Detroit Tigers Minor League Baseball Commentary and Analysis
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It took ten innings but the Flying Tigers took care of the Tampa Yankees 6-2. Duane Below didn’t get the win, but he threw a nice enough game. He gave up two runs (one earned) on five hits and a walk with ten strikeouts in 7 1/3 innings. Angel Castro threw two shutout innings and he improved to 2-1 on the season.
Scott Sizemore singled and scored two runs in the win. Cale Iorg scored once and drove in two despite not getting a hit while Michael Bertram singled twice and scored a run.
The pen couldn’t get the job done as a solid start by Duane Below went to waste in a 6-3 loss to St. Lucie. Below gave up two runs on seven hits and two walks with four strikeouts in six innings but Derek Witt and Ed Clelland combined to give up four runs in the seventh and eighth and that cost the Flying TIgers the win.
Santo De Leon had a nice day at the plate. He went three for four with a double, a homerun and two runs.
Duane Below improved to 2-2 on the season with a nice start in the Flying Tigers 7-2 win over Dunedin. He gave up two runs on seven hits and four walks with six strikeouts in five innings.
Justin Justice got it done at the plate and he went three for four with a walk, a solo homer and two runs. Shawn Roof went two for four with a double, two RBIs and a run.
Duane Below fell to 1-2 in the Flying Tigers 6-2 loss to Fort Myers. The left hander gave up three runs on three hits and seven walks with four strikeouts in 4 1/3 innings.
Jeramy Laster went one for three with a double and a walk. Cale Iorg tripled and scored a run.
Lakeland took care of Sarasota 4-2 and Duane Below got it done on the mound. He gave up three hits and three walks with nine strikeouts in six innings.
Shawn Roof was the hitting star. He went two for four and he drove in two of the Flying Tigers four runs.
Lakeland lost to Tampa 5-4 but Scott Sizemore did about all he could to help the Flying Tigers win. He was a perfect three for three with a walk and a solo homerun. Brandon Timm went two for four with a double and a run.
Duane Below gave up three runs (one earned) over four innings in his start. Brendan Wise took the loss when he gave up two runs in the bottom of the ninth.
The White Caps took care of Beloit 3-2 and they’re now one win away from repeating as the Midwest League champions. Duane Below threw a solid game and he picked up his second postseason victory. He gave up just two runs on one hit and two walks with an impressive ten strikeouts in seven frames.
Jeramy Laster had the big hit of the game. His RBI tripled tied the game up and then he scored on an error for what turned out to be the game winning run. Scott Sizemore went two for three with a walk and a run.
The White Caps took a 1-0 lead in their playoff series with the Lugnuts behind a solid outing by Duane Below. He gave up just two runs on four hits and three walks with seven strikeouts in 6 2/3 innings.
Jeramy Laster had a huge day at the plate in the 6-2 win. He homered twice and drove in four runs. Scott Sizemore had a team high three hits with a solo homerun and two runs.
Duane Below improved to 13-5 on the season with a nice start in the White Caps 6-1 win over Fort Wayne. He gave up one unearned run on three hits and three walks with eight strikeouts in seven solid innings.
Jordan Newton went two for three with a homerun and two RBIs. Santo De Leon went two for four with two RBIs and a run.
Duane Below improved to 12-5 on the season with a nice start in the White Caps 4-0 loss. He gave up three hits and a walk with six strikeouts in seven shutout innings.
Jeramy Laster was the hitting star in the win. He went two fr four with a double, a homerun and two RBIs.
Duane Below improved to 11-5 on the season with a very nice start in the White Caps 11-2 win over South Bend. He gave up just a single hit and four walks with seven strikeouts in six shutout innings.
Gorkys Hernandez, Jeramy Laster and Scott Sizemore had huge days at the plate. Hernandez went four for five and he was a homerun short of the cycle. He scored three runs. Laster went four for four with a homerun, three RBIs and three runs and Sizemore went four for five with a double, two RBIs and two runs.
Duane Below improved to 10-5 on the season with a nice start in the White Caps 7-3 win over Clinton. He gave up one run on five hits and three walks with nine strikeouts in 6 1/3 innings.
Joseph Tucker went three for five with a double, a homerun and three runs. James Skelton went two for four with two doubles and three RBIs.
The White Caps blew a 5-1 lead as their relievers gave up ten runs in the final two innings of a 11-5 loss. Dan Fyvie took the loss and he fell to 0-2. He gave up five runs on five hits and one walk in 2/3 of an inning. This was after a solid start by Duane Below, who gave up one run on five hits and a walk with six strikeouts in six innings of work.
Ryan Strieby went one for three with a double and two runs in the loss. Gorkys Hernandez went two for four with a triple and a run.
The White Caps scored a single run in the first inning but that’s all they’d get the entire game as they lost to the Bees 4-1. Joseph Tucker had two of the White Cap’s four hits and he scored their only run.
A pretty good start went to waste for Duane Below and he fell to 8-5 on the season. He gave up three runs (two earned) on eight hits with six strikeouts in seven innings of work.
Five White Caps’ errors led to five unearned runs in their 8-2 loss to the Kane County Cougars. Duane Below took the loss despite a decent start. He gave up two runs (one earned) on five hits and two walks with seven strikeouts in five innings. The loss dropped him to 8-4 on the season.
Scott Sizemore singled twice and he scored both White Caps runs in the loss. Brennan Boesch went two for four with an RBI. They accounted for all four White Caps hits.
Santo De Leon had a fantastic game in the White Caps 10-2 blowout win over Fort Wayne. He went three for four and he drove in a team high four runs. Gorkys Hernandez also continued his nice season with two hits, two runs andtwo RBIs.
Duane Below improved to 8-3 on the season with six shutout innings. He gave up three hits and two walks with four strikeouts.
Dan Fyvie gave up a run in the tenth inning as the White Caps lost to South Bend 4-3. Duane Below had a mixed start in the loss. He did give up two runs on six hits and two walks in just 4 2/3 innings, but he struck out ten batters in an impressive display.
Gorkys Hernandez singled, drew a walk, scored a run and drove in one. Jeramy Laster was the only other White Cap to reach base twice with a single and a walk.
The White Caps pitcher had a tough time getting outs as the Lugnuts blew out West Michigan 16-9. Duane Below took the brunt of it and he gave up nine runs (eight earned) on seven hits and six walks with six strikeouts in three innings.
Jeramy Laster went two for four with two RBIs and two runs. Deik Scram went three for six with a run and an RBI.
Duane Below left the game with a 6-0 lead after throwing five shutout innings but the saw the pen almost give the game up. A timely run by the White Caps in the ninth turned out to make a huge difference as West Michigan escaped with a 7-6. Below improved to 7-2 on the season with the win.
Michael Bertram went three for five with a double, a triple, an RBI and a run. James Skelton went two for five with a solo homerun and two runs scored.
The White Caps scored five runs in the first two innings only to see their pitchers give the lead up. Duane Below was tagged for six runs in 6 1/3 innings while Jose Fragaso was tagged for two runs in 1 2/3 and he took the loss.
Ryan Strieby was the hitting star in the win. He went three for three with two RBIs and a run.
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