Minor League Blogs

Duane Below improved to 2-2 on the season with a nice start in the Flying Tigers 7-2 win over Dunedin.  He gave up two runs on seven hits and four walks with six strikeouts in five innings. Justin Justice got it done at the plate and he went three for four with a walk, a solo [...]

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 [...]

Daniel Christensen had a rough start and he fell to 0-3 in the SeaWolves 6-2 loss to Akron.  The lefthander gave up four runs (two earned) on seven hits and a walk with three strikeouts in 5 2/3 innings. Caonabo Cosme was the hitting star in the loss.  He went two for four with a run [...]

Andrew Kown was roughed up in his start in the SeaWolves 8-4 loss to Akron.  He didn’t take the loss, but he gave up four runs on six hits and four walks with four strikeouts in five innings.  Anthony Tomey fell to 2-2 when he gave up a run in the seventh inning. Wilkin Ramirez had [...]

Jeramy Laster had a heck of a game.  He belted a solo homer in the third inning to put the Flying Tigers on the board and then he hit a two run shot in the top of the ninth to tie the game at 5-5.  Unfortunately, that even score was short lived Angel Castro gave [...]

Lauren Gagnier had an exceptional start and he improved to 1-2 in the White Caps 6-1 win over Wisconsin.  He gave up three hits and two walks with eleven strikeouts in six shutout inning. Kyle Peter went three for five with a double and three runs.  Joseph Tucker went four for five with a run and [...]

It wasn’t Homer Bailey’s best start of the season but it was good enough as the Hens lost to Louisville 4-3.  Erick Almonte actually gave the Hens the lead with a two run homer, but Jonathan Connolly gave up two runs in the bottom of the seventh that proved to be the difference in the [...]

One of the great parts of playing minor league baseball is all the different places you get to see and people you get to meet. Unfortunately one of the more difficult parts of this profession is having to be away from home all the time. For me this isn’t as hard as some of the [...]

The Wisconsin Rattlers scored four of their seven runs in the seventh and eighth innings as the White Caps lost 7-5.  The bulk of the late inning damage came against Paul Nardozzi, who gave up the final three runs (just one earned) that the Rattlers scored.   You hope Nardozzi’s tough outing wasn’t because he couldn’t sleep [...]

Wilkin Ramirez had a huge day at the plate in the SeaWolves 7-4 win over Akron.  He went three for four with a double, two homers, three RBIs and three runs.  Ryan Roberson also had a nice game with two doubles and a single. Marcelo Perez improved to 1-0 despite giving up the lone earned run [...]

The Mud Hens edged the Bats 4-3 and it was Eddie Bonine who got it done on the mound.  He improved to 5-0 and he gave up just three runs on eight hits with eight strikeouts. Michael Hollimon was the hitting star in the win.  He went two for four with a double, a triple, a [...]

Alfredo Figaro didn’t get the win, but he threw six quality innings as the White Caps edged Wisconsin 4-3.  Figaro gave up one unearned run on three hits and three walks with nine strikeouts.  He’s now struck out 29 batters in 30 innings over 5 starts and his ERA is a microscopic 0.60. Kody Kaiser singled [...]

Lakeland blew a three run lead when Brendan Wise and Juan Cedeno combined to give up four runs in the eighth inning.  Wise took the loss and he fell to 0-3 and it was too bad because a very nice start by Luis Marte went to waste. Marte gave up four hits with four strikeouts [...]

Matthew Joyce had an impressive day at the plate in the Mud Hens 6-5 win over Indianapolis.  He went three for four with a double and four RBIs.  Brent Clevlen went two for four with two RBIs and a run. Chris Lambert improved to 3-1 and he gave up four runs in five innings but it [...]

Kei Igawa fell to 2-3 on the season with a rough start in the Yankees 5-2 loss to Buffalo.  He gave up four runs on seven hits and two walks with three strikeouts in five innings. Cody Ransom pretty much was the entire Yankees offense in this one.  He drove in both runs with a two [...]

The Lugnuts dropped the 3 game series against the Clinton Lumber Kings 2 games to 1. The series was taken on Sunday by the Kings in a 2-1 loss for Lansing. The loss came in clutch fashion as the Nuts were in the lead all the way until the bottom of the 9th when Clinton put together 2 runs to take the game.
The offense really struggled to get going for the Lugnuts as they only recorded 3 hits in the game. The only RBI came off the bat of CF Darin Mastroianni who went 1-for-3 with a double and his 9th RBI of the season. He also stole his 5th base of the season. The lone run scored came from 3B Kevin Ahrens who hit 1-of-4 getting a double as well. If the Nuts could have just gotten a few more runners on the bases they might have had a chance to keep Clinton from stealing the game.
Nathan Starner took the mound for Lansing and gave an all-star performance. He worked 7 innings giving up just 4 hits, 0 runs, 1 walk and 7 K’s. He didn’t get the win because of the 9th inning comeback but dropped his ERA to 1.29. Alan Farina was charged with the 2 winning runs pitching just 1 and 1/3rd innings giving up just 1 hits, 3 strike outs but he walked 3 giving the Kings enough chances to come back. Ross Buckwalter was the pitcher who actually gave up the final runs but because the runners were on base when he entered the game they get charged to Farina. He did however receive a blown save in the loss, giving him 1 on the season.
Lansing is still in 1st place of the MID Eastern but are now in a tie with the West Michigan White Caps. They will try to gain some ground on Monday as they hit the road to face the Quad Cities River Badits who are currently 13-9 and in 3rd place of the MID Western.

New Hampshire slide their way out of this loss after going down by 2 runs. They came back by getting runs in the 5th, 6th and 8th to get the 3-2 win. The win is their 2nd in a row against the Baysox making the Cats record 7-15 and keeping them in last place of the EAS Northern.
The most impressive game came from NH RF Ryan Patterson who went 4-for-4 including 2 doubles, 2 runs scored and his 3rd stolen base of the season. His batting average is now at .313 and the doubles were his 11th and 12th of the year. 3B Anthony Hatch also had a good game going 2-for-4 including a solo-homer in the 6th inning giving him 2 on the year. The RBI he recorded was his 9th of the season and he now had his batting average at .227. The other 2 RBI came off the bats of Klosterman and Jeroloman who both hit sacrifice fly balls in the 5th and 8th.
Brandon Magee took the mound for the Cats pitching a strong game but wasn’t rewarded with a win. He worked 7 innings allowing 7 hits, 2 runs, 1 walk and now has his ERA at 5.93 this season. Seth Overbey came in for the 8th and earned the win because the Cats offense took the lead in the bottom half. The win is Overbey’s 1st of the season. Zachary Dials came in for the save and got just that getting his 1st of the season.
Good game for the Cats as they are still struggling through this season. It was nice to see them split a series against Bowie who are currently just a game under .500. Hopefully these last 2 games will trigger something and the Cats will collect a few more wins.

The Syracuse Chiefs split their Sunday double header making up for the game that was postponed on Saturday against the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees. In game 1 the Chiefs fell to the Yanks 2-1 and in game 2 they were victorious getting a 2-0 win. Their record is now 15-10 placing them in 2nd place in the INT North.
Game 1 didn’t show much offense out of the Chiefs getting just 6 hits and only 1 run. The only RBI came from DH Curtis Thigpen who went 0-for-2 including his 4th RBI of the season. His batting average now stands at .186 this season. The run that was scored came from CF Buck Coats who went 2-for-3 with a run scored making his batting average .244.
David Romero took the mound for the Chiefs pitching just 3 innings but they were very impressive. He only allowed 3 hits, 1 run, 1 walk, and K’d 4. He did get the loss however bringing his record to 0-1 this season and his ERA is now 1.84. The undefeated righty got the start for the Yanks and pitched another impressive game going 6 innings deep allowing 5 hits, 1 run, 1 walk and 6 K’s. He earned his 4th win of the season making his record 4-0 and his ERA now stands at 0.87. Jose Veras came to close the game out for the Yanks and did just that getting his 8th save of the season. The win is Scranton/WB 17th of the year giving them a record of 17-7 as they lead the INT North.
Game 2 was also very close but this time the Chiefs came out on top in a 2-0 win. The offense only collected 2 hits but they produced 2 RBI. RF Russ Adams got 1 of the RBI going 1-for-3 including his 8th RBI of the season. His batting average is now at .243 for the season. The other RBI came off from Curtis Thigpen who went 0-for-2 but got his 5 RBI of the season. The 2 runs scored came from Buck Coats who went 0-for-1 with the run scored and he was walked once. The other run scored came from 3rd basemen Sergio Santos going 1-for-2 including a double and a run scored.
John Parrish got the start for the Chiefs pitching a very strong game going 5 and 1/3rd inning allowing just 4 hits, 0 runs, 1 walk and 6 Ks. He earned the win for the club making his record 3-0 this season and his ERA is at 2.42. Mike Gosling came in to close it out and got his 2nd save of the season.

One of the main qualities of a good team is there ability to come together and bond as a team. So far we have not had much time outside of the confines of the respective stadiums to really spend some quality time together. So one of the ways in which we improve our friendships and [...]

Ramon Garcia improved to 3-2 on the season with a nice start in the White Caps 9-2 win over Cedar Rapids.  He gave up one run on four hits and a walk with five strikeouts in seven innings. Mark McBratney went two for five with a triple, an RBI and two runs.  Kody Kaiser singled, drew [...]

Jeramy Laster had a nice day at the plate as the Flying Tigers took care of Fort Myers 8-3.  He went two for three with a walk, a double, a stolen base, two RBIs and a run.  Brennan Boesch went two for three with a walk, an RBI and two runs. Matt O’Brien picked up the [...]

Erie edged Altoona 5-4 and Wilkin Ramirez had the game winning hit.  His solo homer in the bottom of the seventh broke a 4-4 tie and that won it for the SeaWolves.  Freddy Guzman went one for three with two walks, three stolen bases and a run.  The three steals brings his season total up [...]

Jeremy Johnson improved to 4-0 on the season with a nice start in the Hens 7-1 win over Indianapolis.  He gave up one run on four hits with four strikeouts in seven innings of work. Mike Hessman hit his eighth homer of the season and Jeff Larish belted his seventh.  That’s quite a one/two punch with [...]

I just wanted to say that I attended the Lugnuts exhibition game on Thursday against the Michigan State Spartans. It was a little different to see a practice game mid-season but it was exciting. They only played 7 innings and the Nuts won the game 4-2.
The turnout was amazing and I believe I heard it was the largest crowd Lansing has seen since their debut. A lot of it had to do with the fact that it was Thirsty Thursday and beer was only 2 bucks but Spartan fans certainly showed up to support their team. I give a big pat on the back to the Spartans players who played a pretty good game holding their own in the “Crosstown Showdown.”
If anyone is in town and wants to see a fun baseball game for a cheap price (tickets ranging from $7 to $15 depending on your seat) they should stop in and see Lansing play ball. They are currently in 1st place in their division and are having a great season.

Lansing kept the wins coming on Wednesday as they matched up against the Peoria Chiefs 2-1. The win brings their record to 12-7 this season and keeps them in 1st place in the MID Eastern.
Shortstop Raul Barron had strong game going 1-for-4 with 2 RBI. His batting average is now at .488 this season and the 2 RBI were his 5th and 6th of the year. Catcher Matthew Liuzza also had a good game going 2-for-3 including a double. His batting average is now at .500 this year and the double was his 2nd. 2nd basemen Wesley Stone also went 2-for-3 with a run scored. His batting average is at an ugly .182 this season.
Bradley Mills took the mound for the Lugnuts and had a solid performance. He pitched 4 and 2/3rds innings giving up 5 hits, 1 run amd struck out 4. His ERA is now at 3.66 this season but he didn’t earn the win. Randy Boone came in to finish the game and earned the win. He pitched the final 2 innings giving up 0 hits and struck out 1. His ERA is now at 2.93 and he was given the win bringing his record to 2-0.
The Lugnuts will open up a series with the Clinton Lumber Kings on Friday. Righty Trystan Magnuson will get the start and will face off against Clinton righty Kennil Gomez.

The Cats lost the series opener against the Bowie Baysox on Thursday 7-3. The loss brings their record to 5-14 this season and leaves them in last place of the EAS Northern.
Lead off hitter and Center Fielder Aaron Matthews went 3-for-5 with 1 run in the loss. His batting average is now at .307 this season as he is playing very well in the lead off role. Right fielder Ryan Patterson also had a good game going 1-for-4 including a double and 2 RBI. His batting average is now at a solid .281 and the 2 RBI bring his total to 8 on the season.
Righty Jean Machi took the mound for the the Cats and had a rough night on the hill. He pitched 3 innings allowing 6 hits, 4 runs, 4 walks, and he gave up a homer in the 3rd. He was given the loss in the game bringing his record to 0-1 this season and his ERA to 5.75.
New Hampshire needs to get there game on track so that this season doesn’t turn into an embarrassing one. The Cats will play the 2nd game of the series on Friday. Fisher Cat south paw A.J. Wideman will get the start up against Bowie righty Bradley Bergesen.

The Syracuse Chiefs got back to their winning ways on Thursday as they took the 2nd game of 3 against the Pawtucket Red Sox. The 4-2 victory is their 8th in the last 10 games and puts them in 2nd place in the INT North.
1st basemen Chip Cannon went 3-for-5 with 2 RBI and a run scored. He recorded a solo-homer in the 5th off Sox starter Charlie Zink. The homer is his 2nd of the season and the 2 RBI give him 8. Center Fielder Wayne Lydon also had a good game going 3-for-5 including a double and a RBI. He has brought his batting average up to .259 and the RBI is his 9th of the year.
Chiefs lefty Bill Murphy took the mound for the ball club and had a solid game. He worked 5 and 2/3rds innings giving up 7 hits, 2 runs, 2 walks, and 2 K’s. He now has his ERA at 2.70 this season but he didn’t earn the win. Tracy Thorpe came in to pitch 2/3rds innings striking out 2 in the process. He earned the win for Syracuse bringing his record to 1-0. Mike Gosling came in to finish the game and earned his 1st save of the season and brought his ERA to 2.45.
The Chiefs will look to continue their winning streak on Friday finishing the series against Pawtucket. Righty Cane Davis will take the mound and will face up against Sox Chris Smith.

Well we finally proved that we could win without Curtis Granderson, and following with the trend of the week ended the game the only way we know how. It really is amazing what winning will do for a team, from improving attitudes, breaking slumps and building momentum. Going into a week long road trip we [...]

The White Caps took care of Beloit but they needed thirteen innings to do it.  Kyle Peter singled home Audy Ciriaco for the game winner and it capped off a four for six game for Peters.  He finished the game with two RBIs and a run. Rudy Darrow picked up the win with a shutout inning [...]

Luis Marte improved to 2-1 with a very solid start in the Flying Tigers 3-1 win over Dunedin.  He gave up one unearned run on three hits and a walk with eleven strikeouts in seven innings. Ryan Strieby went two for four with a double and two RBIs.  Scott Sizemore went two for four with two [...]

Jeff Larish belted a three run homer in the bottom of the first inning and despite the Hens scoring just one run the rest of the way, it was enough for the win.  The other run in the 4-1 win came on a solo shot by Michael Hollimon. Chris Lambert picked up the win and he [...]

Lucas French improved to 1-2 on the season with a nearly flawless start in Erie’s 7-0 win over Harrisburg.  He gave up just three hits with three strikeouts in eight shutout innings. Daniel Worth had a huge day at the plate in the win.  He went five for five with a double, a triple, two RBIs [...]

It took them thirteen innings, but the Thunder piled on the runs in an 8-3 win over the B-Mets.  Austin Jackson had a nice day at the plate and he went three for seven with a double, two RBIs and a run.  Colin Curtis had just one hit in five at bats, but he walked [...]

Jesus Montero led the way for the RiverDogs in their 6-3 win over the Sand Gnats.  He went three for five with a solo homer and two runs.  Carmen Angelini also had a nice game with two singled, one run and one RBI. Adam Olbrychowski threw five solid innings in his no decision.  He gave up [...]

Tampa outlasted Clearwater tonight in a 4-3, eleven inning win.  Edwar Gonzalez was the hitting star with a pair of solo homers while Eduardo Nunez drove home the go ahead run and he later scored the game winner. Alfredo Aceves had a solid start and he gave up just one run in five innings.  Jose Valdez pitched [...]

Jeffrey Marquez fell to 1-3 on the season despite a solid start in the Yankees 4-2 loss to Buffalo.  He gave up two runs on four hits and a walk with three strikeouts in five innings. Nick Green was the hitting star.  He went two for four with a solo homerun.  Eric Duncan went two for [...]

Shaun Cumberland singled home Jose Castro in the bottom of the ninth as the Lookouts edged Mobile 8-7.  It capped off a nice game by Cumberland in which he went four for five with a double, a homerun, three RBIs and three runs.  Drew Anderson also had a nice game with a double, a homerun [...]

It’s tough when you blow a 9-3 lead but that’s what happened tonight as Lakeland lost to Fort Myers 10-9.  Freddy Dolsi gave up a two run homer in the bottom of the ninth and that hit decided the game.  Jordan Tata made his season debut after starting the season the disabled list.  He gave [...]

Chris Dickerson tripled and that was all the Bats got as they were held scoreless by a quartet of Indianapolis pitches in a 7-0 loss.  Dickerson also had a walk in the contest and he was the lone hitter to reach base twice. Matthew Maloney had a rough start and he fell to 1-1 on the [...]

Francis Beltran gave up two runs in the ninth inning and he took the loss as the Hens lost to the Clippers 5-3.  Far and away the pitching star was Francisco Cruceta, who made his minor league debut today.  He threw three shutout innings and he struck out six without giving up a hit. Mike Hessman [...]

Daniel Guerrero picked up his first win of the season and he improved to 1-2 in the Reds 4-1 win over Dunedin.  He gave up one unearned run on three hits and three walks with four strikeouts in 6 1/3 innings. Juan Francisco singled and drove in two to bring his season RBI total up to [...]

Luis Montano continued his impressive campaign and he improved to 3-0 with a nice start in the Dragons 3-1 win over Cedar Rapids.  He gave up just one run on one hits and two walks with five strikeouts in seven innings.  Enerio Del Rosario saved his fourth game with two shutout innings. Todd Frazier provided the [...]

Alfredo Figaro improved to 3-0 on the season with a nice start in the White Caps 5-3 win over Beloit.  He gave up just two runs on six hits and one walk with two strikeouts in six innings of work.  Noah Krol threw a perfect ninth and he picked up his third save of the [...]

Just about everyone was a hitting star as the SeaWolves took care of Harrisburg 12-2.  Five Tigers had multi-hit games including Dusty Ryan, who had a team high three hits with a double, a walk, two runs and an RBI.  Deik Scram homered and scored three runs while Wilkin Ramirez also went yard in the [...]

There are many things that we as ballplayers try to make happen aside from bettering our own careers. One of these things is keeping fans coming to the games and make the games worth watching. Now part of that is the responsibility of the marketing staff, but there are things that the players do which [...]

Anthony Tomey gave up a run in the bottom of the eighth inning and he took the loss as Erie dropped their game with Harrisburg 4-3.  This was after a mediocre start by Josh Rainwater, who gave up three runs on five hits and four walks with a strikeout in five innings. Maxim St. Pierre singled, [...]

Jonah Nickerson fell to 1-2 on the season in the Flying Tigers 10-4 loss to Fort Myers.  He gave up six runs (five earned) on eight hits and two walks with three strikeouts in 5 1/3 innings. Jeramy Laster was the hitting star in the loss.  He went two for four with a solo homer.

Ramon Garcia improved to 2-2 on the season with a very nice start in the Caps 2-1 win over Beloit.  He gave up one run on six hits with four strikeouts in eight innings. Roger Tomas was the hitting star in the win.  He went three for three with a run.

Lansing came into the final game of the 3 game set just looking to hold the Kane County Cougars from sweeping the series. They did just that winning the game 10-4 bringing their record to 9-7 this season and putting them in 2nd place in the MID Eastern.
1st basemen Manuel Rodriguez had a great game for the Lugnuts going 3-for-5 including a double with 3 RBI and 2 runs scored. He has a total of 20 RBI this season and has his batting average at a healthy .434. RF Moises Sierra also had a nice game going 2-for-5 including a double and 2 RBI. He now has 8 RBI this season and his batting average is at .268. SS Justin Jackson and Catcher Joel Collins had the only 2 homers in the game. Jackson’s was his 1st of the season and it was off Cougar starter Scott Hodsdon. Collins jack was also his 1st of the season and his was hit off Hodsdon as well.
Trystan Mangnuson took the mound for Lansing and pitched a strong 3 innings. He allowing 0 hits, 0 runs, and he struck out 3. His ERA is at an impressive 2.61 this season. Chi-Hung Cheng took the mound after Mangnuson and also had a solid game. He pitched 4 innings giving up 5 hits, 3 runs, and he struck out 3. He earned the win for the Lugnuts bringing his record to 2-0 this season and now has his ERA at 6.46.
Next Up: Lansing will open up a 3 game home stand against the Peoria Chiefs on Monday.

New Hampshire was hoping that they could end their 4 game slide on Sunday afternoon against the Harrisburg Senators but the game was called due to rain. The Cats are 3-12 this season and sit at the bottom of the EAS Northern, Harrisburg is 11-5 and currently lead the EAS Southern.
Scott Richmond (1-2, 4.32 ERA) was scheduled to make the start up against Harrisburg righty Shairon Martis (1-0, 4.40 ERA).