Toledo 6, Ottawa 2 Ryan Raburn doubled and singled to continue his hot hitting. Josh Phelps had 3 hits, including his 6th homer. Victor Mendez who was recently promoted from Lakeland added a double. Colby Lewis started and was one out short of a complete game (7 inning CG). He allowed six hits and a … Continue reading Tigers Minor League Wrap – June 4th→
Tom Gage and Danny Knobler are both reporting that Mike Maroth will undergo surgery to have bone chips removed from his elbow. This unfortunately means that what was looking to be Maroth’s most promising season will be derailed for a significant time period. According to today’s press notes, Maroth will have the surgery on Friday … Continue reading Maroth to have surgery→
After being spectators for the first 50 games of the season, the Tigers long relief has been busy. Mike Maroth lasted only 1/3 of an inning on Thursday. After a reprieve with strong outings from Nate Robertson and Justin Verlander, they were again pressed into action on Sunday. Tonight, with Mike Maroth unavailable Roman Colon … Continue reading Looking for help→
During last nights broadcast, Rod Allen mentioned that Mike Maroth’s elbow was hurting him again. Today Maroth was hammered. Maroth’s elbow has been a recurring problem since spring training. With only throwing 27 pitches today, hopefully he can make his next start. Otherwise the Tigers will probably dip into AAA and recall Wil Ledezma or … Continue reading Maroth and Wilson hurting→
Toledo 1, Buffalo 0 (10 innings) Jordan Tata made his second solid start in a row, allowing 6 hits and one walk in six innings. He fanned 4. Chris Spurling added two innings of scoreless relief and dropped his era to 0.93. Mark Woodyard got the win after two more scoreless innings. Erie 5, Harrisburg … Continue reading Tigers Minor League Wrap – May 24th→
Toledo 8, Norfolk 2 Jordan Tata made his second start, with better results. He last 5 innings and allowed one run on 3 hits. He did walk 4, but fanned 7 before being pulled after 97 pitches. Ryan Raburn his his 7th and 8th homers and added a single. David Espinosa had 4 hits, and … Continue reading Tigers Minor League Wrap – May 18th→
Richmond 10, Toledo 6 Josh Phelps doubled and walked twice, and Alexis Gomez added a triple and a walk. Jordan Tata made his first start of the season, and was hammered. He allowed 4 hits, 4 walks, and a homer in 2 2/3 innings while fanning 3. Erie 6, Reading 5 Kody Kirkland homered (9) … Continue reading Tigers Minor League Wrap – May 13th→
Today happens to be Lou Whitaker’s birthday, and Lou happens to be my favorite Tiger of all time. In other news that is mildly coincidental, Charlie Gehringer’s birthday was yesterday. The two greatest second basemen in Tiger history were born only one day, (and 54 years) apart. Moving on…
You know things are going good when a split is a let down. The Tigers ran out of magic, and Jim Leyland washed his pants on Thursday. The Tigers offense was shut down by Jeff Weaver and Kevin Gregg. While Nate Robertson kept the string of stellar starting alive, Justin Verlander didn’t have his good … Continue reading Series Wrap: Angels at Tigers→
PREGAME: The Twins come to town and have been struggling. Nate Robertson will be taking on Brad Radke. Radke is sporting an uncharacteristic 7.50 ERA. As has been the case several times this year, I hope that a struggling pitcher doesn’t find his groove against the Tigers (see Paul Byrd). Carlos Guillen, Pudge Rodriguez, Magglio … Continue reading Game 23: Twins at Tigers→
Todd Jones has been reinstated from the disabled list and will be available to pitch tonight. To make room for Jones, Chris Spurling was optioned to Toledo. With Jones coming back, one of three pitchers were likely to be sent down. The group included Spurling, Jordan Tata, and Jason Grilli. Spurling and Grilli have had … Continue reading Jones back, Spurling to Toledo→
If you looked at what transpired over the last two days, you’d have a hard time guessing correctly which Tiger starter missed a start due to arm issues. Mike Maroth, who missed his scheduled start on Thursday with recurring elbow tenderness had everything working. Meanwhile, Jeremy Bonderman struggled with command and velocity while getting shelled … Continue reading Maroth’s Masterpiece→
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