Category: Minors

Toledo 8 Lehigh Valley 3
Matt Joyce stroked his 5th homer and added a triple and a walk. Jeff Larish and Jackson Melian each had 2 hits. Eddie Bonine allowed 2 runs over 8 innings with no walks and 4 K’s.

Erie 13 Altoona 4
Ryan Roberson homered twice, walked, and knocked in 4 runs. Dusty Ryan had 2 doubles and a single. Danny Worth singled and walked twice. Andrew Kown allowed 11 hits, including 3 homers, but somehow only 4 runs crossed the plate in 7 innings of work.

Tampa 1 Lakeland 4
Jeramy Laster homered and doubled. Michale Bertram added two hits. Luis Marte was awesome allowing just 2 hits in 8 innnings of shut out ball. He fanned 7 and walked 4.

Burlington 3 West Michigan 0
Some kid by the name of Curtis Granderson had half the hits including a triple. Manny Miguelez fanned 7 over 6 innings and allowed 2 runs on 4 hits and a walk.

Toledo 4 Lehigh Valley 1
Caonabo Cosme went 3 for 3 with a homer. Jeff Larish singled, doubled, and had 2 walks. Chris Lambert pitched 7 innings of 4 hit ball with only 1 run crossing the plate. He struck out one and walked three. Blaine Neal allowed 2 hits, but also struck out the side for his 5th save. He now has 12 K’s in 7 innings of work.

Erie 1 Altoona 6
Jeff Frazier homered, doubled and walked. For the season he has a 320/414/580 line with only 3 K’s in 50 at-bats. Lucas French allowed 5 runs, 3 earned, on 5 hits and 3 walks in 5.1 innings.

Lakeland – DNP

West Michigan – DNP

Toledo 6 Lehigh Valley 4
Timo Perez and Mike Hessman each hit long balls. Brent Clevlen added 2 hits. Jeremy Johnson lasted 5 innings giving up 4 runs on 8 hits and 3 walks. Blaine Neal got his 4th save fanning 2 and allowing a hit in one inning of work.

Bowie 10 Erie 11
Wilkin Ramirez, Deik Scram, Dusty Ryan, Max St. Pierre, and Danny Worth all had multi-hit games. Scram hit his 2nd homer of the season. Ben Fritz was knocked around for 8 runs in just 4.2 innings.

Sarasota 2 Lakeland 6
Cale Iorg continues to rip the ball picking up his 3rd homer, a double, and a walk. James Skelton singled and walked twice. Michael Bertram had 2 hits and a walk. Matt O’Brien gets the win allowing 2 runs on 8 h its, no walks, and 2 K’s in 6 innings.

West Michigan 1 Peoria 2 (11 innings)
Jordan Newton and Joe Tucker each had 2 hits. Casper Wells drew 3 walks. Phil Nardozi started and allowed 1 run in 3 innings on 2 hits and a walk.

Toledo 1 Lehigh Valley 4
Timo Perez was the offensive star with 2 hits and a walk. Jackson Melian hit a solo homer. Recently promoted Jon Connolly allowed 2 run over 5 innings on 2 walks and 1 strikeout.

Bowie 5 Erie 6
Jeff Frazier had 2 hits and a walk. Freddy Guzman added two hits and is sitting at .345. Josh Rainwater took the loss with 3 runs allowed in 4.1 innings. Casey Fien pitched 2 scoress innings.

Sarasota 3 Lakeland 17
Cale Iorg and Scott Sizemore each had 2 hits, each homered, and each had 4 RBI. Brandon Timm, Michael Bertram, and Jeff Kunkel all had 3 hits. Jonah Nickerson allowed 2 runs over 5 innings fanning 4 and walking none.

West Michigan 5 Peoria 1
Joseph Tucker and Jordan Newton each had 3 hits and Audy Ciriaco added 2. Alfredo Figaro pitched 7 innings allowing only 1 unearned run on 4 hits while fanning 8 and walking 4.

Abridged version today:

Toledo 2 Buffalo 7

Bowie 10 Erie 3
Dusty Ryan had a 3 run homer

Sarasota 9 Lakeland 4
Cale Iorg doubled, homered, and walked.

West Michigan 0 Peoria 4

Toledo 6 Buffalo 4
Jeff Larish doubled twice and walked. Brent Clevlen and Matt Joyce each homered. Derek Wathan and Jackson Melian each had 3 hits. Eddie Bonine went 6 innings and allowed 2 runs on 6 hits, 1 walk, and 4 K’s.

Erie – PPD

Lakeland 0 Clearwater 5
Rick Porcello had his roughest outing to date lasting only 4 innings. Still he allowed all of 4 hits and 2 walks while fanning 5 so only 2 runs crossed the plate. Cale Iorg had 2 hits to lead the “attack.”

West Michigan 2 Clinton 6
Chris Carlson had 2 hits, and that was the only noteworthy performance. Jon Kibler pitched 6 innings allowing 2 runs on 6 hits, a walk, and 5 K’s.

Toledo 0 Buffalo 3
The Tigers weren’t the only team to get blanked today. The Mud Hens were held to 3 hits. Chris Lambert took the loss allowing 3 runs in 5 innings on 7 hits, a walk, and 3 K’s. Casey Fossum threw 2 scoreless innings fanning 2.

Binghamton 11 Erie 10
Max St. Pierre was one of 5 Seawolves with 2 hit games. St. Pierre homered for one of his hits and he also drew a walk. Andrew Kown allowed 10 runs in 4 innings on 12 hits.

Lakeland 5 Clearwater 4
Cale Iorg had a 4 hit day and Michael Bertram added 3. James Skelton singled and walked twice. Jeramy Laster had 2 hits and 2 stolen bases. Luis Marte struggled with control walking 4 in 4 innings leading to 3 runs. Freddy Dolsi struck out 2 in picking up the save.

West Michigan 7 Clinton 8
Cory MIddleton had 2 hits. Justin Henry singled and walked and Kyle Peter walked twice. Kody Kaiser tripled and walked. Manny Miguelez didn’t make it out of the 2nd inning before allowing 6 runs on 3 walks and a strikeout.

Toledo 4 Buffalo 1
Mike Hessman, Jeff Larish, and Matt Joyce all hit solo homers. Jeremy Johnson went 5 innings and allowed only an unearned run on 2 hits, 2 walks, and 3 K’s. Ian Ostlund allowed no walks and no hits while fanning 4 over 2 innings. Blaine Neal picked up his second save walking one and fanning one.

Binghamton 18 Erie 12
Tom Brookens must be a little cheesed at Lucas French. He allowed him to stay in for 4 innings and surrender 14 runs on 15 hits. That is simply a ridiculous line and it begs the question why would Brookens let that happen? Deik Scram, Jeff Frazier, Dusty Ryan, and Ryan Roberson all homered. Freddy Guzman picked up 4 hits.

Lakeland 0 Clearwater 1
Flying Tigers hitters went down on strikeouts 18 times in this game. Gabriel Benitez started and allowed 1 run on 3 hits, 0 walks and 3 K’s in 4 innings

West Michigan – Rained Out

Toledo – PPD

Binghamtom 7 Erie 10
Wilkin Ramirez doubled and tripled as part of a 3 hit, 3 RBI day and he added a walk. Danny Worth hit a grand slam, and had a nice profile piece in Baseball America. Benjamin Fritz allowed 2 runs on 5 hits and 2 walks while fanning 5 in 5.1 innings.

Lakeland 5 Sarasota 10
Jeramy Laster homered and drove in 3 runs. Shawn Roof had two hits and a walk and is hitting .417. Jonah Nickerson was rocked for 6 runs and didn’t make it out of the third inning. Angel Castro followed and allowed 4 more runs in 1.1 innings.

West Michigan PPD

Minors news

Jeff Gerbe is going under the knife. The pitcher will have arthroscopic shoulder surgery and miss all of 2008.

Charlotte 3 Toledo 10
Ryan Raburn is trying to show he deserves to be with the big club coming up a triple short of the cycle. Jeff Larish hit his 4th homer of the season. Erick Almonte homered and doubled. Armando Galarraga fanned 5 and walked none as part of a 7 inning, 3 run night. Aaron Fultz pitched 2 scoreless innings to finish it.

Erie 1 Harrisburg 2 (10 innings)
Quiet night for the Seawolves bats with no extra base hits. Danny Worth picked up 2 hits and scored the lone run. Jon Connolly allowed 1 run over 6 innings of work on 3 hits, 3 walks, and no strike outs. Casey Fien pitched 2 scoreless innings.

Lakeland 4 Sarasota 2
Duane Below started and pitched 6 shut out innings allowing just 3 hits and 3 walks while fanning 9. Freddy Dolsi picked up his second save with a scoreless 9th. James Skelton was 1 for 2 with 2 walks and Scott Sizemore was finally held hitless. Brennan Boesch homered.

Great Lakes 0 West Michigan 9
Kyle Peter reached base all 5 times out of the leadoff spot with 3 hits and 2 walks. Casper Wells added 2 hits, as did Kody Kaiser and Chris Carlson. Alfredo Firgaro pitched 6 shut out innings fanning 7 against 2 walks and 3 hits.

Charlotte 4 Toledo 11
It was Timo time in Toledo as Perez had 2 doubles and 4 RBI as part of a 3 hit night. Derek Wathan added 2 hits and a walk and is hitting .429. Ryan Raburn picked up 3 walks to go with a double. Eddie Bonine allowed 3 runs on 4 hits, 3 walks, and 2 Ks.

Erie 5 Harrisburg 12
Freddy Guzman went deep for the only Erie extra base hit and added a single. Deik Scram was 3 for 4. Danny Christenson, Matt Rusch, and Juan Cedeno all allowed 4 runs.

Clearwater 5 Lakeland 6 (completion of yesterday’s suspended game)
Scott Sizemore is a tough out with 2 more hits and a walk today as did Justin Justice. Ryan Strieby homered and finished with 5 RBI. A combination of relief pitchers saw this one through. Freddy Dolsi struggled allowing 2 runs on 4 hits while retiring only one.

Clearwater 3 Lakeland 2
Lou Ott homered and doubled and Ryan Strieby hit his second homer. Luis Marte allowed 1 run on 3 hits, 2 walks, and 6 K’s in 4 innings of work.

Great Lakes 1 West Michigan 11
Casper Wells did the bulk of the damage with 2 homers and 2 singles. Chris Carlson followed him with 2 doubles. Marc McBratney added 3 hits as well. Jon Kibler allowed 1 unearned run on 3 hits and no walks while fanning 4 in 5 innings. Santo Mieses was perfect for 3 innings of relief and notched 4 punchouts.