCE THE SLAM: Since Ryan Shealy hit Durham's first grand slam of the season on Saturday in a 7-3 win over Columbus, the Bulls have scored a total of six runs in the past 39 innings. Durham was 1-for-12 yesterday with runners in scoring position.  Over the last 39 innings, the Bulls are 4-for-37 (.108) in those situations.  Since the grand slam, the Bulls also are without a homer.  Even without a homer over four games and 39 innings, the Bulls lead the International League with 51.

MAY DAY: Durham is 8-10 in the month of May, after going 15-8 in April.  The Bulls haven't won a series yet this month, and need to win the final two games in Toledo just to split this four-game set. Durham last won a series from April 19-22, taking four straight against Charlotte.

TOUGH ROAD: Durham is 6-8 in a stretch of 16 consecutive games against teams that currently have winning records (Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, Toledo and Columbus).  Scranton/WB has the League's best record (24-15).  Today is game seven of an eight-game road trip through the state of Ohio against Columbus and Toledo.  Durham is 2-4 so far.  The Bulls are 12-11 on the road this season.

GWINNETT BRAVES www.GwinnettBraves.com

GWINNETT MILESTONE: The next win for the Gwinnett Braves will be the 100th win in the franchise's short history. The G-Braves went 81-63 in their inaugural season of 2009, and the team's 18 wins in 2010 put them at the doorstep for the 100-win milestone.

A NIGHT OF FIRSTS: Gwinnett's 5-4 win over Columbus in the series opener on 5/18 provided an array of first-time occurrences for G-Braves players. Newest G-Braves starter Jose Ortegano (LHP) won his first game at the Triple-A level. Another recent Gwinnett arrival, RHP Stephen Marek, notched his first save at the Triple-A level filling in for unavailable closer Michael Dunn after his 3.0 IP performance in Monday's 15-inning contest versus Lehigh Valley.

EXTRA INNINGS: Gwinnett's 8-7 loss to Lehigh Valley in 15 innings on 5/17 set more than a few records despite its unsavory outcome. The game marked the most innings played in G-Braves (and Coolray Field) history, surpassing a 14-inning 10-9 loss at Durham on 8/29/09 (and an 11-inning 6-5 loss to Columbus on 6/9/09 in the team's previous longest home game). The Gwinnett Braves are 4-9 in extra-inning games in their history. It didn't quite hit the longest game in Braves Triple-A franchise history, as Richmond twice played Syracuse in 22-inning contests - one on 7/30/80 (W, 12-6) and the other on 8/24/66 (L, 5-4).

RESOP HONORED: G-Braves RHP Chris Resop was named the International League Pitcher of the Week for the week of May 10-16. Resop nabbed the honor by going 2-0 in his two starts on 5/10 at Pawtucket and versus Lehigh Valley on 5/15. In those games combined, he allowed just 1 R/ER over a 12-inning span while yielding a measly 4 hits. Resop also walked just 3 batters compared to posting 14 strikeouts. The Naples, FL, native currently leads the IL in both ERA (1.90) and K (50). Resop is only the second pitcher in G-Braves history to earn IL Pitcher of the Week honors (Charlie Morton, 4/9/09-4/12/09).

INDIANAPOLIS INDIANS www.IndyIndians.com

1-2 PUNCH: Through the Indians first 40 games, first and second place hitters OF Jose Tabata and INF/OF Neil Walker have combined for 100 hits, 51 runs,

25 doubles, 39 RBI, 155 total bases and 29 stolen bases. The duo has been a stalwart atop the Tribe lineup as they have combined for 309 at-bats (Tabata - 155 and Walker - 154) trailing only Toledo's Brent Dlugach (164) and Jeff Frazier (154) for the most combined at-bats in all of Triple-A, and ranking third in all of Minor League Baseball behind the Toledo twosome and the High-A Winston-Salem terrific trio of Brandon Short (189), Jon Gilmore (178) and Eduardo Escobar (171). Tabata and Walker are also not only tied for the most hits between two hitters on the same team in all of Triple-A baseball (Tabata - 50 and Walker - 50), but the twosome has also stolen the most combined bases in all of Triple-A Baseball as well (Tabata - 19 and Walker - 10). Tabata's 19 individual steals pace all of Triple-A Baseball and are only three fewer than his career single-season high, when he stole 22 in his first year in professional baseball with the Gulf Coast League Yankees in 2005, while Walker's 10 steals equal his career single-season high, a mark that he set during his MVP season with the Tribe in 2008.

SCORELESS SOUTHPAW: With his two innings of scoreless relief work against Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on May 19, Indians LHP Justin Thomas is now currently in the midst of the Indians' longest scoreless inning streak this season. The Toledo, Ohio native has not allowed a run over his last 13.1 innings of work (eight appearances) and has only allowed three hits and three walks, while striking out 14 during the streak, which began on April 22. Thomas currently leads the Tribe with a 0.65 WHIP, which trails only Syracuse's Stephen Strasburg's 0.44 mark for the best WHIP among all pitchers in the International League. The southpaw also ranks tied for second in the International League with a 18 to 3 strikeout to walk ratio (minimum 15 strikeouts).

TOPS IN TRIPLE-A: As of May 19, the Indians lead all of Triple-A Baseball with 164 walks, while ranking third in all of Triple-A with a .359 on-base percentage. The Tribe also has the most individual players with double-digit walks in all of Triple-A with eight as INF/OF Brian Myrow (22), 3B Pedro Alvarez (19), INF/OF Neil Walker (18), C Luke Carlin (15), OF Jose Tabata (14), OF Brandon Moss (12), INF Brian Friday (11) and OF Brandon Jones (10) have all draw at least 10 base on balls this season. Indianapolis also ranks second in all of Triple-A with 51 steals and tied for third with 91 doubles.

WELCOME TO THE TRIBE: Indians INF/OF Kevin Melillo has reached base in all but one contest in which he has started this season, collecting 12 hits, six runs, six doubles, five RBI and five walks over those nine contests. Since his first start for the Indians on May 11, Melillo has paced the Indians in hits (12), doubles (6), batting average (.375), on-base percentage (.459) and slugging percentage (.625). The left-handed slugger has also paced all of the International League in doubles from May 11 to May 20 while ranking tied for sixth in hits, eighth in on-base percentage and 10th in batting average and slugging percentage.

LEHIGH VALLEY IRONPIGS www.IronPigsBaseball.com

RETURN OF HONDO: Thursday, RHP John Ennis -- who was originally on the DL on the Pigs 2010 Opening Day Roster -- rejoined the team from Reading (Double-A), where he was 0-0, 1.35 in 4 G (6.2 IP, 4 H, R, ER, 2 BB, 8 K). One of just two members of all three LHV Opening Day Rosters (Tracy), Ennis was shut down after just one game in 2009 and underwent Tommy John Surgery. Ennis went 4-3, 3.67 in 40 G with Lehigh Valley in 2008 before having his contract sold to Japan.

SILENCING OF THE BATS?: Wednesday, the Pigs snapped a franchise-long, 24.0-inning scoreless draught on Dane Sardinha's 9th-inning, 2-run single. In the last 10 G, LHV has averaged just 2.5 R/G (they averaged 4.9 R/G in the first 29 G prior), batted just .204 (74-362) -- dropping from .268 (6th) as a team to .253 (a season-low 11th), and batted just 12-73 (.164) with RISP* -- dropping from .291 to .265 overall.

POOPED PIGS: A 10:35 a.m. game Thursday probably won't feel good for the 'Pigs, who wound up playing in a 3:08 game Wednesday night. After ending a then-franchise record, 15-inning marathon Monday at midnight in Gwinnett, the Pigs boarded a bus for the Atlanta airport at 4 a.m. Tuesday only to play a franchise-record 16-inning game Tuesday night! During this time, the bullpen has a combined 21 IP in the last 3 G. Take out RHP Oscar Villarreal (2 IP, 4 ER), and the corps has allowed just 2 R in 19 IP.

OLDIES BUT GOODIES: In his IL career (7/7/09-pres.), former Marlin RHP Nate Bump (33) is now an impressive 11-2, 2.34 in 18 GS (119 IP, 31 ER)...... RHP Brandon Duckworth (34) had his win blown on 5/17, but is 1-0, 1.89 in 7 G, 2 GS and averaging 11.8 SO/9. In addition, he's allowed just one extra-base hit in 2010 (68 AB)...... LHP Brian Mazone (33) has not allowed a R in his last 9.2 IP...... LHP Mike Zagurski (27) had not allowed an ER in his last 7 G (8 IP) and leads IL relievers in K/9 at 14.26 (28 K in 17.2 IP).

LOUISVILLE BATS www.BatsBaseball.com

'ZO HAS ARRIVED: Bats first baseman Yonder Alonso has wasted no time in getting comfortable at  the Triple-A level.  In  this past Saturday's 12-9 victory at Rochester, Alonso went 4-5 at the plate with 6 RBI. The four hits and six RBI were both career highs for the Reds number two rated prospect.  His previous career high in hits was 3, which he accomplished 7 times (2009 w/SAR-2X, 2009 w/CAR-4X, 2010 w/CAR), the last time coming on 4/18/10 with Carolina vs. Montgomery.  Alonso's previous high in RBI was 4, which was accomplished twice in 2009 with Sarasota (4/21/09 at Charlotte, 4/27/09 vs. Charlotte).  Alonso is also the first Bats player to record 6 RBI in a game since Paul Janish had six on April 27, 2008 at home against Columbus (W 13-4).  Since his Triple-A debut on 5/13, Alonso is hitting .313 (10-32) with two doubles, a home run and 7 RBI.

RUN, COZART, RUN: with a run scored last night, IF Zack Cozart now leads the League with 30. He has started every game for the Bats at shortstop and is the only player on the team to start every game of the season at the same position. He scored a season-high four runs in 20-7 victory over Buffalo on 5/3 and has scored at least one run in 19 of 40 games, including 11 of his last 16 games. In those last 16 contests, Cozart has scored 22 runs.

LECURE'S THE CURE: When the Bats have needed a win this season, it has been good to have Sam LeCure on the hill. The righty now has a 4-2 record on the season and a 3.00 ERA. On Monday night, he had his second best outing of the season, going 7.0 scoreless innings, allowing only 8 hits and one walk, while striking out 8. The 8 K were one short of his season-high of 9, which he accomplished on 4/19 vs. Columbus. His 51.0 innings pitched ranks second in the IL behind Buffalo's R.A. Dickey (60.2) and his 46 strikeouts rank fourth.

WOOD K'S 11: Tuesday night, Bats LHP Travis Wood tied a career-high by striking 11 batters, while allowing just two hits and one earned run in 8.0 innings of work.  It marked the first time he struck out 11 since 6/7/09 at Jacksonville while with Carolina. In that game he threw 9.0 shutout innings and allowed just three hits. He also struck out 11 on 7/24/06 at Lancaster, while with Dayton.

NORFOLK TIDES www.NorfolkTides.com

MAKING HIS PITCH: Chris Tillman has pitched fantastically as of late, as the 22-year-old has gone 4-1 with a 2.14 ERA (10-ER, 42.0-IP), 30 strikeouts, seven walks and 30 hits allowed over his last six starts. Included in that stretch was a nine-inning no-hitter on April 28 at Gwinnett (Norfolk's first nine-inning no-hitter since Dave Telgheder accomplished the feat on May 15, 1992) and a 10-strikeout performance in a 4-1 win vs. Toledo on May 9. Tillman has dropped his ERA from 8.38 to 3.31 over his last six outings, and he leads all Orioles minor leaguers with six wins this season.

NOTHING THE MATA: Opposing batters have yet to register a hit (0-for-14) against Tides closer Frank Mata when leading off an inning (Mata has hit one batter). For the season, the 26-year-old has not allowed a run in 14 of his 17 appearances, and his eight saves lead Orioles minor leaguers and are the tied for the 4th-most in the International League.

EXTRA-HIT MAN: Michael Aubrey has hit safely in nine of his last 12 games, hitting .394 (15-for-38) with two home runs and five RBI over that span (Aubrey has upped his average from .188 to .265 over that stretch). 14 of Aubrey's 27 hits this season have gone for extra-bases, as the 28-year-old has clubbed 10 doubles, one triple and three home runs.

PAWTUCKET RED SOX www.PawSox.com

ELLS ON WHEELS: Boston Red Sox outfielder Jacoby Ellsbury had a one game injury rehabilitation stint with the PawSox on Monday before moving north to Portland (Double-A) for a further stint with the Sea Dogs on Tuesday and Thursday. Ellsbury has been on Boston's disabled list since April 20 (retroactive to April 12) with hairline fractures in four ribs suffered in an outfield collision with Red Sox 3B Adrian Beltre on April 11 in Kansas City. Jacoby, who played in 87 games for the PawSox in 2007 and hit .298 with 33 SB, went 1-for-3 in his return to McCoy Stadium on Monday along with a walk and 2 runs scored in a 5-4 loss to Syracuse. He tagged up from third and slid safely home on a Josh Reddick SF and he motored all the way around from first to score on a Reddick triple later in the game showing no ill effects from his rib injuries. Ellsbury set a new Boston Red Sox record with 70 stolen bases (in 82 chances) last season to lead all of Major League Baseball in SB and he is already 6th on the Red Sox all-time steals list with 131 career SB. 

NICE COMPANY: Another Red Sox outfielder also rehabbed with the PawSox from May 10-15 and did he ever leave a great impression on his PawSox teammates. Mike Cameron, after his second game in a Pawtucket uniform on May 11, dropped nearly $1300 on a lobster and chicken marsala post-game spread for all players and coaches. The next night, steaks were on the clubhouse menu courtesy of Mr. Cameron. But the 16-year Major League veteran took the notion of being a "big leaguer" to new heights last Thursday when he purchased a luxury box at the TD Garden in Boston for Game 6 of the Celtics/Cavs NBA Playoff series and invited PawSox players and coaches to join him. The 37-year-old outfielder is expected to soon rejoin the Red Sox - much to the dismay of his new best friends in Pawtucket - as he recovers from an abdominal strain.

PAW-PRINTS: The PawSox have been playing their best ball of the 2010 season lately as they rattled off a 6-game winning streak from May 11-16 and have won 8 of their last 11 games. They already have more wins this month (10) than they did in all of April (9). Pitching has been terrific as PawSox hurlers have gone 7-3 with a 1.92 ERA since May 10. The bullpen has been especially effective as Scott Atchison (1.13), T.J. Large (0.00), and Chad Paronto (1.80) have been outstanding this month. Joe Nelson had a 2.08 ERA in May but he was promoted to Boston on Wednesday. Offensively, 3B Jorge Jimenez has been red-hot hitting .379 in 16 games in May while outfielders Bubba Bell (.347 with 11 RBI) and Daniel Nava (.316 with 13 RBI) have helped the PawSox to a .273 team average this month following a .246 mark in April. Pawtucket did lose SS Angel Sanchez (a .313 hitter on the season) as he was promoted to Boston today.

ROCHESTER RED WINGS www.RedWingsBaseball.com

A "SERIES" PROBLEM: Through the first 11 series this season Rochester is without a series win (0-4-7 record).  Rochester has split seven of the 11 series they've played and only been swept once (two-game series at Scranton/WB April 12 & 13).  Rochester has lost their last 15 series with their last series win coming August 28-30, 2009 when they took two of three from Buffalo at Frontier Field.

#1 IN OUR HEARTS: Frontier Field has seen its share of #1 overall picks.  Last night RHP Stephen Strasburg was the seventh #1 overall pick to play at 1 Morrie Silver Way.  Outfielder Delmon Young, RHP Bryan Bullington, catcher Joe Mauer, outfielder Pat Burrell, RHP Matt Anderson and RHP Kris Benson are the others.

WAS DOROTHY WRONG?: The Red Wings have gotten off to a slow start at Frontier Field this season going 9-11.  The Red Wings have played well at Frontier Field since they changed affiliations to the Twins in 2003 (290-232 record/.555).  The last time Rochester had a losing record at Frontier Field was 2002 when the Red Wings had a 30-41 record.

SCRANTON/WILKES-BARRE YANKEES www.SWBYankees.com

SAVING SCRANTON: Jonathan Albaladejo headlines arguably the IL's best bullpen, leading the League with 12 saves (in 12 chances) and with 18 games finished. As a staff, the Yankees lead the IL with 18 saves, four better than Indianapolis who is second with 14. Mark Melancon has five saves and Zack Segovia one for SWB who is a perfect 21-0 when leading after eight innings in a nine inning game and six innings in a double header.

BACK IN FRONT: Heading into the first game of the Yanks current road trip (May 18- May 25), SWB is in first place in the IL for four straight days for the first times since the 2009 regular season came to a close. SWB was a first place team in the IL North from August 4, 2008 - April 9, 2010 a span of 173 game days either in sole possession or tied for the division lead. After dropping the second game of the season to Buffalo, the Yankees spent 24 days out of first before taking over the top spot in the north for a day on May 3. The Yankees reclaimed the North lead after a win on May 15 over Charlotte and losses by both Buffalo and Syracuse.

THE TWO OUT BINGO: The Yankees are still the only team in the IL this season that has been outscored (172-164) but still has a winning record. Heading into action on May 20, the Yankees have the IL's best record in terms of winning percentage at. 615. A great deal of the team's success has been the ability to win the close games (13-4 in one run games, 3-1 in two run games and 2-2 in three run games). Part of that success has been the ability to generate two out offense. The Yankees have scored 75 two out runs in 2010 accounting for 46% of their season total. The Yankees have been even more clutch in the month of May scoring 61% of their runs (51 of 83) with two outs

in an inning.

SOME SERIOUS TURNOVER: The Yankees have had 18 players with Scranton/Wilkes-Barre this season who have either made their Triple-A or Yankees regular season debuts. Matt Cusick, Zach McAllister, Jesus Montero, Tim Norton, Eduardo Nunez, Josh Schmidt and Justin Snyder all played their first regular season Triple-A game with Scranton/Wilkes-Barre this season. When Grant Duff makes his 2010 debut with SWB it will be 19 players appearing with Scranton/Wilkes-Barre for the first time. Greg Golson (Rangers), Reid Gorecki (Braves), Robbie Hammock (Rockies), Chad Huffman (Padres), Boone Logan (Braves), Dustin Moseley (Angels),

Royce Ring (Cardinals), Zack Segovia (Nationals), John Van Benschoten (White Sox), Jon Weber (Rays), and David Winfree (Twins) are new to both the Yankees in '10 and new to SWB and PNC Field.

SYRACUSE CHIEFS www.SyracuseChiefs.com

STRASBURG DOES IT AGAIN: Twenty-one year old right-hander Stephen Strasburg pitched 6 1/3 innings on Wednesday night to earn a win against Rochester. Strasburg allowed just three hits and struck out nine. He has now struck out 22 batters in 18 1/3 innings and opponents are batting just .068 against him. The eleventh largest crowd in Frontier Field history watched Strasburg lead Syracuse to a 5-1 victory.

 

MOVIN' ON UP (AND DOWN): The Nationals announced after Monday's game that lefty Chuck James and right-hander Andrew Kown, both starting pitchers, had been transferred to Double-A Harrisburg. They have been replaced by reliever Victor Garate and starter Jeff Mandel. He has started one game-April 29 at Toledo-and did not earn a decision. Mandel will start tonight at Rochester.

 

THREE, MAYBE FOUR: After losing three games in a row to Pawtucket at McCoy Stadium, the Chiefs have now won three games in a row. This puts Syracuse on the verge of their longest winning streak of the season. Prior to today, the Chiefs have won four games in a row just once from April 22-25.

TOLEDO MUD HENS www.MudHens.com

ON A ROLL: After losing three in a row to drop to .500 at 18-18, the Mud Hens have won their last five games and stand at 23-18 - just 2.0 games back of Columbus in the IL West. The five-game winning streak is the longest streak of the season for the Hens. The Mud Hens remain undefeated on Mondays and Tuesdays (6-0 each day). The rest of the week, Toledo has gone 11-18, including 1-4 on Wednesdays.

PITCHING DUEL: Monday's game between Toledo and Indianapolis featured just eight hits and three runs, lasting a brisk two hours and six minutes. Enrique Gonzalez out-dueled Brad Lincoln, throwing a complete game two-hit shutout, as the Hens won 3-0. It was the first Toledo complete game shutout since September, 2008 (Virgil Vasquez).

HEN EGGS: RHP Jay Sborz is third in the League with nine saves...... RHP Casey Fien has compiled a 0.90 ERA (20.0 IP / 2 ER) over his last 14 outings... RHP Robbie Weinhardt has not allowed a run over his last nine outings, tossing 14.0 scoreless innings...... LHP Daniel Schlereth has not allowed a run in his last eight outings, fanning 16 batters in 10.2 scoreless innings...,,, OF Ben Guez is hitting .407 (11-27) with two doubles, a home run and three RBI over his last nine games.

DOWN IN ERIE: Former Mud Hen OF Wilkin Ramirez is leading the Eastern League with nine home runs and is second with 32 RBI.

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