Tigers Minor League Wrap 7/8/09

Louisville 5 Toledo 3 (12 innings)
Wilkin Ramirez went 3 for 6. After struggling in June, he is 16 for 33 with 5 extra base hits and 4 walks in July. Mike Hessman, Jeff Larish, and IL All Star Brent dlugach all had 2 hits (Larish added 2 walks). Eddie Bonine went 6 innings and allowed 3 runs on 3 walks, 9 hits and 4 K’s. Casey Fien fanned 5 in 3 perfect innings.

Erie 4 Altoona 10
Andy Dirks went 2 for 4 with a homer. Danny Worth singled twice. Ramon Garcia allowed 4 runs in 3.2 innings and Brendan Wise was rocked for 6 runs in 2.1 innings.

Lakeland 4 Dunedin 3
Joe Tucker went 2 for 4 with a double. Audy Ciriaco went 1 for 3 with a walk and has pushed his season line up to 253/295/398. Not overly impressive ont he whole, but he’s bee surging lately. Andrew Hess went 7.1 innings and allowed just 2 runs on 8 hits.

West Michigan 11 Wisconsin 2
Avasail Garcia went 4 for 5 with a double. Bryan Pounds and Gustavo Nunez each had 3 hits. Ben Guez tripled. Casey Crosby allowed just 2 hits in 4 innings with 3 walks and 8 K’s.

Vermont 7 Oneonta 6
Michael Rockett went 3 for 5 with a double, as did John Murrian. Alexis Espinoza doubled, singled, and walked and is now hitting 259/339/444. Luis Angel Sanz went 6 innings and allowed 5 runs on 9 hits, 2 walks, and 3 K’s in 6 innings.

GCL Tigers 1 GCL Blue Jays 7
Jordan Cruz and Luis Grullon each had 2 hits. Jose Diaz allowed 5 runs on 5 hits in 5 innings.

Roster Moves

There has been quite a bit of roster shuffling due to call-ups, injuries, and 09 draftee signings. Take 75 North recently recapped all of the moves.