Tigers Minor League Baseball Blog

Jeff Larish had a huge day at the plate as the Seawolves evened their series with Akron to a game a piece in a 9-6 win.  Larish went two for four with a homerun, five RBIs and two runs.  Matthew Joyce scored three times without getting a hit and Clete Thomas went two for five with a triple and two runs.

Burke Badenhop has a rough start but it was good enough for the win.  He gave up six runs (three earned) on nine hits and a walk with four strikeouts in six innings.

Burke Badenhop improved to 2-0 on the season in Erie’s 7-2 win over Harrisburg.  He gave up two runs on four hits with eight strikeouts.

Clete Thomas was the hitting star in the win.  He went two for five with a homerun, two RBIs and two runs.  Michael Hernandez went two for five with two RBIs and a run.

Lakeland continued their struggles and they dropped their third straight game in a pitchers’ duel with St. Lucie.  Burke Badenhop gave up just one unearned run in 7 1/3 innings but for his struggles, he didn’t get a win.  Freddy Dolsi gave up two runs in ninth inning and he fell to 4-3 on the season in the 3-2 loss.

Cameron Maybin belted a solo homerun, his tenth of the season.  Ovandy Suero singled twice and he stole his 67th base of the season.

Burke Badenhop fell to 10-6 on the season with a tough start in Lakeland’s 9-5 loss to Fort Myers.  He gave up seven runs on nine hits and a walk with two strikeouts in 5 1/3 innings.

Diek Scram went three for five with a triple and two runs.  Maxwell Leon went two for three with a run and an RBI.

Burke Badenhop improved to 10-5 on the season with a nice start in Lakeland’s 3-2 win over Fort Myers.  He gave up one run on five hits and three hits and five strikeouts in six innings of work.

Ovandy Suero was the hitting star in the win.  He went two for four with a run.  He was caught stealing for the seventeenth time and he’s still stuck at 63 on the season.

Lakeland edged Tampa 1-0 and it was Burke Badenhop who threw the game.  He improved to 9-5 on the season in the seven inning game and he gave up three hits and two walks with four strikeouts.

Jeffrey Kunkel was the hitting star in the win. He went two for three and he scored the only run of the game for either side.

Michael Hernandez and Maxwell Leon provided the bulk of the offense in Lakeland’s 12-10 win over Daytona.  Hernandez went three for five with a double, a homerun, four RBIs and three runs.  Leon went two for three with a double and four RBIs.

Burke Badenhop was hit hard in his start but the hitters picked him up.  Brendan Wise threw a shutout frame in the eighth inning and he improved to 1-1 on the season.

Burke Badenhop and Josh Rainwater combined to throw a three hit shutout over Sarasota.  Rainwater picked up the win and he didn’t give up a hit in his three innings of shutout relief.

Wilkin Ramirez singled home Daniel Worth in the bottom of the ninth and that was the only run for either side.  No Flying Tiger had more then one hit and there were no extra base hits in the game.

Lakeland bounced back after the doubleheader loss and beat Fort Myers 3-2 behind a strong outing by Burke Badenhop.  He gave up two runs (one earned) on seven hits with three strikeouts in six innings.

William Rhymes went one for four with a walk, a double and two runs.  Michael Hernandez hit a solo homerun and that was his thirteenth of the season.

Lakeland used an Earl Weaver favorite and with two three run homers, they cruised to a 10-2 win over Brevard County.  Cameron Maybin went two for four with a three run shot and two runs scored while Rafael Mendez singled, hit a three run homerun and scored two runs.

Burke Badenhop improved to 7-5 on the season with a decent start.  He gave up two runs on four hits and three walks with five strikeouts in six innings of work.

Burke Badenhop dropped to 6-5 on the season with a tough start in Lakeland’s 7-6 loss to Tampa.  He gave up six runs (four earned) on five hits and three walks in 4 1/3 innings.

William Rhymes went three for five with one run in the loss.  Maxwell Leon went three for three with a walk, an RBI and three runs scored.

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.

A pretty good start by Burke Badenhop went to waste in Lakeland’s 5-3 loss to Brevard County.  He gave up two runs on six hits and a walk with six strikeouts in 6 1/3 innings. Jacob Ramos gave up three runs with out getting a single batter out in the bottom of the eighth inning.

Cameron Maybin was the hitting star in the loss.  He went two for four with an RBI.  He also stole his nineteenth base of the season.

Burke Badenhop improved to 6-3 on the season with a nice start in Lakeland’s 6-2 win over St. Lucie.  He gave up two runs (one earned) on seven hits and two walks with two strikeouts in 5 2/3 innings.

William Rhymes was the hitting star in the win. He went three for three with a double, an RBI and two runs.  Wilkin Ramirez went two for three with a double, two RBIs and a run.

Burke Badenhop gave up two runs on three hits and two walks with three strikeouts in seven innings in his start for Lakeland.  The win improved his record to 5-3 after the 9-2 win.

Ovandy Suero had another nice game at the plate.  He went three for three with two RBIs and two runs.

Lakeland doubled up Palm Beach 8-4 and it was Ovandy Suero who got it done at the plate.  He went three for five with three RBIs and a run.  He also stole yet another base and his league leading season total is now up to 35.  If there’s a knock, it’s he’s been caught seven times but you still have to like that percentage since it’s well over the 75% mark that makes the stolen base worth it.

Burke Badenhop had a nice start and he improved to 4-3 on the season.  He gave up one run on seven hits and a walk with three strikeouts in seven innings of work.

Burke Badenhop was red hot out of the game but then he struggled until his previous start.  He got it done again today as he shut down the Sarasota Reds in Lakelands’ 8-1 win.  He gave up just one runs on four hits and five walks with two strikeouts in six innings of work.

Ovandy Suero had a nice day at the plate.  He went two for four with two RBIs and a run.  Maxwell Leon went two for three with two RBIs and a run while Cameron Maybin reached base for the seventh straight game with a hit and a walk.

In his first four starts, Burke Badenhop was about as good as you could ask.  Since then, he’s been touched up in two tough starts and today he dropped to 2-3 as Dunedin beat Lakeland 6-3.  He gave up all six runs on eight hits and two walks with four strikeouts in just four innings.

Williams Rhymes produced most of Lakeland’s scoring with two RBIs on two hits.  Cameron Maybin went one for three with another run and two walks while Ryan Roberson led the team with three hits.

For the second straight start, Burke Badenhop was hit hard.  And right when I started talking about him to others.  He gave up five runs on seven hits and two walks with five strikeouts in seven innings and the loss drops him to 2-2.  His overall numbers still looks good but he has to buck this downward trend he’s established in the last two starts.

Cameron Maybin was back in the lineup after he took a couple of days off because of a stiff back.  He went one for three with a walk.  Ryan Roberson accounted for all of the Flying Tigers offense in the 7-1 loss with a solo homerun.

Burke Badenhop had his first rough start of the season as Lakeland lost to Sarasota 7-2.  He did give up four runs but only one of them was earned although he was touched up for six hits and three walks in five innings.  Matthew Righter was hit hard as well and he gave up three runs in one inning while Gabriel Benitiz struck out the side in the ninth.

Cameron Maybin picked up another two hits and he scored a run.  He’s now boosted his batting average up to .321 after a tough start.  Mark Haske singled twice and scored a run.