Tigers Minor League Baseball Blog

Decent starts by Kyle Sleeth have been few and far between and while he put together a decent game, it turned out to be a no-decision when Ricky Steik was shelled for six runs in the sixth inning.  Steik fell to 2-9 on the season and he gave up the six runs (just two of them were earned, but the error was his own throwing error) on four hits.

Deik Scram was the hitting star in the 8-3 loss.  He went three for four with a solo homerun and he scored all three Lakeland runs.

Dusty Ryan belted a three run shot and a solo homer and finished the game with four RBIs but it wasn’t enough as the Flying Tigers lost 8-6 to Dunedin.  The only other hitter with two hits was Shawn Roof who went two for four with a double, a run and an RBI.

Edward Clelland gave up five runs in 1 2/3 innings of relief and he fell to 0-1 on the season.  Angel Castro had a mediocre start and he gave up three runs in five innings of work.

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.

Eleazar Aponte improved to 3-8 on the season with a nice start in Lakeland’s 3-2 win over Fort Myers.  He gave up two runs on six hits and two walks with seven strikeouts in five innings of work.

Deik Scram doubled and drove in two runs in the win.  Joel Roa doubled and scored a run.

Burke Badenhop improved to 10-5 on the season with a nice start in Lakeland’s 3-2 win over Fort Myers.  He gave up one run on five hits and three hits and five strikeouts in six innings of work.

Ovandy Suero was the hitting star in the win.  He went two for four with a run.  He was caught stealing for the seventeenth time and he’s still stuck at 63 on the season.

Lucas French fell to 5-8 on the season with a tough start in the Flying Tigers 4-1 loss to Fort Myers.  He gave up four runs on six hits and three walks with one strikeout in five innings of work.

Rafael Mendez was the only batter with two hits.  He went two for four with a double.

Lakeland had a tough time at the plate in their two losses in a doubleheader sweep at the hands of the Yankees.  In the first game, Lakeland was shutout 4-0 and they not only didn’t score a run, they were held hitless.  Angel Castro took the loss and he fell to 3-1 on the season.  He gave up four runs on seven hits and two walks with two strikeouts in six innings of work.

The second game was closer but it was still a loss.  Kyle Sleeth fell to 0-4 in the 4-3 loss and he gave up four runs on six hits and two walks with four strikeouts in 4 2/3 innings.  Shawn Roof singled and drove in two runs while Michael Hernandez went two for three with a walk and a run.

Lakeland edged Tampa 1-0 and it was Burke Badenhop who threw the game.  He improved to 9-5 on the season in the seven inning game and he gave up three hits and two walks with four strikeouts.

Jeffrey Kunkel was the hitting star in the win. He went two for three and he scored the only run of the game for either side.

Lucas French improved to 5-7 on the season with a nice start in Lakeland’s 5-3 win over Palm Beach.  He gave up two runs on four hits and two walks with five strikeouts in seven innings of work.

Michael Hernandez led the way at the plate.  He went one for four with a homerun, two RBIs and two runs. 

Lakeland lost 4-3 to Palm Beach and it was Ricky Steik who gave up the run in the bottom of the ninth.  He dropped to 2-8 on the season and a pretty good start by Kyle Sleeth went to waste.  Sleeth gave up three runs (two earned) on two hits and five walks with two strikeouts in six innings of work.

Justin Justice doubled twice and drove in a run.  Daniel Worth singled twice, drew a walk and scored a run.

Lakeland edged Palm Beach 3-2 and it was Daniel Worth who drove in all of the Flying Tigers’ runs.  He went two for three with a double.  Ovandy Suero doubled and he scored two runs in the win.

Angel Castro threw seven quality innings in his start.  He gave up two runs on four hits and a walk with two strikeouts.  Jacob Ramos picked up the win despite allowing the inherited tying run to score.

For the second time in three games, the Flying Tigers were shutout and this time they were held to just five singles.  Wilkin Ramirez was the only hitter with more then one hit and he went two for four.

Eleazar Aponte took the loss and he fell to 2-7 on the season in the 6-0 loss.  He gave up six runs (three earned) on seven hits with two strikeouts in seven innings of work.

Michael Hernandez and Maxwell Leon provided the bulk of the offense in Lakeland’s 12-10 win over Daytona.  Hernandez went three for five with a double, a homerun, four RBIs and three runs.  Leon went two for three with a double and four RBIs.

Burke Badenhop was hit hard in his start but the hitters picked him up.  Brendan Wise threw a shutout frame in the eighth inning and he improved to 1-1 on the season.

Lakeland couldn’t push a single runner across the plate in a 4-0 loss to Daytona.  Justin Justice did what he could though with a nice day at the plate.  He went two for two with a double and a walk.

A pretty good start by Lucas French went to waste in the loss.  He gave up one run on three hits and two walks with three strikeouts in six innings of work.

Kyle Sleeth fell to 0-3 for Lakeland and he didn’t even last through the second inning as Lakeland lost 8-4.  Sleeth gave up three runs on four hits and three walks with one strikeout in 1 2/3 innings.  Ricky Steik wasn’t much better and he gave up four runs in 2 1/3 innings of relief.

William Rhymes was the hitting star in the loss.  He went two for three with a two run homer.

Angel Castro improved to 3-0 on the season with a spectacular start against the Sarasota Cubs in their 4-3 win.  He gave up two runs on nine hits with three strikeouts in seven solid innings.

Ovandy Suero singled and he stole two more bases to bring his season total up to 57.  Justin Justice was the hitting star though and he went three for four with a two run homer.

The Flying Tigers lost to Sarasota 2-1 and it was pretty much due to a lack of offense.  Mark Haske belted a solo homerun in the sixth inning and that was pretty much it.  The other three hits were singles by different hitters.

A pretty good start by Eleazar Aponte went to waste.  He gave up just one run on six hits and a walk with seven strikeouts in six innings.  Brendan Wise gave up a ninth inning run 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.

Michael Hernandez belted a pair of homers and he drove in four runs in Lakeland’s 7-6 loss to Sarasota.  William Rhymes also had a nice game and he went two for three with two walks and a run.

Ricky Steik took the the loss and he fell to 2-7 on the season.  He gave up a couple of hits and a run in the bottom of the tenth inning.

Five singles were all the Flying Tigers could manage in their 4-0 loss to Fort Myers.  Justin Justice had two of those and he reached base a third time with a walk.

Eleazar Aponte took the loss and he fell to 2-6.  He gave up two runs (one earned) on three hits and two walks with two strikeouts in 5 2/3 innings.