Minor League Blogs

Brandon Hamilton didn’t take the loss in this one, but his stats sure were brutal.  He gave up four run on three hits and two walks and he was able to get just one batter out.  That pushed his ERA on the season up to 7.24.  Brayan Villereal did take the loss and he fell [...]

Robert Waite threw six shutout innings in the Whitecaps 5-4 win to the Lugnuts only to see Brandon Hamilton blow the save yet turn around and get the win despite giving up three runs in one inning.  Waite gave up just four hits and a walk with two strikeouts.
Jordan Lennerton went two for five with a [...]

Brandon Hamilton had another decent start as the Whitecaps took care of Cedar Rapids 3-2.  Hamilton didn’t get the decision, but he gave up two runs on three hits and one walk wit three strikeouts in five innings.  Victor Larez threw three shutout innings of relief and he improved to 5-6 while Tyler Stohr pitched [...]

It’s been a tough season for Brandon Hamilton but he put things together last night in the Whitecaps 4-0 win over Quad Cities.  He gave up three hits and two walks with four strikeouts in six shutout innings and the win improved his record to 4-3 on the season.
Ben Guez had the big hit with [...]

The Whitecaps made just as many errors (four) as they scored runs (2) in a 5-2 loss to Wisconsin.  Brandon Hamilton didn’t help things with six walks in four innings but three unearned runs tagged to Victor Larez resulted from the misplays.  Larez fell to 4-5 on the season.
Billy Nowlin went two for three with [...]

Jared Gayhart gave up a solo homer in the bottom of the ninth and that proved to be the difference in the Whitecaps 5-4 loss to the Dragons.  It was Gayhart’s third inning of relief and he fell to 5-3.  Brandon Hamilton had another mediocre start and he gave up four runs on six hits [...]

The Whitecaps went down by five runs in the first then were down 8-3 before they stormed back and scored four runs in the final two frames.  Unfortunately, it wasn’t enough and the comeback fell a run short in their 8-7 loss to the Loons.  Brandon Hamilton had a really rough outing and he gave [...]

This looks like it would have been a fun game to catch.  The White Caps were pummelled in the first four innings and for at least a half inning, they were down 8-0.  Then they slowly began to chip away at the lead until they stormed back and scored three in the ninth on a [...]

Jared Gayhart gave up a run in the bottom of the ninth that cost the White Caps in a 4-3 loss to Lansing.  This came after a mediocre start by Brandon Hamilton, who gave up three runs on five hits with three strikeouts in six innings.
Jordan Newton went two for four with a homerun and [...]

Matt Hoffman fell to 0-2 on the sewason with a mediocre start but it was Brandon Hamilton who bore the brunt of Fort Wayne’s offensive onslaught.  He gave up six runs (five earned) on six hits and two walks with five strikeouts in 4 1/3 innings.
Hayden Parrott went two for four with two RBIs in [...]

The White Caps managed just four singles as they were shut down in a 4-1 loss to South Bend.  Christopher Carlson was the the only White Cap to reach base twice with a single and a walk.
Brandon Hamilton took the loss and he fell to 0-1.  He gave up three runs on five hits and [...]

The Tigers supplemental first round pick in 2007, Brandon Hamilton, made his minor league debut with the White Caps and he definitely showed some promise.  While he walked four, he didn’t give up a single hit and he struck out six in four innings.  Santo Mieses gave up three runs in two innings and he fell [...]

Kevin Goldstein recently put out his list of who he things the Tigers top eleven prospects are.  It’s an interesting list because like last year, you have two top players then a steep drop off.  Cameron Maybin checks in at number one for the second straight season and that’s not a surprise.  Yeah Maybin fell [...]

Brandon Hamilton fell to 1-1 on the season in a rough start in the GCL Tigers 5-1 loss to the GCL Blue Jays.  He gave up four runs on five hits and three walks with three strikeouts in 2 1/3 innings.
The lone run came off the bat of Joseph Bowen.  He belted a solo homerun [...]

Brandon Hamilton improved to 1-0 on the season with a nice start in the GCL Tigers 4-2 win over the GCL Blue Jays.  He gave up one run on two hits and a walk with six strikeouts in five innings.
Joaquin Guzman was the hitting star in the win.  He went two for four with a [...]