The Toledo Mud Hens blew an early 5-run lead against the Omaha Storm Chasers on Tuesday night to drop the opening game of the weeklong series, 9-8. Omaha scored seven in the third to shift the momentum of the game, but both teams continued to trade blows until the final frames.
Toledo scored four in the first inning. Gage Workman walked, stole second and scored on an Andy Ibanez single before the first out was made. Jusyn-Henry Malloy walked, and Jace Jung singled to load the bases. Hao Yu-Lee had a chance to blow things wide open, but he grounded into a double play.