Tigers Minor League Baseball Blog

Erie blew a 3-0 lead in the eighth and ninth, scored a run in the tenth and then gave this one up as Brett Jensen gave up two runs in tenth in the SeaWolves 5-4 loss.  Jensen took the loss and he fell to 5-5 and a solid start by Lauren Gagnier went to waste.  He gave up a run on seven hits and two walks with four strikeouts in seven innings.

Brennan Boesch went two for five with a double, a home run and two RBIs.  Michael Bertram went yard with a solo shot.

Michael Bertram drew a bases loaded walk in the bottom of the twelth to give the SeaWolves a 7-6 win over the Altoona Curve.  Bertram also belted a two run home run earlier in the game while Capster Wells went deep with a solo shot.  Wells also drew three walks.

Brett Jensen picked up the win and he improved to 5-3.  He gave up a hit and he struck out one in three shutout innings of relief.

The SeaWolves lost a tough one last night.  They jumped out to a 4-0 lead before Reading starting chipping away at it with three in the sixth.  Then a run in the ninth and two in the tenth turned what was earlier almost a sure thing into a loss.  Ramon Garcia gave up the three sixth inning runs in his start and Brett Jensen gave up the final three and he took the loss.

Danny Worth went two for five with a triple, two RBIs and a run.  Cale Iorg went two for five with a double and an RBI but he struck out three times.

Jonah Nickerson improved to 7-6 on the season with a nice start in the SeaWolves 3-2 win over Akron.  He gave up two runs on five hits and two walks with six strikeouts in 7 1/3 innings.  Brett Jensen got the final five outs with giving up a hit and he struck out two to pick up his tenth save of the season.

Cale Iorg went two for three with a double, a walk, a run and an RBI.  Ron Bourquin went two for four with a double and a run.

Pat Stanley improved to 4-2 on the season with a really nice start in Erie’s 6-3 win over Akron.  He gave up one unearned run on six hits with five strikeouts in seven innings.  Brett Jensen struck out three in 1 1/3 shutout innings to pick up his ninth save of the season.

Casper Wells belted a two run home run in the first inning.  Ryan Strieby doubled, drew a walk, drove in two and scored a run.

Pat Stanley improved to 3-2 on the season with a nice start in the SeaWolves 3-1 win over Binghamton.  He gave up one run on five hits and two walks with eight strikeouts in seven innings.  Brett Jensen struck out four in two shutout innings to pick up his eighth save of the season.

Santo De Leon went two for four with a double, two RBIs and a run.  Danny Worth singled twice and drove in one.

The SeaWolves had a twin billing today and they lost them both.  Game one went ten innings and Jay Sborz took the loss when he gave up a tenth inning run.  Brett Jensen gave up a run in the sixth and that was what put the game into extra frames.  Alex Avila went two for five with a double, a run and two RBIs.  Danny Worth went two for four with a double and two runs.

Game two turned into a one run pitchers duel in a game where the two teams combined for just six hits.  Shawn Roof doubled and that was the only extra base hit.  Josh Rainwater took the loss despite a very nice start.  He gave up a run on three hits and three walks with five strikeouts in five innings.

Deik Scram and Alex Avila both hit big homeruns as Erie took care of Bowie 6-5.  Scram belted a three run shot in the second inning to put Erie on the board and then Avila hit a two run shot in the fourth.  Ryan Strieby went one for two with a walk and two runs in the win.

Jonah Nickerson picked up the win and he improved to 1-2 on the season.  He gave up three runs on eight hits and two walks with six strikeouts in six innings.   Brett Jensen gave up a run in the ninth but he held on to pick up his fourth save of the season.

Erie pitcher’s yielded just one hit in their 3-0 win over Altoona.  Alfredo Figaro got things going with seven shutout frames without giving up a hit before yielding to the pen.  Zach Simons kept things going with a no-hit eighth but then Brett Jensen gave up a two hit double in the ninth to spoil the no-hitter.  Figaro struck out five and walked three to improve to 1-0 while Jensen picked up his third save of the season.

Scott Sizemore provided the bulk of the SeaWolves offense in the win.  He went four for four with two doubles, a walk, two runs and an RBI.  Santo De Leon singled twice and scored a run.

Joseph Tucker singled home Santo De Leon in the bottom of the ninth inning to win it for the White Caps.  James Skelton went two for four with a double and two runs while Jeramy Laster went two for four with two RBIs.

Brett Jensen picked up the win and he improved to 5-1 despite giving up the tying run in the top of the ninth inning.  Charles Furbush had another nice start and gave up two runs on seven hits and three walks with four strikeouts in six frames.

The White Caps rallied for three runs in the ninth inning to beat the Dragons 5-4.  The game winner came when Ryan Strieby was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded.  This was after Brennan Boesch singled home a run to tie the game up.  Gorky Hernandez got it done at the plate otherwise.  He went three for three with two walks, a double, an RBI and two runs.

Brett Jensen improved to 4-1 on the season.  He gave up one hit and a walk with one strikeout in a shutout ninth inning.

Brett Jensen had a rough relief appearance.  He not only gave up two runs in the ninth to send the game into extra frames, he also gave up a run in the tenth that cost the White Caps in their 7-6 loss to Fort Wayne.

Deik Scram doubled twice, drove in two and scored two.  James Skelton went four for five with a homerun and two RBIs.

The White Caps picked up a run in the eighth and then two more in the ninth to win it over Wisconsin 4-3.  Scott Sizemore was the hitting star and he went two for four with a double and two RBIs.  Gorkys Hernandez also had a solid game and he went two for five with a run and an RBI.

Duane Below threw six solid innings in his start and he gave up two runs on four hits with nine strikeouts.  Brett Jensen struck out two in a perfect ninth and he improved to 2-0 on the season with the win.