Tigers Minor League Baseball Blog

Andrew Hess saved some of his best stuff for last as he shut down the the Jays over eight innings in Lakeland’s 4-1 win.  Hess gave up just one run on five hits and a walk with five strikeouts in eight innings.  Chad Linder pitched a shutout ninth and he picked up his second save of the season.

Hernan Perez went two for three with a triple and he scored two runs.  Francisco Martinez went one for three with a run and an RBI.

Charles Furbush didn’t take th eloss, but he had a tough time in the Flying Tigers 4-3 loss to Tampa.  He gave up three runs on four hits and three walks with five strikeouts in five innings.  Chad Linder took the loss and he fell to 3-3 when he gave up a ninth inning run.

Maxwell Leon went three for five with two doubles in the loss.  Hernan Perez went two for four with a double and a run.

A few Lakeland pitchers had a tough time at the plate as Lakeland lost to Tampa 11-6.   Andrew Hess took the loss and he fell to 6-9.  He gave up five runs (just two earned) on eight hits and a walk in 2 2/3 innings.  Chad Linder and Trevor Feeney each gave up three runs a piece in the loss.

Christopher White went one for three with a home run, three RBIs and two runs.  Audy Ciriaco went three for four with an RBI.

The bullpen made up for a rough start by Lauren Gagnier in the Flying Tigers 8-6 win over Jupiter.  Chad Linder was the star on the mound and he gave up just three hits in three scoreless innings to improve to 3-1.  Scott Green pitched a shutout ninth and he picked up his eleventh save of the season.

Chris Carlson went two for four with a double, a walk, two RBIs and a run.  Michael Bertram went two for five with a double, two runs and an RBI.

Lakeland lost a tough one tonight as they took an 11-3 lead into the eighth inning and then Charlotte broke out for nine runs in the eighth inning.  Six of those runs were unearned because of a pair of throwing errors in the inning.  Chad Linder gave up five of those runs and Scott Green gave up four (all unearned).

Michael Bertram went four for five and he hit for the cycle.  He drove in two and scored four runs.  Devin Thomas went two for five with a triple, an RBI and three runs.

Lakeland and Brevard County played two and Lakeland walked away with a win in both.  Game one was a 4-0 shutout that saw Lauren Gagnier hold the opposition scoreless through six innings.  He gave up six hits and a walk with four strikeouts.  Adrian Casanova went one for three with two RBIs while Devin Thomas went one for two with a walk and a run.

Game two was closer but once again, it was the pitching that shined in a 2-1 win.  Charles Furbush threw five shutout innings in a no-decision while Chad Linder threw a shutout frame to pick up the win to improved to 2-1.  Scott Green pitched a shutout ninth and he picked up his ninth save of the season.  Maiko Loyola doubled twice and drove in a run while Michael Bertram singled twice.

Chad Linder didn’t take the loss in Lakeland’s 10-6 loss to Clearwater, but definitely had the worst outing of the bunch.  He gave up six runs on seven hits with one strikeout in one inning.  Trevor Feeney took the loss and he fell to 0-3.  He gave up two runs on four hits with three strikeouts in two innings.

Justin Henry went two for five with two RBIs.  Devin Thomas went two for five with a solo home run.

Audy Ciriaco had a monster game as the Flying Tigers took care of Brevard County 10-6.  He finished with seven RBIs including a walk off grand slam, his second homer of the game.  Kody Kaiser joined him with three hits, including a walk, a double and two runs.

Charles Furbush pitched five frames in his start but ended with a no-decision.  He gave up three runs (two earned) on seven hits with four strikeouts.  Chad Linder ended up with the win and he struck out one in 1 2/3 innings.