Toledo 14 Lehigh Valley 11
Jeff Larish went 3 for 5 with a double. Brent homered and singled. Danny Worth and Clete Thomas each had 2 hits. Wil Rhymes was 1 for 3 with 3 walks. Don Kelly hit 2 triples. Chris Lambert allowed 6 runs on 7 hits and 5 walks in 5.2 innings. Freddy Dolsi blew up allowing 5 runs on 3 walks and 2 hits while recording just 1 out.
Erie 15 Altoona 1
Brennan Boesch homered and had 2 doubles. Ryan Strieby and Jeff Frazier both had 3 hit days and Cale Iorg added 2 hits. Scott Sizemore walked 4 times. Luis Marte fanned 5 and allowed 1 run (a solo homer) in 7 innings. Zach Simons pitched 2 innings of scoreless relief.
Lakeland 1 Brevard County 5
Justin Henry went 3 for 4. Andy Dirks doubled and singled. Andrew Hess fanned 4 with 1 walk and 2 runs in 6 innings. Brett Jacobson allowed 3 runs on 4 hits in 1 inning.
West Michigan 8 Burlington 2
Billy Nowlin was 3 for 3 with a walk. Luis Palacios was a triple short of the cycle. Luke Putkonen allowed 2 runs on 5 hits and 3 walks with 4 K’s in 4 innings. Victor Larez pitched 5 innings of 1 hit ball with no walks and 8 K’s.
Toledo 2 Lehigh Valley 4
Clete Thomas went 2 for 4 with a double. Wilkin Ramirez singled and walked. Ruddy Lugo allowed 4 runs on 3 walks, 3 K’s and 7 hits in 6 innings. Casey Fien pitched 2 scoreless innings with 3 strikeouts.
Erie – DNP
Lakeland 4 Tampa 2
Michael Bertram homered and drove in 3 in a 2 for 4 day. Jordan Newton, Andy Dirks, and Kyle Peter all had two hits. Charlie Furbush allowed a homer as one of 3 hits in 5 innings with 2 walks and 2 strikeouts. Scott Green got his 3rd save allowing one hit and one strikeout.
West Michcigan 2 Cedar Rapids 1
Billy Nowlin and Chao Ting Tang each had 2 hits. Oscar Villarreal pitched 4 innings of 1 hit ball fanning 3.
Louisville 10 Toledo 3
Clete Thomas went 2 for 4 with a walk. Dusty Ryan homered and walked. Scott Drucker allwoed 7 runs on 10 hits including 3 homers in 4 innings. Fu Te Ni walked 2, but also struck out 2 in 2 innings. Clay Rapada allowed 2 runs on 3 hits with 2 K’s in his inning of work. Casey Fien allowed 2 hits and a walk in his inning.
Harrisburg 4 Erie 8
Dontrelle Willis was the high profile starter in this one. Willis struck out 6 and walked 3 in his 6 innings with 2 runs on 3 hits. Overall, it was another encouraging outing. Willis did an interview prior to the game (h/t Kurt) and you can’t help but pulling for him. Cody Satterwhite fanned 4 in 2.2 innings but also walked 3 and allowed 2 hits. Brennan Boesch had 2 doubles and a homer. Ryan Strieby also homered.
Lakeland 3 Daytona 5
Mike Bertram and Andy Dirks both doubled and singled. Lauren Gagnier allowed 5 runs on 7 hits in 6 innings due in large part to 2 homers.
Lansing 1 West Michigan 3
Bryan Pounds homered and doubled. Jordan Lennerton went 3 for 3. Casey Crosby fanned 3 and walked 2 in 5 shut out innings.
Lansing 2 West Michigan 4
Bryan Pounds and Jordan Lennerton had the 2 multi hit games. Matt Hoffman went 6 innings allowing 2 runs on 5 hits, no walks, and 6 K’s.
Louisville 6 Toledo 0
Brent Clevlen doubled, one of only 4 hits for the Mud hens. Chris Lambert allowed 4 runs on 3 homers, 2 walks, and 3 K’s in 6.1 innings. Fu Te Ni struck out 2 in one inning.
Harrisburg 1 Erie 5
Brennan Boesch homered and singled and Ryan Strieby added his 4th homer. Cale Iorg doubled and didn’t strike out. Luis Marte allowed a solo homer and 5 other hits while walking 1 and fanning 7 in 7 innings.
Lakeland 3 Daytona 6
Jeff Kunkel went 2 for 4. Chris Carlson was 1 for 2 with 2 walks. Charlie Furbush allowed 4 runs on 3 hits and a walk and 3 K’s in 5 innings. Robbie Weinhardt fanned 2 in his inning of work.
Louisville 4 Toledo 5 (10 inn)
Brent Clevlen was a double short of the cycle. Brent Dlugach went 3 for 5 and is now hitting 362/404/638. Ruddy Lugo allowed 4 runs on 9 hits with 3 K’s in 6 innings. Casey Fien, Clay Rapada, Matt Rusch and Freddy Dolsi held Louisville off the board.
Harrisburg 1 Erie 14
Deik Scram homered twice and walked twice. Ryan Streiby homered, and Max Leon was a double short of the cycle – that’s 4 homers for him this year. Scott Sizemore homered. Even Max St. Pierre went deep. Brooks Brown allowed just 3 hits, and no walks, over 5.2 innings and has himself a 17 inning scoreless streak to start the year.
Lakeland 5 Daytona 1
Audy Ciriaco and Justin Henry each had 2 hits. Thad Weber pitched 7 shut out innings and allowed just 4 hits, no walks and 5 K’s.
West Michigan 8 Fort Wayne 3
Jordan Newton homered and singled and has a 390/444/780 line in 10 games. Billy Nowlin homered and singled as well and has a 394/462/576 line. Brandon Hamilton allowed a solo homer, but only 2 other hits while fanning 5 in 5 innings. He did walk 3, and those were the only 3 walks allowed by Tigers minor league starters.
Louisville 7 Toledo 4
Danny Worth (double and triple) and Wilkin Ramirez each had 2 hits. Dusty Ryan walked twice. Lucas French fanned 6 and walked none but allowed 4 runs on 9 hits in 6 innings.
Harrisburg 3 Erie 8
Max Leon was a double short of the cycle with 6 RBI. Brennan Boesch doubled and singled and walked. Alfredo Figaro allowed 2 runs on 2 solo homers, but only one other hit in 6 innings to go with 8 K’s.
Clearwater 7 Lakeland 6
Mike gosse and Kody Kaiser homered. Kyle Peter went 2 for 3 with a walk. Duane Below pitched no hit ball for 5 innings while fanning 7. But Brett Jacobson was lit up for 6 hits and a walk in 1.2 innings of work.
West Michigan 10 Fort Wayne 2
Jordan Lennerton was 3 for 5 with a homer. Brent Wyatt had a triple as one of his 3 hits. Jordan Newton, Ronnie Bourquin, and Chao Ting-Tang each had multihit games. Mauricio Robles fanned 8, walked 3, and allowed just 1 hit in 7 innings.
Indianapolis 10 Toledo 2
Joel Zumaya did his back-to-back outing and allowed 1 hit with 2 K’s in his inning of work. Ron Chiavacci was shelled for 11 hits and 6 runs in 3.1 innings. Casey Fien struggled allowed 3 hits and 2 walks while recording 1 out. Brent Dlugach homered twice and Danny Worth went 3 for 4.
Erie 3 Bowie 4
Alex Avila went 2 for 3 with a double. Max Leon homered. Cale Iorg was 0 for 3 with 2 K’s. Zach Simons allowed 1 run on 3 hits in 3 innings of work.
Erie Game 2 – PPD
Clearwater 1 Lakeland 7
Audy Ciriaco doubled and homered. Chris Carlson also homered. Kody Kaiser added 2 hits. Andrew Hess pitched 5 shut out innings surrendering 6 hits but with no walks and 4 K’s. Robbie Weinhardt struck out the side to close it out.
West Michigan 5 Fort Wayne 7
There only 6 singles for the White Caps, but they somehow turned that into 5 runs. Luke Putkonen allowed 3 runs on 4 walks, 4 hits, and 4 K’s in 3.1 innings.
Indianapolis 13 Toledo 10
Joel Zumaya is probably one outing away from rejoining the team. He pitched a scoreless inning fanning 2. Scott Drucker was shelled for 7 runs allowing 9 baserunners in 4.1 innings. Fu Te Ni didn’t fare better with 4 runs on 5 hits and a walk in 2.2 innings. Mike Hessman hit a grand slam and Dusty Ryan hit a 3 run homer. Brent Dlugach had 3 hits and Clete Thomas and Ryan Robertson added 2 apiece.
Erie – suspended in the 3rd inning
Willis pitches against Clearwater - cr Roger DeWitt
Clearwater 4 Lakeland 0
Dontrelle Willis went 7 innings, which by itself should tell you something. He allowed 4 runs on 8 hits with 2 K’s and no walks. He was perfect through the first 3 innings and recorded 16 ground ball outs. Michael Bertram went 2 for 2 with 2 walks.
West Michigan 5 Fort Wayne 2
Brandon Douglas was a homer short of the cycle. Jordan Newton added 2 hits. Casey Crosby pitched a no hitter for 3 innings, but he walked 6 in that time, but he also fanned 5.
Toledo 5 Columbus 7
Bretn Clevlen had 2 hits. Don Kelly walked twice and homered. Chris Lambert allowed 5 runs on 9 hits with 2 K’s in 4.1 innings. Clay Rapada fanned 2 in 1.1 innings of 1 hit work.
Erie 4 Altoona 6
Jeff Fraizer went 3 for 4 with a double. Cale Iorg added 2 hits. Jonah Nickerson was knocked around for 8 hits and 3 walks and 4 runs in 5.2 innings. Josh Rainwater also allowed 3 hits and 2 walks in 1.1 innings.
Daytona 2 Lakeland 4
Audy Ciriaco had 2 hits. Chris Carlson homered for the second consecutive day and added a walk. Lauren Gagnier went 5.1 innings (5 hits, 2 runs, 2 walks, 4 K’s, 1 HR). Lester Oliveros, Brett Jacobson, and Scott Green pitched scoreless relief.
West Michigan 3 Lansing 4
Jordan Newton homered as part of a 2 for 4 day. Jordan Lennerton had 2 hits as well. Brandon Hamilton struck out 3 and walked none but allowed 2 homers in his 6 innings.
Toledo 3 Columbus 1
Danny Worth went 4 for 4 with a walk out of the lead off spot. Brent Clevlen singled and doubled. Ruddy Lugo went 5 innings and allowed 3 walks and 4 hits with a single K but only 1 run crossed. We covered Zumaya’s outing already. Casey Fien allowed one hit with 3 strike outs in 2 innings.
Erie 5 Altoona 7
Jeff Frazier homered and singled driving in 3. Ryan Strieby and Deik Scram each had 2 hits. Cale Iorg went 0 for 4 and his batting average dropped to .125. Luis Marte struck out 6 in 5 innings, but he allowed 6 runs on 5 hits and 2 walks.
Daytona 3 Lakeland 5
Andy Dirks and Michael Bertram each went 2 for 4 with a double. Chris Carlson homered. Charlie Furbush pitched 5 shut out innings with 4 K’s and a walk. Robbie Weinhardt fanned 4 and walked 1 in 2 innings.
West Michigan 9 Lansing 6 (10 inn)
Gustavo Nunez, Brandon Douglas, Joe Bowen, and Bryan Pounds all had 3 hits. Mauricio Robles had 10 strike outs in 4 innings. But he also allowed 5 runs on 5 hits and 2 walks. That is kind of a crazy BABIP. Brayan Villarreal fanned 4 in 1.2 innings and Tyler Stohr allowed 3 hits in 2 shutout innings.
Columbus 3 Toledo 5
Ryan Raburn went 3 for 3 with a homer and a walk. Brent Clevlen doubled and singled. Lucas French fanned 8 and walked none in 6 innings of 3 hit shut out ball. Scott Williamson gave up all the runs. Freddy Dolsi got the save pitching 1.1 innings with a K.
Erie 3 Altoona 1
Brennan Boesch was 2 for 4. Brooks Brown allowed just 3 hits and a walk in 7 innings.
Daytona 5 Lakeland 1
Chris Carlson, Audy Ciriaco, and Michael Bertram had the only hits for Lakeland. Thad Weber went 5 innings and allowed 2 runs on 7 hits and 2 walks with 4 K’s.
West Michigan 4 Lansing 3 (10 inn)
Billy Nowlin was 3 for 3 with a walk. Ronnie Bourquin also had 3 hits. Luke Putkonen fanned 7 and allowed 2 walks and 2 hits over 6 shutout innings. Anthony Shawler fanned 3, but allowed 4 hits and 3 runs.
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