Matt Manning looked reasonably sharp on Wednesday as his ramp up from a lengthy bout with shoulder inflammation continued with 5.2 scoreless innings for the Mud Hens. Manning allowed five hits, striking out six. He threw 57 of 83 pitches for strikes, and had good command for most of the outing. A pair of walks issued in the sixth ended his day on a bit of a down note, but overall Indianapolis couldn’t do a whole lot with him. Seems likely we’ll see Manning back with the Tigers for his next start.
A pair of walks kicked off a rally for the Hens in the second on a day when they’d only record three hits despite only eighth strikeouts.