Tigers Minor League Baseball Blog

Anthony Tomey gave up a run in the bottom of the eighth inning and he took the loss as Erie dropped their game with Harrisburg 4-3.  This was after a mediocre start by Josh Rainwater, who gave up three runs on five hits and four walks with a strikeout in five innings.

Maxim St. Pierre singled, drew two walks and scored twice.  Kody Kirkland singled and drove home two runs.

Three late runs weren’t enough as Erie fell to Bowie 6-5.  Josh Rainwater took the loss and he fell to 2-1.  He gave up three runs (one earned) on three hits and three walks with two strikeouts in 4 1/3 innings.

Freddy Guzman singled, doubled and drove in two runs in the loss.  Jeff Frazier went two for four with a walk and a run.

Erie topped Harrisburg 3-2 and it was William Rhymes that had the big hit of the game.  His three run homer in the third inning was all the SeaWolves got it but it was enough for the win.  Freddy Guzman pitched in with a triple, a single and he scored on the homer.

Josh Rainwater improved to 2-0 with a nice start.  He gave up one run on three hits with six strikeouts in 5 2/3 innings.

Erie took two today in two very different games over Bowie.  The first game was a pitcher’s dual in which Benjamin Fritz threw six solid innings.  He gave up one run on seven hits with two strikeouts while Josh Rainwater picked up the win with a shutout inning in the eighth inning.  Jeff Frazier went two for three with two walks while Wilkin Ramirez belted a solo shot.

In the second game, Erie’s pitching wasn’t nearly as good but they piled on the offense.  Freddy Guzman tripled and he drove in four runs while Maxim St. Pierre doubled, drove in three and scored a run.  Anthony Tomey was the least effective pitcher and he gave up three runs in three innings but he was the one who picked up the win.

Lakeland finally picked up a win although it wasn’t without it’s troubles and they managed just a split in their doubleheader with Clearwater.  Game one was the win and it was a 5-4 game.  Cale Iorg went two for four with a double and three RBIs while Deik Scram doubled twice and scored two runs.

Josh Rainwater picked up the win with three solid innings of relief.  He gave up one run on four hits and three walks with one strikeout.

The month of August has not been kind to Lakeland.  They lost their sixth straight game and they’ve lost fourteen of their last fifteen as they continue to sit well in the cellar of the second half standings.  This time it was a ten inning loss that saw Josh Rainwater give up the losing run in the tenth inning.

Maxwell Leon went three for four with a double, a walk and a run.  Shawn Roof went two for four with two RBIs in the 4-3 loss.

Things didn’t go well for Lakeland in their first of two doubleheaders against Clearwater.  In the first game, the Flying Tigers were shutout on six hits.  Maxwell Leon went two for three and Eleazar Aponte took the loss despite a decent start.  He gave up two runs on nine hits with two strikeouts in six innings of work.

Lakeland actually scored in the second game but the two runs weren’t enough in the 6-2 loss.  Ovandy Suero went three for four with two runs and he also stole three bases to bring his season total up to 71.  Josh Rainwater took the loss and he fell to 1-1.  He gave up three runs on seven hits and one walk with three strikeouts in 4 2/3 innings.

Michael Hernandez belted two solo homeruns but it wasnt enough as Lakeland lost to Dunedin 4-3.  He was the only Lakeland hitter with two hits in the game.

Josh Rainwater gave up three run in four innings of work.  Gabriel Benitez gave up the losing run though and he took the loss.

Burke Badenhop and Josh Rainwater combined to throw a three hit shutout over Sarasota.  Rainwater picked up the win and he didn’t give up a hit in his three innings of shutout relief.

Wilkin Ramirez singled home Daniel Worth in the bottom of the ninth and that was the only run for either side.  No Flying Tiger had more then one hit and there were no extra base hits in the game.

The White Caps won 8-3 and James Skelton had a hand in half of those runs with a big day at the plate.  He went two for three with a double and four RBIs.  Audy Ciraco also had a big day and he went two for five with a double, a homerun, three RBIs and three runs.

Josh Rainwater improved to 7-2 on the season with a nice start.  He gave up three runs (one earned) on five hits and four walks with four strikeouts in six innings.

The White Caps played a tough doubleheader that saw them outscored 20-7 in the two games.  In the first game, they picked up six runs but the pitching gave up thirteen.  Jonah Nickerson was particularly hit hard and he dropped to 3-5 on the season. He gave up ten runs on eight hits and three walks in just 1 2/3 innings.  Ryan Strieby was the hitting star.  He went three for four with a double, a homerun, three RBIs and two runs.

In the second game, the offense was held to just one run on five hits in a 7-1 loss.  Deik Scram went two for three with a double and an RBI.  Josh Rainwater took the loss and he gave up three runs in four innings.

Josh Rainwater three four shutout innings of relief in the White Caps 6-0 win over Fort Wayne.  He gave up just one hit and a walk with four strikeouts.  Jeffrey Gerbe threw four shutout innings in his first start of the season.

Jeramy Laster homered and drove in two runs in the win.  Scott Sizemore hit a solo shot.

The White Caps were down by two runs heading into the ninth when they rallied for three runs to top Quad Cities 6-5.  Gorkys Hernandez drove in the winning run with a single and it was one of three RBIs he had in the game.  Santo De Leon also had a nice day at the plate.  He went three for four with a run and an RBI.

Christopher Cody almost had a decent start go to waste.  He gave up two runs (one earned) on seven hits and three walks with two strikeouts in six innings of work.  Josh Rainwater picked up the win and he improved to 4-1 on the season.

Jeramy Laster had a great day at the plate in the White Caps 5-4 win over South Bend.  He went three for four with a double and two RBIs.  Scott Sizemore also had a nice game with four singles and a run.

Duane Below struck out seven in 4 2/3 innings and he didn’t get a decision.  Josh Rainwater picked up the win while Brett Jansen picked up the save.

The White Caps finally picked up their first win after three losses in a 2-1 pitchers duel with the Lug Nuts.  Jonah Nickerson gave up a run in four innings and Josh Rainwater threw three no hit innings to pick up the win.

Brennan Boesch had an RBI triple and he scored a run.  Audy Ciriaco was the only White Cap with two hits in the game.

Left hander Christopher Cody had a solid start today for the White Caps.  He threw five shutout innings in which he gave up six hits and two walks with five strikeouts in five innings of work.  Josh Rainwater was tagged for all three runs in the 3-2 loss.

Ryan Strieby hit a solo homerun for one of the two White Cap runs.  Diek Scram scored the other run and he was the only White Cap with two hits.