Scoring five runs in the first two innings usually means a win in baseball, but the Toledo Mud Hens managed to turn a strong start into a 7-5 loss against the Charlotte Knights Friday night.
Both teams scored early and often. All but one of the game’s 12 runs scored while the starters were in. Wilkel Hernandez gave up six (five earned) on eight hits and a walk for Toledo and No. 13 MLB prospect Noah Schultz surrendered five earned runs on as many hits and four walks.
The biggest differences between the two were command and stamina.