Tigers Minor League Baseball Blog

Brian Flynn improved to 3-1 on the season with a really nice start in the Whitecaps 6-4 win over South Bend.  He gave up three runs on six hits and a walk with seven strikeouts in six innings.  Michael Torrealba pitched two shutout innings and he picked up his fourth save of the season.

Ryan Hamme drove in four runs and homered in the win.  Nick Castellanos went three for five with two doubles, two runs and an RBI.

Drew Smyly won his Erie debut with seven strong innings in the SeaWolves 5-0 win over Akron.  He gave up four hits and two walks with eight strikeouts in seven shutout innings.  Austin Wood struck out three in two shutout innings to close out the game.

Jamie Johnson had a big day at the plate.  He went four for five with two RBIs.  Audy Ciriaco went two for four with a double, a triple, a run and an RBI.

Jared Wesson had a really nice start in the Flying Tigers 11-0 win over Fort Myers.  He gave up just three hits and two walks with four strikeouts in six shutout innings.  Cole Nelson also pitched in with two shutout frames.

Tony Plagman had a monster day at the plate.  He went four for six with a home run and five RBIs.  Brent Wyatt went three for four and he scored four runs.

Andrew Oliver improved to 6-6 on the season with a really nice start in the Hens 2-1 win over the Indians.  He gave up four hits but he walked six and struck out eight in six shutout innings.  Chance Ruffin struck out four and walked one in 1 2/3 no-hit innings.

Jeff Salazar went one for three with a walk, a solo home run and he scored both Hens runs.  Ryan Strieby went two for four with an RBI.