Minor League Blogs

The Flying Tigers managed just two singles and a double as they lost to Tampa 5-0.  Samir Rijo had the lone extra base hit with the double.  Daniel Fields drew the lone walk for Lakeland. Jon Kibler fell to 1-2.  He gave up a run on six hits and thr…

Ramon Garcia gave up four first inning runs but the SeaWolves fought back and pulled to within a 5-5 tie.  Unfortunately, Zach Simons gave up a ninth inning run and that cost the Wolves the win in the 6-5 loss.  Garcia gave up five runs (three earned…

Rick Porcello lost his first game of the season for the Hens in a tough start.  He gave up five runs on ten hits and three walks with three strikeouts in six innings.  Ryan Perry also had a rough outing in the 7-3 loss.  He gave up an unearned run o…

The GCL Tigers lost to the GCL Pirates 15-13 in ten innings in an impressive offensive performance by both teams.  In all, there were 28 runs on 35 hits and just about everybody was a hitting star.  Juaner Aguasvivas went three for four with two doub…

Clemente Mendoza improved to 1-0 on the season with a nice start in the Connecticut Tigers 6-3 win over Lowell.  He gave up three runs on five hits and four walks with five strikeouts in six innings.  Robbie Weinhardt struck out three in two shutout …

Brooks Brown was pummeled for nine runs on seven hits and four walks in just 2 2/3 innings in the SeaWolves 10-9 loss to Bowie.  What was probably most impressive about this game was even after being down 10-0, the Wolves made a play at things with an…

Will Rhymes scored on a triple and an error in the top of the ninth to tie things up with Indianapolis but unfortunately, Jay Sborz gave up a ninth inning run and the Hens lost 5-4.  For Rhymes, it was his fourth hit of the day and that matched the re…

Erik Crichton not only gave up the tying run in the bottom of the ninth to put the game into extra frames, but he also gave up the losing run in the eleventh and he fell to 3-3.  It’s too bad because Brayan Villarreal had a really nice start.  …

Lester Oliveros gave up three runs in the eleventh inning as the SeaWolves lost to Richmond 6-3.  Oliveros fell to 0-1 and that was after a solid start by Charles Furbush.  Furbush gave up three runs on eight hits and two walks with four strikeouts i…

Alfredo Figaro continued his struggles yesterday and he fell to 6-5 in the Hens 6-4 loss to Indianapolis.  He gave up six runs on eight hits and two walks with six strikeouts in 4 1/3 innings.  The pen combined to throw 3 2/3 shutout innings but the …

Ramon Lebron was knocked around for four runs in just three innings in his start this afternoon.  This was after a four run first inning by the Whitecaps. So when he left and Jacob Turner came in, he was the pitcher of record and while he threw six in…

Lakeland couldn’t push a single runner across the plate as they lost to Fort Myers 2-0.  Josh Workman was a perfect two for two and Daniel Fields singled and drew a walk. A really nice start by Luke Putkonen went to waste.  He gave up two runs …

Billy Nowlin, Brent Wyatt and Rawley Bishop all went yard in the Flying Tigers 8-3 win over Bradenton.  Bishop’s was a two run shot while Bishop went two for three with a pair of walks. Luke Putkonen improved to 6-2 with a nice start.  He gave …

Brooks Brown fell to 3-3 on the season with a rough start in the SeaWolves 5-3 loss to Akron.  He gave up four runs on six hits and two walks with four strikeouts in six innings. Andy Dirks went two for four with a pair of runs.  Wilkin Ramirez drove in two with his fifteenth [...]

Rudy Lugo and Casey Fien combined for a solid outing as the Hens took care of Lehigh Valley 5-3 in the first of two.  Lugo gave up three runs (just one earned) on three hits and three walks with two strikeouts in 5 1/3 innings.  Fien threw 1 2/3 innings of shutout relief and he [...]

Jacob Turner had a decent start today but the Whitecaps pen was hit hard in an 8-4 loss to Burlington.  Turner gave up three runs (just one earned) on six hits with five strikeouts in 5 1/3 innings.  After that, it went down hill and Victor Larez gave up a run in 1 2/3 innings [...]