Tigers Minor League Baseball Blog

Zach Samuels improved to 2-2 on the season with a really nice start in the GCL Tigers 3-0 win over the GCL Pirates.  He gave up six hits and a walk with four strikeouts in seven shutout innings. Melvin Mercedes pitched a shutout ninth and he picked up his sixteenth save of the season.

James Robbins went three for four with an RBI.  Elvin Soto went three for four with a home run and two RBIs.

The GCL Tigers got a really nice start from Giovany Soto as they topped the GCL Phillies 7-4.  Soto improved to 2-0 and he gave up four hits and a walk with three strikeouts in five shutout innings.

Francisco Martinez went three for five with a run and an RBI.  Elvin Soto went two for five with a double, a triple, two runs and two RBIs.

The GCL Tigers trailed for most of this game until they rallied for six runs in the top of the seventh inning to give them a 7-4 win.  Elvin Soto went two for four with a double and an RBI while Luis Castillo went two for five with a run.

Marcos Nunez picked up the win although he was kind of the right place at the right time because he gave up two of the four Phillies run.  Melvin Mercedes threw a shutout ninth and he picked up save number one.