Minor League Blogs

Lakeland got back to losing as they were held to five hits in a 3-1 loss to Dunedin.  Ovandy Suero doubled and he scored the only run of the game for the Tigers. 
Lucas French fell to 5-13 with the loss.  He gave up two runs on seven hits and two walks with two strikeouts in [...]

Lakeland didn’t have to play a doubleheader but the end result was the same as the lost another one to Clearwater 4-2.  Ovandy Suero tripled and scored a run while Maxwell Leon singled, scored and drove in a run.
Kyle Sleeth dropped to 0-5 with a rough start.  He gave up four runs on nine hits [...]

Things didn’t go well for Lakeland in their first of two doubleheaders against Clearwater.  In the first game, the Flying Tigers were shutout on six hits.  Maxwell Leon went two for three and Eleazar Aponte took the loss despite a decent start.  He gave up two runs on nine hits with two strikeouts in six [...]

Lakeland continued their struggles and they dropped their third straight game in a pitchers’ duel with St. Lucie.  Burke Badenhop gave up just one unearned run in 7 1/3 innings but for his struggles, he didn’t get a win.  Freddy Dolsi gave up two runs in ninth inning and he fell to 4-3 on the [...]

Angel Castro improved to 3-0 on the season with a spectacular start against the Sarasota Cubs in their 4-3 win.  He gave up two runs on nine hits with three strikeouts in seven solid innings.
Ovandy Suero singled and he stole two more bases to bring his season total up to 57.  Justin Justice was the [...]

Lakeland got plenty of offense in their 8-3 win over Brevard County.  Michael Hernandez led the way with a game high four RBIs.  He went two for five with a homerun.  Cameron Maybin went two for five with a triple, an RBI and two runs and Ovandy Suero singled, stole his 53rd base and scored [...]

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 [...]

Burke Badenhop fell to 3-4 on the season with a rough start in Lakeland’s 11-2 loss to Dunedin.  He gave up six runs (three earned) on eight hits with a strikeout in three innings.  Alfredo Figaro was also hit hard and he gave up four runs in 2 2/3 innings.  Maxwell Leon provided all of [...]

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 [...]

Lakeland got some nice pitching in their two game sweep over Brevard Couny.  In the first game, Kyle Sleeth gave up one unearned run in four innings and Paul Hammond picked up the win with a shutout frame in the sixth.  This was Sleeth’s first start since getting demoted after a tough stretch pitching for [...]

Burke Badenhop gave up two runs on three hits and two walks with three strikeouts in seven innings in his start for Lakeland.  The win improved his record to 5-3 after the 9-2 win.
Ovandy Suero had another nice game at the plate.  He went three for three with two RBIs and two runs.

Lakeland lost 3-2 and the three runs they gave up all came in the ninth inning off of Freddy Dolsi.  Because of those runs, a nice start by Eleazar Aponte was wasted.  He gave up six hits and three walks with five strikeouts in six shutout innings.
Ovandy Suero was the hitting star in the loss.  [...]

The Flying Tigers lost 9-6 to Palm Beach and the pen gave up six of the nine runs.  Jacob Ramos gave up three runs and he took the loss and then Derek Witt gave up three more to seal the deal.
Wilkin Ramirez went three for four with a triple, two RBIs and a run.  Ovandy [...]

Lakeland doubled up Palm Beach 8-4 and it was Ovandy Suero who got it done at the plate.  He went three for five with three RBIs and a run.  He also stole yet another base and his league leading season total is now up to 35.  If there’s a knock, it’s he’s been caught seven [...]

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 [...]

Lucas French improved to 3-1 on the season in Lakeland’s 2-1 win with six shutout innings.  He gave up five hits and a walk and he struck out five.
Ovandy Suero was the hitting star and he went two for two with two walks and he scored one of the runs.  Cameron Maybin didn’t reach base, [...]

Burke Badenhop was red hot out of the game but then he struggled until his previous start.  He got it done again today as he shut down the Sarasota Reds in Lakelands’ 8-1 win.  He gave up just one runs on four hits and five walks with two strikeouts in six innings of work.
Ovandy Suero [...]

Lakeland lost 5-3 and all three runs were scored by Ovandy Suero.  He went two for three with a walk and the three runs.  Cameron Maybin went one for three with a walk and an RBI and he now has a hit in each of his last five games. 
Matthew Righter was hit hard and he [...]