Wilkel Hernandez’s outing was decent, but there wasn’t much the pitching staff could do as the Hens managed just five hits on the night.
Hernandez allowed a baserunner in every inning, but he kept the Indians off the board until the fifth. There he allowed three straight singles and two runs before giving way to right-hander RJ Petit, who was promoted from Double-A today. Petit rarely gives up home runs, but his second pitch at the new level was a 1-0 slider at the bottom of the zone, and it was golfed out to left by Billy Cook for a two-run shot.