Minor League Blogs

Ramon Garcia gave up four first inning runs but the SeaWolves fought back and pulled to within a 5-5 tie.  Unfortunately, Zach Simons gave up a ninth inning run and that cost the Wolves the win in the 6-5 loss.  Garcia gave up five runs (three earned…

Brooks Brown was pummeled for nine runs on seven hits and four walks in just 2 2/3 innings in the SeaWolves 10-9 loss to Bowie.  What was probably most impressive about this game was even after being down 10-0, the Wolves made a play at things with an…

Brooks Brown improved to 3-1 with an awesome start in the SeaWolves 4-0 win over Bowie.  He didn’t give up a hit in five shutout innings.  Ramon Garcia pitched four shutout innings to close out the game and he picked up his first save of the season.
Justin Henry went three for four with two doubles, [...]

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 blew a 3-0 lead in the eighth and ninth, scored a run in the tenth and then gave this one up as Brett Jensen gave up two runs in tenth in the SeaWolves 5-4 loss.  Jensen took the loss and he fell to 5-5 and a solid start by Lauren Gagnier went to waste.  [...]

Michael Bertram drew a bases loaded walk in the bottom of the twelth to give the SeaWolves a 7-6 win over the Altoona Curve.  Bertram also belted a two run home run earlier in the game while Capster Wells went deep with a solo shot.  Wells also drew three walks.
Brett Jensen picked up the win [...]

Three relievers combined to give up seven runs in four innings as the SeaWolves lost to Reading 8-5.  Jason Waddell gave up the bulk of the runs when he gave up four runs on three hits with two strikeouts in 1 1/3 innings.  The loss dropped him to 0-2 on the season.  Jared Gayhart had [...]

The SeaWolves lost to Trenton 2-1 despite a solid start by Jon Kibler.  He fell to 6-8 and he gave up two runs on five hits and five walks with three strikeouts in 5 1/3 innings.
Michael Bertram had a double and he drove in the lone Erie run.  The SeaWolves managed just four hits in [...]

Jonah Nickerson improved to 8-8 on the season with a really nice start in the SeaWolves 7-2 win over New Britain.  He gave up two runs on eight hits without a walk or a strikeout in the complete game win.
Michael Bertram had a bid day and he went two for three with a walk, a [...]

The bullpen made up for a rough start by Lauren Gagnier in the Flying Tigers 8-6 win over Jupiter.  Chad Linder was the star on the mound and he gave up just three hits in three scoreless innings to improve to 3-1.  Scott Green pitched a shutout ninth and he picked up his eleventh save [...]

Lakeland lost a tough one tonight as they took an 11-3 lead into the eighth inning and then Charlotte broke out for nine runs in the eighth inning.  Six of those runs were unearned because of a pair of throwing errors in the inning.  Chad Linder gave up five of those runs and Scott Green [...]

Lakeland and Brevard County played two and Lakeland walked away with a win in both.  Game one was a 4-0 shutout that saw Lauren Gagnier hold the opposition scoreless through six innings.  He gave up six hits and a walk with four strikeouts.  Adrian Casanova went one for three with two RBIs while Devin Thomas [...]

The Flying Tigers did just about everything right as they took on the Clearwater in a 12-0 blowout win.  Michael Bertram went three for five with a double, a grand slam and four runs.  Chris Carlson belted a home run and he drove in three.
Charles Furbush improved to 5-4 with a really nice start.  He gave up [...]

Lauren Gagnier improved to 5-4 on the season with a nice start in Lakeland’s 7-2 win over Charlotte.  He gave up two runs on six hits and two walks with three strikeouts in six innings.
Michael Bertram went three for five with a double, a triple, a run and an RBI.  Justin Henry went two for [...]

Lakeland lost to Sarasota 11-7 and it was Matt Hoffman who took the brunt of the Reds offensive attack.  He fell to 2-3 and he gave up eight runs on five hits and three walks in 1 1/3 innings.
Michael Bertram had a nice day at the plate.  He went two for five with a home [...]

The Flying Tigers lost to the Cardinals 2-1 and it was a tepid day at the plate for Lakeland.  Jeramy Laster doubled and he scored the lone run while Michael Bertram went two for four.
A solid start by Lauren Gagnier went to waste.  He gave up two runs on eight hits and two walks with [...]

The Flying Tigers blew a three run lead but then came back in the top of the ninth to top Palm Beach 6-5.  Michael Bertram had the big hit with a two run single to win it in the ninth.  Justin Henry had a nice day at the plate in the win and he went [...]

Jeramy Laster scored on Christopher White’s ground out in the top of the tenth and that proved to be the difference as Lakeland took care of Palm Beach 7-6.  This one almost got away because Brett Jacobson gave up three unearned runs in the bottom of the eighth that allowed the game to go into [...]

Andrew Hess had one of his best starts of the season as he gave up just six hits and two walks with seven strikeouts in six shutout innings.  Unfortunately, he didn’t pick up the win because Lakeland’s hitters were late on arrival.  The win actually went to Scott Green, who gave up the tying run [...]

The Flying Tigers overcame a 2-0 deficit to beat the Yankees 4-2.  Michael Bertram brought the big stick and he drove in three of the four Lakeland runs with a homerun and a single.  Andy Dirks also had a nice game and he went two for five with a run and an RBI.
Charles Furbush improved [...]

The Flying Tigers put together a nice win today as they bested Daytona 4-2.  Lauren Gagnier picked up the win and he improved to 1-0.  He gave up two runs on five hits and two walks with four strikeouts in 5 1/3 innings.  Scott Green pitched a shutout ninth and he picked up his second [...]

The Flying Tigers got it done and they did it behind the arm of Charles Furbush.  The lefthander, who missed all of last year, gave up just three hits and a walk with four strikeouts in five shutout innings.  Furbush has now pitched nine innings split between two starts and he has yet to give [...]

It took ten innings but the Flying Tigers took care of the Tampa Yankees 6-2.  Duane Below didn’t get the win, but he threw a nice enough game.  He gave up two runs (one earned) on five hits and a walk with ten strikeouts in 7 1/3 innings.  Angel Castro threw two shutout innings and [...]

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.

Michael Bertram singled home Cale Iorg in the top of the ninth inning and that was the difference in the Flying Tigers 5-4 win over Clearwater.  It capped off a solid game for both players who provided the bulk of the offense in this one.  Iorg went four for five with two runs while Bertram [...]

The White Caps won the Midwest League championship for the second straight year as they came back from a 5-3 deficit to score eight runs in the fifth inning to turn the game into a rout.  Michael Bertram went three for five with a triple, two RBIs and a run while Scott Sizemore went three [...]

The Tigers 2007 fourth round draft pick, Charles Furbush was finally brought back down to earth as he lost his first minor league game since joining the Tigers.  He gave up four runs (all in the fourth) on seven hits and three walks with seven strikeouts in five innings.
Ryan Strieby went two for four with [...]

Zachary Piccola gave up three unearned runs in the top of the tenth inning as the White Caps lost to the Loons 5-3.  He gave up one hit and one walk with one strikeout in that single frame.
James Skelton singled, scored and drove in a run.  Michael Bertram doubled and drew a walk.

Jeffrey Gerbe was roughed up as he fell to 2-2 in the White Caps 9-3 loss to the Dragons.  He gave up six runs (three earned) on ten hits with one strikeout in six innings of work.
Michael Bertram was the hitting star in the loss.  He had just one hit but it was a two [...]

Duane Below left the game with a 6-0 lead after throwing five shutout innings but the saw the pen almost give the game up.  A timely run by the White Caps in the ninth turned out to make a huge difference as West Michigan escaped with a 7-6.  Below improved to 7-2 on the season [...]

Lakeland lost 5-3 but Ryan Roberson had a pretty impressive day at the plate. He went three for four with three doubles, an RBI and a run.  Ovandy Suero had two hits and he stole his 50th base of the season while Michael Hernandez doubled twice and scored a run.
A pretty good start by Lucas French [...]

The White Caps beat Fort Wayne 8-4 and Scott Sizemore was the hitting star.  He went two for three with a walk, a double, two RBIs and two runs.   Michael Bertram joined him with three hits, two RBIs and two runs.
Duane Below improved to 6-2 on the season.  He gave up one run on six [...]

The White Caps beat Quad Cities 4-3 and Michael Bertram had his had in most of those runs with a nice game.  He went two for three with two doubles and three RBIs.  Brennan Boesch went one for three with a walk and two runs.
Duane Below picked up the win with another nice start.  He [...]