Minor League Blogs

The Tigers got some solid production from the top of their batting order last night as they took care of Columbus 9-4.  Scott Sizemore went three for five with a double, three runs and two RBIs while Will Rhymes went two for four with two doubles, thr…

Rudy Lugo and Casey Fien combined for a solid outing as the Hens took care of Lehigh Valley 5-3 in the first of two.  Lugo gave up three runs (just one earned) on three hits and three walks with two strikeouts in 5 1/3 innings.  Fien threw 1 2/3 innings of shutout relief and he [...]

Ryan Ketchner improved to 2-0 on the season with a really nice start as the Hens finished their season with a 3-0 win over the Clippers.  He gave up just six hits and he struck out two in the shutout.
Will Rhymes went three for four with a triple, an RBI and a run.  Scott Sizemore [...]

Ryan Ketchner made his Hens debut yesterday and he really got the job done in a 2-1 win.  He gave up one run on five hits and two walks with four strikeouts in seven innings.  Zach Simons threw two shutout innings to close out the game and he picked up his first save.
Scott Sizemore went [...]

The Mud Hens couldn’t get anything going at the plate as they were held to four hits in a 5-0 loss to the Louisville Bats.  Scott Sizemore doubled for the lone extra base hit and Jeff Frazier was the only other Mud Hen to reach base twice with a pair of walks (Sizemore walked once).
Brooks [...]

Scott Sizemore had a big day at the plate as the Tigers edged the Clippers 7-6. Sizemore had a hand in five of the Hens six runs and he went three for five with two doubles, a home run, three RBIs and three runs. Dane Sardinha went two for three with a walk and a [...]

The Hens came back from a 7-4 deficit to beat the Clippers 8-7.  Brent Dlugach went three for three with a walk, a double, a triple and two runs.  Scott Sizemore went two for four with double, a walk and two RBIs while Mike Hessman went two for five with a double, a home run [...]

Mike Hessman singled home Scott Sizemore in the bottom of the ninth as the Mud Hens narrowly beat Buffalo 3-2.  They had to come back from a 2-0 deficit to do it and Max St. Pierre belted a solo home run to pitch in.
Eddie Bonine had a nice start in a no-decision.  He gave up [...]

There were plenty of hitting stars in the Hens 11-10 win over Buffalo but Scott Sizemore led the pack with two home runs.  He belted a two run shot in the eighth and then he hit belted the game winner with a solo shot in the ninth.  Brent Clevlen also had a nice game and [...]

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 [...]

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 got nothing done at the plate in a 1-0 pitcher’s duel against the SWB Yankees.  Scott Sizemore doubled and Dusty Ryan singled and that was it as far as offensive production.
A really nice start by Lucas French went to waste.  He gave up one run on seven hits and a walk with eight [...]

Scott Sizemore scored on an error in the bottom of the ninth and while that sent the game into frames, the contest didn’t last much longer then that.  Zach Simons gave up two unearned runs in the top of the tenth and while the Wolves rallied for a run in the bottom half of the [...]

Luis Marte put a solid start together and he improved to 3-5 in the SeaWolves 7-2 win over Akron.  He gave up just a single run on two hits and four walks with three strikeouts.  This is Marte’s best start in a while so hopefully he’ll be able to keep this up.
Ryan Strieby continued to [...]

Luis Marte fell to 2-4 on the season with a rough start in Erie’s 7-4 loss to Harrisburg.  He gave up all seven runs on seven hits and four walks with seven strikeouts in six innings.
Ryan Strieby hit his eleventh home run of the season and Scott Sizemore went yard with his seventh.  Sizemore also [...]

Alfredo Figaro fell to 2-1 on the season despite a decent start in Erie’s 3-1 loss to Bowie.  He gave up three runs (two earned and all three came in the first two frames) on seven hits and four walks with five strikeouts in seven innings.
Scott Sizemore doubled twice to lead the way at the [...]

The Seawolves finally got to make up their games as they split a doubleheader with Harrisburg.  In the first game, Erie used the long ball in a 9-6 win.  Ryan Strieby hit his sixth and seventh home runs and he drove in four while Scott Sizemore and Santo De Leon both hit one home run [...]

Erie hitters were held in check as they lost to Bowie 6-1.  The SeaWolves managed just six hits and Al Avila had two of those.  The lone run came on a solo homer by Scott Sizemore.
Jay Sborz took the loss and he fell to 0-1.  He gave up four runs (two earned) on four hits [...]

Erie pitcher’s yielded just one hit in their 3-0 win over Altoona.  Alfredo Figaro got things going with seven shutout frames without giving up a hit before yielding to the pen.  Zach Simons kept things going with a no-hit eighth but then Brett Jensen gave up a two hit double in the ninth to spoil [...]

Brooks Brown didn’t get the win in this one, but he did about all he could to make sure the SeaWolves did walk away with a victory.  He gave up just four hits and two walks with three strikeouts in five shutout innings while Ramon Garcia got the victory despite giving up the lone Curve [...]

Lakeland scored just two runs in a 5-2 loss to Palm Beach as the hitters were held in check.  Soctt Sizemore was the hitting star and he went two for four with a walk and a solo homer.
A nice start by Ramon Garcia went to waste.   He gave up two runs on eight hits with [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Scott Sizemore had an impressive day at the plate as the Flying Tigers took care of the St. Lucie Mets 8-3.  He went two for four with a walk, a homerun, four RBIs and three runs.  Justin Justice went two for four with a walk and two runs.
Luis Marte picked up the win and he [...]

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.

Just about everyone was a hitting star as the Flying Tigers hitters poured it on in a 17-3 win over Sarasota but Cale Iorg and Scott Sizemore were notch above the rest.  Both hitters had a pair of hits including a homer and they drove in four.
Jonah Nickerson picked up the easy win with a [...]

Lakeland won their second game of the season behind some solid hitting by second baseman Scott Sizemore.  The final was 4-3 and Sizemore went three for three with a walk, a run and an RBI.  Justin Justice went two for three and he belted a two run homer.
Jonah Nickerson gave up two runs in 4 [...]

Lakeland lost to Tampa 5-4 but Scott Sizemore did about all he could to help the Flying Tigers win.  He was a perfect three for three with a walk and a solo homerun.  Brandon Timm went two for four with a double and a run.
Duane Below gave up three runs (one earned) over four innings [...]

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 White Caps took care of Beloit 3-2 and they’re now one win away from repeating as the Midwest League champions. Duane Below threw a solid game and he picked up his second postseason victory.  He gave up just two runs on one hit and two walks with an impressive ten strikeouts in seven frames.
Jeramy [...]

Since the White Caps playoff run started, they haven’t lost and they made it five straight with a 4-3 win over Beloit.  The runs came on a pair of two run homers. Jeramy Laster and Scott Sizemore were the two White Caps to go yard.
Jonah Nickerson was good enough to pick up the win.  He [...]

The White Caps took a 1-0 lead in their playoff series with the Lugnuts behind a solid outing by Duane Below.  He gave up just two runs on four hits and three walks with seven strikeouts in 6 2/3 innings. 
Jeramy Laster had a huge day at the plate in the 6-2 win.  He homered twice [...]

Duane Below improved to 11-5 on the season with a very nice start in the White Caps 11-2 win over South Bend.  He gave up just a single hit and four walks with seven strikeouts in six shutout innings.
Gorkys Hernandez, Jeramy Laster and Scott Sizemore had huge days at the plate.  Hernandez went four for five [...]

The White Caps broke a 2-2 tie with three runs in the eighth inning to beat Beloit 5-3.  Scott Sizemore finished the game two for three with two doubles, a walk and an RBI.  Deik Scram singled twice, scored a run and drove in one.
Kelvin Cedano picked up the win with two innings of relief.  [...]

The White Caps pulled this one out with a flair for the dramatic.  Down 1-0 Scott Sizemore scored on a ground out by James Skelton to tie the game out and then Sizemore scored on a throwing error on a stolen base attempt in the bottom of the eleventh to win it.  Sizemore finished the [...]

The White Caps came back from a 3-0 deficit and scored three runs in the ninth to tie it, but then Phil Napolitan gave up two runs in the top of the twelth to lose it for the team.  The loss dropped his record to 0-2 on the season.
Scott Sizemore went three for six with [...]

James Skelton doubled home Scott Sizemore in the bottom of the twelth inning to win it for the White Caps 5-4.  Jeramy Laster singled twice and drove in two runs while Santo De Leon went three for four with a triple and a run.
Casey Fien picked up the win and he improved to 3-0 with [...]

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 [...]

Scott Sizemore did all he could in this one but the White Caps still fell short in a 4-2 loss.  He went two for three with a two walks and a run.  James Skelton was the only other White Cap with two hits and he had a single and a double.
Lauren Gagnier took the loss [...]

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 [...]

The big story in this game was when Louis Ott was hit in the seventh, there was a bench clearing brawl.  Nobody got hurt but it made the local news.  The Lugnuts pitcher was ejected as was Ott.
That overshadowed a solid pitching performance by Casey Fien.  He gave up two runs (one earned) on four [...]

Lauren Gagnier improved to 3-7 on the season with a excellent start in the White Caps 4-1 win over the Lugnuts.  He gave up one run on five hits and one walk with five strikeouts in seven innings.
Scott Sizemore went two for three with a double, two RBIs and a run.  Audy Ciriaco belted a [...]

Brennan Boesch had a big day at the plate in the White Caps 11-2 win over Fort Wayne.  He went two for four and he drove in four runs.  Scott Sizemore didn’t have a hit but he walked three times, drove in two and scored two runs.
Jonah Nickerson improved to 4-5 with a nice start.  [...]

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 blew out Fort Wayne 11-5 and Brennan Boesch had a monster game at the plate.  He went four for four with two double, four RBIs and two runs.  Scott Sizemore also had a great day.  He went four for five with a double, two RBIs and three runs.
Duane Below didn’t have his [...]

Josh Rainwater three four shutout innings of relief in the White Caps 6-0 win over Fort Wayne.  He gave up just one hit and a walk with four strikeouts.  Jeffrey Gerbe threw four shutout innings in his first start of the season.
Jeramy Laster homered and drove in two runs in the win.  Scott Sizemore hit [...]

The White Caps picked up a run in the eighth and then two more in the ninth to win it over Wisconsin 4-3.  Scott Sizemore was the hitting star and he went two for four with a double and two RBIs.  Gorkys Hernandez also had a solid game and he went two for five with [...]

The White Caps lost 3-1 and while they racked up eight hits, only one baserunner crossed the plate.  The lone run scored on Ryan Strieby’s sac. fly and all eight hits were singles. Scott Sizemore and Santo De Leon each had two hits in the loss.
Angel Castro took the loss and he dropped to 1-1.  [...]

The White Caps won 4-3 in ten innings today. Leading the way with the bat was Scott Sizemore, who went two for five with a two run homer.  Gorkys Hernandez also got it done at the plate.  He went three for five with a run.
Brett Jansen picked up the win with two innings of shutout [...]