Tigers Minor League Baseball Blog

Erie won both games of their doubleheader with Harrisburg with some very solid pitching.  Game one saw Alfredo Figaro throw three shutout innings of relief and he improved to 6-2 on the season.  Jason Waddell threw two shutout innings to close out the game and he picked up his second save of the season.  Brennan Boesch shined in this one and he went three for three with a home run and two runs.

Ramon Garcia picked up the win in game number two and he improved to 4-3 in the SeaWolves 5-1 win.  He gave up one run on five hits with two strikeouts in five innings.  Casper Wells was the hitting star and he went three for three with a triple, a home run, two runs and two RBIs.

Three relievers combined to give up seven runs in four innings as the SeaWolves lost to Reading 8-5.  Jason Waddell gave up the bulk of the runs when he gave up four runs on three hits with two strikeouts in 1 1/3 innings.  The loss dropped him to 0-2 on the season.  Jared Gayhart had a solid start and he gave up one run on four hits and two walks with five strikeouts in five innings.

Michael Bertram went three for four and he came a single short of hitting for the cycle.  He drove in three and scored three while Casper Wells went three for four with two doubles and he drove in a pair.