Minor League Blogs

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 [...]

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 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 [...]

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 [...]

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 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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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) [...]

Syracuse came into the game looking to hold onto there already impressive 5 game winning streak and did just that by extending it to 6 with a win over Lehigh Valley 2-1. The win brings their record to 11-7 and puts them in 2nd in the INT North.
CF Buck Coats brought in 1 of the [...]

Roger Tomas drove home Casper Wells in the bottom of the eleventh inning with a sac. fly to win it for the White Caps 6-5.  Tomas finished the game with a pair of RBIs while Justin Henry tripled and drove in two runs.
Jonathan Kibler threw seven solid innings and while he didn’t get the win, [...]

Duane Below fell to 1-2 in the Flying Tigers 6-2 loss to Fort Myers.  The left hander gave up three runs on three hits and seven walks with four strikeouts in 4 1/3 innings.
Jeramy Laster went one for three with a double and a walk.  Cale Iorg tripled and scored a run.

The Hens lost to the Bats 10-7 despite the fact that Mike Hessman put the team on his back.  He went four for five with three homers and five RBIs.  Brent Clevlen also had a solid game and he went four for five with two doubles, a run and an RBI.
Jonathan Connolly took the loss [...]

It’s hard to believe Bailey’s ERA could get even lower but he did just that yesterday with 7 1/3 shutout innings in a 5-0 win over the Mud Hens.  Bailey gave up just five hits with a walk and three strikeouts and he’s now 3-1 with a 1.03 ERA and a .204 batting average against.  [...]