Toledo shuts out Saints to take 1½-game lead in Midwest Division

Two Tigers on rehab assignments helped the Mud Hens to a series-opening victory.

By Star Tribune

August 25, 2021 at 4:43AM
Detroit Tigers starting pitcher Matthew Boyd throws during the first inning of a baseball game against the Seattle Mariners, Tuesday, June 8, 2021, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)
Detroit Tigers lefthander Matthew Boyd. (Carlos Osorio, Associated Press/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

TOLEDO, OHIO – Lefthander Matthew Boyd, on a rehab assignment for the Detroit Tigers, pitched 4⅓ innings of one-hit ball and struck out six as the Toledo Mud Hens edged the St. Paul Saints 2-0 on Tuesday night to strengthen their hold on first place in the Midwest Division.

Toledo (54-42) leads the Saints (53-44) by 1½ games after winning the opener of a six-game series.

Boyd and three relievers held the Saints to four hits — one more than the Mud Hens had. Playing for the third time on his current rehab assignment, Twins center fielder Byron Buxton hit a double in four at-bats.

The Mud Hens took a 2-0 lead when Eric Haase, the Tigers catcher also on a rehab assignment, hit a two-run homer in the first off former Detroit teammate Beau Burrows.

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