Every time the Mud Hens clawed their way back into this one, the bullpen struggled again. The Hens homered three times, but a four-run seventh inning by the Clippers doomed them on Opening Day at Fifth Third Park.
Lefty Lael Lockhart Jr. got the start. He wasn’t at his best, but his defense bit him a little as well. Still, three walks and three runs, two earned, in 2 1⁄3 innings doesn’t earn you any kudos.
Lockhart stranded a Juan Brito double in the top of the first, and Jace Jung put the Hens up early with the first home run of the minor league season.