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Dontrelle Willis picked up his first win for the Hens with a solid start.  He gave up two runs on six hits and only two walks with five strikeouts in 6 1/3 innings.  Freddy Dolsi pitched a shutout ninth and he picked up his tenth save of the season.
Mike Gosse hit a two run home [...]

The Hens couldn’t get anything going at the plate as they lost to the Indians 3-0.  Mike Hessman singled and drew two walks and nobody reached base more then once.
Brooks Brown took the loss despite a solid start.  He gave up three runs on three hits with five walks and three strikeouts in seven innings.

Scot Drucker improved to 8-3 on the season with a really nice start in the Hens 3-2 win over Indianapolis.  He gave up two runs on three hits and four walks with five strikeouts in seven innings.  Freddy Dolsi threw eight shutout innings and he picked up his eighth save of the season.
Mike Hessman went [...]

Toledo turned around a 6-3 deficit and scored four unanswered runs in the late innings to pull out a 7-6 win over Indianapolis.  Mike Hessman went three for four with two doubles, a walk and two RBIs while Will Rhymes went two for two with two walks, two runs and an RBI.
Eddie Bonine was roughed [...]

The Hens came back from a 7-4 deficit to beat the Clippers 8-7.  Brent Dlugach went three for three with a walk, a double, a triple and two runs.  Scott Sizemore went two for four with double, a walk and two RBIs while Mike Hessman went two for five with a double, a home run [...]

The Hens were down 2-1 in the bottom of the eighth but they capitalized on a throwing error to end up with a pair of runs to come from behind in a 3-2 win.  Mike Hessman was the hitting star and he went two for four with a home run and two runs. 
Ruddy Lugo had [...]

Mike Hessman singled home Scott Sizemore in the bottom of the ninth as the Mud Hens narrowly beat Buffalo 3-2.  They had to come back from a 2-0 deficit to do it and Max St. Pierre belted a solo home run to pitch in.
Eddie Bonine had a nice start in a no-decision.  He gave up [...]

Chris Lambert had one of his best starts of the season and he improved to 6-7 in the Hens 6-1 win over Buffalo.  He gave up just one run on seven hits and a walk with nine strikeouts in 8 2/3 innings.  The one run didn’t come until the ninth inning when it looked like [...]

Chris Lambert had one of his better starts of the season as he held Indianapolis scoreless through six innings.  He gave up just three hits and a walk with five strikeouts.  Ryan Perry was hit hard for two runs in two innings, but he picked up his third save of the season.
Wilkin Ramirez went three [...]

Brent Clevlen had a big day at the plate in the Hens 9-4 win over the Rochester Red Wings.  He went three for four with three RBIs.  Mike Hessman and Max St. Pierre also pitched in with home runs.
Brooks Brown picked up his first win of the season and he improved to 1-6.  He gave [...]

This was a tough one.  The Hens got some offense going but the pen blew a three run lead in the ninth that sent the game into extra frames and then Rob Chiavacci gave up a run in the bottom of the eleventh as the Hens lost to the Bulls 6-5.  A solid start by [...]

Jeremy Bonderman looked like he was about ready to pitch for the Tigers as he was about as good as you could ask in the Hens 6-0 win over Charlotte.  He gave up just six runs without a walk and he struck out five in eight shutout innings.
Marcus Thames showed some life with a solid [...]

Wilkin Ramirez had a big day at the plate but it wasn’t enough as the Hens lost to Charlotte 9-8.  He went four for five with two homers, three RBIs and three runs.  Mike Hessman went three for five with a double and a solo homer.
Freddy Dolsi gave up four runs in the bottom of [...]

The Hens lost to Lehigh Valley 5-3 and it was Ruddy Lugo who took the loss.  He fell to 2-3 and he gave up four runs on six hits and four walks with two strikeouts in 5 1/3 innings.
Mike Hessman had a big game at the plate.  He doubled three times and drove in two [...]

The Hens had a tough time at the plate in their 6-0 loss to Pawtucket and with just six hits, the team couldn’t put a single runnner across the place.  Brent Clevlen had three of those hits with a double and two singles and the only other Hen to reach base twice was Mike Hessman [...]

The Mud Hens picked up a win at the first every game at Huntington Park in Columbus this afternoon.  Ruddy Lugo had a nice start and he improved to 2-0.  He gave up one run on four hits and three walks with one strikeout in five innings.  Joel Zumaya continued his rehab with two shutout [...]

The Mud Hens continued their winning ways with a close one against the Bats.  The Hens jumped out to a 4-0 lead but two in the eighth and one in the ninth by the Bats made this one a close one.  Scott Drucker looked very good and he improved to 1-0.  He gave up just [...]

Lauren Gagnier had his best start since joining the Hens and he improved to 1-1 in Toledo’s 4-1 win over the Chiefs.  He gave up one run on three hits and two walks with three strikeouts in six innings.  Joel Zumaya and Francisco Cruceta both threw shutout innings and Blaine Neal threw a perfect ninth [...]

Yorman Bazardo’s struggles continued and he fell to 1-2 in the Hens 8-5 loss at Louisville.  He gave up six runs on eight hits and one walk with five strikeouts in six innings.
Mike Hessman hit his 21st homer of the season and he finished with three RBIs. Erick Almonte and Brent Clevlen also went yard in [...]

The Hens needed all three of their eighth inning runs to top the Clippers tonight.  Clete Thomas was the hitting star in this one.  He went two for three with a double, a homerun and two RBIs.  Mike Hessman was avoided and he drew two walks and scored a run.
Matt Rusch pitched a shutout eighth [...]

Chris Lambert left the game tonight with a 4-2 lead after six solid innings of work only to see the pen melt down in a 14-4 blowout loss.  Three relievers combined to give up 12 runs in just two innings in an ugly game.
Clete Thomas belted a two run homer but he’s still below the [...]

The Hens scored three runs in eighth inning but it wasn’t enough as they lost to Durham 5-3.  Michael Hollimon had two hits including a solo homer while Mike Hessman drew two walks and scored a run.
Jeramy Johnson lost his first decision of the season.  He fell to 4-1 and he gave up three runs [...]

The Mud Hens scored two in the eighth inning and one in the ninth to edge the Charlotte Knights 6-5.  Dane Sardinha drove in the winning run with a solo homer while Jeff Larish, Mike Hessman and Michael Hollimon all went yard.  For Hessman, it’s his 17th homer of the season and six homeruns in [...]

Timo Perez seemed to be hitting out of his slump as he was passed up for promotion after the release of Jacque Jones.  He went four for four with a triple, a homer, three RBIs and two runs in the Hens 11-7 win.  Mike Hessman belted his eleventh homer of the season and Jeff Larish [...]

Yorman Bazardo improved to 1-0 with a nice start in the Hens 5-1 win over Rochester.  He gave up one run on three hits and three walks with two strikeouts in five innings.  Casey Fossum also had a nice outing with 3 1/3 innings of shutout relief and Blaine Neal got the final two batters [...]

Jeremy Johnson improved to 4-0 on the season with a nice start in the Hens 7-1 win over Indianapolis.  He gave up one run on four hits with four strikeouts in seven innings of work.
Mike Hessman hit his eighth homer of the season and Jeff Larish belted his seventh.  That’s quite a one/two punch with [...]

Francis Beltran gave up two runs in the ninth inning and he took the loss as the Hens lost to the Clippers 5-3.  Far and away the pitching star was Francisco Cruceta, who made his minor league debut today.  He threw three shutout innings and he struck out six without giving up a hit.
Mike Hessman [...]

The Hens lost to the Bats 10-7 despite the fact that Mike Hessman put the team on his back.  He went four for five with three homers and five RBIs.  Brent Clevlen also had a solid game and he went four for five with two doubles, a run and an RBI.
Jonathan Connolly took the loss [...]

The Hens got it done as they beat up on Lehigh Valley 6-4.  Mike Hessman homered and drove in two runs while Timo Perez homered and scored a pair.  Brent Clevlen also had a nice game and he went two for four with a double, a run and an RBI.
Jeremy Johnson picked up the win [...]

The Mud Hens blew out the Knights 11-4 and it was Timo Perez who led the way at the plate.  He went three for five with two doubles, four RBIs and a run.  Brent Clevlen and Mike Hessman both drove in two runs while Derek Wathan singled twice, drew a walk and scored three times.
Eddie [...]

Jeff Larish got it done at the plate with a pair of homeruns and four RBIs in the Hens 6-1 win over the Bulls.  Mike Hessman had a solid game as well and he went two for four with two doubles and a run.
Jeremy Johnson picked up the win with three solid innings of relief.  [...]

Virgil Vasquez picked up his first win of the season with an impressive pitching performance in Toledo’s home opener.  He gave up just a single run on three hits and a walk with eight strikeouts in 5 2/3 innings.  Preston Larrison gave up a run in his single inning and Blaine Neal pitched a perfect [...]

Ron Chiavacci improved to 12-6 on the season with another nice start in the Hens 2-1 win over Indianapolis.  He gave up six hits and one walk with four strikeouts in six shutout innings.
Mike Hessman provided the offense for the Hens.  He belted his 31st homer of the season and he drove in both runs.

Ron Chiavacci improved to 11-6 with a nice start in the Hens 5-2 win over Columbus.  He gave up one run on four hits with six strikeouts in 7 1/3 innings. 
Mike Hessman went two for two with two walks, a homerun and three RBIs.  Chris Shelton had a team high three hits with two doubles, [...]

Andrew Miller threw three tough innings as he started his rehab assignment with the Hens.  He gave up five runs on five hits and five walks with four strikeouts in just three innings.  He reached his pitch count pretty quickly and those three pretty poor innings were all he could manage.  Joel Zumaya threw better [...]

Kevin Hooper singled home David Espinosa in the bottom of the ninth to win it for the Mud Hens, but it was slugger Mike Hessman who once again stole the shot.  He went three for four with a double, a homerun and three RBIs.  The homerun was his 26th and he now has 84 RBIs [...]

Mike Hessman belted a two run homer in the Hens 7-5 loss to the Bulls and while that in and of itself isn’t very spectacular, the face that he now has 81 RBIs in 81 games is.  The homerun was his 25th of the season which is also an impressive figure.   And while his walk [...]

Mike Hessman has been an RBI machine for Mud Hens and he continued to do it in the Hens 13-7 win over the Bulls.  He went two for four with a homerun, three RBIs and two runs.  Chris Shelton went two for three with a homerun, three RBIs and two runs while Timo Perez had three [...]

The Mud Hens took care of Ottawa 8-5 and while Mike Hessman went just one for four, that one hit was a two run homer that gave Hessman 23 on the season.  The third baseman is having a nice season and he’s driven in 75 runs in 76 games and his slugging percentage is an [...]

Mike Hessman had a nice day at the plate in the Mud Hens 9-1 blowout win over Indianapolis.  He gave went two for two with a double, three walks, five RBIs and two runs.  Ramon Santiago went three for four with a double, a run and a walk.
Yorman Bazardo threw seven scoreless innings and he [...]

Jack Hannahan singled with the bases loaded in the bottom of the nine and Timo Perez and Chris Shelton both scored as the Mud Hens came from behind to beat Indianapolis 7-6.  Ryan Rayburn doubled twice in the game and he drove in two while Mike Hessman went one for three with two walks, a [...]

Jordan Tata picked up his first win of the season with a nice start in the Hens 8-2 win over Ottawa.  He gave up two runs on nine hits and a walk with four strikeouts.
Timo Perez went two for five with a double, a homerun and three RBIs.  Mike Hessman hit a solo homerun and [...]

The Mud Hens pitching was pretty spotty but they got it done at the plate in their 11-8 win over Ottawa.  Ramon Santiago went four for six with three RBIs and a run and Jack Hannahan went two for three with two RBIs, two walks and three runs.  Mike Hessman also contributed with a two [...]

Dennis Tankersley fell to 6-5 on the season in a start where he didn’t even finish the second inning.  He gave up five runs on six hits and he struck out one.
Timo Perez went two for five with an RBI in the 6-4 loss.  Mike Hessman and Jack Hannahan each had solo homeruns.

The Mud Hens poured on the offense in their 12-3 blowout win over the Syracuse Chiefs.  Chris Shelton went two for four with a homerun and two runs.  David Espinosa tripled and he drove in three runs while Mike Hessman went three for three with a double and three runs.
Ron Chiavacci improved to 6-4 with [...]

Virgil Vasquez had a mixed start in the Mud Hens 6-5 loss to Syracuse.  He did give up four runs on eight hits and two walks in 5 2/3 innings, but he did strike out eight.  Roman Colon gave up the go ahead run though and he fell to 0-1 on the season.
Mike Hessman ws [...]

Eulogio De La Cruz made his first appearance for the Hens earlier in the week and it didn’t go very well.  Today he bounced back and threw two shutout innings of relief to pick up his first win for the Hens this season.
Mike Hessman went one for three with two RBIs.  Ryan Rayburn went one [...]

Mike Hessman homered for the fifth time in ten games as he continued to knock the ball over the fence.  It was his seventeenth homerun of the season and he finished the game two for three with a double, the homerun, two RBIs and two runs.  Dane Sardinha went two for four with a double, [...]

Seven of the eight runs in the Mud Hens 8-6 over the Yankees came via the longball.  Ryan Rayburn went yard with his tenth of the season and Mike Hessman hit his 15th.   Both of those were two run shots.  Then David Espinosa hit a three run shot that proved to be the game winner.  All three [...]