Tigers Minor League Wrap – April 28th

Toledo 5, Louisville
Ryan Raburn, who has been playing more outfield, was the big stick in this game. He homered, hit a sac fly, added a single, and drew two walks. The pitching staff saw the return of Matt Mantei who appeared destined for retirement after a spring training injury. He retired all 4 batters he faced, 3 of which came via the strikeout. Chris Spurling followed Mantei and pitched a scoreless inning.

Binghamton 4, Erie 1
Nate Bumstead allowed 4 runs, only two of which were earned, in 7 innings. He only allowed 3 singles and two doubles while striking out 5. There were no offensive standouts for Erie as the team only managed 5 singles and no walks.

Lakeland 4, Sarasota 3 (11 innings)
Lakeland received strong pitching from pretty much everyone – except Kevin Whelan. Christhian Martinez pitched 5 scoreless innings and was followed by PJ Finigan who added 3 of his own. Kevin Whelan allowed two runs to score in the 11th inning on two hits, a run scoring wild pitch, and a walk. He managed to pick up the win though when Lakeland rallied to win behind an error, a walk, a sacrifice bunt, a fielders choice, and a single. Jeff Frazier homered and walked. Clete Thomas struckout 3 times in the midst of an 0 for 4. Jeff Larish dropped his average to .250 with an 0 for 5. Even with Larish’s rough night he is posting an OBP just shy of .400 due to 13 walks.

West Michigan 5, Kane County 2
Michael Hollimon hit his second homer and added two walks. Wil Rhymes also walked twice to compliment two singles. Lucas French allowed two runs in 6 innings (1 BB, 2 K). Andrew Kown raised his scoreless inning streak to 16 with two more innings tonight, and 3 strikeouts. He’s now fanned 16 batters while not allowing a walk. Orlando Perdomo picked up his 8th save by pitching a scoreless ninth.