Minor League Blogs

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 [...]

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 [...]

The Hens were in the spotlight yesterday because Cuban phenom Aroldis Chapman made his professional debut against the Hens and it was pretty brutal.  In 4 2/3 innings, he gave up an unearned run and he struck out nine.  In all, 15 Hens went down on strikes. It’s too bad because the Hens got some [...]

The Hens lost to the Bats yesterday 5-3 in their first game of the season.  After Ruddy Lugo gave up five runs in his 4 2/3 innings of work, the Hens rallied for three runs in the sixth but that’s all they could manage.  The excitement came when Ryan Strieby and Jeff Larish hit back [...]

The Mud Hens scored six runs in the top of the fourth inning and that was what they needed to push away from the Bats in an 8-6 win.  Jeff Frazier went two for five with a double and a three run home run.  Jeff Larish went two for five with two RBIs and a [...]

The Hens took care of the SWB Yankees 8-7 in a game that saw the two teams combine for 28 hits.  Jeff Larish went two for three with two doubles, two walks and three runs.  Scott Sizemore went two for five with a solo home run and two runs.
Scott Drucker was lit up for six [...]

Eddie Bonine improved to 2-4 on the season with a nice start in the Hens 5-3 win over Buffalo.  He gave up three runs (two earned) on seven hits with one strikeout in eight innings.  Josh Rainwater pitched a shutout ninth and he picked up his second save of the season.
Jeff Larish had a nice [...]

Well, the dust finally settled on the Mud Hens 11-10, thirteen inning win after Jeff Larish doubled home Clete Thomas in the bottom half of the frame.  It capped off an awesome game by the first baseman in which he went five for six with with two doubles, a walk, three RBIs and three runs.  [...]

The Hens took care of business in each of their games over the Red Wings.  In the first one, Clete Thomas went two for three with a double, a walk, a run and two RBIs.  Jeff Larish doubled, drew a walk, a run and two RBIs.  Ruddy Lugo improved to 6-5 despite a mediocre start.  [...]

The Hens struggles continued as they lost to Rochester 2-1.  A nice start by Chris Lambert was wasted and he fell to 3-6.  He gave up two runs (one earned) on three hits and one walk with three strikeouts in six innings.
Jeff Larish and Scott Sizemore had two singles a piece.  Brent Dlugach doubled and [...]

Chris Lambert left the game in the sixth inning with a 4-2 lead only to see the bullpen cave in and lose it in a 7-5 loss to the Clippers.  Lambert gave up two runs on seven hits and two walks with seven strikeouts.  Preston Larrison took the loss and he fell to 2-2.  He [...]

The Mud Hens scored two in the eighth inning and one in the ninth to edge the Charlotte Knights 6-5.  Dane Sardinha drove in the winning run with a solo homer while Jeff Larish, Mike Hessman and Michael Hollimon all went yard.  For Hessman, it’s his 17th homer of the season and six homeruns in [...]

Timo Perez seemed to be hitting out of his slump as he was passed up for promotion after the release of Jacque Jones.  He went four for four with a triple, a homer, three RBIs and two runs in the Hens 11-7 win.  Mike Hessman belted his eleventh homer of the season and Jeff Larish [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Chris Lambert won his first game of the season with a nice start in the Hens 4-1 win over Lehigh Valley.  He gave up just a single run on four hits and two walks with two strikeouts in seven innings.
Jeff Larish went two for three with a double and two RBIs.  Caonabo Cosme went three [...]

The Mud Hens did their best Tigers imitation and picked up just three hits in a 3-0 shutout loss.  All three hits were singles and only Jeff Larish with a hit and a walk reached base twice.
Chris Lambert took the loss and he fell to 0-1.  He gave up three runs (two earned) on seven [...]

Jeff Larish got it done at the plate with a pair of homeruns and four RBIs in the Hens 6-1 win over the Bulls.  Mike Hessman had a solid game as well and he went two for four with two doubles and a run.
Jeremy Johnson picked up the win with three solid innings of relief.  [...]

The Hens made it 2-0 tonight as they rolled over the Bulls 9-2.  Jeff Larish went two for four with a three run homer, his first long ball of the spring.  Brent Clevlen and Matthew Joyce both drove in two runs in the contest while Timo Perez drove in two and scored three runs.
Armando Galarraga [...]

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 [...]

Dallas Trahern picked a bad time to have one his worst starts of the season as Erie was eliminated by Akron in their series 3-1.  Trahern gave up seven runs on seven hits with three strikeouts in five innings in the 8-6 loss.
Michael Hollimon went two for three with a homerun, two RBIs and two [...]

Jeff Larish had a huge day at the plate as the Seawolves evened their series with Akron to a game a piece in a 9-6 win.  Larish went two for four with a homerun, five RBIs and two runs.  Matthew Joyce scored three times without getting a hit and Clete Thomas went two for five [...]

Jeff Larish finished off his regular season with a bang as he went two for four with a grand slam homer.  It was Larish’s 28th of the season and t also put him over the century mark with 101 RBIs.  He also showed some patience at the plate with 87 walks and you wonder whether [...]

Alan Mills was shelled in the ninth inning and he gave up four runs to blow a 4-1 lead.  He blew a solid start by Andrew Kown, who gave up one run on six hits and a walk with four strikeouts in seven innings.
Clete Thomas went two for five with a double, two RBIs and [...]

Corey Hamman fell to 0-2 on the season since joining Erie with a tough relief appearance in the Seawolves 11-7 loss to Harrisburg.  He gave up eight runs (four earned) on seven hits with two strikeouts in two innings. 
Michael Hollimon went two for five with a double, a homerun and two RBIs.  Jeff Larish went [...]

Jeff Larish had the only hit of the game and he broke up the no-hitter by former Tiger Gary Knots in the seventh inning in Erie’s 7-0 loss.  Not even Cameron Maybin reached base and his five game hitting streak to start the season ended rather abruptly.
Andrew Kown took the loss and he fell to [...]

Despite the fact that the Seawolves are in the middle of a race for the playoffs, all eyes have been on Cameron Maybin, who has given the team a huge boost.  He kept things up tonight and while he didn’t hit a homerun, he did go two for three with a double, two walks and [...]

Cameron Maybin picked up just one hit in Erie’s 10-9 win but he drew two walks, scored three times and he homered in his second straight game.  Jeff Larish went two for four with a homerun, three RBIs and two runs.
Matthew Rusch picked up the win and he improved to 4-1. He struck out two [...]

All eyes were on Cameron Maybin as he made his Double A debut today.  He had just one hit but it went over the fence for his first homer for Erie and his eleventh homer overall.  Jeff Larish and Clete Thomas also went yard in the 6-3 loss to the Defenders.
Jonathan Connolly fell to 6-6 [...]

Jair Jurrjens improved to 7-5 on the season with a nice start in Erie’s 6-3 win over New Britain.  He gave up two runs (one earned) on five hits and one walk with four strikeouts in seven innings of work.
Jeff Larish went two for three with a double, a homerun, two RBIs and two runs.  [...]

Dallas Trahern dropped to 10-5 on the season with a rough start in Erie’s 11-2 loss to Bowie.  He gave up five runs on twelve hits and one walk with one strikeout in five innings of work.  After Trahern left the game, two errors led to six unearned runs as Bowie ran up the score [...]

Erie got not just one, but two great individual performances in their 9-1 win over Bowie.  Both Michael Hollimon and Jeff Larish belted two homers a piece and they both also drove in three runs each.  Kody Kirkland pitched with a two run shot, his tenth of the season.
Andrew Kown went the distance and he [...]

Matthew Righter fell to 2-2 on the season with a tough start in Erie’s 5-4 loss to Reading.  He gave up five runs on eight hits and two walks with five strikeouts in five innings.
Jeff Larish went two for two with a solo homerun.  Nick McIntyre belted a solo homerun and he scored two runs [...]

The Seawolves took care of Bowie 9-4 and Jeff Larish had a very productive day at the plate.  He went three for four with a double, a homerun and four RBIs.  Matthew Joyce hit a solo homerun and he scored three runs while Jackson Melian was a perfect three for three with a triple, two [...]

Jeff Larish hit a two run blast in the eighth inning that gave the Seawolves a 5-4 win over Trenton.  He was one of two Erie hitters with two hits with Nick McIntyre being the other.
Andrew Kown had a pretty good start although he didn’t pick up the win.  He gave up one run on [...]

Eddie Bonine improved to 5-3 on the season with a nice start in Erie’s 4-1 win over Portland. He gave up one run on three hits and two walks with four strikeouts in 6 2/3 innings.
Jeff Larish provided most of the offense in the win.  He went two for three with a homerun, three RBIs and [...]

Erie got plenty of hitting in their 8-5 win over Portland, but it was Erick Almonte who played a role in half of those eight runs.  He went two or four with a double, three RBIs and a run.  Jeff Larish hit a three run homer and Mike Hollimon went two for four with a [...]

Dallas Trahern improved to 8-1 on the season with another nice start.  He gave up one run on six hits and six strikeouts in eight innings.  Trahern has been the model of consistency.  He’s given up more then three or more runs in only two starts and in all but one start where he threw [...]

The Seawolves came close but they dropped both of their games in a doubleheader with Pittsburgh.  In the first game, Dallas Trahern had his worst start of the season and he gave up four runs in 6 1/3 innings.  Matthew Joyce and Jeff Larish each had two hits including a homerun and each drove in [...]

Erie entered the ninth inning down 1-0 and nobody was probably more upset then Eulogio de la Cruz, who pitched eight great innings. He gave up just one run on five hits and a walk with six strikeouts.
Fortunately, the Sea Wolves got some timely hitting.  Jeff Larish hit a leadoff homer in the bottom of [...]

Dallas Trahern continued his great season with his sixth win of the season in Erie’s 3-2 win over Trenton.  He gave up just two runs on five hits and two walks with two strikeouts in seven innings of work.  Trahern sports an impressive 1.99 ERA at Erie and while his strikeout rate isn’t really high, [...]

The Seawolves lost 4-2 and while Eulogio de la Cruz didn’t have his best stuff, it wasn’t a horrible start either.  He gave up four runs on five hits and three walks with seven strikeouts in seven innings of work.
Jeffrey Larish doubled, scored a run and drew a walk.  He was the only Seawolf to [...]

Erie made up their rained out game with a twin bill as they split their two games with Reading.  Game one was a 6-4 win with Dallas Trahern improving to a perfect 5-0 on the season.  He gave up three runs on five hits and four walks with five strikeouts in five innings.  Trahern doesn’t [...]

Jonathan Connelly took the loss today as Erie lost to Akron 9-2 but it was Kyle Sleeth who put this game out of reach with another tough relief appearance.  He gave up six runs (two earned) on six hits and a walk in just 1 2/3 innings.  The three errors that took place while he [...]

Jeffrey Larish had a monster game for the Sea Wolves in their 11-6 win over Bowie.  He went three for five with a double, a homerun and six RBIs.  Michael Holliman continued to hit the ball well and he went one for three with a double, two walks, two RBIs and two runs.
Eulogio De La [...]

Jair Jurrjens picked up his first win of the season with six solid innings against Bowie.  He gave up just two runs on seven hits and two walks with five strikeouts.
Jeff Larish picked up three RBIs despite going 0 for 4.  Both Clete Thomas and Kody Kirkland had two hits and two runs in the [...]

Dallas Trahern continued his impressive start to the season with his third straight win. He gave up one run on six hits and three walks with three strikeouts in seven innings of work.
Jeff Larish doubled and scored a run in the 4-1 win.  Brent Dlugach tripled and drove in one.

The Sea Wolves not only shot themselves in the foot with five errors in their 5-1 loss to Akron, but they also just couldn’t hit the ball.  The lone run came on an RBI single by Brent Dlugach and Matthew Joyce doubled and scored a run. The only other hit was a triple by Jeffrey [...]