Tigers Minor League Baseball Blog

Trevor Feeney fell to 2-6 on the season with a rough start in Lakeland’s 9-2 loss to Dunedin.  He gave up five runs on eight hits and two walks with four strikeouts in three innings.

Devin Thomas went two for four with a triple, a run and an RBI.  Jeramy Laster went two for four.

A really nice start by Andrew Hess went to waste and he fell to 6-11 in the Flying Tigers 1-0 loss to Dunedin.  He gave up one unearned run on two hits and one walk with one strikeout in six solid frames.

Joshua Workman went two for four and that was half of Lakeland’s offense.  Jeramy Laster singled and drew a walk.

Lakeland lost to Dunedin 3-2 in game where the Flying Tigers managed to pick up just six hits in the game.  Jeramy Laster accounted for Lakeland’s offense with a two run home run in the fourth inning while Audy Ciriaco singled and scored a run.

Ryan Ketchner took the loss and he fell to 1-4.  He gave up three runs on five hits and one walk with six strikeouts in six innings.  Austin Wood threw two innings of shutout relief to close out the game.

Lauren Gagnier fell to 9-10 on the season with a rough start in Lakeland’s 6-4 loss to Daytona.   He gave up four runs (three earned) on eight hits and two walks with five strikeouts in five innings of work.

Devin Thomas went two for four with two doubles, a walk, two runs and two RBIs.  Jeramy Laster doubled twice and he drove in a run.

The Flying Tiger had a tough time at the plate as they were held to just a run on five hits in a 5-1 loss to Charlotte.  Jeramy Laster had two of those of hits and one of them was a solo shot for the lone Lakeland run. 

Andrew Hess fell to 2-5 on the season.  He gave up five runs (three earned) on eight hits and two walks with three strikeouts in six innings.

The Flying Tigers lost to the Cardinals 2-1 and it was a tepid day at the plate for Lakeland.  Jeramy Laster doubled and he scored the lone run while Michael Bertram went two for four.

A solid start by Lauren Gagnier went to waste.  He gave up two runs on eight hits and two walks with ten strikeouts in six innings.  Brett Jacobson struck two in two shutout innings of relief.

Jeramy Laster scored on Christopher White’s ground out in the top of the tenth and that proved to be the difference as Lakeland took care of Palm Beach 7-6.  This one almost got away because Brett Jacobson gave up three unearned runs in the bottom of the eighth that allowed the game to go into extra frames.  The win snapped the Flying Tigers four game losing streak.

Brendan Wise picked up the win and he improved to 1-0 with two shutout frames.  Scott Green pitched a shutout tenth and he earned his sixth save of the season.

Laster was the hitting star.  He went two for five with a home run, two runs and two RBIs.  Michael Bertram also pitched in with two singles, a run and an RBI.

While you wouldn’t know it from his now 3-6 record, Rick Porcello has had a very solid season.  First, as a 19 year old, he should be over his head but in twelve starts, he still has a 2.87 ERA.  He’s kept the ball on the ground and while opponents have hit .255 against him and his 36 strikeouts in 62 2/3 innings isn’t all that special, he’s given up just four homers and seventeen walks.  Today was probably his toughest start so far though.  He gave up four runs on nine hits and three walks with a strikeout in 4 2/3 innings.  It was his shortest start of the season since he threw four innings in Lakeland’s opener.

Jeramy Laster was the hitting star.  He went two for three with a double and a walk.

Lakeland and Palm Beach needed eleven innings to finsh a game that saw a combined 23 runs and 33 hits.  Rick Porcello had one of his worst starts of the season and he gave up four runs in five innings while Zach Simons picked up the win with a shutout eleventh inning.

Santo De Leon went three for six with a homerun, three RBIs and two runs.  Jeramy Laster blasted a three run homer in the ninth to tie the game up (the Flying Tigers came back from a seven run deficit).

Jonah Nickerson improved to 4-3 on the season with a very nice start in the Flying Tigers 4-0 win over Palm Beach.  He gave up just a hit and a walk with eight strikeouts in 7 2/3 innings.

Brennan Boesch and Jeramy Laster were the hitting stars.  Boesch went three for four with a double a run and an RBI.  Laster went two for three with a two run homer.

Rick Porcello didn’t get the win, but he had another nice start in Lakeland’s 4-1 win over Dunedin.  He gave up just one run on five hits and a walk with five strikeouts in 5 2/3 innings.  Zach Simons got the final batter out in the sixth and he got the win while Guillermo Moscoso had an impressive outing.  He struck out five of the six batters he faced over two perfect innings.

Jeramy Laster and Brandon Timm both hit solo shots.  Brennan Boesch went three for four with a double and a run.

Jeramy Laster had a heck of a game.  He belted a solo homer in the third inning to put the Flying Tigers on the board and then he hit a two run shot in the top of the ninth to tie the game at 5-5.  Unfortunately, that even score was short lived Angel Castro gave up a run in the bottom of the ninth as Lakeland lost it to Dunedin.

Rick Porcello had a decent start in the no decision.  He gave up two runs on five hits and three walks in five innings.  Suprisingly, no strikeouts.

Lakeland blew a three run lead when Brendan Wise and Juan Cedeno combined to give up four runs in the eighth inning.  Wise took the loss and he fell to 0-3 and it was too bad because a very nice start by Luis Marte went to waste. Marte gave up four hits with four strikeouts in seven shutout innings.

Jeramy Laster went three for four with double but he was picked off and caught stealing in the game.  Brennan Boesch drove two runs on a pair of sac. flies.

Jeramy Laster had a nice day at the plate as the Flying Tigers took care of Fort Myers 8-3.  He went two for three with a walk, a double, a stolen base, two RBIs and a run.  Brennan Boesch went two for three with a walk, an RBI and two runs.

Matt O’Brien picked up the win and he improved to 2-0.   He gave up three runs on six hits and one walk with two strikeouts in 6 1/3 innings.

Jonah Nickerson fell to 1-2 on the season in the Flying Tigers 10-4 loss to Fort Myers.  He gave up six runs (five earned) on eight hits and two walks with three strikeouts in 5 1/3 innings.

Jeramy Laster was the hitting star in the loss.  He went two for four with a solo homer.

Duane Below fell to 1-2 in the Flying Tigers 6-2 loss to Fort Myers.  The left hander gave up three runs on three hits and seven walks with four strikeouts in 4 1/3 innings.

Jeramy Laster went one for three with a double and a walk.  Cale Iorg tripled and scored a run.

Luis Marte had an exceptional start and he improvd to 1-1 as the Flying Tigers took care of Tampa 4-1.  Marte gave up just two hits and four walks with seven strikeouts in eight shutout innings.

Jeramy Laster was the hitting star.  He went two for four with a double, a homerun, two RBIs and two runs.

The White Caps failed to sweep their third straight playoff series of the season as Beloit took it to Matt O’Brien in an 8-5 loss.  He gave up seven of the eight runs on ten hits with one strikeout in just 1 2/3 innings.  Lauren Gagnier was impressive in relief though.  He gave up just one run in 5 2/3 innings but he struck out nine.

Jeramy Laster doubled and drove in four runs.  Gorkys Hernandez pitched in with two singles and an RBI.

The White Caps took care of Beloit 3-2 and they’re now one win away from repeating as the Midwest League champions. Duane Below threw a solid game and he picked up his second postseason victory.  He gave up just two runs on one hit and two walks with an impressive ten strikeouts in seven frames.

Jeramy Laster had the big hit of the game.  His RBI tripled tied the game up and then he scored on an error for what turned out to be the game winning run.  Scott Sizemore went two for three with a walk and a run.

Since the White Caps playoff run started, they haven’t lost and they made it five straight with a 4-3 win over Beloit.  The runs came on a pair of two run homers. Jeramy Laster and Scott Sizemore were the two White Caps to go yard.

Jonah Nickerson was good enough to pick up the win.  He gave up three runs (two earned) on seven hits and two walks with six strikeouts in six innings of work.