Tigers Minor League Baseball Blog

Matt O’Brien didn’t get the win, but he threw a nice game as Lakeland topped Tampa 1-0.  He gave up just two hits with two strikeouts in six shutout innings.  Jordan Tata picked up his first win with two shutout frames.

Scott Sizemore drove in the lone run of the game for either side.  Shawn Roof singled and he scored the only run.

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.

Scott Sizemore had an impressive day at the plate as the Flying Tigers took care of the St. Lucie Mets 8-3.  He went two for four with a walk, a homerun, four RBIs and three runs.  Justin Justice went two for four with a walk and two runs.

Luis Marte picked up the win and he improved to 3-1.  He gave up three runs (two earned) on eight hits with three strikeouts in six innings.

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.

Just about everyone was a hitting star as the Flying Tigers hitters poured it on in a 17-3 win over Sarasota but Cale Iorg and Scott Sizemore were notch above the rest.  Both hitters had a pair of hits including a homer and they drove in four.

Jonah Nickerson picked up the easy win with a solid outing.  He gave up two runs on five hits with four strikeouts in five innings.

Lakeland won their second game of the season behind some solid hitting by second baseman Scott Sizemore.  The final was 4-3 and Sizemore went three for three with a walk, a run and an RBI.  Justin Justice went two for three and he belted a two run homer.

Jonah Nickerson gave up two runs in 4 2/3 innings in his start.  Ed Clelland gave up one run in 2 2/3 innings but he picked up the win.

Lakeland lost to Tampa 5-4 but Scott Sizemore did about all he could to help the Flying Tigers win.  He was a perfect three for three with a walk and a solo homerun.  Brandon Timm went two for four with a double and a run.

Duane Below gave up three runs (one earned) over four innings in his start.  Brendan Wise took the loss when he gave up two runs in the bottom of the ninth.

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 White Caps took care of Beloit 3-2 and they’re now one win away from repeating as the Midwest League champions. Duane Below threw a solid game and he picked up his second postseason victory.  He gave up just two runs on one hit and two walks with an impressive ten strikeouts in seven frames.

Jeramy Laster had the big hit of the game.  His RBI tripled tied the game up and then he scored on an error for what turned out to be the game winning run.  Scott Sizemore went two for three with a walk and a run.

Since the White Caps playoff run started, they haven’t lost and they made it five straight with a 4-3 win over Beloit.  The runs came on a pair of two run homers. Jeramy Laster and Scott Sizemore were the two White Caps to go yard.

Jonah Nickerson was good enough to pick up the win.  He gave up three runs (two earned) on seven hits and two walks with six strikeouts in six innings of work.

The White Caps took a 1-0 lead in their playoff series with the Lugnuts behind a solid outing by Duane Below.  He gave up just two runs on four hits and three walks with seven strikeouts in 6 2/3 innings. 

Jeramy Laster had a huge day at the plate in the 6-2 win.  He homered twice and drove in four runs.  Scott Sizemore had a team high three hits with a solo homerun and two runs.

Duane Below improved to 11-5 on the season with a very nice start in the White Caps 11-2 win over South Bend.  He gave up just a single hit and four walks with seven strikeouts in six shutout innings.

Gorkys Hernandez, Jeramy Laster and Scott Sizemore had huge days at the plate.  Hernandez went four for five and he was a homerun short of the cycle.  He scored three runs.  Laster went four for four with a homerun, three RBIs and three runs and Sizemore went four for five with a double, two RBIs and two runs. 

Five White Caps’ errors led to five unearned runs in their 8-2 loss to the Kane County Cougars.  Duane Below took the loss despite a decent start.  He gave up two runs (one earned) on five hits and two walks with seven strikeouts in five innings.  The loss dropped him to 8-4 on the season.

Scott Sizemore singled twice and he scored both White Caps runs in the loss.  Brennan Boesch went two for four with an RBI.  They accounted for all four White Caps hits.

Jonah Nickerson improved to 7-6 on the season with a nice start in the White Caps 6-3 win over the Cougars.  He gave up two runs on eight hits and two walks with five strikeouts in six innings.

Brennan Boesch went three for five with two RBIs.  Scott Sizemore went one for three with a double, two walks, two RBIs and a run.

The White Caps broke a 2-2 tie with three runs in the eighth inning to beat Beloit 5-3.  Scott Sizemore finished the game two for three with two doubles, a walk and an RBI.  Deik Scram singled twice, scored a run and drove in one.

Kelvin Cedano picked up the win with two innings of relief.  He improved to 1-0 and he gave up just one run on one walk with one strikeout.

The White Caps pulled this one out with a flair for the dramatic.  Down 1-0 Scott Sizemore scored on a ground out by James Skelton to tie the game out and then Sizemore scored on a throwing error on a stolen base attempt in the bottom of the eleventh to win it.  Sizemore finished the game four for five.

Casey Fien picked up the win and he improved to 4-0 on the season.  He pitched a shutout eleventh inning in which he struck out the side.

The White Caps came back from a 3-0 deficit and scored three runs in the ninth to tie it, but then Phil Napolitan gave up two runs in the top of the twelth to lose it for the team.  The loss dropped his record to 0-2 on the season.

Scott Sizemore went three for six with a triple and two RBIs.  Gorkys Hernandez went two for five with a triple and a run.

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.

Matt O’Brien dropped to 3-1 on the season with a tough start in the White Caps 8-6 loss to the Loons.  He gave up six runs on eleven hits with two strikeouts in 5 2/3 innings.

Audy Ciriaco had a big day at the plate.  He went three for four with three doubles, two RBIs and two runs.  Scott Sizemore went three for six with two doubles, a run and an RBI.

The White Caps edged Fort Wayne 5-4 and Gorkys Hernandez was the primary run producer.  He went two for four with a triple, a homerun and four RBIs.  Scott Sizemore also had a nice game and he went two for four with a double and two runs.

Matt O’Brien picked up the win and he improved to 3-0 on the season.  He gave up four runs (three earned) on seven hits and one walk with four strikeouts in seven innings.