Tigers Minor League Baseball Blog

Kevin Hooper singled home Henry Mateo in the bottom of the eleventh inning to win it for the Mud Hens.  Ryan Rayburn had a nice day at the plate in the 3-2 win.  He went three for five with a solo homerun and Hooper finished with three hits and two RBIs.

Jordan Tata threw five shutout innings in his start.  Ian Ostlund picked up the win and he threw a shutout eleventh inning.

Ian Ostlund gave up three late runs to the Knights but Jeremy Johnson came in and pitched the ninth to stop the damage and help the Hens hold on for the win.  Zach Miner picked up his first minor league win with a solid start.  He gave up two runs on six hits and two walks with six strikeouts in 7 2/3 innings.

Ramon Santiago had three stolen bases and ironically they were his first three of the season.  Mike Hessman went two for three with a homerun and two RBIs.

It took two days and eleven innings, but the Mud Hens finally finished their postponed game from yesterday with the Bats. Unfortunately, it was a 5-4 11 inning loss.  Corey Hamman got the most work and he threw 3 2/3 shutout innings while Ian Ostlund gave up two runs in the eleventh and he took the loss.

Mike Hessman provided the bulk of the Mud Hens offense with a double, a homerun and he drove in all four runs.  Timo Perez doubled twice and he scored a run in the loss.

Talk about your marathon games.  The Mud Hens beat the Bulls today in sixteen innings by the score of 7-4.  The Mud Hens blew a 3-0 lead and then they gave up another lead when both teams scored in the twelth.  It finally ended in the sixteenth though when the Hens were able to rack up three runs to win it.

Mike Hessman had a big day at the plate.  He went four for seven with a double, two homeruns, two RBIs and three runs.

Ron Chiavacci struck out ten in his six inning start and Tim Byrdak struck out five in two shutout frames.  Ian Ostlund picked up the win and he struck out three in two shutout innings.