SL wild card game 1

 The fans of the Mud Hens have waited a long time to see postseason baseball. Their team sent Ryan Sargent to the mound, taking on Baltimore and Elton Quintanilla.

Elton would prove a tough challenge for the Mud Hens. In his rookie season he struck out 171 in only 143 innings and had a 2.83 ERA. With the game scoreless in the 3rd, Sargent felt pain in his elbow and had to come out of the game. Lefthander Michael Farley took over.

The game remained scoreless until the 5th when Mark Rodriguez singled in the first run for the Hens. Next inning Toledo added 2 more on homers by Roberto Gomez and Cary Lee.

Farley did a great job, providing 4 2/3 scoreless innings in relief. Justin Evans, who in the regular season split time between the starting rotation and bullpen, pitched the final 2 innings.

Toledo takes game 1 by the score of 4-0. As the series moves to Baltimore, Toledo will need to find a new center fielder as Cary Lee will take the mound for game 2.