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.

Duane Below improved to 2-2 on the season with a nice start in the Flying Tigers 7-2 win over Dunedin.  He gave up two runs on seven hits and four walks with six strikeouts in five innings.

Justin Justice got it done at the plate and he went three for four with a walk, a solo homer and two runs.  Shawn Roof went two for four with a double, two RBIs and a run.

Lakeland took care of Sarasota 4-2 and Duane Below got it done on the mound.  He gave up three hits and three walks with nine strikeouts in six innings.

Shawn Roof was the hitting star.  He went two for four and he drove in two of the Flying Tigers four runs.

The month of August has not been kind to Lakeland.  They lost their sixth straight game and they’ve lost fourteen of their last fifteen as they continue to sit well in the cellar of the second half standings.  This time it was a ten inning loss that saw Josh Rainwater give up the losing run in the tenth inning.

Maxwell Leon went three for four with a double, a walk and a run.  Shawn Roof went two for four with two RBIs in the 4-3 loss.

Dusty Ryan belted a three run shot and a solo homer and finished the game with four RBIs but it wasn’t enough as the Flying Tigers lost 8-6 to Dunedin.  The only other hitter with two hits was Shawn Roof who went two for four with a double, a run and an RBI.

Edward Clelland gave up five runs in 1 2/3 innings of relief and he fell to 0-1 on the season.  Angel Castro had a mediocre start and he gave up three runs in five innings of work.

Lakeland had a tough time at the plate in their two losses in a doubleheader sweep at the hands of the Yankees.  In the first game, Lakeland was shutout 4-0 and they not only didn’t score a run, they were held hitless.  Angel Castro took the loss and he fell to 3-1 on the season.  He gave up four runs on seven hits and two walks with two strikeouts in six innings of work.

The second game was closer but it was still a loss.  Kyle Sleeth fell to 0-4 in the 4-3 loss and he gave up four runs on six hits and two walks with four strikeouts in 4 2/3 innings.  Shawn Roof singled and drove in two runs while Michael Hernandez went two for three with a walk and a run.

Lakeland was double bageled by Jupiter in two tough losses.  Game one was a 13-0 blowout in which Kyle Sleeth was hit hard.  He gave up eight runs on nine hits and two walks with two strikeouts in 2 2/3 innings.  Cameron Maybin was one of two Lakeland hitters to have two hits in the game.

Game two was a 4-0 loss and it was Lucas French who took the loss. He gave up four runs (just one earned) on three hits and three walks in 2 2/3 innings.  Shawn Roof was the only Lakeland hitter in this one to have two hits.