Tigers Minor League Baseball Blog

Oneonta couldn’t get much going at the plate as they lost to Hudson Valley 3-1.  Luis Palacios was one of the lone hitters to really get things going and he went two for three with a walk and a run.

Luis Sanz took the loss and he fell to 5-4.  He gave up three runs on five hits and two walks with four strikeouts in six innings.

Oneonta took care of Tri-City tonight 5-2 in the first game of their doubleheader and while he didn’t get the decision, Luis Sanz threw a very solid game.  He gave up just one run on four hits and three walks with four strikeouts in seven innings.  Kenny Faulk gave up an unearned run in two innings and he improved to 1-1.

Luis Palacios was the hitting star in the win.  He went two for four with a home run, two runs and two RBIs.  Keith Hernandez went two for four with a double, a run and an RBI.

Clemente Mendoza improved to 2-1 on the season with a nice start in Oneonta’s 6-4 win over Aberdeen.  He gave up a run on one hit with four strikeouts in six innings.  Kenny Faulk got the final batter out and he picked up his second save of the season.

Michael Rockett went thee for five with a double and two RBIs.  Luis Palacios went two for three with a double, a walk, a run and an RBI.

This looks like it would have been a fun game to catch.  The White Caps were pummelled in the first four innings and for at least a half inning, they were down 8-0.  Then they slowly began to chip away at the lead until they stormed back and scored three in the ninth on a Ben Guez three homer to tie it.  Then in the bottom of the thirteenth, Luis Palacios scored on Brandon Douglas’ sac. fly to win it.

Guez finished two for seven but he had the big hit in the ninth.  Ron Bourquin went three for six with an RBI in the 9-8 win.

Brandon Hamilton took the brunt of Clinton’s offense and he gave up six runs in 1 2/3 innings.  Jared Gayhart gave up just two hits and a walk in four innings of shutout relief while Tyler Stohr struck out four and gave up just one hit in three shutout innings to improve to 2-1 on the season.

Mauricio Robles and Matt Hoffman combined to hold South Bend to a mere four hits in a shutout win.  Robles threw the first five, struck out eight and he gave up just two hits and a walk.  Hoffman pitched the final four and he struck out three with a walk and two hits against him.

Brandon Douglas led the way with three singles and a run in the 5-0 win.  Billy Nowlin went two for three with a double, a run and an RBI while Luis Palacios went two for four with a double and an RBI.

Things looked grim for the GCL Tigers when Victor Larez gave up four runs in the second inning (all were unearned), but the Tigers battled and scored six unanswered runs to win 6-4.  Luis Palacios had a big day at the plate and he went four for five with a double and three RBIs while Jordan Lennerton singled and drove in a pair.

Luis Sanz improved to 3-2 with some solid work out of the pen.  He gave up just one run and he struck out five in four shutout innings of relief.