Tigers Minor League Baseball Blog

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.

The White Caps took a 1-0 lead over South Bend with some impressive pitching in a 4-0 win over South Bend.  Jeffrey Gerbe picked up the win with 7 2/3 shutout innings in his start.  He gave up just three hits and a walk and he struck out three.

Jeramy Laster went two for five with a double, two RBIs and a run in the win.  Ryan Strieby went two for three with a walk and a run.

The White Caps moved on to the Midwest League finals with some solid pitching from Matt O’Brien and a nice team effort at the plate.  O’Brien gave up just two runs (one earned) on seven hits in five solid frames in the 6-3 win.

All six runs were driven in by different White Caps and only Jeramy Laster had more then one hit.  It got the job done though.  Gorkys Hernandez singled and he was the only hitter to both drive in and score a run.

The White Caps took a 1-0 lead in their playoff series with the Lugnuts behind a solid outing by Duane Below.  He gave up just two runs on four hits and three walks with seven strikeouts in 6 2/3 innings. 

Jeramy Laster had a huge day at the plate in the 6-2 win.  He homered twice and drove in four runs.  Scott Sizemore had a team high three hits with a solo homerun and two runs.

The White Caps and Lugnuts combined for 23 runs on 36 hits in a 12-11 Lugnuts win as the two team’s regular seasons winded down.  The White Caps came back from four runs down to tie it and send it into extra frames and then both teams scored twice in the eleventh.  Then finally in the thirteenth, Zachary Piccola gave up a solo homer to end the game.

Four different White Caps had three hits and seven had two or more.  Jeramy Laster went three for seven with three RBIs and a run while James Skelton had the White Caps lone long ball with a a two run homer in the third inning.

Joseph Tucker singled home Santo De Leon in the bottom of the ninth inning to win it for the White Caps.  James Skelton went two for four with a double and two runs while Jeramy Laster went two for four with two RBIs.

Brett Jensen picked up the win and he improved to 5-1 despite giving up the tying run in the top of the ninth inning.  Charles Furbush had another nice start and gave up two runs on seven hits and three walks with four strikeouts in six frames.

Duane Below improved to 12-5 on the season with a nice start in the White Caps 4-0 loss.  He gave up three hits and a walk with six strikeouts in seven shutout innings.

Jeramy Laster was the hitting star in the win.  He went two fr four with a double, a homerun and two RBIs.

The offense struggled in the White Caps 3-2 loss to South Bend.  Jeramy Laster was the hitting star though.  He went two for four with a run and an RBI.

Kelvin Cedano took the loss when he gave up a single run in two innings of relief.  Lauren Gagnier struck out ten in six innings as he had a nice start go to waste.

Duane Below improved to 11-5 on the season with a very nice start in the White Caps 11-2 win over South Bend.  He gave up just a single hit and four walks with seven strikeouts in six shutout innings.

Gorkys Hernandez, Jeramy Laster and Scott Sizemore had huge days at the plate.  Hernandez went four for five and he was a homerun short of the cycle.  He scored three runs.  Laster went four for four with a homerun, three RBIs and three runs and Sizemore went four for five with a double, two RBIs and two runs. 

The White Caps rallied for three runs in the top of the eleventh inning as they took care of Wisconsin 6-3.  Ryan Strieby broke the two with a big two run double and he later scored on an error to cap off the three run eleventh.  Jeramy Laster went two for four with a two run homer.

Casey Fien picked up the win with a shutout tenth inning.  This was after a solid start by Jonah Nickerson, who struck out nine and gave up three runs in nine innings.

Lauren Gagnier improved to 5-11 on the season in the White Caps 5-1 win over Clinton.  He gave up just one run on four hit and two walks with six strikeouts in seven innings of work.

Jeramy Laster doubled and drove in two runs in the win.  James Skelton drew a walk, drove in a run and scored.

Jeramy Laster had a career game in the White Caps 15-4 win over Clinton.  The rightfielder went three for five with a double, two homers, eight RBIs and three runs. 

Jonah Nickerson improved to 11-6 with the win.  He gave up three hits with four strikeouts in seven innings of work.