Tigers Minor League Baseball Blog

While you wouldn’t know it from his now 3-6 record, Rick Porcello has had a very solid season.  First, as a 19 year old, he should be over his head but in twelve starts, he still has a 2.87 ERA.  He’s kept the ball on the ground and while opponents have hit .255 against him and his 36 strikeouts in 62 2/3 innings isn’t all that special, he’s given up just four homers and seventeen walks.  Today was probably his toughest start so far though.  He gave up four runs on nine hits and three walks with a strikeout in 4 2/3 innings.  It was his shortest start of the season since he threw four innings in Lakeland’s opener.

Jeramy Laster was the hitting star.  He went two for three with a double and a walk.