Mud Hens' bats lead them past Sounds, 9-6
May 6—The Mud Hens began their season on Tuesday, and have already scored as many as runs as their major league affiliate in the Tigers' past seven games, heading into Detroit's Wednesday night game.
Detroit and Toledo have both scored 17 runs. The only difference is the Tigers scored that many in the past week where as the Mud Hens have scored 17 in two games.
While the Tigers' bats have been quite, their Triple-A affiliate have found success at the plate.
The Mud Hens continued their early hot-streak at the plate with eight hits in their 9-6 win over the Nashville Sounds.
Drew Hutchison started the game for the Mud Hens. He pitched four innings and gave up three runs (two earned). Hutchison struggled with his command. He issued back-to-back walks in the second inning, and finished the game with four walks and a hit by pitch.
The right-hander struck out three Nashville batters, including back-to-back strikeouts in the second inning.
Right-hander Thomas Jankins got the start for the Sounds.
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Similar to Hutchison, he struggled with his command over four innings. He left the game with a final line of six hits, six runs, four walks, and one strikeout.
What happened: Nashville pressured the Mud Hens early whenZach Green hit a scorching double to centerfield to drive in Derek Fisher and Jace Peterson.
In the bottom of the second inning, Derek Hill launched a three-run homer to left center field for the Hens. He drove in Christin Stewart and Dustin Garneau.
Zach Green drove in Peterson with a single in the third. In the bottom half of that inning, Renato Nunez hit a sacrifice fly to score Nomar Mazara.
Chad Spanberger entered the game in the sixth inning as a defensive replacement for Fisher.
He took Mud Hens' reliever Locke St. John deep to right field for a two-run blast.
After Corey Ray, the Brewers' No. 24 prospect, tripled to center field, he scored on a single by Jamie Westbrook to tie the game.
Zack Short responded in the eighth with a two-out, three-run homer.
Mazara finished the night 1-for-5 with an RBI. Hill went 2-for-2 with a three-run home run.
Game MVP: Hill went 2-for-2 with three runs batted in and two walks.
He said it: "We've been waiting. I think it's what, 600 days or something, since the last time there were fans here, so it's amazing. We've got unbelievable fans here and I can't wait. Can't wait until they open up max capacity and we can get this thing rocking and rolling." — Hill.
Make note of it: Mazara started in right field as a part of his rehab assignment. He was the designated hitter in the Mud Hens home opener and went 1-for-5 with an RBI. The right fielder landed on the 10-day injured list with a left abdominal strain.
Tigers' No. 4 prospect, Isaac Paredes, was 3-for-4 with a double, two singles, and an RBI. Detroit's No. 26 prospect Beau Burrows pitched 1 1/3 innings. He allowed one run on two hits in his first relief appearance of the season.
A look ahead: The Mud Hens will continue their series against the Nashville Sounds on Thursday at 6:35p.m.
Nashville's Blaine Hardy and Toledo's Logan Shore will get their first starts of the season.
First Published May 5, 2021, 9:53pm
