Tigers Minor League Baseball Blog

Lakeland and Dunedin played two and each team walked away with the win. Game one was a 3-0 win in which Mauricio Robles threw six shutout innings.  He gave up four hits and he walked two with four strikeouts.  Scott Green pitched a shutout ninth for his eight save and Maiko Loyola singled and drove in pair of runs.

In game two, the pitching was as solid but the offense scored just one run.  Brett Jacobson took the loss despite giving up just a run on one hit (a solo home run) in 2 1/3 innings of relief.  Joshua Workman doubled and he scored the lone run in the 2-1 loss.

Justin Henry had a big day at the plate in another Lakeland win.  He finished the game three for four with a double, four RBIs and two runs.  Devin Thomas went two for five with a a home run and three RBIs while Christopher White went two for five with a home run and two RBIs.

Mauricio Robles improved to 1-1 with a solid start in the 12-5 win.  He gave up four runs on six hits and a walk with ten strikeouts in six innings.  In all, the three Flying Tiger pitchers combined for sixteen strikeouts.

The Flying Tigers got two games in today, unfortunately they lost them both.  Game one was an ugly 10-2 blowout.  Mauricio Robles had a really tough time and he fell to 0-1.  He gave up five runs on nine hits and two walks with two strikeouts in 2 2/3 innings.  Christopher White was the hitting star and he went three for four with a run.

Game two was closer but a loss is a loss.  Scott Green gave up two seventh inning runs that proved to be the difference in the 5-4 win.  He gave up two runs on four hits in the single frame.  Jordan Newton went three for four with two doubles and he drove in two runs.

Mauricio Robles fell to 4-3 on the season with a tough start in the Caps 8-3 loss to Wisconsin this afternoon. He gave up five runs on three hits and five walks with three strikeouts.

Gustavo Nunez had a big day at the plate in the loss.  He went four for five with two doubles and two runs.

Just about everyone was a hitting star in this one as the White Caps picked up nineteen hits in a 9-6 win over Lansing.  Seven White Caps had multi-hit games and Brandon Douglas reached base four times with three singles, a walk, two runs and an RBI.  Gustavo Nunez went three for six with two runs and an RBI.

Mauricio Robles had a mixed start. He lasted just four innings and he gave up five runs but he struck out ten.  Tyler Stohr pitched two shutout frames to close out the game and he improved to 1-0 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.

Mauricio Robles improved to 5-3 on the season with a nice start in the White Caps 4-2 win over the Dragons.  He gave up just four hits with four strikeouts in five shutout innings.  Noah Krol pitched a shutout ninth and he picked up his thirteenth save of the season.

Jordan Newton went two for four with a pair of RBIs.  Cory Middleton went one for two with two runs.

Mauricio Robles improved to 4-1 on the season with a very nice start in the White Caps 6-1 win over Wisconsin.  He gave up just two hits and two walks with four strikeouts in six innings.

Kyle Peter went two for three with two RBIs and a run.  Kody Kaiser didn’t get a hit, but he walked twice and scored a pair of runs.

Roger Tomas singled home Casper Wells in the bottom of the ninth as the White Caps topped the Dragons 3-2.  Tomas finished the game three for three while Christopher Carlson belted a solo homer.

Lauren Gagnier had a solid start in the win.  He gave up two unearned runs on six hits and three walks with seven strikeouts in 6 1/3 innings.  Mauricio Robles threw 2 2/3 perfect innings and he picked up the win.