Toledo Mud Hens 2, Rochester Red Wings 1 (box)

Troy Watson gave the Mud Hens a pretty good outing, and the bullpen held a slim lead to take the first of six in Rochester on Tuesday.

Watson fired five innings of scoreless ball, allowing just one hit while punching out three Wings.

Andrew Navigato opened the scoring with a solo shot in the third, his second homer since rejoining the Tigers organization. In the fifth, a two-out single from Navigato sparked another run when he stole second and Ben Malgeri singled him in for a 2-0 lead.

Konnor Pilkington allowed a Trey Lipscomb solo shot in the sixth, but he locked it down from there. Tanner Rainey and Jack Little followed him with scoreless appearances, with Little earning his second save on the year.

Navigato: 2-3, 2 R, RBI, HR, SB

Malgeri: 1-3, RBI, BB, K, 2 SB

Watson (W, 2-2): 5.0 IP, 0 R, H, 0 BB, 3 K

Coming Up Next: It’s a 1:05 p.m. ET start on Wednesday.

Erie SeaWolves 3, Harrisburg Senators 1 (F/10)(box)

The SeaWolves offense struggled all game long, but so did the Senators. In the end this one was decided in 10 innings as the SeaWolves plated a pair in the top of the ninth and then Tanner Kohlhepp locked down the bottom of the 10th.

LHP Andrew Sears made his first start of the year back with the SeaWolves after numerous rehab outings in A-ball. He looked good, allowing just a fourth inning run and striking out six in 3.2 innings of work. Yoniel Curet, down from Triple-A, finished the fourth and spun a scoreless fifth, striking out three hitters. Johan Simon, Trevin Michael, and Luke Taggart took it from there in regulation, blanking the Senators.

The SeaWolves got on the board first with a Chris Meyers solo shot in the second. They couldn’t take advantage of five walks issued by Harrisburg’s starter. In the top of the sixth, Harrisburg walked the bases loaded with no outs, but they still couldn’t push across a run.

So, this eventually got to extras. With John Peck starting on second base, Thayron Liranzo singled to left and then stole second base, drawing a throw. That throw from Senators catcher Caleb Lomavita sailed into the outfield, Peck scored, and Liranzo moved to third. A pair of strikeouts followed, but they intentionally walked Izaac Pacheco, and Peyton Graham ripped an RBI double to left to make it 3-1 SeaWolves.

That was all they’d get but it was enough. Tanner Kohlhepp took over in the bottom half, struck out the first batter he faced, and then got a routine grounder and fly ball combo to wrap this one up.

Graham: 2-4, RBI, 2B, BB

Meyers: 1-3, R, RBI, HR, 2 BB, K

Pacheco: 0-1, 4 BB

Sears: 3.2 IP, ER, 2 H, BB, 6 K

Coming Up Next: The SeaWolves take a 1-0 lead in the series into a 6:30 p.m. ET matchup on Wednesday.

West Michigan Whitecaps 4, Lansing Lugnuts 1 (box)

After the start time was pushed back to allow some storms to clear the area in West Michigan, Hayden Minton turned in another good start, and the much maligned Whitecaps’ bullpen was sharp after the offense broke through in the late innings.

The right-hander allowed just a run on two hits and two walks, striking out four. Thomas Bruss continues to struggle with some control issues but he pitched around two walks and a hit to throw a scoreless sixth. Logan Berrier, Zack Lee, and Ryan Harvey shut the Lugnuts down the rest of the way.

The Whitecaps really struggled to get anything going at the plate early on, but in the sixth they broke through. Samuel Gil led off with a single and Woody Hadeen and Jackson Strong walked to load the bases. Garrett Pennington struck out, but Bryce Rainer took a fastball in the back, forcing in one run. With two outs, Andrew Sojka walked as well to make it a 2-1 Whitecaps’ lead.

In the seventh, it was Gil sparking things again with a one-out double. Hadeen walked again, and the duo pulled off a double steal. A sac fly from Jackson Strong allowed Gil to tag and score, and Pennington came through with a double to plate Hadeen for a 4-1 lead, where it ended.

Gil: 2-3, 2 R, 2B, SB

Hadeen: 1-2, 2 R, 2B, 2 BB, K, SB

Minton: 5.0 IP, ER, 2 H, 2 BB, 4 K

Coming Up Next: It’s a 6:35 p.m. ET start on Wednesday.

Dunedin Blue Jays 6, Lakeland Flying Tigers 4 (box)

Grayson Grinsell gave the Flying Tigers an okay outing, and the offense took control in the middle innings only to see the bullpen falter late.

The most important thing that happened in this game was the absolute worst. In his first game of the year after missing nearly a year’s time with an ACL injury, middle infielder Franyerber Montilla crumpled to the ground on a play in the second inning in which he appeared to slip over second base. He was in agony on the field with what looked like a knee injury and had to be helped off the field. I have no words. It was awful.

Grinsell gave up single runs in the first and second inning, and while he shut it down from there, he was only able to pitch into the fourth, though he did strike out six on the day.

So it was 2-0 Blue Jays when Beau Ankeney doubled to lead off the fourth. Edian Espinal singled him to third, where he scored on a double play ball from Jesus Pinto.

In the top of the fifth, Dunedin put together a scoring threat, but Zach MacDonald in left field caught a fly ball from Jake Cook and fired home to nail the runner tagging from third at the plate.

Finally in the seventh, the Flying Tigers really broke through. Pinto singled and stole second base and then Jude Warwick walked. Carson Rucker grounded into a force of Pinto at third, but Nick Dumesnil cracked a three-run shot to left center field for a 4-2 lead.

Luke Hoskins and Win Scott handled the middle innings after Grinsell with no trouble, but Yendy Gomez allowed four runs, three earned, over the final two innings to blow the lead.

Dumesnil: 2-3, R, 3 RBI, HR, CS

Espinal: 2-3, K

Grinsell: 3.2 IP, 2 ER, 4 H, 0 BB, 6 K

Coming Up Next: It’s a 6:00 p.m. ET start on Wednesday.

FCL Yankees 9, FCL Tigers 2 (box)

On Monday, lefty Carlos Rodriguez was knocked around for five runs as the Yankees took out the Tigers in Complex League play. Rodriguez struck out eight in 4.2 innings of work, but a pair of home runs really blew up his outing.

Cris Rodriguez hit his fourth home run to lead the offense, while Maikol Orozco and Ronald Ramirez each had a pair of hits in this one.

Orozco: 2-4, RBI, 2B

Rodriguez: 1-4, R, RBI, HR, 2 K

Rodriguez (L, 0-4): 4.2 IP, 5 ER, 7 H, 2 BB, 8 K