Tigers Minor League Baseball Blog

Erie topped Harrisburg 3-2 and it was William Rhymes that had the big hit of the game.  His three run homer in the third inning was all the SeaWolves got it but it was enough for the win.  Freddy Guzman pitched in with a triple, a single and he scored on the homer.

Josh Rainwater improved to 2-0 with a nice start.  He gave up one run on three hits with six strikeouts in 5 2/3 innings.

The SeaWolves did it again and this time they beat Bowie 5-0 with some very nice pitching.  Andrew Kown picked up the win and he gave up just three hits and a walk with three strikeouts in six shutout innings.

Wilkin Ramirez went two for five and he belted a two run homer.  William Rhymes went three for five with two doubles, a triple and three runs.

Michael Hernandez had a huge day at the plate for the Seawolves in their 12-4 win over Bowie.  He went three for four with two homeruns and six RBIs in the win.  William Rhymes went two for five with a double, two RBIs and two runs while Kody Kirkland went two for three with a double, a homerun, three RBIs and two runs.

Eddie Bonine improved to 14-5 with a solid start.  He gave up four runs on seven hits and one walk in six innings of work.

Jonathan Connolly fell to 6-5 on the season with a rough start in the Seawolves in 7-5 loss to Connecticut.  He gave up six runs (four earned) on seven hits with three strikeouts in 3 2/3 innings.

William Rhymes went three for five with two RBIs.  Kody Kirkland went two for four with a run and an RBI in the loss.

Dallas Trahern fell to 10-6 on the season with a rough start in the Seawolves 6-2 loss to New Britain.  He gave up six runs (five earned) on nine hits and two walks with four strikeouts in six innings of work.

William Rhymes was the hitting star in the loss.  He went two for four with a double and a run.

Erie had plenty of hitting stars in their 14-7 win over Harrisburg but William Rhymes probably did the most damage. He went two for five with two doubles, four RBIs and a run.  Wilkin Ramirez went three for four with a homerun, three RBIs and two runs while Jeff Larish belted his 20th homerun of the season.

Jonathan Connolly improved to 6-4 despite a mediocre start.  He gave up five runs on eight hits on two walks with three strikeouts in six innings of work.

Erie took care of Harrisburg 7-2 and it was Jair Jurrjens who shut down the opposition for the win.  He improved to 5-5 on the season and he gave up one run on four hits with ten strikeouts in seven innings of work.

Jackson Melian had a big day at the plate.  He went two for four with a double, a homerun and four RBIs.  William Rhymes went three for four with a double, an RBI and two runs.

Erie got plenty of offense in a 12-1 win over the first place Trenton Thunder.  Clete Thomas went three for four with a double, three RBIs and two runs to lead the way at the plate for the Seawolves.  William Rhymes also had a nice game and he went three for six with two RBIs and two runs.

Andrew Kown improved to 4-6 on the season with a nice start.  He gave up one run on three hits and a walk with five strikeouts in seven innings of work.

Kyle Sleeth fell to 0-3 for Lakeland and he didn’t even last through the second inning as Lakeland lost 8-4.  Sleeth gave up three runs on four hits and three walks with one strikeout in 1 2/3 innings.  Ricky Steik wasn’t much better and he gave up four runs in 2 1/3 innings of relief.

William Rhymes was the hitting star in the loss.  He went two for three with a two run homer.

Michael Hernandez belted a pair of homers and he drove in four runs in Lakeland’s 7-6 loss to Sarasota.  William Rhymes also had a nice game and he went two for three with two walks and a run.

Ricky Steik took the the loss and he fell to 2-7 on the season.  He gave up a couple of hits and a run in the bottom of the tenth inning.

Lakeland bounced back after the doubleheader loss and beat Fort Myers 3-2 behind a strong outing by Burke Badenhop.  He gave up two runs (one earned) on seven hits with three strikeouts in six innings.

William Rhymes went one for four with a walk, a double and two runs.  Michael Hernandez hit a solo homerun and that was his thirteenth of the season.

Burke Badenhop dropped to 6-5 on the season with a tough start in Lakeland’s 7-6 loss to Tampa.  He gave up six runs (four earned) on five hits and three walks in 4 1/3 innings.

William Rhymes went three for five with one run in the loss.  Maxwell Leon went three for three with a walk, an RBI and three runs scored.

Burke Badenhop fell to 3-4 on the season with a rough start in Lakeland’s 11-2 loss to Dunedin.  He gave up six runs (three earned) on eight hits with a strikeout in three innings.  Alfredo Figaro was also hit hard and he gave up four runs in 2 2/3 innings.  Maxwell Leon provided all of the offense in the loss.  He doubled and drove in two runs.

In the second game, the Flying Tigers edged Dunedin 3-2. Cameron Maybin hit a solo homerun (his third of the season) and William Rhymes also went yard.  Ovandy Suero continued his rampage of the base paths and he had two hits and two steals to bring his steal total up to 49 on the season.  Paul Hammond picked up the win with a shutout fifth inning.

Lakeland got some nice pitching in their two game sweep over Brevard Couny.  In the first game, Kyle Sleeth gave up one unearned run in four innings and Paul Hammond picked up the win with a shutout frame in the sixth.  This was Sleeth’s first start since getting demoted after a tough stretch pitching for Erie.  William Rhymes was the hitting star and he went three for four with an RBI

The second game was a 4-2 win and Alfredo Figaro threw five innings and gave up one run in a nice start.  Jacob Ramos picked up the win and he improved to 4-1 while Ovandy Suero went two for four with a run and three stolen bases.  The three steals brings his season total up to 42.

Burke Badenhop improved to 6-3 on the season with a nice start in Lakeland’s 6-2 win over St. Lucie.  He gave up two runs (one earned) on seven hits and two walks with two strikeouts in 5 2/3 innings.

William Rhymes was the hitting star in the win. He went three for three with a double, an RBI and two runs.  Wilkin Ramirez went two for three with a double, two RBIs and a run.

Lakeland and St. Lucie let the pitching go out the window and they got down to smashing the ball.  At the end of nine, the two teams were tied 10-10 and St. Lucie scored first in extra frames in the top of the eleventh.  Lakeland answered though and Ryan Roberson hit a walk off two run homer in the bottom of the eleventh to win it.

Lakeland had a ton of hitting stars in this one.  William Rhymes went three for five with a homerun, three RBIs and two runs.  Michael Hernandez put up an identical line to Rhymes and Cameron Maybin went three for six with a run.

Lakeland beat Vero Beach 4-3 and Ryan Roberson had a hand in three of those runs.  He went two for four with a double, a homerun and three RBIs.  William Rhymes went three for four with a double and a run.

Kyle Denney picked up the win with six solid innings.  He gave up three runs on five hits and three walks with five strikeouts in six innings of work.

Lakeland had plenty of hitting stars in their 7-4 win over Dunedin.  William Rhymes doubled, drove in three and scored a run while Michael Hernandez went three for four with two doubles, two RBIs and a run.  Ryan Roberson had the only homerun and he drove in two runs while Cameron Maybin went two for four with a run scored.

Kyle Denney picked up the win.  He gave up three runs on four hits and two walks with three strikeouts in five innings of work.

In his first four starts, Burke Badenhop was about as good as you could ask.  Since then, he’s been touched up in two tough starts and today he dropped to 2-3 as Dunedin beat Lakeland 6-3.  He gave up all six runs on eight hits and two walks with four strikeouts in just four innings.

Williams Rhymes produced most of Lakeland’s scoring with two RBIs on two hits.  Cameron Maybin went one for three with another run and two walks while Ryan Roberson led the team with three hits.