The Toledo Mud Hens started a cross-league series against the Pacific Coast League Rock Round Express hot at the plate, but the bats eventually quieted down and Detroit’s Triple-A affiliate fell, 8-4.
Matt Gage made his first start since 2019, and things didn’t go so well. He started off spinning his slider way out of the zone to fan former second-round pick Evan Carter, but he left an 85-mph changeup middle-middle to Justin Foscue, who took it for a ride over the wall in left-center.
Gage got the next three batters he faced, but two of those out came on hard-hit balls (99.