Tigers Minor League Baseball Blog

Lakeland edged Palm Beach 3-2 and it was Daniel Worth who drove in all of the Flying Tigers’ runs.  He went two for three with a double.  Ovandy Suero doubled and he scored two runs in the win.

Angel Castro threw seven quality innings in his start.  He gave up two runs on four hits and a walk with two strikeouts.  Jacob Ramos picked up the win despite allowing the inherited tying run to score.

A pretty good start by Burke Badenhop went to waste in Lakeland’s 5-3 loss to Brevard County.  He gave up two runs on six hits and a walk with six strikeouts in 6 1/3 innings. Jacob Ramos gave up three runs with out getting a single batter out in the bottom of the eighth inning.

Cameron Maybin was the hitting star in the loss.  He went two for four with an RBI.  He also stole his nineteenth base of the season.

Lakeland got some nice pitching in their two game sweep over Brevard Couny.  In the first game, Kyle Sleeth gave up one unearned run in four innings and Paul Hammond picked up the win with a shutout frame in the sixth.  This was Sleeth’s first start since getting demoted after a tough stretch pitching for Erie.  William Rhymes was the hitting star and he went three for four with an RBI

The second game was a 4-2 win and Alfredo Figaro threw five innings and gave up one run in a nice start.  Jacob Ramos picked up the win and he improved to 4-1 while Ovandy Suero went two for four with a run and three stolen bases.  The three steals brings his season total up to 42.

The Flying Tigers lost 9-6 to Palm Beach and the pen gave up six of the nine runs.  Jacob Ramos gave up three runs and he took the loss and then Derek Witt gave up three more to seal the deal.

Wilkin Ramirez went three for four with a triple, two RBIs and a run.  Ovandy Suero walked twice, scored two runs and he stole his 38th base of the season.

Lakeland scored two runs in the seventh inning to take the lead and then they scored one run in the eighth to pad the lead.  Maxwell Leon went two for four with a double and two runs.  Ryan Roberson hit a solo homerun in the win.

Matt O’Brien gave up three runs in 5 2/3 innings in his start.  Jacob Ramos improved to 3-0 with 2 1/3 innings of shutout relief.

The Flying Tigers swept the Sarasota Reds and in this game, they got he bats going.  Michael Hernandez went three for five with a homerun and two runs while Wilkin Ramirez was a perfect three for three with a run and three RBIs.  Cameron Maybin had a nice game as well.  He went two for four with a double, a run and an RBI.

Jacob Ramos picked up the win with two innings of relief.  He did give up a run but he was in the right place at the right time.  Freddy Dolsi picked up his sixth save of the season with a shutout ninth.