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Tigers Minor League Wrap 5.9.2010

Toledo 1 Norfolk 4
Jeff Larish homered and singled. Casper Wells added 2 hits and Clete Thomas drew 2 walks. Ryan Ketchner allowed 3 runs in 6 innings with 1 walk and 4 K’s.

Erie 10 Altoona 7
Andy Oliver had a strong start, allowing 3 runs in 7.1 innings on 5 hits, 1 walk, and 3 strikeouts. Max St. Pierre tripled and homered. Michael Bertram and Josh Burrus each added homers. Wilkin Ramirez doubled, singled, and drove in 4.

Lakeland DNP

Bowling Green 10 West Michigan 7
Wade Gaynor doubled twice as part of a 3 for 5 day. Jordan Lennerton went 3 for 3 with 2 walks. Jamie Johnson singled and doubled. Alexis Espinoza added a triple. Trevor Feeney was knocked around for 13 hits in just 4 innings

Tigers Minor League Wrap 5.8.2010

Toledo 10 Norfolk 3
Alfredo Figaro held Norfolk to 1 run in 6 innings on 7 hits, 1 walk, and 6 K’s. Clete Thomas had a huge game with a triple and 2 homers. Danny Worth added a homer and a single. Brent Dlugach and Jeff Frazier also had 2 hits.

Erie 7 Altoona 9
Andy Dirks had 2 doubles and a single. Michael Bertram added a homer and 2 singles. Cale Iorg doubled and singled. Thad Weber hung in for 6.2 innings but he allowed 9 runs on 13 hits.

Lakeland 5 Dunedin 4
Rawley Bishop doubled twice. Alden Carrithers, Bryan Pounds, Daniel Fields, and Billy Nowlin all had 2 hits apiece. Adam Wilk found his strike out pitch with 9 K’s and no walks in 5.2 innings as he scattered 9 hits and allowed 3 runs.

Bowling Green 2 West Michigan 4
West Michigan managed only 4 singles, but they plated 4 runs with the help of 3 hits. Ramon Lebron pitched 5 innings of shut out ball with 7 K’s, 4 walks, and 4 hits allowed.

Tigers Minor League Wrap 5.5.2010

Toledo – DNP

Binghamton 2 Erie 4
Jon Kibler lasted only 4 innings, allowing 2 runs on 2 solo homers to go along with 2 walks and 4 K’s. Zach Simons pitched 3 innings allowing just one baserunner with 5 strikeouts. Brendan Wise got the 2 inning save. Michael Bertram doubled and singled. Cesar Nicolas homered. Cale Iorg picked up 2 hits and is hitting 324/395/471 in his last 10 games.

Dayton 4 Lakeland 3
Brent Wyatt had 3 singles. Kody Kaiser tripled. Rawley Bishop hit his 4th home run. Luke Putkonen allowed 3 runs on 7 hits and 2 walks in 6 innings with 5 K’s.

West Michigan 6 Great Lakes 8
Jacob Turner made his return from the disabled list. He left with 2 outs and 2 on in the 4th inning. Both those runners would score and his final line read 3.2 innings, 3 hits, 1 walk, 3 K’s, 1 HR, 4 R, 2 ER. He evidently battled command as he became fatigued in the 3rd inning with 31 of his 64 pitches going for strikes. Michael Rockett homered and doubled. Jamie Johnson and Mike Gosse each had 2 hits. Jordan Lennerton drew 3 walks.

Tigers Minor League Wrap 5.4.2010

Charlotte 3 Toledo 8
Josh Rainwater picked up the suspended game and allowed 3 runs on 7 hits in 3 innings. Caniel Schlereth continues to rack up the strikeouts (3) and walks (2) in a 2 inning effort. Clete Thomas homered before the rain. Angel Flores, up for the injured Mike Rabelo had 2 hits, as did Jeff Larish. Larish added 2 walks as well.

Charlotte 1 Toledo 3
Phil Dumatrait was 2 outs shy of the 7 inning complete game. He allowed 1 unearned run on 4 hits and a walk. Wil Rhymes doubled and singled. Jeff Frazier singled and homered.

Binghamtom 4 Erie 3
Justin Henry had a triple and a single. Jeff Kunkel homered. Andy Oliver allowed 3 runs on 3 walks, 5 hits, and 4 K’s.

Daytona 3 Lakeland 7
Gustavo Nunez went 3 for 4 with a double. Rawley Bishop doubled and singled. Twenty year old Julio Rodriguez homered and singled in his Lakeland debut. Charlie Furbush fanned 7 and allowed 1 run on 3 hits and 3 walks in 7 innings.

West Michigan 5 Great Lakes 4
Mike Gosse had 2 doubles. Wade Gaynor and Alexis Espinoza each had 2 hits. Trevor Feeney had a strong 8 inning start where he allowed 3 runs on 6 hits, 2 walks and 7 K’s.

Dombrowski Q & A

Dave Dombrowski is in Erie to watch the AA prospects. Nick Underhill caught up with him and they discussed the decision to send Wilkin Ramirez to AA, Cale Iorg, and Cody Satterwhite. And there was good news on the Jacob Turner front and he will make his next start.

Tigers Minor League Wrap: 5.3.2010

Toledo – suspended in 2nd inning

Binghamton 7 Erie 5 (10 innings)
Cale Iorg was the offensive star with a double and 2 singles. Andy Dirks had 2 hits. Audy Ciriaco tripled, but also fanned 3 times. Eastern League Player of the Week Wilkin Ramirez had a double. Thad Weber started and allowed 4 runs in 7.1 innings. The Seawolves tied this game up late, but Brooks Brown allowed 3 runs in 2.1 innings of relief.

Daytona 6 Lakeland 3
Adam Wilk allowed 2 runs on 7 hits and no walks, but he hasn’t found the strikeouts yet with only 1. Lester Oliveros is back from the DL but was charged with 2 runs and the loss. Rawley Bishop had 3 hits and Billy Nowlin had 2.

West Michigan 3 South Bend 0
Alexis Espinoza doubled and singled pushing his season line to 333/385/479 (but with 17 K’s and only 1 walk). Ramon Lebron fanned 6 and allowed just 4 hits and a walk in 6 innings.

Tigers Minor League Wrap 5.2.2010

Charlotte 4 Toledo 0
Wil  Rhymes went 3 for 3 with a stolen base and a walk. Jeff Larish, Jeff Frazier, and Danny Worth all doubled, but that was all of the hits. Alredo Figaro gave up 4 runs on 8 hits, a walk, and 4 K’s in 6.2 innings.

Trenton 3 Erie 4
Duane Below fanned 4 and walked none and allowed just one hit besides a solo homer in 5 innings. Ramon Garcia gave up 2 runs on 4 hits in 2 innings of relief. Cesar Nicolas had 2 doubles. Max St. Pierre hit a walk off homer to win it. It’s St. Pierre’s 4th homer of the season.

Dunedin 4 Lakeland 3
Alden Carrithers, Rawley Bishop, and Chao-Ting Tang each had 2 hits. Brayan Villarreal was touched for 4 runs (2 earned) in 5 innings on 6 hits, 2 walks, and 4 K’s.

West Michigan 5 South Bend 6
Giovany Soto struck out 5 and walked none in 6 innings of 2 run ball. Melvin Mercedes got knocked around for 4 runs while recording just one out. Alexis Espinoza went 4 for 4 with 2 doubles and a walk. Avisail Garcia also had 4 htis. Jamie Johnson reached base 3 times.

Tigers Minor League Wrap 5.1.2010

Charlotte 7 Toledo 5

Jeff Larish went 4 for 5 with a home run. Casper Wells and Danny Worth each had 2 hits. Enrique Gonzalez was knocked around for 7 runs on 8 hits, 3 walks, and 1 strike out in 5.1 innings. Josh Rainwater pitched 2 perfect innings with 3 K’s.

Trenton 4 Erie 10
Wilkin Ramirez is on quite the run. Yesterday he went 3 for 4 with 2 homers and a walk. In his last 6 games he is 13 for 23 with 4 homers, 5 walks, and just 2 strike outs. Cesar Nicolas went 3 for 5. Audy Ciriaco picked up 2 hits. Lauren Gagnier allowed 3 runs in 6.2 innings with 5 K’s and 3 walks.

Dunedin 4 Lakeland 0
Lakeland had 11 baserunners, but couldn’t turn them into runs. Rawley Bishop and Josh Workman each had 2 hits. Mark Sorensen gave up 4 runs on 5 hits in 2 innings. Robert Waite pitched 4 shutout innings in relief.

West Michigan 4 South Bend 8
Hernan Perez went 2 for 2. Victor Larez got knocked out int he 4th inning after allowing 8 runs. They called this one after 4.5 innings due to rain.

Tigers Minor League Wrap 04.30.2010

Syracuse 2 Toledo 1
Wil Rhymes and Brent Dlugach each had 3 hits, including a homer for Dlugach. Armando Galarraga was good again, with 8 strike outs and just 2 walks in 7 innings. Daniel Schlereth pitched an inning with 2 K’s and only 12 pitches.

Trenton 11 Erie 6
Wilkin Ramirez went 2 for 3 with a walk. Cale Iorg and Justin Henry homered. Jon Kibler allowed 4 runs in 5.2 innings, but Jay Voss was left out to dry. He recorded 5 outs, but allowed 7 runs on 8 hits.

Dunedin 2 Lakeland 1 (10 innings)
Bryan Pounds went 2 for 5. Chao Ting-Tang doubled. Luke Putkonen went 7 innings and allowed 1 run on 6 hits, 1 walk and 3 K’s. Mark Morrison fanned 3 in 2 innings of scoreless work.

West Michigan 2 South Bend 4
Wade Gaynor went 2 for 4 with a double. Jade Todd allowed 4 runs in 6 innings on 8 hits, a walk, and 3 strike outs.

Tigers Minor League Wrap 04.29.2010

Syracuse 2 Toledo 3
Jeff Larish was 0 for 2 but he drove in the winning run with his second walk of the game in the 9th inning to really “walk off.” Jeff Frazier and Deik Scram each singled, doubled, and walked. Phil Dumatrait allowed 2 runs on 8 hits, 2 walks, and 3 K’s in 5.1 innings. Scot Drucker (who is now blogging at http://druckerscot.mlblogs.com) allowed just 2 baserunners in his 2.2 innings of work. Jay Sborz walked two and allowed a hit but maintained his scoreless season and got the win.

Erie 4 Bowie 3
Andy Oliver struck out 10 in 5 innings. He allowed 1 run on 5 hits and 4 walks. Willkin Ramirez went 2 for 2 with 2 walks. In his last 4 games he’s 8 for 16 with 4 extra base hits and 3 walks.

Lakeland 4 Daytona 3
Gustavo Nunez had a 3 for 4 day with a double and a stolen base. Rawley Bishop homered and singled. Charlie Furbush went 6 innings with 8 K’s, no walks and just 2 runs allowed.

Lansing 3 West Michigan 7
West Michigan broke out of their offensive funk. Jordan Lennerton homered as part of an 3 for 4 day. Michael Rockett also homered and singled. Jamie Johnson and Luis Palacios also had 2 hits each. Trevor Feeney allowed 3 runs on 6 hits, 1 walk and 7 strikeouts in 7.1 innings.

Tigers Minor League Wrap 04.28.2010

Syracuse 5 Toledo 3
Casper Wells belted his 5th homer of the year. Wil Rhymes had 2 hits. Ryan Ketchner went 5 innings with 4 strike outs, no walks and 3 runs allowed on 4 hits.

Erie 9 Bowie 7 
Thad Weber “scattered” 10 hits and a walk in 5 innings but only 3 runs crossed the plate. Brooks Brown wasn’t so fortunate and he surrendered 3 hits and a walk in 1 inning, with 3 runs scoring. Andy Dirks went 3 for 5 with a homer. Wilkin Ramirez doubled, homered, and walked.

Lakeland 5 Daytona 3
Adam Wilk went 6 innings and allowed 3 runs on 6 hits, but with only 1 strike out. Anthony Shawler went the last 3 innings and got the save. Kody Kaiser homered and singled. Alden Carrithers, Bryan Pounds, and Rawley Bishop each had 2 hits.

Lansing 2 West Michigan 1
Ramon Lebron allowed 2 run on no hits, but he did walk 5 in 2.2 innings. West Michigan’s lone run was unearned. Jordan Lennerton singled and doubled. Jamie Johnson singled and walked.

Tigers Minor League Wrap 04.27.2010

Syracuse 0 Toledo 7
Alfredo Figaro pitched 7 shut out innings, fanning 7 and walking 1. Daniel Schlereth fanned 2, but walked 2 and only threw 10 of 23 pitches for strikes in a scoreless inning. Casper Wells singled and homered. Brent Dlugach was 2 for 4 witha double.

Erie 7 Bowie 2
Duane Below allowed just 2 hits, 2 unearned runs, and 3 walks while striking out 10 in 5 innings. Zach Simons added 3 scoreless innings. Michael Bertram and Cesar Nicolas each homered and singled. Audy Ciriaco had 2 hits pushing his average to .321. Most impressive is that he only has 2 strikeouts in 28 at-bats.

Lakeland 1 Daytona 3
Brayan Villarreal pitched a complete game with 6 strike outs, and just 1 walk and 3 hits allowed. Unfortunately 2 of those hits were homers. John Murrian singled and doubled.

Lansing 6 West Michigan 0
Giovany Soto had 8 strike outs and allowed just 1 run on 6 hits but he only lasted 4.2 innings. Mike Gosse, Avisail Garcia, and Alexis Espinoza all had 2 hits.

Tigers Minor League Wrap 04.26.2010

Toledo 10 Columbus 1
With a roster full of sluggers, the Tigers got some offense from unexpected sources. Mike Rabelo and Danny Worth each doubled, homered, and walked. Clete Thomas drew 2 walks and Jeff Frazier and and Max Leon each had 2 hits. Enrique Gonzalez allowed just the 1 unearned run on 6 hits, no walks and 5 strike outs. Scott Drucker pitched 2 scoreless innings needing only 18 pitches, 15 of which were strikes.

Jacob Turner to the DL

With only 1 game on the docket I was looking for something to add to the wrap. News that Jacob Turner has been put on the disabled list isn’t what I had in mind. The cause is forearm stiffness. The hope is that the Tigers are just being extra cautious and that this doesn’t turn into a case of “forearm stiffness begets tendinitis begets a visit to Dr. James Andrews begets rehab begets no improvement begets Tommy John surgery.”

Cory Hamilton gets called up from EST to fill in on the West Michigan roster.