Tigers Minor League Baseball Blog

Virgil Vasquez had one of his better starts of the season in the Hens 6-0 win over the Bats.  He gave up eight hits and one walk with four strikeouts in seven shutout innings.  Francis Beltran threw perfect innings to close out the game and to complete the shutout.

Mike Hessman had three hits and three runs and one of those hits was his nineteenth homer of the season.  Timo Perez and Brent Clevlen also went yard.

Francis Beltran gave up two runs in the ninth inning and he took the loss as the Hens lost to the Clippers 5-3.  Far and away the pitching star was Francisco Cruceta, who made his minor league debut today.  He threw three shutout innings and he struck out six without giving up a hit.

Mike Hessman and Dane Sardinha both belted homeruns in the game.  For Hessman, it was his sixth of the season and he’s now driven in 15 runs.