Jackson Wolf was absolutely electric on Friday, carving up the St. Paul Saints with five scoreless innings and a mind-blowing 11 strikeouts. The lefty, who was the second piece acquired from the Padres in the Casey Mize trade, looked every bit the ace in the Toledo Mud Hens’ 4-1 victory. Talk about setting a tone for your team! Wolf looked pretty good since coming over, but he was straight-up excellent in this one.
Mud Hens Jump Early, Wolf Dominates
The Mud Hens didn’t waste any time getting on the board, jumping to an early lead against the Saints. Trei Cruz singled to start the game, Jace Jung walked, and then Josue Briceño pulled a single through the right side to score Cruz. John Peck followed that up with another single, scoring Jung for a quick 2-0 lead. They added another in the second when Cal Stevenson walked, straight-up stole second, then got to third on a throwing error, and scored on a Jace Jung double. Three-zip Hens, and Wolf was just getting started. He dealt five lights-out frames, surrendering just three hits and walking four, but those 11 Ks? That’s the real story! He picked up his seventh win of the season, now standing at 7-11.
Bullpen Closes It Out, SeaWolves Roar Back
Stevenson sparked the offense again in the sixth, drilling a grounder up the middle and racing to second as the Saints’ center fielder was a little slow on the ball. A sacrifice bunt moved him to third, and a wild pitch from German Marquez brought him home, making it 4-0. The bullpen mostly held it down, with Yilber Diaz handling the sixth, and Brenan Hanifee and Andre Granillo each tossing perfect innings. Granillo hit a bump in the ninth, giving up a leadoff double and then a run on a throwing error by Peck. But Nick Sandlin, who cleared waivers earlier this week, closed it out with a ground ball for the 4-1 win. Peck had himself a day, going 3-for-3 with an RBI, a walk, and two stolen bases.
Over in Altoona, the Erie SeaWolves roared back for a 9-4 win over the Curve, despite Kenny Serwa getting knocked around a bit. Serwa gave up three runs and four walks over 5.2 innings, but the bats backed him up. Seth Stephenson drew a leadoff walk in the third, reached third on an errant pickoff throw, and scored on a Woody Hadeen double play ball to tie it up. After Serwa gave up a run, Luke Shligher singled, stole second, and scored on a Viandel Pena single to tie it again at 2-2 in the fourth. Serwa gave up a solo shot to open the bottom of that inning, but the SeaWolves finally seized control in the sixth. Thayron Liranzo and Izaac Pacheco were both hit by pitches to start the inning, and Shligher gre…
The Mud Hens are up 3-1 in their road series and will look to keep that momentum rolling with a 7:37 p.m. ET start on Saturday. Can Wolf build on this? Will the Hens bats stay hot? We’ll be watching!
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Originally reported by Bless You Boys.
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