Tigers Minor League Baseball Blog

Brandon Timm had a nice day at the plate as the Flying Tigers doubled up Vero Beach 8-4.  He went three for four with a homerun, three RBIs and two runs.  Santo De Leon doubled twice and drove in three.

Jonah Nickerson improved to 3-2 with a good enough start.  He gave up four runs on eight hits and one walk with four strikeouts in seven innings of work.

The pen couldn’t get the job done as a solid start by Duane Below went to waste in a 6-3 loss to St. Lucie.  Below gave up two runs on seven hits and two walks with four strikeouts in six innings but Derek Witt and Ed Clelland combined to give up four runs in the seventh and eighth and that cost the Flying TIgers the win.

Santo De Leon had a nice day at the plate. He went three for four with a double, a homerun and two runs. 

Rick Porcello improved to 2-4 on the season in Lakeland’s 9-2 win over St. Lucie.  He gave up three hits and three walks with two strikeouts in six innings.

Cale Iorg singled, homered and drove in three runs in the win.  Santo De Leon went two for five with a run and an RBI.

Duane Below improved to 13-5 on the season with a nice start in the White Caps 6-1 win over Fort Wayne.  He gave up one unearned run on three hits and three walks with eight strikeouts in seven solid innings.

Jordan Newton went two for three with a homerun and two RBIs.  Santo De Leon went two for four with two RBIs and a run.

Gorkys Hernandez drove home Audy Ciriaco in the bottom of the ninth inning to win it for the White Caps.  Earlier in the inning, Ciriaco singled  home the tying run in the 5-4 win.  Joseph Tucker doubled twice and drove in two runs while Santo De Leon went two for two with a double, two walks and two runs.

Phil Napolitan picked up the win with two innings of shutout relief.  He gave up a hit and he struck out four.

James Skelton doubled home Scott Sizemore in the bottom of the twelth inning to win it for the White Caps 5-4.  Jeramy Laster singled twice and drove in two runs while Santo De Leon went three for four with a triple and a run.

Casey Fien picked up the win and he improved to 3-0 with two innings of shutout relief.  He gave up one hit and one walk with four strikeouts.

The White Caps took care of the Loons in a 9-4 beatdown.  Santo De Leon led the way for West Michigan and he went two for four with three RBIs and two runs.  Brennan Boesch had another nice game and he went two for three with a walk, an RBI and two runs.

Luis Marte picked up the win and he improved to 1-1 on the season.  He gave up one run on six hits and two walks with six strikeout six innings.

Santo De Leon had a fantastic game in the White Caps 10-2 blowout win over Fort Wayne.  He went three for four and he drove in a team high four runs.  Gorkys Hernandez also continued his nice season with two hits, two runs andtwo RBIs.

Duane Below improved to 8-3 on the season with six shutout innings.  He gave up three hits and two walks with four strikeouts.

The White Caps struggles continued with a pretty poor offensive outing against Fort Wayne.  Santo De Leon’s double was one of three White Caps hits and he drove in the only for the team.

A nice start by Christopher Cody went to waste.  He gave up two runs on seven hits with nine strikeouts in 7 2/3 innings.

The White Caps were down by two runs heading into the ninth when they rallied for three runs to top Quad Cities 6-5.  Gorkys Hernandez drove in the winning run with a single and it was one of three RBIs he had in the game.  Santo De Leon also had a nice day at the plate.  He went three for four with a run and an RBI.

Christopher Cody almost had a decent start go to waste.  He gave up two runs (one earned) on seven hits and three walks with two strikeouts in six innings of work.  Josh Rainwater picked up the win and he improved to 4-1 on the season.

Gorkys Hernandez hit a two run homerun for the White Caps in their 5-4 win over the Loons.  Brandon Timm went two for four with two RBIS and a run while Santo De Leon had two hits and two runs.

Lauren Gagnier picked up the win and he improved to 2-4 on the season. He gave up three runs on seven hits and three walks with two strikeouts in six innings of work.

Santo De Leon had only one hit in the White Caps 5-4 win over Kane County, but he made it count with a bases loaded clearing triple in the first inning.  Ryan Strieby reached base three times with two walks and a single.

Duane Below picked up the win with a solid start.  He gave up a single run on five hits and three walks with three strikeouts in 6 2/3 innings.

The White Caps lost 3-1 and while they racked up eight hits, only one baserunner crossed the plate.  The lone run scored on Ryan Strieby’s sac. fly and all eight hits were singles. Scott Sizemore and Santo De Leon each had two hits in the loss.

Angel Castro took the loss and he dropped to 1-1.  He gave up three runs on four hits and one walk with seven strikeouts.  Three of four hits were solo homeruns.

The White Caps are now 0-2 and they’ve lost them both by one run.  Tonight. Gorkys Hernandez had a big day at the plate.  The centerfielder went three for four with two doubles and three RBIs.  Santo De Leon also had three hits with two runs and an RBI while Ryan Strieby hit a solo shot.

There’s not much good to say about the pitching in this one.  Lauren Gagnier was hit hard and he gave up six runs (four earned) on six hits and three walks with five strikeouts in just 3 1/3 innings.