Tigers Minor League Baseball Blog

Brayan Villarreal improved to 3-0 on the season with a really nice start in the Whitecaps 9-0 win over Peoria.  He gave up six hits and a walk with six strikeouts in five innings.  Tyler Conn struck out two in his one inning of relief.

Mike Gosse was a perfect four for four with a double, two runs and two RBIs.  Ben Guez went three for five with a home run, three RBIs and two run.

The White Caps had a tough time handling Beloit’s lineup last night and while Brayan Villarreal was impressive in his 3 2/3 innings (eight strikeouts but five walks), Anthony Shawler was knocked around for five runs and he took the loss.  Victor Larez also had a tough time and he gave up three runs in 3 1/3 innings.

Brandon Douglas was the hitting star in the 9-3 loss.  He went three for three with two walks and two runs.

The White Caps got some nice pitching from three different guys to pick up a 2-1 win over Cedar Rapids.  Brayan Villerreal pitched four shutout innings in his start, then Anthony Shawler gave up one run in 3 2/3 to pick up the win.  Jared Gayhart struck out two in 1 1/3 innings to then close out the game to pick up his first save of the season.

Chao-Ting Tang was the hitting star in the win.  He went two for four with a triple, an RBI and a run.  Billy Nowlin singled twice and he scored once.