Toledo Mud Hens 8, Iowa Cubs 4 (box)

Toledo got out to an early lead in the this one and then had to fight off the Cubs and rally to win this first of six on Tuesday night.

Hao-Yu Lee led off the game with a single, and Akil Baddoo quickly did likewise on a swinging bunt down the third base line to old friend Dixon Machado. An Eduardo Valencia grounder forced Baddoo at second, but Jace Jung drew a walk to load the bases. Max Anderson unloaded them, roasting a line drive to up the left field gap for a three-run double.

Randy Dobnak got the start for the Hens and he struggled, allowing a run in the third and then three more in the fourth as the Cubs seized a 4-3 lead.

Matt Seelinger cleaned up the fourth for Dobnak, and Paul Sewald came on to get two outs before turning things over to Dy

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