Tigers Minor League Baseball Blog

Erie held on to their slim second half lead as they split a pair of games with second place Akron.  In the first game, Erie edged Akron 6-5 and it was Eddie Bonine who picked up the win with a seven inning complete game in the 6-5 win.  He gave up five runs on eight hits and two walks with one strikeout in seven innings of work.  Matthew Joyce went two for three with a double, a walk, two RBIs and a run.  Kody Kirkland belted a solo homer to help out the cause.

Game two didn’t go quite as well as the offense was held four hits in a 3-1 loss.  Steve Torrealba belted in a solo homerun for the lone run and Corey Hamman took the loss in his first Double A start.  He gave up two runs on three hits and three walks with two strikeouts in just 2 2/3 innings.