Toledo 4 Durham 3
Jeff Frazier went 2 for 4 with a double. Marcus Thames walked twice. Wilkin Ramirez returned to the lineup and fanned 3 times. Luke French fanned 8 and walked 2 allowing 3 unearned runs in 6.2 innings. Freddy Dolsi went 2.1 innings allowing a hit and a walk and no runs.
Altonna 4 Erie 3
Brennan Boesch was a triple short of the cycle and added a walk. Ryan Strieby went 3 for 5. Jonah Nickerson allowed 10 hits in 7 innings but didn’t walk anybody and he fanned 4 allowing 4 runs (2 earned). Zach Simons fanned 3 and allowed just 1 hit in 2 innings.
St. Lucie 4 Lakeland 2
Jordan Newton homered. Michael Bertram and Audy Ciriaco doubled. Andrew Hess lasted 6.2 innings allowing 4 runs on 6 hits, 3 walks, and 5 K’s.
St. Lucie 5 Lakeland 6
Kody Kaiser and Chris Carlson both homered with Carlson added a double. Matt Hoffman allowed 6 hits 2 walks and 2 runs in 5.2 innings with 2 strike outs. Scott Green walked 3 and allowed 2 hits and 3 runs in 1 inning of work.
Great Lakes 3 West Michigan 4 (12 inn)
Bryan Pounds went 3 for 5 with a walk. Brandon Douglas, Gustavo Nunez, and Luis Salas all had 2 hits. Mark Sorenson fanned 5 and walked 2 in 6 innings. Jared Gayhart fanned 3 in 2 perfect innings. Tyler Stohr got the blown save despite fanning 4 and allowing just a hit, a walk, and a run in 3 innings.
Seriously, I can’t remember a Minor League Wrap recently without Strieby getting on base 2 or three times. It seems to me that he is exactly the type of hitter that the Tigers need. One who a high OBP and power.
If you want Strieby to be more enticing, they’re trying him out in left field. Keving Goldstein of BP noticed his performance. He just talked about him in his Daily Update, wondering why he isn’t talked about more as a prospect.