Jack O’Loughlin gave the Hens another quality outing, but the offense didn’t get going in this one until it was too late.
The young left-hander tossed five innings of two-run ball with eight strikeouts. He was staked to a small lead in the bottom of the second when Tyler Nevin hit his ninth home run to lead off the inning. O’Loughlin allowed a leadoff homer in the top of the third, and then another run in the fourth as the Clippers started to take control.
The Hens had two on with two outs in the bottom of the fourth, and got a pair of singles from Joe Rizzo and Nevin with one out in the sixth, but they couldn’t break through.