•THE HIGHLIGHTS: How many people can say they watched a game where the winning team scored on a walk-off strikeout? The 9,905 fans at Fifth Third Field yesterday afternoon can, as Toledo’s Freddy Guzman scored from third on a wild pitch by Pawtucket reliever Lincoln Holdzkom with two outs in the bottom of the 12th inning. And here’s the crazy part: The wild pitch was a curveball that the Hens’ Timo Perez swung at and missed for Toledo’s 17th strikeout of the game. By the time PawSox catcher Dusty Brown retrieved the wild pitch, Guzman had scored and Perez narrowly beat Brown’s throw to first. It marked the second time Pawtucket has lost a game on a wild pitch by Holdzkom, with the first time coming in a loss at Richmond on July 8. “Lincoln’s got nasty stuff, and it was a tough pitch to handle,” Pawtucket manager Ron Johnson said. “I thought ‘Brownie’ did a great job of getting to the ball and nearly threw [Perez] out at first.”

•KEY TO THE GAME: The PawSox scored twice in the first and once in the second off Toledo starter Anastacio Martinez, but they stranded five runners in those two innings. And those wasted opportunities set the tone for the day as Pawtucket had only four hits in 16 at-bats with runners in scoring position. The PawSox stranded 15 runners in 12 innings, including two or more in six different frames. “We weren’t very productive offensively,” Johnson said. “You can get all the hits you want, but the ones that matter are the ones with guys out there in scoring position. We had opportunities to blow the game open, and we didn’t do it.”

•PROSPECT WATCH: Reliever Hunter Jones threw well, allowing only two hits and one run with five strikeouts in 2 1/3 innings. But the run was a backbreaker: It came on Jones’ first pitch after coming on with two outs in the eighth. Toledo’s Erick Almonte smacked it for a homer that tied the contest. “Hunter came into the game and threw a ‘get-me-over’ breaking ball,” Johnson said. “With four outs to go in the game, you’re in the no-mistake area. You’ve got to think, ‘If I’m going to throw a pitch, it’s got to be with purpose.’ The job he did after that was good — he just mowed, with five punchouts. He was the right guy for that time in the game, but he wanted to just get a breaking ball over. You don’t want to get beat with your second- or third-best pitch with just four outs to go in the game.”

•THEY SAID IT: “One-run games like this aren’t our forte,” Johnson said. “We like to get a three- or four-run lead, and we work well with that.” With yesterday’s loss Pawtucket, which still has the best record in the International League, is 11-15 in one-run games.

•ON DECK: The PawSox return home tonight to begin a six-game homestand with the first of four games against Rochester. Right-hander Charlie Zink (12-3, 2.70 ERA) will look to become the I.L.’s first 13-game winner when he faces the Red Wings’ Kevin Mulvey (4-8, 3.87), with first pitch at 7:05 p.m. at McCoy Stadium.