Bullpen collapses for the Mud Hens


NORFOLK, Va. — Norfolk scored five runs in the eighth inning off Mud Hens reliever Jason Waddell to break a tie and fuel a 12-7 win last night to open a four-game series.
Waddell yielded three hits and three walks in the only inning he worked.The Hens (15-13) tied the game at 7 in the top half of the inning.Hens starter Armando Galarraga lasted four innings, surrendering seven runs on six hits.The Hens scored two runs in the fourth — on a double by Jeff Larish and a single by Jeff Frazier.Will Rhymes tripled to begin a three-run fifth inning, cutting Norfolk's lead to 7-5.


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