Tigers Minor League Baseball Blog

Anthony Tomey fell to 2-3 on the season after he gave up a two run homer in the bottom of the tenth inning in a 5-3 loss to Bowie.  Casey Fien was the most effective hitter with 2 1/3 shutout innings.

All three SeaWolves runs came via solo homers.  Dusty Ryan, Ryan Roberson and Jeff Frazier all went yard for Erie.

Andrew Kown was roughed up in his start in the SeaWolves 8-4 loss to Akron.  He didn’t take the loss, but he gave up four runs on six hits and four walks with four strikeouts in five innings.  Anthony Tomey fell to 2-2 when he gave up a run in the seventh inning.

Wilkin Ramirez had a nice day at the plate.  He went three for five with a double, a triple and a run.  Ryan Roberson singled, doubled and drove in two.

Wilkin Ramirez had a huge day at the plate in the SeaWolves 7-4 win over Akron.  He went three for four with a double, two homers, three RBIs and three runs.  Ryan Roberson also had a nice game with two doubles and a single.

Marcelo Perez improved to 1-0 despite giving up the lone earned run of the game.  Freddy Dolsi pitched a shutout ninth and he picked up his second save of the season.

Ryan Roberson was off to a rough start but he was the hitting star as Erie put away Altoona 13-4.  Roberson went two for four and both hits went over the wall.  He drove in four while Deik Scram homered, drove in two and scored twice.

Andrew Kown improved to 2-1 with a decent enough start.  He gave up four runs on eleven hits in seven innings.  Three of the eleven hits Kown gave up were homers.

Lakeland couldn’t get much done at the plate as they were held to just three hits in a 7-1 loss to Sarasota.  Ryan Roberson had the only extra base hit with a double and he also scored the only run for Lakeland.

Kyle Sleeth was hit hard and he fell to 0-7.  He gave up six runs on ten hits and a walk with six strikeouts in five innings.

Gabriel Benitez was tagged for four runs in just one inning of work and he took the defeat in Lakeland’s 6-4 loss.  He fell to 1-2 on the season.

Ryan Roberson went two for four with a double and two runs.  Cameron Maybin doubled and drove in a run while Mark Haske was two for two with an RBI.

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.

Lakeland lost their third straight game in a 2-1 pitcher’s duel to Tampa.  Ricky Steik gave up just one run in four solid relief innings but he still took the loss because of the lack of offense.

Wilkin Ramirez was a perfect four for four in the loss.  Ryan Roberson singled and drove in the only run for the Flying Tigers.

Michael Hernandez had a big day at the plate in Lakeland’s 10-8 win over Sarasota.  He went two for five with a homerun and four RBIs in the win.  Ryan Roberson also had a nice game and he went two for four with a solo homerun and three runs.

Kyle Sleeth was hammered and it looks like his time with Lakeland isn’t going to be much better then when he was with Erie  Derek Witt picked up the win and he gave up one run in his three relief innings.

Lakeland and St. Lucie let the pitching go out the window and they got down to smashing the ball.  At the end of nine, the two teams were tied 10-10 and St. Lucie scored first in extra frames in the top of the eleventh.  Lakeland answered though and Ryan Roberson hit a walk off two run homer in the bottom of the eleventh to win it.

Lakeland had a ton of hitting stars in this one.  William Rhymes went three for five with a homerun, three RBIs and two runs.  Michael Hernandez put up an identical line to Rhymes and Cameron Maybin went three for six with a run.

Lakeland scored two runs in the seventh inning to take the lead and then they scored one run in the eighth to pad the lead.  Maxwell Leon went two for four with a double and two runs.  Ryan Roberson hit a solo homerun in the win.

Matt O’Brien gave up three runs in 5 2/3 innings in his start.  Jacob Ramos improved to 3-0 with 2 1/3 innings of shutout relief.

Lakeland beat Vero Beach 4-3 and Ryan Roberson had a hand in three of those runs.  He went two for four with a double, a homerun and three RBIs.  William Rhymes went three for four with a double and a run.

Kyle Denney picked up the win with six solid innings.  He gave up three runs on five hits and three walks with five strikeouts in six innings of work.

Eleazar Aponte was hammered by Vero Beach in Lakeland’s 15-4 loss.  He gave up ten runs (eight earned) on ten hits and a walk with one strikeout in just 2 1/3 innings.

Ryan Roberson provided most of the offense in the loss with three hits including a homerun and two RBIs.  Cameron Maybin went two for five with a run.

Lakeland had plenty of hitting stars in their 7-4 win over Dunedin.  William Rhymes doubled, drove in three and scored a run while Michael Hernandez went three for four with two doubles, two RBIs and a run.  Ryan Roberson had the only homerun and he drove in two runs while Cameron Maybin went two for four with a run scored.

Kyle Denney picked up the win.  He gave up three runs on four hits and two walks with three strikeouts in five innings of work.

In his first four starts, Burke Badenhop was about as good as you could ask.  Since then, he’s been touched up in two tough starts and today he dropped to 2-3 as Dunedin beat Lakeland 6-3.  He gave up all six runs on eight hits and two walks with four strikeouts in just four innings.

Williams Rhymes produced most of Lakeland’s scoring with two RBIs on two hits.  Cameron Maybin went one for three with another run and two walks while Ryan Roberson led the team with three hits.

Eleazar Aponte had a tough start and he dropped to 2-2 in a 7-2 loss to Sarasota.  He gave up four runs on nine hits and two walks with five strikeouts in just four innings.

Cameron Maybin doubled and he scored a run while Justin Justice went two for four with a double.  Ryan Roberson hit his fifth homerun of the season.

For the second straight start, Burke Badenhop was hit hard.  And right when I started talking about him to others.  He gave up five runs on seven hits and two walks with five strikeouts in seven innings and the loss drops him to 2-2.  His overall numbers still looks good but he has to buck this downward trend he’s established in the last two starts.

Cameron Maybin was back in the lineup after he took a couple of days off because of a stiff back.  He went one for three with a walk.  Ryan Roberson accounted for all of the Flying Tigers offense in the 7-1 loss with a solo homerun.

Lucas French was shelled in his start today.  He gave up five runs on nine hits and a walk in five innings.

Michael Hernandez was the hitting star in the 7-4 loss.  He went two for five with two doubles and two runs.  Ryan Roberson hit a solo homerun.

Sendy Vasquez was shelled today in a blowout loss to the Tampa Yankees.  He gave up five runs (four earned) on six hits and two walks with five strikeouts in 4 2/3 innings.

Cameron Maybin went 0 for 3 and he’s now 0 for 11 on the season.  Wilkin Ramirez had a nice game at the plate.  He went two for four with a solo homerun.  Ryan Roberson also went yard for the flying Tigers in the 10-4 loss.

Andrew Miller held the Tampa Yankees to three hits in five shutout innings tonight in a rain shortened five inning game.  He struck out three and didn’t give up a walk in a nice season debut.

Justin Justice hit a solo homerun and Michael Hernandez and Ryan Roberson both doubled and scored a run in the 3-0 win.  Cameron Maybin went 0 for 2 in his Lakeland debut.