Tigers Minor League Baseball Blog

It took ten innings but the Flying Tigers took care of the Tampa Yankees 6-2.  Duane Below didn’t get the win, but he threw a nice enough game.  He gave up two runs (one earned) on five hits and a walk with ten strikeouts in 7 1/3 innings.  Angel Castro threw two shutout innings and he improved to 2-1 on the season.

Scott Sizemore singled and scored two runs in the win.  Cale Iorg scored once and drove in two despite not getting a hit while Michael Bertram singled twice and scored a run.

Lakeland took care of Sarasota 6-2 and it was Michael Bertram who brought the big stick.  He went two for three with a double and three RBIs.  Scott Sizemore doubled, drove in two runs and scored.

Matt O’Brien improved to 1-0.  He gave up two runs on eight hits with two strikeouts in six innings.

Michael Bertram singled home Cale Iorg in the top of the ninth inning and that was the difference in the Flying Tigers 5-4 win over Clearwater.  It capped off a solid game for both players who provided the bulk of the offense in this one.  Iorg went four for five with two runs while Bertram was three for five with two RBIs and a run.

Angel Castro picked up the win with 1 1/3 innings of shutout relief.  Freddy Dolsi picked up the save with two strikeouts in a shutout ninth inning.

The White Caps won the Midwest League championship for the second straight year as they came back from a 5-3 deficit to score eight runs in the fifth inning to turn the game into a rout.  Michael Bertram went three for five with a triple, two RBIs and a run while Scott Sizemore went three for five with an RBI and two runs.

Charles Furbush was roughed up and he gave up five runs in just two innings.  Luis Marte was impressive though and he threw five shutout innings of relief in which he struck out nine runs.

The Tigers 2007 fourth round draft pick, Charles Furbush was finally brought back down to earth as he lost his first minor league game since joining the Tigers.  He gave up four runs (all in the fourth) on seven hits and three walks with seven strikeouts in five innings.

Ryan Strieby went two for four with a homer and two RBIs.  Michael Bertram went two for five with a double, a triple and a run.

Zachary Piccola gave up three unearned runs in the top of the tenth inning as the White Caps lost to the Loons 5-3.  He gave up one hit and one walk with one strikeout in that single frame.

James Skelton singled, scored and drove in a run.  Michael Bertram doubled and drew a walk.

The White Caps didn’t score a run until they were down 2-0 but they got it done in the later innings as they pushed to a 4-2 win.  Michael Bertram went two for four with a double while Scott Sizemore went two for three with a double, a walk, an RBI and a run.

Phil Napolitan picked up the win. He gave up one hit and of the four batters he got out, they all went down via strikeout.  He improved to 4-2 on the season.

Jeffrey Gerbe was roughed up as he fell to 2-2 in the White Caps 9-3 loss to the Dragons.  He gave up six runs (three earned) on ten hits with one strikeout in six innings of work.

Michael Bertram was the hitting star in the loss.  He had just one hit but it was a two run homer in the second inning.

Duane Below left the game with a 6-0 lead after throwing five shutout innings but the saw the pen almost give the game up.  A timely run by the White Caps in the ninth turned out to make a huge difference as West Michigan escaped with a 7-6.  Below improved to 7-2 on the season with the win.

Michael Bertram went three for five with a double, a triple, an RBI and a run.  James Skelton went two for five with a solo homerun and two runs scored.

Lakeland lost 5-3 but Ryan Roberson had a pretty impressive day at the plate. He went three for four with three doubles, an RBI and a run.  Ovandy Suero had two hits and he stole his 50th base of the season while Michael Hernandez doubled twice and scored a run.

A pretty good start by Lucas French went to waste in the loss.  He gave up two runs on six hits and one walk with five strikeouts in six innings.  Ricky Steik gave up a run in two innings and he fell to 5-5.

The White Caps beat Fort Wayne 8-4 and Scott Sizemore was the hitting star.  He went two for three with a walk, a double, two RBIs and two runs.   Michael Bertram joined him with three hits, two RBIs and two runs.

Duane Below improved to 6-2 on the season.  He gave up one run on six hits and four walks with seven strikeouts in five solid innings.

The White Caps beat Quad Cities 4-3 and Michael Bertram had his had in most of those runs with a nice game.  He went two for three with two doubles and three RBIs.  Brennan Boesch went one for three with a walk and two runs.

Duane Below picked up the win with another nice start.  He gave up just two runs on five hits with four strikeouts in six innings.