A bullpen game saw the Hens fall behind early and then storm back with a pair of big innings to take the first of six at Fifth Third Field on Tuesday in walkoff fashion.

Geoff Hartlieb was the nominal starter in this one and he had a rough go, giving up a Kahlil Watson solo shot in the second and another run in the third before getting lifted in favor of Chase Lee. That didn’t go well either, as the sidewinding right-hander allowed two more runs in the fourth.

So, it was 4-0 Clippers through five innings and the Mud Hens weren’t showing many signs of life against lefty Will Dion.

Things started to turn in the bottom of the sixth once Dion was out of the game. Reliever Jack Leftwich walked Akil Baddoo with one out and Justyn-Henry Malloy singled him to second. Max Anderson’s first Triple

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