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Mike Hessman Hits Seventeenth Homer In Mud Hens Win

by @ Thursday, June 7th, 2007. Filed under Mike Hessman, Dennis Tankersley, Dane Sardinha, Toledo Mud Hens - May 2007

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, […]

David Espinosa Leads Hens In Blowout Win Over Buffalo

by @ Saturday, June 2nd, 2007. Filed under Yorman Bazardo, David Espinosa, Timo Perez, Toledo Mud Hens - May 2007

Just about everybody was a hitting star in the Mud Hens 15-3 blowout win but David Espinosa was a notch above the rest.  He went four for six with a homerun, four RBIs and four runs.  Timo Perez also had a nice game and he went four for six with a double, an RBI and […]

Hens Homer Way to Win Over Yankees

by @ Friday, June 1st, 2007. Filed under Ryan Rayburn, David Espinosa, Mike Hessman, Dennis Tankersley, Toledo Mud Hens - May 2007

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 […]

Ron Chiavacci Throws Six Shutout Innings In Mud Hens Win

by @ Wednesday, May 30th, 2007. Filed under Jordan Tata, Ryan Rayburn, Ron Chiavacci, Mike Hessman, Toledo Mud Hens - May 2007

The Mud Hens beat the Yankees 7-0 and Ron Chiavacci got it done on the mound.  He gave up four hits and two walks with five strikeouts in six innings of relief.  Jordan Tata made his first start of the season and he threw three scoreless frames.
Ryan Rayburn walked in all five of his at […]

Virgil Vasquez Strikes Out Nine In Win Over Yankees

by @ Tuesday, May 29th, 2007. Filed under Chris Shelton, Virgil Vasquez, Toledo Mud Hens - May 2007, Christopher Maples

Virgil Vasquez improved to 6-2 on the season with a nice bounce back start over the Yankees.  He gave up three runs on five hits and a walk with nine strikeouts in six innings of work.
Chris Shelton was the hitting star in the 4-3 win.  He went two for four with a two run homer.  […]

Mud Hens Run Into Roger Clemens On Tune Up Tour

by @ Monday, May 28th, 2007. Filed under Mike Hessman, Corey Hamman, Toledo Mud Hens - May 2007

The Mud Hens didn’t have much of a chance in this one as they ran into a Roger Clemens on his game in a 2-0 loss to the Yankees.  In all, the Hens managed just three hits and none of them were for extra bases.  Mike Hessman was the only Hen to reach base twice […]

Ryan Rayburn Hits for Cycle In Mud Hens Win

by @ Sunday, May 27th, 2007. Filed under Yorman Bazardo, Ryan Rayburn, Mike Hessman, Kevin Hooper, Toledo Mud Hens - May 2007

Ryan Rayburn had a career today in the Mud Hens 14-5 win over the Clippers.  He went four for five and he hit for the cycle.  He drove in three and scored three in the win.  Mike Hessman hit his thirteenth homer of the season and he drove in four runs while Kevin Hooper scored […]

Dennis Tankersley Is Hit Hard in Mud Hens Loss

by @ Sunday, May 27th, 2007. Filed under Chris Shelton, Timo Perez, Dennis Tankersley, Toledo Mud Hens - May 2007

Dennis Tankersley dropped to 4-3 on the season with a rough start in the Mud Hens 8-5 loss to the Clippers.  He gave up seven runs on ten his and a walk in just three innings.
Timo Perez was the hitting star in the loss.  He went three for four with two doubles.  Chris Shelton also […]

Ron Chiavacci Pitches Mud Hens to Win Over Clippers

by @ Saturday, May 26th, 2007. Filed under Ryan Rayburn, David Espinosa, Ron Chiavacci, Toledo Mud Hens - May 2007

Ron Chiavacci had a nice start in the Hens 8-1 win over the Clippers.  He gave up just a single run on five hits and two walks with three strikeouts in seven solid innings.  The win improved Chiavacci’s record to 2-4 on the season.
Ryan Rayburn tripled, drove in two and scored a run.  David Espinosa […]

Mud Hens Edge Clippers 7-6

by @ Friday, May 25th, 2007. Filed under Chris Shelton, Mike Hessman, Virgil Vasquez, Toledo Mud Hens - May 2007

The Mud Hens came from behind from a 5-0 deficit to beat the Columbus Clippers 7-6.  Virgil Vasqeuz picked up the win although he was hardly stellar.  He gave up five runs on five hits and four walks with two strikeouts in five innings of work.
Mike Hessman had the big hit with a grand slam […]

Mud Hens Hang On To Beat Knights

by @ Tuesday, May 22nd, 2007. Filed under Zach Miner, Mike Hessman, Ramon Santiago, Jeremy Johnson, Ian Ostlund, Toledo Mud Hens - May 2007

Ian Ostlund gave up three late runs to the Knights but Jeremy Johnson came in and pitched the ninth to stop the damage and help the Hens hold on for the win.  Zach Miner picked up his first minor league win with a solid start.  He gave up two runs on six hits and two […]

Mud Hens Edge Knights In Eleven Innings

by @ Monday, May 21st, 2007. Filed under Yorman Bazardo, David Espinosa, Jeremy Johnson, Toledo Mud Hens - May 2007, Christopher Maples

Christopher Maples singled home David Espinosa in the bottom of the eleventh to win it for the Mud Hens.  Maples finished two for five with a triple, two RBIs and a run.  Espinosa finished with two runs.
Yorman Bazardo was roughed up in the Mud Hens win but the pen and hitters picked him up.  He […]

Timo Perez Powers Mud Hens In Blowout Win Over Charlotte

by @ Sunday, May 20th, 2007. Filed under Chris Shelton, Ramon Santiago, Timo Perez, Dennis Tankersley, Toledo Mud Hens - May 2007

The Mud Hens took care of the Knights 9-3 and Timo Perez led the way at the plate.  He went three for five with a double, a homerun, three RBIs and three runs.  Ramon Santiago also had three hits in the game while Chris Shelton finished with two hits and two runs.
Dennis Tankersley picked up […]

Ron Chiavacci Hit Hard in Mud Hens Loss

by @ Saturday, May 19th, 2007. Filed under Chris Shelton, Ron Chiavacci, Jack Hannahan, Toledo Mud Hens - May 2007

Ron Chiavacci dropped to 1-4 with a tough start for the Hens.  He gave up six runs on seven hits and five walks with four strikeouts in four innings of work.
Jack Hannahan had a nice day at the plate in the 8-2 loss.  He went three for four with a double and an RBI.  Chris Shelton […]

Mud Hens Edge Bats In Ten Innings

The Mud Hens came back from a 7-0 deficit to beat Louisville and they had some late inning heroics to get it done.  Mike Hessman drove home Ryan Rayburn in the bottom of the ninth to send the game into extra frames while David Espinosa scored on a wild pitch in the bottom of the […]

Mud Hens Sweep Doubleheader With Bats

by @ Friday, May 18th, 2007. Filed under Chris Shelton, Mike Hessman, Jason Karnuth, Jonathan Connolly, Andrew Graham, Toledo Mud Hens - May 2007

The Mud Hens took two in their doubleheader with the Bats and in the process, they ended a three game losing streak.  The first game was a pitcher’s duel with the two teams combining for two hits in the Hens 1-0 win.  Chris Shelton doubled and scored the only run on Jack Hannahan’s ground out.
Jonathan […]

Mud Hens Lose In Eleven to Bats

by @ Wednesday, May 16th, 2007. Filed under Mike Hessman, Timo Perez, Corey Hamman, Ian Ostlund, Toledo Mud Hens - May 2007

It took two days and eleven innings, but the Mud Hens finally finished their postponed game from yesterday with the Bats. Unfortunately, it was a 5-4 11 inning loss.  Corey Hamman got the most work and he threw 3 2/3 shutout innings while Ian Ostlund gave up two runs in the eleventh and he took […]

Mud Hens Held to Three Hits in Loss To Pawtucket

by @ Monday, May 14th, 2007. Filed under Chris Shelton, Dennis Tankersley, Toledo Mud Hens - May 2007

Three hits normally won’t cut it and while Dennis Tankersley threw a good game, the Hens didn’t give him any support in a 3-1 loss to Pawtucket.  Chris Shelton had the only extra base hit of the game with a double and he also drove in the only run for the Mudhens.
Tankersley gave up two […]

Mud Hens Lose To Red Sox In Ten Innings

by @ Sunday, May 13th, 2007. Filed under Ron Chiavacci, Mike Hessman, Jason Karnuth, Jeremy Johnson, Dane Sardinha, Toledo Mud Hens - May 2007

You have to feel for Ron Chiavacci.  He gave up just one run on five hits with five strikeouts in 6 2/3 innings only to see the pen blow the game in the ninth and lose it in the tenth.  Jason Karnuth gave up the two ninth inning runs to send the game into extra […]

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