Tigers Minor League Baseball Blog

Julio Rodriguez drove home Ryan Soares with an infield single in the bottom of the tenth inning as the Connecticut Tigers pulled out a close one against Mahoning Valley.  Soares also had a solo home run earlier in the contest and Alexander Nunez went four for five with a triple and a run.

Logan Hoch picked up the win and he improved to 1-0 in the 5-4 win.  He gave up just a hit and a walk with three strikeouts in two shutout innings.

Alexander Nunez had a nice day at the plate in the GCL Tigers 6-3 win over the GCL Phillies.  He went two for four with a triple, a home run, two RBIs and two runs.  Jordan Cruz singled twice, scored two runs and drove in one.

Rayni Guichardo improved to 3-4 with a decent start.  He gave up three runs on four hits and two walks with two strikeouts in six innings.  Melvin Mercedes pitched a shutout ninth and he picked up his thirteenth save of the season.

Zach Samuels improved to 1-1 on the season with a really nice start in the GCL Tigers 3-1 win over the GCL Pirates.  He gave up one unearned run on six hits and two walks with four strikeouts in seven innings.  Melvin Mercedes pitched a shutout ninth and he picked up his eighth save of the season.

Jordan Cruz went two for four with two RBIs.  Alexander Nunez went three for four with a double and a run.

The GCL Tigers had a tough time getting anything going at the plate in their 3-1 loss to the GCL Blue Jays.  Jordan Cruz doubled and he drove in the lone run while Alexander Nunez went two for three with a walk.

A solid start by Jose Diaz went to waste. He fell to 1-4 and he gave up three runs (two earned) on five hits and two walks with seven strikeouts in seven innings.

The GCL Tigers scored an eighth inning run and that proved to be the difference in their 3-2 win over the GCL Yankees.  The game winner was a triple by Jordan Cruz that scored Patrick McKenna.  Alexander Nunez also had a nice day at the plate and he went two for four with a double and a run.

Zach Samuels had a solid start and he gave up two runs on five hits and three walks with five strikeouts in six innings.  Robert Diaz improved 1 2/3 shutouts to improved to 3-1 while Melvin Mercedes pitched a shutout ninth to pick up his sixth save of the season.

Ramon Lebron had an exceptional start in the GCL Tigers 7-3 win over the GCL Blue Jays.  He gave up two runs on five hits and one walk with eleven strikeouts in six innings and the win improved his record to 1-1. 

Alexander Nunez went two for three with a triple and two RBIs.  Julio Rodriguez went one for three with a walk, an RBI and two runs.

The GCL Tigers blew a 4-1 lead as they lost to the GCL Braves 5-4.  Luis Castillo belted a solo home run.  Alexander Nunez went two for four with a double and an RBI.

Richard Zumaya took the loss and he fell to 0-2.  He gave up the tenth inning run on three hits in 1/3 of an inning.  Nolan Cain had the best night on the mound and he gave up a hit with three strikeouts in 2 2/3 innings.