Tigers Minor League Baseball Blog

Timo Perez seemed to be hitting out of his slump as he was passed up for promotion after the release of Jacque Jones.  He went four for four with a triple, a homer, three RBIs and two runs in the Hens 11-7 win.  Mike Hessman belted his eleventh homer of the season and Jeff Larish hit his ninth and drove in three.

Virgil Vasquez picked up the win and he improved to 2-2.  He gave up three runs on four hits and a walk with six strikeouts in five innings.

The Hens struggled at the plate today as they lost to Buffalo 7-2.  The Hens scored both of their runs on a two run homer off the bat of Henry Mateo.

Virgil Vasquez was roughed up and he fell to 1-1.  He gave up seven runs on ten hits with six strikeouts in 5 1/3 innings.

Virgil Vasquez gave the Mud Hens five solid innings in which he gave up just two runs with six strikeouts.  The pen then proceed to give up seven runs and the end result was a 9-7 loss.  Clay Rapada gave up four runs in his relief stint but all three relievers gave up at least a run.

Most of the Hens’ offense came from a pair of three run homers by Matthew Joyce and Ryan Raburn.  Brent Clevlen also had a nice game with three hits and a run.

Virgil Vasquez picked up his first win of the season with an impressive pitching performance in Toledo’s home opener.  He gave up just a single run on three hits and a walk with eight strikeouts in 5 2/3 innings.  Preston Larrison gave up a run in his single inning and Blaine Neal pitched a perfect ninth to pick up his first save of the season.

Dane Sardinha was the hitting star in the win.  He went two for three with a solo homerun.  Timo Perez didn’t get a hit, but he stole two bases and Mike Hessman went two for four with a double and a run.

Virgil Vasquez improved to 12-5 on the season with a nice start in the Hens 4-1 win over Indianapolis.  He gave up one run on five hits and one walk with four strikeouts in seven innings of work.

Andrew Graham went two for four with an RBI and two runs.  Jason Perry went two for four with a double and he scored twice.

Virgil Vasquez threw a gem as he pitched his second complete game shutout of the season in the Hens 4-0 win over Indianapolis.  He gave up just two hits and a walk with seven strikeouts and the win pushed his record to 11-5.

Chris Shelton provided the offense with a grand slam homer in the fourth inning.  It was his thirteenth long ball of the season.

The win pushed the Hens out to an eight game lead over Indianapolis and a playoff spot is pretty much in the bag.  It’ll be fun to see the Hens go after their third straight Governor’s Cup.

Dane Sardinha singled home Erick Almonte in the top of the ninth inning as the Hens topped the Tide 4-3.  Almonte finished the game with two hits and as did Sardinha.

Macay McBride picked up the win with three shutout innings in his Toledo debut.  Virgil Vasquez was rolling in his start but Norfolk touched him up for three runs in the fifth inning.

Virgil Vasquez fell to 10-5 on the season with a tough start in the Mud Hens 9-3 loss to Durham.  He gave up five runs (four earned) on eleven hits with three strikeouts in 5 2/3 innings.

Dane Sardinha went two for four with two RBIs.  Brent Clevlen went two for three with a walk.

The Mud Hens couldn’t get much done at the plate as they lost to the Knights 4-1.  Timo Perez had two of those hits while the lone run came on a solo homer by Dane Sardinha.

Virgil Vasquez fell to 10-4 despite a nice start.  He gave up two runs on six hits and a walk with seven strikeouts in seven innings of work.

Virgil Vasquez improved to 10-3 on the season with a nice start in the Hens’ 2-1 win over Richmond.  He gave up one run on three hits and two walks with three strikeouts in six innings of work.

Both Mudhen’s runs came via solo homeruns.  Chris Shelton and Dane Sardinha both yard for the Mud Hens.  It was Shelton’s eleventh homerun and Sardinha’s fourth.

Virgil Vasquez improved to 9-3 on the season with an impressive five hit shutout in the Hens 2-0 win over Norfolk.  He gave up one walk and he struck out four in the win.

Henry Mateo doubled, scored and drove in a run.  Kevin Hooper singled, drew a walk and drove in a run.

The Mud Hens opened up the second half of the season with a 5-3 win over Richmond and Virgil Vasquez improved to 8-3 on the season with another nice outing.  He gave up two runs on six hits with three strikeouts in seven innings of work.

Brent Clevlen led the offense with two homers and three RBIs in the win.  It’s nice to see the once-prospect showing he can still do his thing.  Timo Perez went two for four and he scored a run.

Kevin Hooper singled home David Espinosa in the bottom of the ninth to win it for the Mud Hens, but it was slugger Mike Hessman who once again stole the shot.  He went three for four with a double, a homerun and three RBIs.  The homerun was his 26th and he now has 84 RBIs in 84 games.

Virgil Vasquez had a nice start but he didn’t get the decision.  He gave up two runs (one earned) on four hits with six strikeouts in 6 1/3 inings.  Aquilino Lopez picked up the win and he struck out three in 1 1/3 shutout innings.

Virgil Vasquez just can’t catch a break.  He’s had some rough starts lately but even in his good ones, the team hasn’t hit for him and today was no exception.  He fell to 7-3 and he gave up two runs on just three hits with three strikeouts in eight innings in the 2-1 loss.

Chris Shelton had the only extra base hit of the game with his 23rd double.  He also drove in the only Hens run of the game.

Jack Hannahan singled with the bases loaded in the bottom of the nine and Timo Perez and Chris Shelton both scored as the Mud Hens came from behind to beat Indianapolis 7-6.  Ryan Rayburn doubled twice in the game and he drove in two while Mike Hessman went one for three with two walks, a solo homerun and two RBIs.

Virgil Vasquez was bailed out after a poor star.  He gave up six runs on eight hits and two walks with one strikeout in 6 2/3 innings.  Anthony Tomey picked up the win with two shutout innings to close out the game.

The Mud Hens managed only four hits in a twelve inning game but they still walked away with a 2-1 win.  Dane Sardinha drew a bases loaded walk in the top of the twelth to win it for the Hens.  Ramon Santiago had two of the four hits and he scored the first run for the Hens in the first inning.

Virgil Vasquez threw six shutout innings and then Yorman Bazardo gave up just one run in five innings of relief to pick up the win.  He improved to 5-3 on the season.

There were plenty of hitting stars and plenty of offense in the Hens 12-6 win over the Syracuse Chiefs.  Henry Mateo, Ryan Rayburn and Jack Hannahan all had three hits and Rayburn and Hannahan each drove in three. 

Virgil Vasquez was roughed up but the hitters bailed him out.  He gave up six runs in his four innings of work.  Eulogio De La Cruz picked up the win with three shutout innings of relief.  I still think he should be in a rotation somewhere, but De La Cruz is starting to take to the pen after a rough start after his promotion to Toledo.

Virgil Vasquez had a mixed start in the Mud Hens 6-5 loss to Syracuse.  He did give up four runs on eight hits and two walks in 5 2/3 innings, but he did strike out eight.  Roman Colon gave up the go ahead run though and he fell to 0-1 on the season.

Mike Hessman ws the hitting star in the loss.  He went two for four with a double, a homerun, two RBIs and a run.  Henry Mateo went two for four with a triple, two RBIs and a run.

The Mud Hens beat Buffalo 3-2 Virgil Vasquez improved to 7-2 on the season with a nice start.  He gave up three hits and one walk with four strikeouts in six shutout innings.

Ryan Rayburn had the big hit of the game.  He belted a three run homer in the sixth inning to give the Hens all of their offense. 

Virgil Vasquez improved to 6-2 on the season with a nice bounce back start over the Yankees.  He gave up three runs on five hits and a walk with nine strikeouts in six innings of work.

Chris Shelton was the hitting star in the 4-3 win.  He went two for four with a two run homer.  Chris Maples also contributed at the plate and he went three for four with two doubles, a run and an RBI.