Toledo rallies past Worcester behind John Peck, Corey Julks homers
Peck’s first Triple-A homer and Julks’ 13th of the year erased a 4-1 hole, and Tyler Mattison’s two scoreless innings sealed Toledo’s 5-4 win at Polar Park.
Toledo kept finding the next answer at Polar Park, turning a 4-1 deficit into a 5-4 win over Worcester on June 24 and extending its second-half start to 2-0. The Mud Hens absorbed Worcester’s early burst, answered in the middle innings and finished with Corey Julks’ fifth-inning homer.
Worcester came out fast and put Toledo on its heels in the first. Braiden Ward and Vinny Capra reached base, Matt Thaiss followed with an RBI single and Allan Castro cleared the bases with a line drive to right field that made it 3-0. The WooSox added another run and led 4-1 after three innings, leaving Toledo to chase from behind for a second straight night in Worcester.
John Peck started the comeback in the second inning, when he launched his first Triple-A home run to cut the gap to 3-1. Peck kept driving the rally in the fourth. After Gage Workman and Eduardo Valencia drew back-to-back walks, Peck lined an RBI double to trim the deficit again, and Brett Callahan followed with an RBI single to tie the game at 3. Peck then came around on a throwing error to push Toledo in front 4-3.
Julks delivered the decisive blow in the fifth inning, sending a home run off Tyler Samaniego for his 13th of the season and a 5-4 edge the Mud Hens would not give back. Toledo’s bullpen and defense locked down the final frames and held Worcester to one run over the final 8.1 innings.
Tyler Mattison earned the win with 2.0 scoreless innings and three strikeouts. Peck finished 2-for-3 with two RBI and two runs scored.
Toledo had already taken the opener 4-1 on June 23, so the Mud Hens entered June 25 with a chance to complete the sweep at 6:45 p.m. ET.
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