Tigers Minor League Baseball Blog

The Wisconsin Rattlers scored four of their seven runs in the seventh and eighth innings as the White Caps lost 7-5.  The bulk of the late inning damage came against Paul Nardozzi, who gave up the final three runs (just one earned) that the Rattlers scored.   You hope Nardozzi’s tough outing wasn’t because he couldn’t sleep with the scent of car freshener in the air of his room.

Jordan Netwon drove in three and he was a homerun short of the cycle.  Justin Henry went two for five with a double, a homerun and two runs.

Alfredo Figaro got it done on the mound and he improved to 2-0 in the White Caps 5-1 win over Peoria.  He gave up just one unearned run on four hits and four walks with eight strikeouts in seven innings.

Roger Tomas belted his first homerun of the season and he drove in two runs.  Jordan Newton and Joseph Tucker both had three hits and a run in the win.

The White Caps managed just a single run on six hits as they dropped their first game of the season.  In the 5-1 loss, Jordan Newton had two of those six hits and he scored the lone run.

Ramon Garcia had a rough start and he fell to 1-1.  He gave up five runs on seven hits with six strikeouts in six innings.

The White Caps two game lead in the Midwest League championship has disappeared the past two days and now after tonight’s 5-0 shutout loss to Beloit, the White Caps play a winner take all game five tonight.  Jordan Newton was the only White Caps hitter to get two hits and Brennan Boesch had the only extra base hit with a double.

Jeffrey Gerbe had a rough start and he took the loss.  He gave up five runs on six hits and one walk with nine strikeouts in seven innings.  Two of those six hits went over the wall.

Duane Below improved to 13-5 on the season with a nice start in the White Caps 6-1 win over Fort Wayne.  He gave up one unearned run on three hits and three walks with eight strikeouts in seven solid innings.

Jordan Newton went two for three with a homerun and two RBIs.  Santo De Leon went two for four with two RBIs and a run.

The White Caps made it three straight wins with a pair of wins in a doubleheader with Fort Wayne.  Jordan Newton went four for four with a double and three RBIs.  Gorkys Hernandez went two for four with two RBIs and a run.  Phil Napolitan got two outs in the seventh and he picked up his third win of the season.

Kelvin Cedano improved to 2-2 in the second game.  He gave up one run on four hits with three strikeouts in three innings of relief.  Hernandez had another nice game and he went two for three with a triple and two runs in the 4-1 win.

Jonah Nickerson fell to 11-7 on the season in a tough start in the White Caps 9-2 loss to the Loons.  He gave up six runs on eight hits and a walk with three strikeouts in four innings.

Jordan Newton was the hitting star in the loss.  He went three for four and one of his hits was a double.

Charles Furbush improved to 4-0 with yet another nice start in the White Caps 6-1 win over the Loons.  He gave up just a single run on five hits and a walk with seven strikeouts in seven very solid innings.

Brennan Boesch went two for three with a walk, an RBI, a double and two runs.  Jordan Newton went two for four with a triple and two RBIs.

Jonah Nickerson completely shut down Cedar Rapids in the White Caps 5-0 win.  He improved to 9-6 and he gave up just two hits with seven strikeouts in the complete game shutout.

Ryan Strieby had a huge day at the plate.  He homered twice and drove in three runs to lead the way for the White Caps.  Jordan Newton went three for four with a double and an RBI.