Minor League Blogs

The Tigers got some solid production from the top of their batting order last night as they took care of Columbus 9-4.  Scott Sizemore went three for five with a double, three runs and two RBIs while Will Rhymes went two for four with two doubles, three RBIs and a run.
Alfredo Figaro improved to 7-6 [...]

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 damage was too much to allow the Hens [...]

Down 5-2 heading into the eighth, the Hens scored four runs in the final two frames to walk away with a 6-5 win.  The game winner was a single by Robinzon Diaz and prior to that, Deik Scram singled home Maxwell Leon to tie the game up.  Some of the damage came against a familiar [...]

The Hens had a tough time at the plate and while they picked up three doubles in the game, they were held without a run.  Will Rhymes led the way with three singles and he also walked in four plate appearances.  Jeff Larish doubled and drew a walk.
Alfredo Figaro took the loss and he fell [...]

Alfredo Figaro improved to 2-0 on the season with a nice start in the Hens 3-2 win over Indianapolis.  He gave up three hits and a walk with four strikeouts in 5 1/3 shutout innings.  Jay Sborz got the final four outs and he picked up his fourth save of the season.
Jeff Larish went one [...]

Brent Dlugach belted his first home of the season and it was a three run shot as the Hens took care of Indianapolis 6-3.  Dlugach also doubled while Will Rhymes went two for four with a run and an RBI.
Alfredo Figaro picked up the win despite a shaky outing.  He gave up three runs on [...]

Erie outhit Akron 11-6 but they stranded eleven base runners in a 4-3 loss.  Brennan Boesch went three for five with a double and he scored two runs while Michael Bertram went three for five with a home run and two RBIs.
Jonah Nickerson gave up three runs in six innings in his start.  Alfredo Figaro [...]

Erie won both games of their doubleheader with Harrisburg with some very solid pitching.  Game one saw Alfredo Figaro throw three shutout innings of relief and he improved to 6-2 on the season.  Jason Waddell threw two shutout innings to close out the game and he picked up his second save of the season.  Brennan [...]

Alfredo Figaro improved to 5-2 on the season with a very solid start in Erie’s 7-2 win over New Hampshire.  He gave up two runs on three hits and one walk with ten strikeouts in 7 1/3 innings.
Maxwell Leon went two for three with a double, a solo home run and two runs.  Casper Wells [...]

Alfredo Figaro fell to 2-1 on the season despite a decent start in Erie’s 3-1 loss to Bowie.  He gave up three runs (two earned and all three came in the first two frames) on seven hits and four walks with five strikeouts in seven innings.
Scott Sizemore doubled twice to lead the way at the [...]

The Seawolves finally got to make up their games as they split a doubleheader with Harrisburg.  In the first game, Erie used the long ball in a 9-6 win.  Ryan Strieby hit his sixth and seventh home runs and he drove in four while Scott Sizemore and Santo De Leon both hit one home run [...]

Erie pitcher’s yielded just one hit in their 3-0 win over Altoona.  Alfredo Figaro got things going with seven shutout frames without giving up a hit before yielding to the pen.  Zach Simons kept things going with a no-hit eighth but then Brett Jensen gave up a two hit double in the ninth to spoil [...]

Alfredo Figaro had one of the best starts of the season for the White Caps and he improved to an impressive 4-0 on the season.  He gave up just three hits with eleven strikeouts in the shutout win and his ERA is now down to a microscopic 0.46.  Opponents are hitting just .159 against him [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Alfredo Figaro got it done on the mound and he improved to 2-0 in the White Caps 5-1 win over Peoria.  He gave up just one unearned run on four hits and four walks with eight strikeouts in seven innings.
Roger Tomas belted his first homerun of the season and he drove in two runs.  Jordan [...]

The White Caps got back on track with another win in a 9-0 beatdown over the Loons.  Alfredo Figaro gave up three hits and two walks with seven strikeouts in six innings. 
There were plent of hitting stars but leadoff hitter Kyle Peter was a notch above the rest.  He went three for three with two [...]

The White Caps didn’t score in the first eight innings of this but they finally got it going in the top of the ninth.  Christopher Carlson drove in a run on a fielders choice to tie it and then Ron Bourquin singled home Justin Henry to win it.
Once again, the White Caps got some excellent [...]

Alfredo Figaro improved to 2-2 on the season with his best start since joining Oneonta.  He gave up five hits and three walks with three strikeouts in seven shutout innings.
Christopher Carlson was the hitting star.  He went two for four with a double, a homerun, two RBIs and two runs.  The homerun was his fourth [...]

Alfredo Figaro was roughed up by Tri-City and he fell to 0-2 since joining Oneonta in their 6-3 loss.  He gave up six runs on seven hits and a walk with four strikeouts in 5 1/3 innings.
Ron Bourquin went two for four with a run.  Orlando Rodriguez went just one for four but he drove in [...]

The Oneonta Tigers fell just short in their season opener to Lowell with a 3-2 loss.  Alfredo Figaro took the loss and he gave up three runs on four hits and two walks with five strikeouts in five innings.  Figaro had gotten limited time at Lakeland where he went 0-2 before being reassigned to Oneonta.
Kody [...]

Burke Badenhop fell to 3-4 on the season with a rough start in Lakeland’s 11-2 loss to Dunedin.  He gave up six runs (three earned) on eight hits with a strikeout in three innings.  Alfredo Figaro was also hit hard and he gave up four runs in 2 2/3 innings.  Maxwell Leon provided all of [...]

The Flying Tigers lost both of their games in a twin billing against Tampa.  In the first game, it was a lack of hitting that cost them in a 3-1 loss.  Cameron Maybin doubled and he drove home the only run for Lakeland while Alfredo Figaro dropped to 0-3 when he gave up three runs in [...]

Lakeland got some nice pitching in their two game sweep over Brevard Couny.  In the first game, Kyle Sleeth gave up one unearned run in four innings and Paul Hammond picked up the win with a shutout frame in the sixth.  This was Sleeth’s first start since getting demoted after a tough stretch pitching for [...]

Two singles and one walk were all the Lakeland hitters could manage in an 8-0 loss to St. Lucie.  In fact they had just as many hits as they did errors.
Alfredo Figaro took the loss and he dropped to 0-1 on the season.  He gave up four runs (three earned) on five hits and a [...]