Tigers Minor League Baseball Blog

The White Caps suppressed a late inning surge by Fort Worth to win 4-3.  Giovany Sota had a fantastic start in which he struck out ten.  He gave up just one run on two hits and a walk in five innings.  Melvin Mercedes threw a shutout ninth and he picked up his first save of the season.

Avisail Garcia and Jamie Johnson both drove in a pair of runs.  Hernan Perez went three for three with a run.

Giovany Soto improved to a perfect 3-0 on the season with five shutout frames in the GCL Tigers 10-0 win over the GCL Yankees.  He gave up four hits and a walk with four strikeouts.  Marcos Nunez gave up four hits with four strikeouts in four shutout innings of relief.

Chao-Ting Tang went two for three with a home run, two walks, three RBIs and two runs.  Londell Taylor went two for five with a double, two runs 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.

Giovany Soto improved to 1-0 on the season with a solid start in the GCL Tigers 2-1 win over the GCL Yankees.  He gave up just one unearned run on two hits and two walks with three strikeouts in six innings.  Melvin Mercedes struck out two in a shutout ninth and he picked up his eleventh save of the season.

Eddie Rush was the hitting star in the win.  He went two for four with a double, a walk and a run.  Jordan Cruz doubled, drove in one and scored.