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Yorman Bazardo put a fitting end note on his disappointing season with the Mud Hens.  He fell to 4-13 in the Hens 7-5 loss and he gave up six runs on nine hits and two walks with one strikeout in 5 1/3 innings.

Freddy Guzman doubled, drove in two and scored a run in the loss and he stole his 56th base (71st between his two stops).  Mike Hessman went two for five with two doubles, an RBI and a run (and of course, two strikeouts).

A solid start by Yorman Bazardo went to waste as the Pawtucket Red Sox edged the Mud Hens 3-2.  Bazardo gave up three runs on six hits and three walks with six strikeouts in seven innings and the loss dropped him to 4-6 on the season.

Clete Thomas went two for four in the loss.  Derek Wathan tripled and drove in a run.

Timo Perez was one of the hitting stars in the Hens 8-4 win over Pawtucket.  He went two for five with a double and three RBIs.  Brent Clevlen went three for four with a homerun, two RBIs and two runs while Freddy Guzman singled, drew three walks and scored three runs.

Yorman Bazardo picked up the win despite another mediocre outing. He gave up four runs on four hits and two walks with five strikeouts in 6 2/3 innings.

The Hens pen gave up three of the Chiefs five runs as a solid outing by Yorman Bazardo went to waste.  Brian Rogers gave up two runs in his inning of work and he fell to 0-2 while Matt Rusch gave up a run in the eighth that helped seal the deal.

Matt Joyce went two for three with two doubles, a walk, a run and an RBI.  Nick Trzesniak doubled and drove in two runs.

Yorman Bazardo’s struggles continued and he fell to 1-2 in the Hens 8-5 loss at Louisville.  He gave up six runs on eight hits and one walk with five strikeouts in six innings.

Mike Hessman hit his 21st homer of the season and he finished with three RBIs. Erick Almonte and Brent Clevlen also went yard in the loss.

Denny Bautista fell to 0-1 for the Hens in a 3-2 loss to the Knights.  He gave up an unearned run on a hit and a walk with two strikeouts in two innings of relief.  Yorman Bazardo had a decent start and he gave up two runs on six hits with three strikeouts in five innings.

Brent Clevlen had two hits including a solo homer, his ninth long ball of the season.  Dane Sardinha drove in the other Hen run with a solo shot of his own.

Yorman Bazardo and the rest of the Hens pitching staff had a tough time in their 10-6 loss to the Knights.  Bazardo gave up three homers in five innings while Anastacio Martinez fell to 0-1 when he gave up four runs in just 1 1/3 innings of work.

Brent Clevlen belted a solo homer, walked twice and scored three runs in the loss.  Michael Hollimon went two for four with a homerun and three RBIs.

Yorman Bazardo fell to 1-1 on the season with a rough start in the Hens 5-1 loss to Lehigh Valley.  He gave up four runs on seven hits and three walks with two strikeouts in five innings of work. 

Jackson Melian provided most of the offense for the Hens.  He went three for four with a solo homer.

Yorman Bazardo improved to 1-0 with a nice start in the Hens 5-1 win over Rochester.  He gave up one run on three hits and three walks with two strikeouts in five innings.  Casey Fossum also had a nice outing with 3 1/3 innings of shutout relief and Blaine Neal got the final two batters of the game out for his tenth save of the season.

Mike Hessman had a big day at the plate.  He went three for three with a walk, his ninth homer, and two runs.  Brent Clevlen tripled, homered and drove in three.

Kevin Goldstein recently put out his list of who he things the Tigers top eleven prospects are.  It’s an interesting list because like last year, you have two top players then a steep drop off.  Cameron Maybin checks in at number one for the second straight season and that’s not a surprise.  Yeah Maybin fell flat last year once he made it to the bigs but his minor league advancement was very solid.  He’s still considered a future star and the Tigers felt good enough about him to trade away Gorkys Hernandez, another top outfield prospect.

The Tigers 2007 first round draft pick, Rick Porcello, checks in at number two and like Maybin, he was given a five star tag.  Porcello signed too late to play in the Tiger’s system but he should start out with the White Caps.  I doubt if he’ll stay there long and I expect to see some pretty high strikeout numbers while he’s there.

After that, things thin out.  Casey Crosby, the Tigers fifth round pick in 2007, is the the third best prospect.  Like Porcello, Crosby fell further down because of signability issues and he was a big reason many though the Tigers had one of the best drafts this year. 

Cale Iorg and Brandon Hamilton (another first round, 2007 draft pick) round out the top five. Jeff Larish is sixth after a solid season at Double A last year and you also have a pair of pitchers in Yorman Bazardo and Eulogio De La Cruz who made the list despite having stints in the big leagues last year.

Yorman Bazardo fell to 10-6 on the season with a tough start in the Hens 7-2 loss to Indianapolis.  He gave up seven runs on six hits and three walks with two strikeouts in six innings of work.

Jason Perry hit his first homerun since joining the Hens.  Omar Infante went two for four with a double and a run in the loss.

Andrew Miller had some better luck in his second rehab start despite the Hens not winning.  He gave up just one run on one hit with five strikeouts in three innings to start the game.  Yorman Bazardo threw six solid frames but Jose Capellan gave up three runs in the top of the ninth as the Hens lost it 6-3.

Timo Perez doubled and drove in two runs in the loss.  Brent Clevlen went two for four with a triple and a run.

Yorman Bazardo improved to 10-5 on the season with a nice start in the Mud Hens 5-2 win over Norfolk.  He gave up two runs (one earned) on six hits and a walk with one strikeout in eight innings of work.

Marcus Thames was the hitting star in his final rehab game.  He went two for four with a solo homerun.  Chris Shelton went yard with a solo shot and he scored two runs.

Jeremy Johnson gave up three runs in the ninth inning but all it did was turn a comfortable 5-1 lead into a nail biting 5-4 win.  Yorman Bazardo picked up the win with an excellent start.  He gave up one run on five hits and one walk with three strikeouts in 6 2/3 innings and the win pushed his record to 9-5.

Henry Mateo was the hitting star in the win.  He went two for four with a double, a solo homerun and two runs scored.

Yorman Bazardo had one his best starts of the season with a complete game four hitter.  He did give up one run but it was unearned and he walked two and struck out four.  The win pushed his record to 8-5 on the season.

Chris Shelton went two for four with a solo homerun in the 4-0 win.  Andres Torres went two for three with an RBI.

Yorman Bazardo fell to 7-5 on the season after a tough start in the Mud Hens 9-1 loss to Norfolk.  He gave up six runs on eleven hits and two walks with one strikeout in five innings of work.

Jack Hannahan drove in the only run for the Hens with a solo homerun, his twelth homerun of the season.  Kevin Hooper doubled twice.

Yorman Bazardo dropped to 7-4 on the season with a tough start in the Hens 7-5 loss to Richmond.  He gave up seven runs on seven hits and a walk in just three innings of work.

Brent Clevlen continued to rake after the break with another nice day at the plate.  He went three for four with three RBIs and a double.  Timo Perez singled twice and scored two runs.

Three different Mud Hens pitches gave up a combined eight runs in the seventh inning as the Bats took this one 10-8.  Yorman Bazardo got the inning going but he was pulled with one out before Preston Larrison came in and gave up the bulk of the damage.  He took the loss and he gave up four runs on four hits with out getting a single batter out.

Ryan Rayburn didn’t get a hit but the big news was his callup to the big league team.  Jack Hannahan was two for three with a double and two runs.

Mike Hessman has been an RBI machine for Mud Hens and he continued to do it in the Hens 13-7 win over the Bulls.  He went two for four with a homerun, three RBIs and two runs.  Chris Shelton went two for three with a homerun, three RBIs and two runs while Timo Perez had three hits, two runs and two RBIs.

Yorman Bazardo picked up the win and he improved to 7-3 on the season.  He gave up four runs on eleven hits and two walks with seven strikeouts in six innings.

Mike Hessman had a nice day at the plate in the Mud Hens 9-1 blowout win over Indianapolis.  He gave went two for two with a double, three walks, five RBIs and two runs.  Ramon Santiago went three for four with a double, a run and a walk.

Yorman Bazardo threw seven scoreless innings and he improved to 6-3 on the season.  He gave up four hits and a walk with three strikeouts.