Tigers Minor League Baseball Blog

Alfredo Figaro had one of the best starts of the season for the White Caps and he improved to an impressive 4-0 on the season.  He gave up just three hits with eleven strikeouts in the shutout win and his ERA is now down to a microscopic 0.46.  Opponents are hitting just .159 against him and if he continues at this pace, it’s not going to make a lot of sense keeping him down while he dominates Low-A hitting.

Roger Tomas had a pair of singles and a run in the 4-0 win.  Mark McBratney singled, tripled and scored a run.

Alfredo Figaro didn’t get the win, but he threw six quality innings as the White Caps edged Wisconsin 4-3.  Figaro gave up one unearned run on three hits and three walks with nine strikeouts.  He’s now struck out 29 batters in 30 innings over 5 starts and his ERA is a microscopic 0.60.

Kody Kaiser singled home Justin Henry in the top of the eighth inning for the game winner.  Kaiser finished the game three for four while Henry had a single, a double and two runs.

Alfredo Figaro improved to 3-0 on the season with a nice start in the White Caps 5-3 win over Beloit.  He gave up just two runs on six hits and one walk with two strikeouts in six innings of work.  Noah Krol threw a perfect ninth and he picked up his third save of the season.

Ron Bourquin singled twice, drew a walk and scored two runs.  Casper Wells was a perfect three for three with a pair of RBIs.

Alfredo Figaro got it done on the mound and he improved to 2-0 in the White Caps 5-1 win over Peoria.  He gave up just one unearned run on four hits and four walks with eight strikeouts in seven innings.

Roger Tomas belted his first homerun of the season and he drove in two runs.  Jordan Newton and Joseph Tucker both had three hits and a run in the win.

The White Caps got back on track with another win in a 9-0 beatdown over the Loons.  Alfredo Figaro gave up three hits and two walks with seven strikeouts in six innings. 

There were plent of hitting stars but leadoff hitter Kyle Peter was a notch above the rest.  He went three for three with two walks, three RBIs and a run.

The White Caps didn’t score in the first eight innings of this but they finally got it going in the top of the ninth.  Christopher Carlson drove in a run on a fielders choice to tie it and then Ron Bourquin singled home Justin Henry to win it.

Once again, the White Caps got some excellent pitching.  Alfredo Figaro gave up the only run in five innings but even that was unearned and Wilton Garcia and Rudy Darrow each threw two shutout innings.  Darrow was particularly impressive because he didn’t allow a single base runner.

It may have come in the fourth inning, but Devin Thomas’ two run homer provided the Tigers with the runs they’d need in their 4-3 win over Batavia.  Ron Bourquin also had a nice game and he went two for three with a walk and a run.

Alfredo Figaro improved to 3-2 on the season with a nice start.  He gave up three runs on six hits and one walk with six strikeouts in seven innings.

Alfredo Figaro improved to 2-2 on the season with his best start since joining Oneonta.  He gave up five hits and three walks with three strikeouts in seven shutout innings.

Christopher Carlson was the hitting star.  He went two for four with a double, a homerun, two RBIs and two runs.  The homerun was his fourth of the season.

Kody Kaiser had another great game and he raised his batting average to .370 with a great day at the plate.  He went two for three with two walks and he scored four times.  Michael Sullivan went three for four with a triple, three RBIs and two runs while Devin Thomas went three for five with two RBIs.

Alfredo Figaro picked up the win and he improved to 1-2 on the season.  He gave up three runs on seven hits and one walk with two strikeouts in five innings.

Alfredo Figaro was roughed up by Tri-City and he fell to 0-2 since joining Oneonta in their 6-3 loss.  He gave up six runs on seven hits and a walk with four strikeouts in 5 1/3 innings.

Ron Bourquin went two for four with a run.  Orlando Rodriguez went just one for four but he drove in two and scored a run.

The Oneonta Tigers fell just short in their season opener to Lowell with a 3-2 loss.  Alfredo Figaro took the loss and he gave up three runs on four hits and two walks with five strikeouts in five innings.  Figaro had gotten limited time at Lakeland where he went 0-2 before being reassigned to Oneonta.

Kody Kaiser was the hitting star in the loss.  He went two for four with a double and a solo homerun.

Burke Badenhop fell to 3-4 on the season with a rough start in Lakeland’s 11-2 loss to Dunedin.  He gave up six runs (three earned) on eight hits with a strikeout in three innings.  Alfredo Figaro was also hit hard and he gave up four runs in 2 2/3 innings.  Maxwell Leon provided all of the offense in the loss.  He doubled and drove in two runs.

In the second game, the Flying Tigers edged Dunedin 3-2. Cameron Maybin hit a solo homerun (his third of the season) and William Rhymes also went yard.  Ovandy Suero continued his rampage of the base paths and he had two hits and two steals to bring his steal total up to 49 on the season.  Paul Hammond picked up the win with a shutout fifth inning.

The Flying Tigers lost both of their games in a twin billing against Tampa.  In the first game, it was a lack of hitting that cost them in a 3-1 loss.  Cameron Maybin doubled and he drove home the only run for Lakeland while Alfredo Figaro dropped to 0-3 when he gave up three runs in 5 1/3 innings.

In the second game, Matt O’Brien was hit hard for five runs in 2 2/3 innings and he fell to 0-3 on the season in the 6-3 loss.  Ovandy Suero was a perfect four for four and he racked up his 47th stolen base of the season.  He was also caught for the eleventh time.

Lakeland got some nice pitching in their two game sweep over Brevard Couny.  In the first game, Kyle Sleeth gave up one unearned run in four innings and Paul Hammond picked up the win with a shutout frame in the sixth.  This was Sleeth’s first start since getting demoted after a tough stretch pitching for Erie.  William Rhymes was the hitting star and he went three for four with an RBI

The second game was a 4-2 win and Alfredo Figaro threw five innings and gave up one run in a nice start.  Jacob Ramos picked up the win and he improved to 4-1 while Ovandy Suero went two for four with a run and three stolen bases.  The three steals brings his season total up to 42.

Two singles and one walk were all the Lakeland hitters could manage in an 8-0 loss to St. Lucie.  In fact they had just as many hits as they did errors.

Alfredo Figaro took the loss and he dropped to 0-1 on the season.  He gave up four runs (three earned) on five hits and a walk with three strikeouts in 4 2/3 innings.