Tigers Minor League Baseball Blog

Matthew Joyce had an impressive day at the plate in the Mud Hens 6-5 win over Indianapolis.  He went three for four with a double and four RBIs.  Brent Clevlen went two for four with two RBIs and a run.

Chris Lambert improved to 3-1 and he gave up four runs in five innings but it was Francisco Cruceta who once again stole the show.  He struck out five in two shutout innings and he now has 15 strikeouts in seven innings.

The Hens took care of Lehigh Valley 8-3 and Eddie Bonine improved to 3-0 with a solid start.  He gave up just two runs (one earned) on six hits with four strikeouts in eight innings of work.

Matthew Joyce tripled, homered, drove in two and scored twice in the game.  Jackson Melian went two for five with a double, two runs and an RBI.

The Hens took care of Buffalo 6-4 and it was Eddie Bonine who set the stage for the Hens.  He improved to 2-0 and he gave up two runs on six hits and a walk with four strikeouts in six innings.  Blaine Neal pitched a shutout ninth and he picked up his third save of the season.

Matthew Joyce and Brent Clevlen both went yard in the win.  For Joyce, it was his fourth homer of the season and he drove in two runs.  Derek Wathan went three for four and he scored a run.

Virgil Vasquez gave the Mud Hens five solid innings in which he gave up just two runs with six strikeouts.  The pen then proceed to give up seven runs and the end result was a 9-7 loss.  Clay Rapada gave up four runs in his relief stint but all three relievers gave up at least a run.

Most of the Hens’ offense came from a pair of three run homers by Matthew Joyce and Ryan Raburn.  Brent Clevlen also had a nice game with three hits and a run.

Aaron Fultz gave up a run in the top of the ninth inning and that proved to be the difference in the Hens 5-4 loss to the Bulls.  Chris Lambert had a decent start.  He gave up three runs (two earned) on five hits and five walks with three strikeouts in five innings.

Matthew Joyce was the hitting star in the win.  He went three for four with a double, a homerun, two RBIs and two runs.

The Hens made it 2-0 tonight as they rolled over the Bulls 9-2.  Jeff Larish went two for four with a three run homer, his first long ball of the spring.  Brent Clevlen and Matthew Joyce both drove in two runs in the contest while Timo Perez drove in two and scored three runs.

Armando Galarraga got it done on the mound.  He gave up three hits and a walk with six strikeouts in five shutout innings.

Jeff Larish had a huge day at the plate as the Seawolves evened their series with Akron to a game a piece in a 9-6 win.  Larish went two for four with a homerun, five RBIs and two runs.  Matthew Joyce scored three times without getting a hit and Clete Thomas went two for five with a triple and two runs.

Burke Badenhop has a rough start but it was good enough for the win.  He gave up six runs (three earned) on nine hits and a walk with four strikeouts in six innings.

Jeff Larish finished off his regular season with a bang as he went two for four with a grand slam homer.  It was Larish’s 28th of the season and t also put him over the century mark with 101 RBIs.  He also showed some patience at the plate with 87 walks and you wonder whether he’ll be pushed next year to take over at first place for the big league club.  A .906 OPS, even for a 24 year old, at the Double A level isn’t something to scoff at.

Matthew Joyce went three for four with a double, an RBI and two runs.  Michael Hernandez went two for four with a solo homer and two runs.  Dallas Trahern didn’t get a decision in his final start while Matthew Rusch improved to 6-1 with 1 1/3 innings of shutout relief.

Erie dropped both games of their doubleheader against Altoona the minor league regular season wound down.  Of course with Erie assured of a playoff spot, these last few games aren’t as important.   Game one was a 6-2 loss with Jonathan Connolly was hit hard.  He gave up five runs on seven hits and three walks with seven strikeouts in five innings of work.

Matthew Joyce doubled and drove in two runs.  Daniel Worth doubled and he scored once.

Erie held on to their slim second half lead as they split a pair of games with second place Akron.  In the first game, Erie edged Akron 6-5 and it was Eddie Bonine who picked up the win with a seven inning complete game in the 6-5 win.  He gave up five runs on eight hits and two walks with one strikeout in seven innings of work.  Matthew Joyce went two for three with a double, a walk, two RBIs and a run.  Kody Kirkland belted a solo homer to help out the cause.

Game two didn’t go quite as well as the offense was held four hits in a 3-1 loss.  Steve Torrealba belted in a solo homerun for the lone run and Corey Hamman took the loss in his first Double A start.  He gave up two runs on three hits and three walks with two strikeouts in just 2 2/3 innings.

Randor Bierd gave up three hits and he was credited with three runs without getting a single out in the game.  The loss dropped him to 2-1 on the season and a nice start by Eddie Bonine went to waste.  He gave up two runs on seven hits with two strikeouts in seven innings.

Matthew Joyce drove in both Erie runs with a two run homer.  It was his sixteenth long ball of the season.

Jair Jurrjens improved to 7-5 on the season with a nice start in Erie’s 6-3 win over New Britain.  He gave up two runs (one earned) on five hits and one walk with four strikeouts in seven innings of work.

Jeff Larish went two for three with a double, a homerun, two RBIs and two runs.  The homerun was his 21st of the season.  Matthew Joyce doubled twice and he drove in two runs and scored once.

Matthew Joyce had a big day at the plate in Erie’s 8-7 win over Harrisburg.  He went three for four with a homerun, two RBIs and two runs.  Michael Hollimon went three for four with a run.

Eddie Bonine picked up the win and he improved to 11-5 despite a rough start.  He gave up six runs (four earned) on eight hits and a walk with seven strikeouts in six innings of work.

Jonathan Connolly improved to 5-4 on the season with a nice start in Erie’s 4-2 win over Trenton.  He gave up one run on five hits and one walk with two strikeouts in six innings of work.

Matthew Joyce was the hitting star.  He drew two walks and he belted a solo homerun.

Andrew Kown fell to 3-6 on the season despite having a decent start in the Seawolves 3-1 loss to Bowie.  He gave up three runs on five hits and two walks with six strikeouts in six innings of work.

Matthew Joyce had the only extra base hit of the game.  He tripled and scored the only run for Erie.

The Seawolves had a tough time and lost two games in a doubleheader sweep at the hands of Reading.  In the first game, Jonathan Connolly fell to 4-4 on the season with a rough start.  He gave up five runs (three earned) on nine hits and one walk with three strikeouts in 5 2/3 innings.  Michael Hollimon was the hitting star in the 6-3 loss.  He went three for four with a double, a triple an RBI and two runs.

Matthew Righter lost the second game and he dropped to 2-3 on the season.  He gave up four runs on eight hits and one walk with three strikeouts in four innings of work.  Andres Torres hit a solo homerun in the 5-4 loss and Matthew Joyce went two for three with a triple and a run.

Dallas Trahern dropped to 10-5 on the season with a rough start in Erie’s 11-2 loss to Bowie.  He gave up five runs on twelve hits and one walk with one strikeout in five innings of work.  After Trahern left the game, two errors led to six unearned runs as Bowie ran up the score on Erie.

Jeff Larish belted a solo homerun.  Matthew Joyce doubled and he scored a run.

Jonathan Connolly improved to 4-3 on the season with a nice start in the Seawolves 7-4 win over Akron.  He gave up just two runs on nine hits and two walks with two strikeouts in 6 2/3 innings.

Jackson Melian went two for three with a walk, a double, two RBIs and a run.  Andres Torres doubled, singled and scored twice and Matthew Joyce belted a two run homer.

Eddie Bonine improved to 9-4 on the season with a nice start in Erie’s 4-1 win over Akron.  He gave up one run on six hits and one walks with five strikeouts in seven innings.

Matthew Joyce was a perfect four for four with an RBI.  Michael Hollimon went two for five with a double and two RBIs.

Steve Torrealba capped off a solid ninth with a two run, tenth inning homerun that won it for the Seawolves.  He finished the game two for four with a double, a homerun two RBIs and two runs.  Matthew Joyce went three for five with a double, a homerun, three RBIs in the 7-5 win.

Randor Bierd picked up the win for Erie.  He gave up a single run in two innings of work.