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Tigers Minor League Wrap 6.20.2010

Norfolk 5 Toledo 1
Alfredo Figaro fanned 8 and walked none while scattering 8 hits and allowing 1 run in 7.1 innings. Jon Weber went 3 for 4. Casper Wells and Jeff Frazier homered.

Erie 13 New Hampshire 6
Duane Below allowed 4 runs on 6 hits and a walk in 5.1 innings with 5 K’s. Audy Ciriaco went 2 for 4 and homered for the second straight day. Andy Dirks, Ronnie Bourquin, and Michael Bertram also homered.

Lakeland – DNP

West Michigan 0 Bowling Green 2
Jamie Johnson had 2 hits. Trevor Feeney fanned 5 allowed 2 runs on 4 hits and no walks in 5 innings.

Connecticut 5 Tri-City 3
Matthew Mansilla homered and singled. Matt Perry went 2 for 3 with a walk. Rayni Guichardo went 7 innings surrendering 1 run on 4 hits, 2 walks, and 3 K’s.

June 20, 2010
Game 2010.068: Diamondbacks at Tigers

Max Scherzer faces his former team and one of the other players involved in this past offseason’s blockbuster trade. Scherzer will try to move his record to 2-0 this season when pitching against starters named Ian.

June 20, 2010
Porcello Optioned to Toledo

Well, it worked for Max Scherzer. The Tigers have optioned struggling second year pitcher Rick Porcello to Toledo to try and find the sinker and pinpoint command that he featured in his first season.

The Tigers didn’t announce a corresponding roster move so they are a man down on the roster for the time being. Perusing the Mud Hens roster, last night’s starter LJ Gagnier has done okay this year between Erie and Toledo. Alfredo Figaro has experience but hasn’t really done much to differentiate himself last year (not to mention his disastrous relief appearance against the Yankees.

Looking further down the ladder the name that certainly has to be tempting the Tigers is Andy Oliver. Oliver was the Tigers second pick in the draft and the left hander debuted in the AFL before earning an aggressive promotion to AA to start the year. He has 70 K’s and 25 walks in 77.1 innings and happened to start last night putting him on the same schedule as Porcello.

It would certainly be an aggressive move, but the Tigers have never shied away from being aggressive with prospects in the past (with mixed results)

June 20, 2010
Game 2010.068: Diamondbacks at Tigers

The Tigers try to keep it going against familiar foe Edwin Jackson while Rick Porcello returns to the mound after a layoff caused by the need for some extra bullpen work.

June 19, 2010
Game 2010.067: Diamondbacks at Tigers

The Tigers finally get to resume their natural rivalry with their geographical cousins, the Arizona Diamondbacks. Kind of weird to have both Dontrelle Willis and Armando Galarraga starting in the same game huh?

June 18, 2010
Game 2010.066: Nationals at Tigers
Jeremy Bonderman takes on Luis Atilano as the Tigers go for their second consecutive sweep. Your lineup today is:
1. Raburn, 2B
2. Santiago, SS
3. Ordonez, RF
4. Cabrera, 1B
5. Boesch, LF
6. Guillen, DH
7. Inge, 3B
8. Avila, C
9. Kelly, CF
http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/gameday/index.jsp?gid=2010_06_17_wasmlb_detmlb_1&mode=gameday
June 17, 2010
Game 2010.065: Nationals at Tigers

Justin Verlander takes the mound against Livan Hernandez who has a freakishly low ERA for somebody who strikes out like nobody.

June 16, 2010
Game 2010.063: Nationals at Tigers

John Lannan and Max Scherzer on the mound and Ivan Rodriguez returns to Comerica Park

June 15, 2010
Game 2010.062: Pirates at Tigers
Armando Galarraga takes the Comerica Park mound since, well, you know when.Still no Magglio Ordonez in the lineup, and this is the perfect time for a Carlos Guillen day off?
1. Jackson, CF
2. Santiago, SS
3. Damon, DH
4. Cabrera, 1B
5. Boesch, RF
6. Inge, 3B
7. Avila, C
8. Kelly, LF
9. Worth, 2B
June 13, 2010
Game 2010.061: Pirates at Tigers

Jeremy Bonderman and Paul Maholm do battle at Comerica Park tonight.

June 12, 2010
Game 2010.060: Pirates at Tigers

Is anybody else ready for this team to start playing good baseball again? Justin Verlander and Ross Ohlendorf do the honors tonight.

June 11, 2010
Game 2010.059: Tigers at White Sox

Max Scherzer’s ERA is 6.66. That’s scary on a number of levels. John Danks opposes in this afternoon’s rubber game.

June 10, 2010