Tigers Minor League Baseball Blog

It was another ugly beatdown and while Jon Kibler didn’t have his best start, Jay Voss was simply pummelled for seven runs in 1 2/3 innings.  He took the loss and fell to 0-1 while Kibler walked away with a no decision. 

Justin Henry hit a three run home run in the 11-5 loss.  Cale Iorg with one for four with a solo home run and two runs.

A solid start by Armando Galarraga was wasted in the Hens 2-1 loss to Syracuse.  He gave up two runs on eight hits and two walks with eight strikeouts in seven innings.  Dan Schlereth continued his solid season with two strikeouts in a shutout eighth inning.  He now sports a 1.46 ERA and He’s struck out 13 in 11 1/3 innings. He still has to work on his control though because he has twelve walks.

Brent Dlugach went three for four with a solo home run.  Will Rhymes went three for four.

Lauren Gagnier improved to 2-0 with a really nice start in the SeaWolves 7-2 win over Bowie.  He gave up just two runs on four hits and a walk with seven strikeouts in 7 1/3 innings.  Brendan Wise also had a nice outing and he struck out one in 1 1/3 innings of shutout relief.

Andy Dirks went two for four with two runs and an RBI.  Cale Iorg doubled and scored two runs.

The Whitecaps had a really tough time getting anything going in Dayton.  They managed just three singles and three walks in the 3-0 loss.  Jamie Johnson and Jordan Lennerton both had a single and a walk.

A solid start by Victor Larez went to waste.  He gave up a run on six hits and a walk in 5 2/3 innings and the loss dropped him to 1-2 on the season.

Armando Galarraga improved to 2-1 on the season with another solid start in the Hens 3-1 win over Louisville.  He gave up just three hits and he struck out six in seven shutout innings.  Jay Sborz struck out two in a shutout ninth and he picked up his fifth save of the season.

Casper Wells pretty much was the Hens offense.  He homered twice and scored three runs.  Brennan Boesch also had a nice game with a pair of singles in three at-bats.

Daniel Fields tripled and drove in three runs to help give the Flying Tigers a 5-3 win over Brevard County.  Kody Kaiser also had a nice game at the plate.  He went three for five with a double and a run.

Mark Sorensen improved to 2-0 with a solid start.  He gave up two runs (one earned) on six hits with three strikeouts in six innings.  Lester Oliveros pitched a shutout ninth and he picked up his fifth save of the season.

The Whitecaps fell to the Loons 5-3 and while the pitching was decent, it was enough to walk away with the win in this one.  Jade Todd fell to 0-2 and he gave up three runs (two earned) on six hits and a walk with six strikeouts in five innings.  Nate Newman gave up two runs on two hits and a walk with two strikeouts in four innings of relief.

Michael Rockett doubled and scored a run in the loss.  Eric Roof went two for three with a walk.

The SeaWolves have found their groove now and last night they won their third straight game.  Jon Kibler improved to 1-2 with a solid start.  He gave up three runs (two earned) on five hits and a walk with four strikeouts in seven innings.  Luis Marte pitched two shutout innings and he struck out three to pick up his first save of the season.

Andy Dirks, Wilkin Ramirez and Deik Scram all went yard in the 5-3 win.  Ramirez went three for five with a double, a home run, two RBIs and two runs.

The Hens put it all together last night as they decimated Indianpolis 10-1.  There were plenty of hitting stars as five players had two hits each.  Brennan Boesch went two for five with a home run and two RBIs.  Casper Wells went two for five with a double, a run and an RBI.

Phil Dumatrait had a solid start and he improved to 1-0.  He gave up a run on four hits and two walks with three strikeouts in five innings.  Scot Drucker pitched four shutout innings to close out the game and he picked up his first save.

The Whitecaps lost to the Loons 5-2 and most of the damage came against starter Trevor Feeney.  He gave up five runs on twelve hits and one walk with six strikeouts in 6 2/3 innings.  Luis Sanz pitched 2 1/3 innings of shutout relief but the bats couldn’t get going to mount the comeback.

Hernan Perez went two for five with an RBI.  Wade Gaynor went two for four with a double and a walk.

Luke Putkonen improved to 1-1 on the season with a really nice start in Lakeland’s 3-2 win over Brevard County.  He gave up a run on two hits and a walk with six strikeouts in 6 1/3 innings.  Lester Oliveros got into trouble in the ninth and gave up a run but he struck out the side and picked up his fourth save of the season.

Alden Carrithers went two for three with a double and two RBIs.  Rawley Bishop went two for four with a run.

After losing their first eight games, Erie has now won their last two and this time it was behind a nice outing by Andrew Oliver.  He gave up just a run on three hits and two walks with three strikeouts in six innings.  Brooks Brown picked up his first save with three innings of solid relief.  He gave up a run on three hits with two strikeouts.

Cale Iorg went one for three with a home run, two runs and two RBIs.  Andy Dirks went two for four with two RBIs and a run in the 8-2 win.

Ruddy Lugo fell to 1-2 on the season with a rough start in the Hens 9-6 loss to Indianapolis.  He gave up seven runs (six earned) on six hits and two walks with four strikeouts in four innings.  Three of the six hits he gave up left the ballpark.

Casper Wells went two for three with a two run homer.  Will Rhymes went two for four with a triple, a walk, two RBIs and a run.

The SeaWolves finally picked up their first win of the season and they did it in dramatic fashion.  After the pen gave up two runs in the top of the ninth to give up the lead, Max St. Pierre then belted a two run walk off home run in the bottom of the ninth to win it.  It was nice because a solid start by Thad Weber almost went to waste.  He gave up a run on one hit and three walks with three strikeouts in six innings.  Ryan Ketchner picked up the win despite giving up four runs in three innings of relief.

St. Pierre had a big day at the plate.  The walk off home run was his second home run of the game and he finished three for four with three runs and three RBIs.  Shawn Roof went two for three with a run.

Alfredo Figaro improved to 2-0 on the season with a nice start in the Hens 3-2 win over Indianapolis.  He gave up three hits and a walk with four strikeouts in 5 1/3 shutout innings.  Jay Sborz got the final four outs and he picked up his fourth save of the season.

Jeff Larish went one for two with a solo home run, two walks and two runs.  Mike Rabelo doubled and drove in two runs.

Bryan Pounds had a huge day at the plate as the Flying Tigers beat up on Brevard County 8-3.  Pounds was a perfect five for five with a double, two runs and two RBIs.  Rawley Bishop also had a nice game and he went two for three with a double, two runs and two RBIs.

Mark Sorensen struck out seven and gave up three runs in 5 1/3 innings in his start.  Erik Crichton improved to 1-0 with 1 2/3 shutout innings and Ramon Garcia pitched two shutout innings of relief to close out the game.

The SeaWolves rough start continued as they were held to just three hits in a 2-0 loss to the B-Mets.  Cesar Nicolas was the hitting star with a single and two walks.

A solid start by Jon Kibler went to waste.  He gave up a run on seven hits and four walks with three strikeouts in six innings.  The loss drops his record to 0-2 on the season.

The Hens took care of Indianapolis 6-0 behind some really strong pitching.  Ruddy Lugo improved to 1-1 and he gave up just three hits and four walks with two strikeouts in five shutout innings.  Casey Fien followed that up with three shutout innings of relief and then Robbie Weinhardt pitched a shutout ninth to finish up the win.

Will Rhymes had a big day at the plate.  He went four for five with three runs, a double and an RBI.  Brent Dlugach went three for five with two runs and an RBI while Brennan Boesch went three for five with a double, a triple and three RBIs.

Trevor Feeney improved to 1-0 with a solid start in the White Caps 3-2 win over Fort Wayne.  Feeney gave up a pair of runs on five hits with seven strikeouts in seven innings.  Melvin Mercedes pitched a shutout ninth and he picked up his second save of the season.

Jordan Lennerton went two for three with a run and an RBI.  Luis Salas went two for four with an RBI.

Over the weekend it was Trenton and now it’s the B-Mets.  The SeaWolves dropped their fifth straight to open the season although at least this time they scored some runs.  Deik Scram belted a three run blast to provide most of the offense while Santo De Leon hit a solo home run.

Andrew Oliver took the loss in a rough start.  He gave up six runs (five earned) on six hits and four walks with four strikeouts in 3 2/3 innings.  Brendan Wise had a solid outing and he pitched 2 1/3 innings of shutout relief.