Tigers Minor League Baseball Blog

Jay Sborz gave up three runs in the bottom of the ninth inning as the Flying Tigers fell to Vero Beach 5-4.  A solid start by Guillermo Moscoso went to waste.  He gave up two runs (one earned) on four hits and two walks with seven strikeouts in 5 2/3 innings.

Ryan Strieby went two for four with a double, a homerun and two RBIs.  Michael Bertram went two for four with a run.

Cale Iorg singled home Pedro Cotto in the top of the eleventh inning as the Flying Tigers took care of the Reds 3-2.  Brennan Boesch had a nice day at the plate and he went four for six with a run while Ryan Strieby went three for five with an RBI.

Duane Below threw seven solid frames to keep Lakeland in the game.  Jay Sborz threw three perfect innings and he improved to 1-0.

Duane Below improved to 3-3 with a nice start in the Flying Tigers 4-0 win over Tampa.  He gave up just two hits and a walk with seven strikeouts  in seven shutout innings.  Jay Sborz struck out two in two perfect innings to close out the game.

Jeffrey Kunkel was the hitting star in the win.  He went two for three with a double, a run and an RBI.

Jay Sborz had a tough start as Oneonta lost to Hudson Valley 4-3.  He gave up three runs on four hits and two walks with three strikeouts in 2 1/3 innings.

Justin Henry was the hitting star in the win.  He went two for four with an RBI.

After a couple of rain outs, the GCL Tigers finished with a split in their Indendence Day doubleheader with the GCL Yankees.  In the first game, the Tigers lost 1-0 and they were held to just a pair of singles.  Aaron Fuhrman took the loss despite a solid start.  He gave up one run on three hits and two walks with six strikeouts in five innings.

The second game went a bit better with the Tigers doubling up the Yankees 6-3.  Derek Lehrman was the hitting star and he went two for three with a homerun and two RBIs.  Jay Sborz picked up the win with two shutout innings of relief.