Tigers Minor Leauge Wrap – April 20th

Charlotte 5, Toledo 4
It was a rough start for Lance Davis. He allowed 11 hits and 3 walks in only 4 1/3 innings. Amazingly it only resulted in 5 runs. Brian Peterson continues to perform well in limited playing time. He entered tonight hitting 429/429/714 in his 4 games and added a homer. David Espinosa also picked up two hits.
In non game news, Don Kelly was hospitalized after being beaned by a relay throw.

Erie 9, Binghamton 6 (13 innings)
At press time (or me going to bed time) the game was tied in the 11th inning. Brent Clevlen, Kody Kirkland, and Mike Rabelo each had two hits. On the downside, Clevlen struckout 4 times and Kirkland K’d 3 times. Kirkland also committed his 5th error. Vincent Blue had two walks to go along with his two singles. Jeremy Johnson was hit hard, but Brian Rogers provided 3 scoreless innings of relief (3 K’s).

Lakeland 3, Fort Myers 2It was an excellent start for Jair Jurrjens as he went 7 innings and only giving up one run. He allowed one extra base hit and 3 singles while striking out 3. Wilkin Ramirez managed a hit, but he also made his 5th error. Chris Robinson picked up two walks, and Brent Dlugach picked up two hits. Jeff Larish, who had been heating up, had a rough night strking out 3 times (he singled in his 4th at-bat). Kevin Whelan picked up his 5th save, but this one was a little tougher. He allowed two hits, two walks and a run before retiring the side.

Cedar Rapids 5, West Michigan 4 Cameron Maybin continues to impress defensively. It seems like he has an outfield assist every other night, and he added one more doubling a runner of first. Erik Averill was pretty effective, striking out 5 and walking none in 7 innings. However he was victimized by an error and two home runs to allow 4 runs (1 earned).