Tigers Minor League Baseball Blog

Chris Lambert left the game tonight with a 4-2 lead after six solid innings of work only to see the pen melt down in a 14-4 blowout loss.  Three relievers combined to give up 12 runs in just two innings in an ugly game.

Clete Thomas belted a two run homer but he’s still below the Mendoza line since getting sent down to Toledo.  Mike Hessman continued his impressive season with his eighteenth homerun, a solo shot in the first inning.

Erie scored three late runs but all that did was turn a 6-0 deficit into a 6-3 loss.  With the loss, Erie is now down 2-1 in their best of five game series and they’re in a must win situation heading into today’s game.  Andrew Kown took the loss and he gave up three runs on six hits and two walks with four strikeouts in six innings.

Clete Thomas went two for five with an RBI.  Nick McIntyre singled twice and he scored two runs.

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.

Alan Mills was shelled in the ninth inning and he gave up four runs to blow a 4-1 lead.  He blew a solid start by Andrew Kown, who gave up one run on six hits and a walk with four strikeouts in seven innings.

Clete Thomas went two for five with a double, two RBIs and a run.  Jeff Larish went two for four with a solo homer and two runs scored.

Clete Thomas led the Seawolves at the plate in their 7-4 win over Akron.  He went two for five with a two run homer and two runs scored.  Jeff Larish reached base three times with a single, a double and a walk and he also scored once.

Jeremy Johnson picked up the win in relief but it was more because he gave up the tying run in the seventh inning then saw Erie come back and win it.  Jonathan Connolly had a nice start and he gave up two runs on seven hits and a walk in 5 1/3 innings.

After taking a break from the long ball yesterday, Cameron Maybin got right back at it with a three run shot in Erie’s 7-3 win over Reading.  He finished the game two for four with the homerun, four RBIs and two runs.  Clete Thomas also had a nice game and he went three for five with a double and two runs.

Jonathan Connolly improved to 7-6 with a nice start.  He gave up two unearned runs on six hits and a walk with two strikeouts in six innings of work.

All eyes were on Cameron Maybin as he made his Double A debut today.  He had just one hit but it went over the fence for his first homer for Erie and his eleventh homer overall.  Jeff Larish and Clete Thomas also went yard in the 6-3 loss to the Defenders.

Jonathan Connolly fell to 6-6 in a rough start.  He gave up four runs on three homers in just 2 2/3 innings.

Just about everyone was a hittine star in Erie’s 13-3 win over New Britain.  Wilkin Ramirez went three for five with a homerun, two runs and a team high four RBIs.  Clete Thomas had a team high four hits and he scored three times in the win.

Eddie Bonine improved to 12-5 with the win.  He gave up three runs on six hits with two strikeouts in six innings of work.

Erie got plenty of offense in a 12-1 win over the first place Trenton Thunder.  Clete Thomas went three for four with a double, three RBIs and two runs to lead the way at the plate for the Seawolves.  William Rhymes also had a nice game and he went three for six with two RBIs and two runs.

Andrew Kown improved to 4-6 on the season with a nice start.  He gave up one run on three hits and a walk with five strikeouts in seven innings of work.

Jackson Melian had a huge day at the plate in the Seawolves 10-5 win over Bowie.  In a game where eight of Erie’s runs came in the first two innings, Melian went three for four with a homerun, five RBIs and two runs.  Clete Thomas went three for five with a triple, an RBI and two runs.

Matthew Righter was touched up for five runs in 4 2/3 innings and he didn’t get the decision in his start.  Danny Zell picked up the win with 1 1/3 innings of shutout relief and he improved to 2-5 on the season.

This was a tough one.  Dallas Trahern gave up three runs in his six innings of work and when he left the game, Erie had a six run lead (they had as much as a seven run lead earlier in the game).  Then in the very next inning that he’s pulled, the bullpen is tagged for nine runs and Erie said bye-bye to the lead.  Kevin Adroin took the loss but the bulk of the damage was given up by Randor Bierd, who gave up six of those nine seventh inning runs.

Clete Thomas had a huge day at the plate.  He went four for four with a triple, a homerun, four RBIs and three runs in the 13-11 loss.

Nate Robertson was showcased in his rehab start in game one of Erie’s doubleheader with Altoona because he came within an inning of pitching a double header shortened no-hitter. He gave up just one walk with six strikeouts in six innings before hitting his pitch count and coming out of the game before Altoona rallied for three runs to at least put themselves on the board.  Mike Hollimon went two for two with a double, a triple, two walks, three RBIs and two runs in the 12-3 win.

In game two, it was Dallas Trahern’s turn and he threw a nice game to win his ninth game of the season.  He gave up one run on five hits and three walks with four strikeouts in the seven inning complete game.  Clete Thomas was the hitting star and he went two for three with a double, an RBI and a run.

Erie lost to the Fisher Cats 11-5 and both Eddie Bonine and Kevin Adroin had a tough time on the mound.  Bonine took the loss and he gave up five runs in his five inning start.  Adroin was hit for six runs in only 1 2/3 innings.

Clete Thomas had a nice game in the loss.  He went three for five with two doubles and an RBI.  Matthew Joyce went three for three with a solo homerun.

The Seawolves got plenty of offense in their 13-5 win over the Fisher Cats but Andres Torres had a hand in four of them. He went two for four with a double, a triple, three runs and an RBI.  Clete Thomas also had a nice game and he went three for four with three runs.

Brendan Wise picked up the win although it was more because he was in the right place at the right time.  He gave up a run on four hits in 2/3 of an inning.

This was a wild one.  Erie scored the first five runs and then Portland scored the next eight.  Then Erie got two in the eighth and two in the ninth to win it.  Jackson Melian drove in the tying run and then Clete Thomas drove home the winning run by drawing a bases loaded walk.

Erick Almonte led the way with the bat.  He went two for three with a double, a grand slam and three runs scored.  Melian finished the game with three hits and he drove in two.

Kevin Adroin picked up the win.  He gave up a hit and a walk with strikeout in a shutout ninth inning.

Andrew Miller got the job done on the mound in Erie’s 8-1 win over Harrisburg.  He gave up one run on five hits and a walk with five strikeouts in seven quality innings.

Erick Almonte was the hitting star.  He went three for four with two RBIs and a run.  Clete Thomas went two for four with a double and two runs.

The Seawolves couldn’t get the bats going and they lost 4-0 to Akron.  Clete Thomas was the only Erie hitter with two hits.  He finished two for four in the loss.

Jair Jurrjens dropped to 1-2 on the season with a tough start.  He gave up four runs on nine hits and four walks with four strikeoutsin six innings of work.

The Seawolves lost 2-1 and their hitters were completely shutdown in the pitcher’s duel.  Andres Torres drove in the only run of the game for Erie and Clete Thomas singled and scored the only run.

A solid start by Jonathan Connolly went to waste in the loss.  He gave up one run on three hits and two walks with two strikeouts in five solid innings.

Jair Jurrjens picked up his first win of the season with six solid innings against Bowie.  He gave up just two runs on seven hits and two walks with five strikeouts.

Jeff Larish picked up three RBIs despite going 0 for 4.  Both Clete Thomas and Kody Kirkland had two hits and two runs in the 8-4 win.