The Mud Hens evened the series at a game apiece in Game 1 of Thursday’s doubleheader. However, that was not at all on anyone’s mind when Matt Manning had to come out of the game in the third inning. It turned out that Manning was ill and feeling light-headed, according to GM Al Avila, which was a huge relief as his velocity was down and his fastball command non-existent.
Meanwhile, Kody Clemens powered the offense, bouncing an RBI single to right to score Zack Short, and then doubling home Short in the third inning, before adding an inside-the-park home run on a deep fly ball to center field in the sixth.