Tigers Minor League Baseball Blog

The Hens came back from a 7-4 deficit to beat the Clippers 8-7.  Brent Dlugach went three for three with a walk, a double, a triple and two runs.  Scott Sizemore went two for four with double, a walk and two RBIs while Mike Hessman went two for five with a double, a home run and three RBIs.  Hessman has finally found his stroke since the All Star Break. Prior to that, he had an OPS of .678 and since it’s .933.  He’s also hit nine home runs since the break in 33 games versus 10 in 80 games prior to the break.  August has been his best month (1.012 OPS) so hopefully he gives the Hens a strong finish.

Scott Drucker was hammered for seven runs in three innings.  Zach Simons threw two shutout innings of relief and he improved to 2-0 while Casey Fien threw a shutout ninth to pick up save number twelve.