Toledo Mud Hens 4, Iowa Cubs 2 (box)

The Mud Hens came out swinging. Well, actually, Justyn-Henry Malloy walked to lead off, but you know what I mean. Akil Baddoo also walked as Cubs starter Jaxon Wiggins reached eight balls in a row. Wiggins threw Eduardo Valencia some strikes, but that ended up being a mistake. He crushed a three-run homer (409 ft) to establish an early lead.

Not a bad start to the game. Valencia remains the hottest hitter in the system.

Pitching and defense would dominate the rest of the contest. Both teams struck in the fifth. Toledo made it a 4-0 thanks to a leadoff double from Malloy and some base-stealing antics from Baddoo — after a base hit.

Both of Iowa’s runs came against Troy Watson, but the 28-year-old righthander still finished the day with a quality star

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