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		<title>Yorman Bazardo Gives Up Three Homers In Hens Loss</title>
		<description><![CDATA[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 [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.tigersminors.com/yorman-bazardo-gives-up-three-homers-in-hens-loss/</link>
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		<title>Jonathan Connolly Is Hit Hard In Erie Loss</title>
		<description><![CDATA[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.
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		<link>http://www.tigersminors.com/jonathan-connolly-is-hit-hard-in-erie-loss-3/</link>
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		<title>Going up and down</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Being demoted in any line of work is never fun, nor does it lend much room for confidence in any further hope for success. But in baseball whenever a player is hurt or gets sent down a level, it is especially hard because once again you are back at square one. For me I had [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.tigersminors.com/going-up-and-down/</link>
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		<title>School Days</title>
		<description><![CDATA[There&#8217;s only one sound in the universe that when you hear it, one is immediately taken back to their fifth grade cafeteria. This is the sound of 5,000 excited school kids all gathered in one place on a field trip. The field trip location today was Fifth Third Ballpark, also known to me as home [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.tigersminors.com/school-days/</link>
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		<title>Michael Hollimon Homers Hens to Win Over Lehigh Valley</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Michael Hollimon belted a walk off homer in the bottom of the tenth as the Hens knocked Lehigh Valley 7-6.  It was Hollimon&#8217;s only hit of the game while Brent Clevlen went two for three with a double, a triple and three RBIs.
Jeremy Johnson gave up four runs in his five innings of work.  Preston [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.tigersminors.com/michael-hollimon-homers-hens-to-win-over-lehigh-valley/</link>
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		<title>Brandon Timm Helps Hit Lakeland to Win Over Vero Beach</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Brandon Timm had a nice day at the plate as the Flying Tigers doubled up Vero Beach 8-4.  He went three for four with a homerun, three RBIs and two runs.  Santo De Leon doubled twice and drove in three.
Jonah Nickerson improved to 3-2 with a good enough start.  He gave up four runs on [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.tigersminors.com/brandon-timm-helps-hit-lakeland-to-win-over-vero-beach/</link>
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		<title>Erie Held to Four Hits In Loss to Trenton</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Daniel Christensen fell to 0-4 on the season with a rough start in the SeaWolves 6-0 loss to the Thunder.  He gave up six runs (five earned) on nine hits and three walks with two strikeouts in 5 2/3 innings. 
Four singles were all the SeaWolves managed.  There were no walks and no player had more [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.tigersminors.com/erie-held-to-four-hits-in-loss-to-trenton/</link>
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		<title>Yorman Bazardo Is Hit Hard In Hens Loss</title>
		<description><![CDATA[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 [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.tigersminors.com/yorman-bazardo-is-hit-hard-in-hens-loss-2/</link>
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		<title>Erie Held to Five Hits In Loss to Trenton</title>
		<description><![CDATA[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&#8217;s one of the hitting stars on the team and he has [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.tigersminors.com/erie-held-to-five-hits-in-loss-to-trenton/</link>
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		<title>Duane Below Has Solid Start, Flying Tigers Still Lose</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The pen couldn&#8217;t get the job done as a solid start by Duane Below went to waste in a 6-3 loss to St. Lucie.  Below gave up two runs on seven hits and two walks with four strikeouts in six innings but Derek Witt and Ed Clelland combined to give up four runs in the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.tigersminors.com/duane-below-has-solid-start-flying-tigers-still-lose/</link>
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		<title>Lauren Gagnier Has Rough Start In White Caps Loss</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Lauren Gagnier fell to 1-3 on the season with a rough start in the White Caps 10-3 loss to Kane County.  He gave up five runs on eight hits and three walks with six strikeouts in 3 2/3 innings.  Gagnier has struggled this year although there&#8217;s some reason for optimism because he&#8217;s struck out 42 [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.tigersminors.com/lauren-gagnier-has-rough-start-in-white-caps-loss/</link>
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		<title>White Caps Lose to Kane County In Ninth Inning</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Noah Krol blew his first save of the season and he gave up a pair of runs in the ninth inning in a 2-1 loss to Kane County.  To his credit, a throwing error by Roger Tomas on a bunt in the ninth inning didn&#8217;t help things.
Kyle Peter went two for four with a walk, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.tigersminors.com/white-caps-lose-to-kane-county-in-ninth-inning/</link>
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		<title>Rick Porcello Throws Six Shutout Innings In Lakeland Win</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Rick Porcello improved to 2-4 on the season in Lakeland&#8217;s 9-2 win over St. Lucie.  He gave up three hits and three walks with two strikeouts in six innings.
Cale Iorg singled, homered and drove in three runs in the win.  Santo De Leon went two for five with a run and an RBI.
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		<link>http://www.tigersminors.com/rick-porcello-throws-six-shutout-innings-in-lakeland-win/</link>
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		<title>Jonathan Connolly Is Hit Hard In Erie Loss</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Jonathan Connolly fell to 0-1 with a tough start in the SeaWolves 9-5 loss to Trenton.  He gave up six runs on thirteen hits and a walk with two strikeouts in six frames.
Deik Scram went two for five with an RBI.  Freddy Guzman tripled, drew two walks and scored twice.
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		<link>http://www.tigersminors.com/jonathan-connolly-is-hit-hard-in-erie-loss-2/</link>
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		<title>Timo Perez Has Big Day at the Plate In Hens Loss</title>
		<description><![CDATA[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 [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.tigersminors.com/timo-perez-has-big-day-at-the-plate-in-hens-loss/</link>
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		<title>Scott Sizemore Homers, Drives In Four In Lakeland Win</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Scott Sizemore had an impressive day at the plate as the Flying Tigers took care of the St. Lucie Mets 8-3.  He went two for four with a walk, a homerun, four RBIs and three runs.  Justin Justice went two for four with a walk and two runs.
Luis Marte picked up the win and he [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.tigersminors.com/scott-sizemore-homers-drives-in-four-in-lakeland-win/</link>
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		<title>Erie Splits Doubleheader With Altoona</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The SeaWolves split their pair of games today with Altoona.  Game one was a 4-3, extra inning loss that saw Casey Fien give up a walk off solo homer in the bottom of the eighth inning.  Benjamin Fritz didn&#8217;t get the decision and he gave up three runs (one earned) on eleven hits and one [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.tigersminors.com/erie-splits-doubleheader-with-altoona-2/</link>
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		<title>Brent Clevlen, Nick Trzesniak Drive In Three Each In Hens Win</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Hens beat Rochester 8-4 and it was Brent Clevlen and Nick Trzesniak who both drove in the bulk of the runs.   Clevlen doubled and drove in three while Trzesniak singled twice and drove in three.  Erick ALmonte was the only Mud Hen with two hits in the contest.
Eddie Bonine remained undefeated and he improved [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.tigersminors.com/brent-clevlen-nick-trzesniak-drive-in-three-each-in-hens-win/</link>
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		<title>Alfredo Figaro Strikes Out Eleven In Three Hit Shutout</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Alfredo Figaro had one of the best starts of the season for the White Caps and he improved to an impressive 4-0 on the season.  He gave up just three hits with eleven strikeouts in the shutout win and his ERA is now down to a microscopic 0.46.  Opponents are hitting just .159 against him [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.tigersminors.com/alfredo-figaro-strikes-out-eleven-in-three-hit-shutout/</link>
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		<title>Soapbox: In between Innings</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Anyone who has ever gone to any minor league baseball game knows that there are endless festivities going on between innings. These games are usually created and thought up by the marketing staff to further entice the fans&#8217; interest in the game. Before I go on, I have to give our staff credit for what [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.tigersminors.com/soapbox-in-between-innings/</link>
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