Minor League Blogs

The Mud Hens pursuit of their third straight Governor’s Cup came to an abrupt end as they were swept by the Durham Bulls 3-0.  Aquilino Lopez gave up three ninth inning runs in his second inning of work in a 5-2 loss.  Eulogio De La Cruz had a mixed start.  He gave up just two [...]

The Mud Hens lost their first game in their hunt for their third straight Governors Cup in a high scoring affair.  Dennis Tankersley was knocked around for five runs in 3 1/3 innings but the Hens came back from that only to see Jason Karnuth give up four runs to take the loss.  Hens pitchers [...]

The Mud Hens won two in one day as they pulled of a sweep over the Clippers.  Game one saw Erick Almonte go two for three with a double, three RBIs and two runs in a 5-4 win.  Andres Torres went four for four with a double, two triples and two runs.  Anastacio Martinez gave [...]

David Espinosa was the hitting star in the Mud Hens 5-2 win over Columbus.  He went three for four with a triple, three RBIs and a run.  Andres Torres went two for four with a solo homerun.
Eddie Bonine shined in his Triple A debut.  He gave up two runs on seven hits and one walk [...]

It was another impressive pitching performance for the Hens in their 2-1 win over Indianapolis.  Dennis Tankersley improved to 10-7 and he gave up just one run on seven hits and two walks with two strikeouts in seven solid innings.
Omar Infante went three for four and he drove in one of the two Mud Hens’ runs.  [...]

Three different Mud Hens pitchers combined to give up five runs in the bottom of the seventh inning as they lost to Norfolk 5-2.  Corey Hamman took the loss but he had a solid outing.  He gave up just one run on five hits with a strikeout in six innings.  Jeremy Johnson was the one [...]

Ron Chiavacci improved to 10-6 on the season with an excellent start in the Mud Hens 4-0 win over the Bulls.  He gave up three hits and two walks with eight strikeouts in seven shutout innings.
Andres Torres was the hitting star in the win.  He went two for three with a double, a homerun, two [...]

Yorman Bazardo had one his best starts of the season with a complete game four hitter.  He did give up one run but it was unearned and he walked two and struck out four.  The win pushed his record to 8-5 on the season.
Chris Shelton went two for four with a solo homerun in the [...]

The Hens and Richmond finished up a rain shortened game which Toledo won and then played their regular game, which turned out to be a loss.  In the first partial game, Andres Torres had three hits and Erick Almonte singled twice and drove in three runs to lead the way to Toledo in the 7-4 [...]

Dennis Tankersley improved to 7-5 on the season with a nice start in the Hens 4-1 win over Richmond.  He gave up one unearned run on seven hits and a walk with two strikeouts in 6 2/3 innings.
Jack Hannahan went two for three with a double and a run.  Andres Torres led he way from [...]

Jonathan Connolly improved to 4-3 on the season with a nice start in the Seawolves 7-4 win over Akron.  He gave up just two runs on nine hits and two walks with two strikeouts in 6 2/3 innings.
Jackson Melian went two for three with a walk, a double, two RBIs and a run.  Andres Torres [...]

Steve Torrealba belted two homers and he drove in three runs but it wasn’t enough as Akron beat the Seawolves 7-5.  Andres Torres and Michael Hollimon also went yard in the game.
Jair Jurrjens took the loss and he fell to 3-4 on the season.  He gave up three runs on seven hits and three walks [...]

Erie and Altoona played two because of yesterday’s rain out and each team took a game.  Erie lost the first one 4-1 and Erie didn’t score until the final inning Joel Roa drove home Kody Kirkland.  Andrew Kown dropped to 2-4 with the loss and he gave up four runs (three earned) on five hits [...]

For a while, Dallas Trahern looked like the best pitcher in the Tigers system who doesn’t have the last name Miller.  Now, after two straight rough losses, he’s looking like the guy you’d expect to have a hard time at the Double A level.  Today, he gave up seven runs (three earned) on eleven hits [...]

The Seawolves got plenty of offense in their 13-5 win over the Fisher Cats but Andres Torres had a hand in four of them. He went two for four with a double, a triple, three runs and an RBI.  Clete Thomas also had a nice game and he went three for four with three runs.
Brendan [...]

Eddie Bonine dropped to 4-3 on the season with a tough start in Erie’s 8-4 loss to Portland.  He gave up six runs (five earned) on seven hits and two walks with four strikeouts in 7 1/3 innings.
Andres Torres went two for four with a double, a triple and two RBIs in the loss.  Kody [...]

Andrew Miller did it again.  He gave just seven hits and a walk with seven strikeouts in 7 2/3 shutout innings.  He’s now given up just two earned runs (three total runs) in 30 2/3 innings and he’s struck out 24.  He’s thrown at least seven innings in each of his four Erie starts and [...]

Erie edged Akron 5-4 and the big hit of the game was a three run homer by Kody Kirkland.  He finished the game two for three while Andres Torres singled, drove in one and scored a run.
Dallas Trahern improved to 7-1 on the season. He gave up four runs (three earned) seven hits and two [...]

The Seawolves took a 7-0 lead into the bottom of the ninth inning and after a total collapse by starter Jonathan Connolly and some poor relief pitching by Kyle Sleeth, an automatic win turned into a disappointing loss.  Kevin Ardoin only gave up the losing run and while he took the loss, there was plenty [...]

Michael Holliman singled home Matthew Joyce in the bottom of the ninth to win it for the Sea Wolves in a 5-4 come from behind win.  Earlier in the inning, Joyce had doubled home Andres Torres to tie the game up.  Torres finished the game as the hitting star.   He went three for four with [...]

The Seawolves lost 2-1 and their hitters were completely shutdown in the pitcher’s duel.  Andres Torres drove in the only run of the game for Erie and Clete Thomas singled and scored the only run.
A solid start by Jonathan Connolly went to waste in the loss.  He gave up one run on three hits and [...]

Because of the rainout last night, Erie played two against Akron and each team took a game.  Erie won the first one 4-2 with a strong outing by Dallas Trahern.  The big right hander improved to an impressive 4-0 on the season and he gave up two runs on six hits and a walk with [...]