Tigers Minor League Baseball Blog

The GCL Tigers lost their final game of the season 2-1 to the GCL Phillies.  Gary Perinar fell to 0-3 and he gave up two runs on four hits with four strikeouts.  Robert Diaz struck out three in two shutout innings of relief.

Luis Castillo went one for four with an RBI.  Londell Taylor went one for two with aa walk and a run.

Jared Wesson made the most of minor league debut this afternoon and while he pitched just three innings in his start, he struck out seven and he gave up just a walk and a hit in three shutout innings.  Wesson was signed as a free agent by the Tigers last week and he pitched at both Mississippi State and Itawamba Community College.  He was the Marlins 29th round draft pick out of high school way back in 2005.

Robert Diaz fell to 4-2 in the 4-3 loss.  He gave up three runs and he was able to get just one GCL Blue Jay out.

Jordan Cruz went two for three with a walk, a home run and two RBIs.  Luis Castillo doubled twice, drew a walk and drove in one.

The GCL Tigers scored an eighth inning run and that proved to be the difference in their 3-2 win over the GCL Yankees.  The game winner was a triple by Jordan Cruz that scored Patrick McKenna.  Alexander Nunez also had a nice day at the plate and he went two for four with a double and a run.

Zach Samuels had a solid start and he gave up two runs on five hits and three walks with five strikeouts in six innings.  Robert Diaz improved 1 2/3 shutouts to improved to 3-1 while Melvin Mercedes pitched a shutout ninth to pick up his sixth save of the season.

The GCL Tigers edged the GCL Phillies 6-5 and it was Francisco Martinez who got it done at the plate.  He went two for four with a double, three RBIs and two runs.  Jordan Cruz went two for four with a run.

Robert Diaz picked up the win and he improved to 2-1 with 2 1/3 innings of shutout relief.  Melvin Mercedes struck out one in a shutout ninth and he picked up his fourth save.

You’re not going to win too many games when you make more errors (2) then you score runs (1) and that’s what happened in their 3-1 loss to the GCL Yankees.  Jordan Cruz doubled and he scored a run while Francisco Martinez doubled and drove in one.

A really nice start by Rayni Guichardo went to waste.  He gave up an unearned run on four hits and three walks with three strikeouts in six innings.  Robert Diaz took the loss and he fell to 1-1 after he gave up a pair of runs in the bottom of the eighth inning.

It was 9-8 when the dust finally settled in this one.  The GCL Tigers and GCL Braves combined to score 17 runs and all but one of those came prior to the sixth inning.  Adolfo Reina went two for four with a walk, a solo home run and two runs.  Hernan Perez tripled, drew a walk, drove in two and scored twice.

Robert Diaz picked up the win and he improved to 1-0.  He gave up just two hits with two walks with three strikeouts in three shutout innings.