Toledo’s Triple-A team started strong with four runs in the first inning Tuesday in Ohio, and the Saints couldn’t recover, losing 7-5.

The Saints got on the board in the second with a solo homer from Yunior Severino, his fourth of the season. The Mud Hens added their own run.

A home run from DaShawn Keirsey Jr., an RBI double from Patrick Winkel, and a two-run homer from Kiersey Jr. boosted the Saints but not quite high enough.

The second game of the series is 10:05 a.m. on Wednesday.

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