Tigers Minor League Baseball Blog

Lakeland lost to Tampa 5-4 but Scott Sizemore did about all he could to help the Flying Tigers win.  He was a perfect three for three with a walk and a solo homerun.  Brandon Timm went two for four with a double and a run.

Duane Below gave up three runs (one earned) over four innings in his start.  Brendan Wise took the loss when he gave up two runs in the bottom of the ninth.

In his first four starts, Burke Badenhop was about as good as you could ask.  Since then, he’s been touched up in two tough starts and today he dropped to 2-3 as Dunedin beat Lakeland 6-3.  He gave up all six runs on eight hits and two walks with four strikeouts in just four innings.

Williams Rhymes produced most of Lakeland’s scoring with two RBIs on two hits.  Cameron Maybin went one for three with another run and two walks while Ryan Roberson led the team with three hits.

A very nice start by Andrew Miller went to waste as the bullpen gave up five late runs in Lakeland’s 5-4 loss to Dunedin.  Miller gave up five hits and two walks with five strikeouts in six innings.  Gabriel Bentitez gave up three runs in an inning and Ricky Steik gave up the tying and go ahead run in the eighth as he took the loss.

Michael Hernandez belted his fourth homerun of the season and he drove in two runs.  Cameron Maybin singled twice and scored a run in the 5-4 loss.

Lakeland lost 5-3 and all three runs were scored by Ovandy Suero.  He went two for three with a walk and the three runs.  Cameron Maybin went one for three with a walk and an RBI and he now has a hit in each of his last five games. 

Matthew Righter was hit hard and he took the loss.  He gave up five runs on six hits and a walk in just four innings of work.

A lot of Flying Tigers contributed today in their 8-7 win over Sarasota.  Mark Haske tripled and he drove in three runs.  Cameron Maybin went one for three with two walks, two RBIs and a run while Justin Justice went two for five with a two run homer.

Gabriel Benetiz picked up the win with 1 1/3 shutout innings.  Freddy Dolsi picked up his third save despite giving up a run in the ninth.

For the second straight start, Burke Badenhop was hit hard.  And right when I started talking about him to others.  He gave up five runs on seven hits and two walks with five strikeouts in seven innings and the loss drops him to 2-2.  His overall numbers still looks good but he has to buck this downward trend he’s established in the last two starts.

Cameron Maybin was back in the lineup after he took a couple of days off because of a stiff back.  He went one for three with a walk.  Ryan Roberson accounted for all of the Flying Tigers offense in the 7-1 loss with a solo homerun.

Cameron Maybin was out of the lineup and I’ve been looking for a reason why.  Haven’t found anything but when I do, I’ll let you know.  Anyway, the Flying Tigers were held to just one run on four hits and Wilkin Ramirez scored that one run in the second inning.

Andrew Miller was hit hard again and he gave up eight runs on ten hits and four walks with four strikeouts in 4 2/3 innings.  It’s his second tough start in a row and the third time he’s been roughed up this season.

Lakeland lost 11-3 to Clearwater tonight and it was Sendy Vasquez who took the brunt of the offensive onslaught.  He gave up eight runs (five earned) on nine hits and a walk with two strikeouts in 4 2/3 innings.

Cameron Maybin had the night off in this one.  Justin Justice continued to hit the ball well and he went two for three with a triple, an RBI and a run.

Eleazar Aponte got it done on the mound today for the Flying Tigers.  He held Sarasota to just three hits and two walks and he struck out five in six shutout innings.  The win improved his record to 2-1.

Justin Justice provided most of the offense in the 4-1 win.  He doubled twice, drove in two runs and scored one.

Cameron Maybin didn’t have a hit in today’s 7-5 win, but he did cross the plate two times and he drove in a run with a walk.  Michael Hernandez went four for four with two doubles and an RBI.

Lucas French had a nice start.  He gave up two runs on five hits and a walk with five strikeouts in seven innings.  Freddy Dolsi picked up the win although he got it because he blew a save.

Burke Badenhop had his first rough start of the season as Lakeland lost to Sarasota 7-2.  He did give up four runs but only one of them was earned although he was touched up for six hits and three walks in five innings.  Matthew Righter was hit hard as well and he gave up three runs in one inning while Gabriel Benitiz struck out the side in the ninth.

Cameron Maybin picked up another two hits and he scored a run.  He’s now boosted his batting average up to .321 after a tough start.  Mark Haske singled twice and scored a run.

Andrew Miller had a tough time against Dunedin today.  He gave up five runs (four earned) on nine hits and two walks with three strikeouts in five innings. 

The lone Lakeland run was driven in by Justin Justice.  Cameron Maybin doubled, drew a walk and scored the only run in the 8-1 loss.

Justin Justice had another great game with three RBIs in the Flying Tigers 7-5 win.  Cameron Maybin went just one for three but he stole his seventh base in eight tries.  Wilkin Ramirez was the only Lakeland hitter to go yard.

Sendy Vasquez had a rough start but the pen and the hitters picked him up.  He gave up four runs on three hits and four walks with three strikeouts in five innings.

Lakeland ran up the score today a 13-6 win over Dunedin.  Justin Justice led the way with a monster game.  He went three for four with a triple, a homerun, six RBIs and two runs.  Cameron Maybin had three hits, two RBIs and five runs while Michael Hernandez had three hits and three RBIs.

Eleazar Aponte picked up the easy win with all of the run support.  He gave up four runs on four hits and three walk with a strikeout in six innings.

Lucas French was shelled in his start today.  He gave up five runs on nine hits and a walk in five innings.

Michael Hernandez was the hitting star in the 7-4 loss.  He went two for five with two doubles and two runs.  Ryan Roberson hit a solo homerun.

Burke Badenhop threw 6 2/3 shutout innings tonight as Lakeland shut out Fort Myers 5-0.  Badenhop gave up just four hits and a walk and he struck out an impressive eight batters in the win.

Cameron Maybin hit his fourth homerun of the season and he drove in two runs.  Michael Hernandez also went yard with a solo shot and Ovandy Suero had four hits.

Andrew Miller got it done today for Lakeland but the hitters didn’t get it done as they lost 1-0 to Fort Myers.  Miller threw a complete game and he gave up just one unearned run on three hits and no walks with six strikeouts.

Cameron Maybin had two more hits and he’s now pulled his batting average up to .286.  He was the only hitter with more then one hit.

Lakeland lost 5-2 today and it wasn’t even that close because the Flying Tigers scored both of their runs in the ninth inning.  Cameron Maybin was the hitting star and he went two for four and he scored on of the two runs.

Sendy Vasquez had a tough start and he dropped to 0-2.  He gave up five runs (four earned) on seven hits and four walks with two strikeouts in 4 1/3 innings.

Eleazar Aponte had a tough start in Lakeland’s blowout loss to Clearwater.  He gave up six runs (five earned) on five hits and four walks with four strikeouts in 4 1/3 innings.

The lone Lakeland run came via the long ball.  Dusty Ryan hit a solo homerun and it was his fourth of the year.

Michael Hernandez is slowly getting onto peoples radar with a great start down in Lakeland.  He went one for four today but he drove in two runs.  He’s now hitting .393 and while he’s older then you’d expect at High A (23), you have to be happy with the results.  The problem is, he really doesn’t have a position and while he’s listed as a right fielder, he’s been getting a lot of time at DH.

Cameron Maybin failed to get a hit but he did walk three times as the pitchers are starting to avoid him.  He’s now walked seven times in eight games and that’s very encouraging.

On the mound, Lucas French picked up the win and he’s now 2-0.  He gave up three runs on seven hits and no walks with five strikeouts in 6 1/3 innings.