Minor League Blogs

When the dust settled, Lakeland was beat down by Palm Beach 13-2 and seven of those runs came in the ninth inning.  Matt O’Brien suffered his first loss of the season and he fell to 3-1.  He gave up six runs (three earned) on eight hits with four strikeouts in 3 2/3 innings.  Zach Simons [...]

Matt O’Brien didn’t get the win, but he threw a nice game as Lakeland topped Tampa 1-0.  He gave up just two hits with two strikeouts in six shutout innings.  Jordan Tata picked up his first win with two shutout frames.
Scott Sizemore drove in the lone run of the game for either side.  Shawn Roof [...]

Jeramy Laster had a nice day at the plate as the Flying Tigers took care of Fort Myers 8-3.  He went two for three with a walk, a double, a stolen base, two RBIs and a run.  Brennan Boesch went two for three with a walk, an RBI and two runs.
Matt O’Brien picked up the [...]

Lakeland took care of Sarasota 6-2 and it was Michael Bertram who brought the big stick.  He went two for three with a double and three RBIs.  Scott Sizemore doubled, drove in two runs and scored.
Matt O’Brien improved to 1-0.  He gave up two runs on eight hits with two strikeouts in six innings.

The White Caps failed to sweep their third straight playoff series of the season as Beloit took it to Matt O’Brien in an 8-5 loss.  He gave up seven of the eight runs on ten hits with one strikeout in just 1 2/3 innings.  Lauren Gagnier was impressive in relief though.  He gave up just [...]

The White Caps moved on to the Midwest League finals with some solid pitching from Matt O’Brien and a nice team effort at the plate.  O’Brien gave up just two runs (one earned) on seven hits in five solid frames in the 6-3 win.
All six runs were driven in by different White Caps and only [...]

Matt O’Brien improved to 7-2 on the season with a nice start in the White Caps 7-2 win over Wisconsin.  He gave up two runs (one earned) on eight hits and a walk with four strikeouts in seven innings.
Brennan Boesch went two for five with a run and an RBI.  James Skelton singled, drew a [...]

Gorkys Hernandez had a big day at the plate in the White Caps 7-3 win over Peoria.  He went three for four with two doubles, a homerun and he scored three runs.  James Skelton went two for three with a homerun, two RBIs and two runs.
Matt O’Brien improved to 5-2 on the season with a [...]

Matt O’Brien dropped to 3-1 on the season with a tough start in the White Caps 8-6 loss to the Loons.  He gave up six runs on eleven hits with two strikeouts in 5 2/3 innings.
Audy Ciriaco had a big day at the plate.  He went three for four with three doubles, two RBIs and [...]

The White Caps edged Fort Wayne 5-4 and Gorkys Hernandez was the primary run producer.  He went two for four with a triple, a homerun and four RBIs.  Scott Sizemore also had a nice game and he went two for four with a double and two runs.
Matt O’Brien picked up the win and he improved [...]

It looks like Matt O’Brien’s demotion to Single A was just what he needed because in his second consecutive start, he didn’t give up a run.  He improved to 2-0 and he gave up six hits and three walks with two strikeouts in seven shutout innings.
The lone run of the game for both sides came [...]

Matt O’Brien improved to 1-0 on the season with a fantastic start in the White Caps 4-0 win over the Dragons.  He gave up five hits and a walk with three strikeouts in seven shutout innings.
Ryan Strieby went one for three with a walk and two RBIs.  Brennan Boesch went one for five with a [...]

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 [...]

Matt O’Brien fell to 0-2 on the season with a rough start in Lakeland’s 6-2 loss to Brevard County.  He gave up five runs on eight hits and three walks in six innings.
Cameron Maybin was one of two Lakeland hitters with two hits.  He finished two for four with an RBI.

Lakeland lost to Tampa 8-3 but Cameron Maybin had a big day at the plate.  He went two for five with two solo homers in the loss.  The only other Flying Tiger to drive in a run was Mark Haske, who punched one in with a sac. fly.
Matt O’Brien was hit hard and he took [...]

Lakeland scored two runs in the seventh inning to take the lead and then they scored one run in the eighth to pad the lead.  Maxwell Leon went two for four with a double and two runs.  Ryan Roberson hit a solo homerun in the win.
Matt O’Brien gave up three runs in 5 2/3 innings [...]

Lakeland edged Dunedin 4-3 in ten innings to win their fifth straight game.  Matt O’Brien was decent in his start and he gave up just one run in 4 2/3 innings while Freddy Dolsi picked up the win with a shutout tenth.
Ovandy Suero picked up two more hits and stole another base to give him [...]