Toledo 6 Richmond 0
This game was suspended after 5 innings and I’m not sure why. Virgil Vasquez was slated to start today but didn’t, which makes me think we’ll see him in Chicago on Tuesday. Anastacio Martinez started instead and pitched 2 hit ball (with 4 walks) for 5 innings. Andres Torres had 2 hits.

Erie 0 Bowie 2
Wilkin Ramirez has 3 hits and a walk. Mike Hollimon struck out his first 4 times up. Eddie Bonine allowed 2 runs on 5 hits, 2 walks, and 5 K’s in 6 innings.

Tampa 4 Lakeland 0
Yeah, they were no hit today. Jose Veras and Daniel McCutchen combined for the no-no, but it was of the 7 inning variety. Angel Castro allowed all 4 runs working 6 innings and allowing 7 hits.

Tampa 4 Lakeland 3
Michael Hernandez had 2 hits and a walk. Kyle Sleeth allowed all 4 runs in 4 2/3 innings of work. He allowed 6 hits, 2 walks, and fanned 4.

West Michigan 5 Burlington 3
Joe Tucker went 2 for 4. Ryan Strieby doubled and drove in 3. Brennan Boesch drew 3 walks. Jonah Nickerson allowed 2 runs on 7 hits, 1 walk, and 5 K’s in 6 innings. Brett Jensen picked up his 19th save allowing one hit.

Oneonta 4 Mahoning Valley 0
Justin Henry, Cory Middleton, and Ronnie Bourquin each had 2 hits. Sean Finefrock pitched a 1 hitter over 8 innings while fanning 3 and walking 1.

Toledo 4 Richmond 1

Erie 2 Bowie 5

Lakeland – PPD Rain

West Michigan 11 Burlington 2

Oneonta 3 Mahoning Valley 6

GCL Tigers 8 TCL Blue Jays 11

Toledo 5 Richmond 8
Andres Torres went 3 for 4. Jack Hannahan had 2 hits. Chris Shelton doubled and walked twice. Ron Chiavacci allowed 4 runs on 9 hits in 5 innings. Eulogio De La Cruz pitched 2 scoreless innings but allowed 3 baserunners.

Erie 4 Bowie 3
Clete Thomas went 3 for 5 to lead the way. Wilkin Ramirez was 0 for 4 with 3 K’s in his AA debut. Dallas Trahern allowed 3 runs on 6 hits, 2 walks, and 2 K’s while inducing 13 ground outs in 7 innings.

Lakeland 3 Tampa 4
Mark Haske and Joel Roa had 2 hits each. Eleazar Aponte allowed 4 runs on 6 hits in 6 innings.

Kane County 5 West Michigan 2
Jeramy Laster homered and Ryan Strieby went 2 for 4. Matt O’Brien allowed 11 hits and 5 runs in 5 innings.

Oneonta 5 Mahoning Valley 1
Chris Carlson homered. Kody Kaiser doubled and singled. Devin Thomas singled and walked. Guillermo Moscoso followed up his no no with a 3 hit, 1 run, 8 K, six inning effort.

GCL Tigers 1 GCL Braves 3
Christopher White singled and walkd. Luis Arlet added a triple. Jay Sborz allowed 2 hits and 2 runs with 3 K’s in 3 1/3 hours.

Minors News

The Tigers announced the signing of 3 players today including 3rd round pick Luke Putkonen. The others are Jonathan Kibler and one Richard Zumaya.

Thanks to Mike R who did the wrap…

Toledo 3, Norfolk 5
Offensively, Kevin Hooper, Erick Almonte, and Chris Shelton each had an RBI. Shelton’s numbers are taking a hit as he’s hitting .200/.303/.345 in the month of July. Jordan Tata took the loss after going 5 1/3rd innings, giving up 4 runs on 5 hits and 2 walks without striking out a hitter. Preston Larrison and Jeremy Johnson combined for the final 2.2 IP and struck out 3 while walking one and allowing one run.

Erie 1, Bowie 3
Seawolves hitters combined to strike out 13 times as they put up one run despite out hitting Bowie 7 to 6. Clete Thomas and Matt Joyce each had a triple. Andrew Kown pitched well enough to win throwing 6 innings, allowing 3 runs on 5 hits and 2 walks while striking out 6.

Lakeland 1, Tampa 0
In what I’m assuming was a rain-shortened game, Lakeland squeezed out a 1-0 win after just 7 innings of play. Burke Badenhop went the full 7 innings allowing just 3 hits, and walking two while striking out 4. Will Rhymes and Jeff Kunkel each picked up two hits and the lone Flying Tigers run was unearned.

Kane County 1, West Michigan 4
Scott Sizemore, Brennan Boesch, and Ryan Strieby all had an RBI apiece. Lauren Gagnier allowed 4 hits and one run over 6 and a third innings. Brett Jensen picked up his 18th save in front of 4, 857.

Jamestown 3, Oneonta 5
Catcher Devin Thomas had 2 hits including a 3 run homer. 3rd baseman Cory Middleton and Outfielder Casper Wells each drove in a run to complete the Oneonta scoring. Mark Brackman picked up the victory allowing 2 hits and zero runs over 6 2/3rd innings.

GCL Braves 3, GCL Tigers 4
2nd baseman, Hayden Parrot (out of West Bloomfield, MI) hit a 2-run homer and had 3 RBI’s. The 19-year-old is now hitting .342/.369/.456 for the GCL Tigers. Gene Lamont’s son, Wade, was 0-3 with a strikeout and is now hitting .180 (11-61) with 18 strikeouts against just 3 walks. Not the pro-ball start he probably envisioned. Dario Carvajal got a no decision despite having a quality start (3 runs allowed, 6.2 IP). 5’11, 157 lbs. Santo Franco picked up his 6th save for the GCL Tigers by striking out 2 of the 3 hitters he faced in the final inning. In 9 2/3rd innings, he’s allowed only 4 hits and 1 run while striking out 13, walking 7, and holding opponents to a .133 average, although, he is 22 in short-season ball.

Toledo 1 Norfolk 9
Kevin Hooper doubled twice and Timo Perez added 2 singles and a walk. Yorman Bazardo, a candidate to start in the DH next Tuesday, was roughed up for 11 hits in 5 innings resulting in 6 runs. Tim Byrdak made a rehab appearance and allowed 4 runs on 4 hits, including a homer while retiring only 1 hitter.

Reading 6 Erie 3
Mike Hollimon was a homer short of the cycle. Jeff Larish singled and walked twice. Jon Connolly went 5 2/3 innings and allowed 5 runs (3 earned) on 9 hits, 1 walk, and 3 K’s.

Reading 5 Erie 4
Jeff Larish, Andres Torres, and Matt Joyce had 2 hits a piece. Matt Righter allowed 4 runs on 8 hits, 1 walk, and 3 K’s in 4 innings.

Lakeland 5 Palm Beach 4
Mike Hernandez homered and drove in 2 runs. Lucas French allowed 5 baserunners, and 4 scored.

Kane county 8 West Michigan 2
Scott Sizemore and Brennan Boesch each had 4 hits, the only hits of the night for the Caps. Duane Below allowed 2 runs on 5 hits, 2 walks, and 7 strikeouts in 5 innings.

Jamestown 2 Oneonta 11
Casper Wells led the way with 3 hits. Justin Henry and Angel Fiores each added 2 hits. Sendy Vasquez allowed 2 runs on 3 hits, 3 walks, and 5 K’s in 6 innings.

GCL Indians 5 GCL Tigers 1
Marc McBratney had 2 hits and a walk. Emmanuel Miguelez fanned 8 and walked 1 in 5 innings, but surrendered 3 runs on 5 hits.

Minors News

In a chat today, Jim Callis had a Tigers blurb:

There’s talk that the Tigers and Crosby have mostly agreed to terms but that they’re waiting to announce the deal to avoid drawing the ire of MLB. Haven’t heard anything new on Porcello. My gut feel is that he winds up a Tar Heel.

Make of it what you will.

Toledo 2 Norfolk 0
Virgil Vasquez pitched a complete game 5 hit shut out. He’s due to pitch again this weekend, but the Tigers have a double header on Tuesday next week. Let’s look to see if he makes his scheduled start – if not he’ll probably be called up for a spot start. Offensively Chris Shelton was hitting 7th in the lineup tonight (1 for 4) which is his lowest of the season I believe. No one really stood out, but Timo Perez did have a double.

Erie- PPD

Lakeland 3 Palm Beach 4
Wil Rhymes, Danny Worth, and Justin Justice all had 3 hits. Worth’s season is still young, but for a 2007 draftee he’s had a decent start so far. Kyle Sleeth went 6 innings allowing 3 runs on 2 hits, 5 walks, and 2 K’s.

Kane County 3 West Michigan 6
Brennan Boesch went 3 for 5. Santo De Leon and Jeramy Laster each had 2 hits and Scott Sizemore doubled and had 2 walks. Jonah Nickerson pitched 6 strong innings allowing 2 runs on 8 hits, 2 walks, and 5 k’s.

Jamestown 4 Oneonta 0
Casper Wells and Kyle Peter had the only hits for the O-Tigs tonight. Sean Finefrock allowed 3 runs on 4 hits, 3 walks, and 5 innings.

GCL Tigers – Box unavailable

Minors News

Charlie Furbush was quite impressive for the GCL Tigers, which you’d hope for a college pitcher in the GCL. He was rewarded with a promotion all the way to West Michigan skipping Oneonta. Ed Clelland and Jeff Kunkel were bumped up to Lakeland.

Last night I was going to post about the season that Edward Reynoso was having for the Dominican Summer League Tigers. I generally don’t venture into the DSL or VSL out of sheer ignorance, but took note of a couple performances. Coincidentally, Matt wrote about it so I’ll just link to his work. My contribution will then be to highlight Santos Heredia. A switch hitting, left handed throwing 18 year old middle infielder, Heredia sports a .481 OBP. He’s 5’8″ and 170 pounds so at the very least he qualifies as interesting.

Charlotte 4 Toledo 5 10 innings
Brent Clevlen continues to swing it with his 4th homer in the last 9 days (and of the season) to go along with a double and a single. Mike Hessman added two hits. Ron Chiavacci allowed 2 runs on 5 hits, a walk, and 4 K’s in 5 1/3 innings. Eulogio De La Cruz allowed a hit and a walk while fanning 1 in 1 2/3 innings but he did allow an inherited runner to score on a sacrifice fly.

Bowie 2 Erie 10
Jackson Melian went deep and 4 Seawolves had 2 hit games. Jair Jurrjens fanned 9 and walked 3 in allowing 1 run in 6 innings of work.

Lakeland 0 Palm Beach 6
Wilkin Ramirez had 2 of the 5 singles. Justin Justice walked twice. Eleazar Aponte allowed 6 runs, only 3 of which were earned in 7 innings on 7 hits, no walks, and 2 K’s.

Beloit 3 West Michigan 5
Scott Sizemore had 2 doubles and a walk and for the season is hitting 271/387/407. Brennan Boesch and Deik Scram each added 2 hits as well. Matt O’Brien allowed 2 runs on 5 hits, 2 walks, and 5 K’s in 6 innings.

Batavia 0 Oneonta 6
Guillermo Moscoso threw a perfect game! He fanned 7 and then all the other numbers were 0’s. Moscoso is a 23 year old from Venezuela and that’s about all I can tell you about him except that he’s a righty and hasn’t allowed a run in his last 3 outings. A 23 year old having success in short season ball isn’t something to get real excited about, but a perfect game is a perfect game. Congrats Guillermo! Ronnie Bourquin went 2 for 4 and Justin Henry walked 3 times.

GCL Tigers DNP

Charlotte 3 Toledo 2
Timo Perez homered and Chris Shelton singled and that was all the offense. Jordan Tata allowed 3 runs, 1 earned, on 5 hits in 6 2/3 innings.

Bowie 11 Erie 2
Jeff Larish homered, one of only 4 hits for the Seawolves. Dallas Trahern was knocked around for 12 hits in 5 innings which resulted in 5 runs. Kevin Ardoin came in and allowed 6 runs – all unearned – in 3 innings on 6 hits.

Daytona 10 Lakeland 12
Finally some offense. Mike Hernandez was a triple short of the cycle. Four other players had 2 hits apiece. Burke Badenhop allowed 6 runs on 8 hits, a walk, and 4 K’s in 5 2/3 innings.

Beloit 1 West Michigan 2 11 innings
Scott Sizemore went 4 for 5 and was half of the offense. However he and Gorkys Hernandez were both cut down stealing twice. Lauren Gagnier allowed 1 runs on 3 hits and 3 walks in 7 innings.

Batavia 5 Oneonta 10
It was a 5 for 5 night for Justin Herny. Kody Kaiser shook off a mini slump and went 1 for 3 with 2 walks, as did Ronnie Bourquin. Mark Brackman allowed 5 runs, only one of which was earned, in 5 2/3 innings.

GCL Yankees 5 GCL Tigers 0
Another game with no offense, just 3 singles. Aaron Furhman was great though throwing a 2 hitter over 7 innings with 2 walks and 5 K’s.

Richmond 7 Toledo 5
Yorman Bazardo was rocked for 7 runs on 7 hits in just 3 innings. Eulogio De La Cruz pitched 2 scoreless innings. Brent Clevlen went 3 for 4 and is now 9 for 16 since returning to Toledo
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Bowie 5 Erie 10
Jackson Melian was 3 for 4 with a homer and 5 RBI. Clete Thomas had 3 hits as well and Jeff Larish walked 3 times. Matt Righter allowed 5 runs on 8 hits and 2 walks in 4 2/3 innings. Five relievers pitched shut out ball the rest of the way.

Daytona 4 Lakeland 0
Justin Justice 2 was 2 for 2 with a walk. Lucas French went 6 innings and allowed just 1 run on 3 hits in 6 innings.

Beloit 5 West Michigan 3 12 innings
Scott Sizemore was 3 for 6 with a triple and 2 RBI. Gorkys Hernandez singled, tripled, and walked. Duane Below fanned 7 in 6 innings and allowed 3 runs on 7 hits and a walk.

Oneonta 2 State College 3
Chris Carlson homered, doubled, and walked. Justin Henry had 2 hits and Casper Wells walked twice. Sendy Vasquez allowed 3 runs, 1 earned, on 3 hits and 5 walks in 4 2/3 innings.

GCL Tigers 5 GCL Phillies 3
Christopher White, Carlos Ramirez, and Joseph Bowen all had 2 hits. Jay Sborz allowed 1 unearned run on 5 hits and no walks in 3 innings.

Minors News

Mike Rojas has been managing the Mud Hens while Larry Parish recovered from ankle surgery. Well, the team announced that Rojas will manage the rest of the year. Parish is slated to return next year.

Richmond 3 Toledo 5
Brent Clevlen was feeling it tonight with 2 dingers and Mike Hessman added his 27th. Timo Perez chipped in 2 hits as well. Virgil Vasquez allowed 2 runs in 7 innings on 6 hits, no walks, and 3 K’s. Aquilino Lopez struck out the side in the 9th for the save.

Bowie 1 Erie 9
Mike Hollimon had 3 hits including his 9th and 10th homers. Jeff Larish went deep twice as well. Kody Kirkland also hit a homer, but only one. Andrew Kown pitched the complete game and fanned 5 while walking none.

Daytona 8 Lakeland 4
Wil Rhymes homered, singled and walked. Danny Worth doubled and walked. Kyle Sleeth started and it wasn’t good. He only lasted 1 2/3 innings allowing 3 runs on 4 hits and 3 walks.

Beloit 4 West Michigan 5 12 innings
Santo De Leon had 3 hits and Gorkys Hernandez added 2. Jonah Nickerson allowed just 1 unearned run in 5 innings while fanning 5.

Oneonta 4 State College 3
Justin Henry and Mike Sullivan each had 3 hits and a walk. Sean Finefrock allowed 1 run on 5 hits, 2 walks, and 3 K’s over 6 innings.

GCL Phillies 1 GCL Tigers 0
Christopher White and Carlos Ramirez had 2 hits each, and that was it for the offense. Emmanuel Miguelez was solid allowing 5 hits and no walks while fanning 5 in 6 shut out innings.

INT 7 PCL 5
It was the AAA All Star game and Timo Perez walked away with MVP honors picking up 3 hits and 2 RBI. Mike Hessman chipped in with a homer.

Eastern League AS Game – Fogged out

Daytona 3 Lakeland 4
Danny Worth went 2 for 4. Justin Justice was 3 for 4 with his 5th homer. Angel Castro allowed 2 runs on 9 hits, no walks, and 3 K’s in 7 innings.

West Michigan – DNP

Oneonta 4 State College 1
Chris Calson doubled and homered. Justin Henry, Mike Sullivan, and Casper Wells all had 2 hit games. Alfredo Figaro pitched 7 shut out innings allowing 5 hits and 3 walks while fanning 3.

GCL Tigers 5 GCL Blue Jays 2
Roger Tomas banged out 3 doubles. Shawn Roof singled and added a walk. Brandon Johnson allowed 3 hits and 2 walks while fanning 5 en route to 6 1/3 innings of shut out ball.

GCL Blue Jays 2 GCL Tigers 9
Only one of the Tigers affiliates was in action tonight. Charles Furbush allowed 1 hit, and 2 walks while fanning 10 in 5 shut out innings. Hayden Parrot went 4 for 5 and Luis Arlet was 3 for 4.