Tigers Minor League Baseball Blog

Brooks Brown fell to 3-3 on the season with a rough start in the SeaWolves 5-3 loss to Akron.  He gave up four runs on six hits and two walks with four strikeouts in six innings.

Andy Dirks went two for four with a pair of runs.  Wilkin Ramirez drove in two with his fifteenth home run of the season.

The SeaWolves have found their groove now and last night they won their third straight game.  Jon Kibler improved to 1-2 with a solid start.  He gave up three runs (two earned) on five hits and a walk with four strikeouts in seven innings.  Luis Marte pitched two shutout innings and he struck out three to pick up his first save of the season.

Andy Dirks, Wilkin Ramirez and Deik Scram all went yard in the 5-3 win.  Ramirez went three for five with a double, a home run, two RBIs and two runs.

A pretty good start by Jon Kibler went to waste as the Seawolves dropped their first game of the season 4-0.  Kibler gave up two runs (one earned) on three htis with five strikeouts in five innings.  Brendan Wise also had a nice outing and he threw 2 2/3 shutout innings without giving up a hit.

The batters only managed two singles.  Andy Dirks and Wilkin Ramirez had the hits while Max St. Pierre drew the lone walk.

Dontrelle Willis was back to his old tricks as the Hens were doubled up by Indianapolis 6-3.  He gave up five runs on three hits and eight walks with a strikeout in four innings.  He fell to 0-2 with the Hens.  Jeremy Bonderman threw an inning of shutout relief.

Don Kelly went two for four with a double and an RBI.  Wilkin Ramirez went two for four with a triple, a run and an RBI.

Nate Robertson looked like he was in midseason form with a really nice start in the Hens 3-2 loss to Louisville.  He gave up just three hits and two walks with nine strikeouts in 6 2/3 innings.  Unfortunately, Jeremy Bonderman took the ball from there and he gave up a pair of runs in his one inning of work.  He fell to 1-4 with the Hens.

Wilkin Ramirez went two for five with a run.  Will Rhymes went two for three with a walk.

Chris Lambert had one of his better starts of the season as he held Indianapolis scoreless through six innings.  He gave up just three hits and a walk with five strikeouts.  Ryan Perry was hit hard for two runs in two innings, but he picked up his third save of the season.

Wilkin Ramirez went three for four with a run and an RBI.  Mike Hessman went two for four with a double and a run.

Brooks Brown had a tough start and he fell to 2-7 on the season in the Hens 4-2 loss to the Bats.  He gave up four runs (all in the third) on nine hits and two walks with three strikeouts in five innings.

Will Rhymes went three for five with a run in the loss.  Wilkin Ramirez went two for four with a walk and an RBI.

A solid start by Chris Lambert went to waste in the Hens 8-1 loss to Columbus.  He gave up a run on seven hits and a walk with two strikeouts in six innings.  Josh Rainwater made his Toledo debut and he fell to 0-1.  He gave up three runs on three hits and two walks with a strikeout in 1 2/3 innings.

The Hens couldn’t get much done at the plate and what’s funny is the Clippers have some of the best pieces of the 2007 Indians team that almost made the World Series.  Both Fausto Carmona and Rafael Betancourt threw in this game.  Wilkin Ramirez was able to get something done and he went three for three with a walk and a solo home run.

This one was ugly.  It was 8-0 after the first and 10-0 after three innings.   Rudy Lugo had a day he wished he’d forget.  He gave up eight runs on eight hits and a walk with a strikeout in just 2/3 of an inning.  Jeff Frazier was also hit hard and he gave up four runs in two innings.

Brent Clevlen went two for three with a walk and a run.  Wilkin Ramirez singled and he drove in two.

Brent Dlugach had a monster day at the plate as the Hens dismantled the Clippers 12-4.  He went three for four with a double, two home runs, three RBIs and three runs.  Wilkin Ramirez belted a solo home run and he scored twice while Brent Clevlen went two for five with two runs and two RBIs.

Scot Drucker picked up the win and he improved to 6-2.  He gave up four runs on seven hits and four walks with two strikeouts in six innings.  Matt Rusch gave up one hit in three shutout innings and he picked up his first save of the season.

Scot Drucker improved to 4-2 on the season with a really nice start in the Hens 6-1 win over Rochester.  He gave up three hits and three walks with a strikeout in six shutout frames.

Wilkin Ramirez went three for four with two RBIs and a run.  Dusty Ryan went two for four with two RBIs.

The Hens couldn’t get much going at the plate and they lost to the Norfolk Tides 5-1.  They picked up just six hits and Wilkin Ramirez picked up two of those and he scored the lone Toledo run.  Brent Dlugach had the lone extra base hit with a double.

Ruddy Lugo took the loss and he fell to 4-5.  He gave up four runs (just one earned) on four hits and three walks with a strikeout in six innings.

The Hens lost to Norfolk and Eddie Bonine gave up the brunt of the damage.  He gave up four runs on five hits and four walks with two strikeouts in six innings and the loss dropped him to 0-2.

Don Kelly went three for four in the loss.  Wilkin Ramirez tripled and scored a run.

The Mud Hens were held to just five hits as they lost another one to the Charlotte Knights 5-2.  Three of those hits came from Wilkin Ramirez  and he drove in one of the two runs with a solo homer in the fifth inning.  Jeff Frazier singled and he scored the other run.

Chris Lambert took the loss and he fell to 1-5.  He gave up five runs on six hits and three walks with eight strikeouts in six innings.

Wilkin Ramirez had a big day at the plate but it wasn’t enough as the Hens lost to Charlotte 9-8.  He went four for five with two homers, three RBIs and three runs.  Mike Hessman went three for five with a double and a solo homer.

Freddy Dolsi gave up four runs in the bottom of the ninth and he took the loss.  This was after a mediocre start by Scott Drucker, who gave up four runs on twelve hits and one walk with three strikeouts in six innings.

Lucas French improved to 5-7 with a nice outing as the SeaWolves took care of Harrisburg 2-1.  French gave up just one run on seven hits and three walks with one strikeout in eight innings.

Wilkin Ramirez was the hitting star in the win. He tripled, drew a walk and drove in a run.

Daniel Christensen was impressive in his five innings in a rain shortened, five inning shutout over Portland.  He improved to 3-4 and he gave up the two hits with two walks and three strikeouts.

Danny Worth was three for four with three runs and an RBI in Erie’s 5-0 win.  Wilkin Ramirez doubled twice and drove in a run.

Erie had a tough time getting anything done at the plate and a nice start by Luis Marte went to waste.  He gave up one run on four hits and three walks with three strikeouts in eight innings of work.

The SeaWolves scored their lone run via the longball.  Wilkin Ramirez went deel in the fourth inning with a solo shot.  It was his ninth homer of the season.

Jonathan Connolly was shelled for seven runs (five in the first two innings) on nine hits and three walks in six innings.  The loss dropped his record to 0-2 on the season.

Wilkin Ramirez was the hitting star in the win.  He went two for four with a double, a homerun, three RBIs and two runs.

Erie lost to Trenton 5-2 and four of those hits came off the bat of two hitters.  Wilkin Ramirez went two for four with a double and a run while Dusty Ryan went two for three with a double and a solo homer.  Ryan’s one of the hitting stars on the team and he has a 1.001 OPS and he’s hitting .444 against left handed pitching.

Andrew Kown took the loss and he fell to 2-3.  He gave up three runs on four hits and three walks with three strikeouts in six innings.