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Tigers Minor League Wrap – 5/12/07

Toledo 3 Pawtucket 2
Dallas Trahern, who was called up from Erie to make the start in the wake of Virgil Vasquez going to the Tigers, pitched 6 1/3 innings. He allowed 2 runs on 5 hits, 3 walks, and 2 strikeouts. Ryan Raburn homered for the Hens.

Erie 1 Akron 2 11 innings
Kody Kirkland had 2 hits and has quietly pushed his season line to 295/345/467. Andrew Miller made his AA debut and allowed 1 run on 6 hits, no walks, and 7 K’s over 8 innings. He posted a 14:2 ground ball:fly ball mix.

Lakeland 7 Daytona 9
Mike Hernandez doubled twice and singled. Cameron Maybin added 2 hits and a stolen base. Andrew Kown allowed 6 runs, only 3 earned, in 4 1/3 innings on 7 hits and 2 strikeouts.

Great Lakes 3 West Michigan 2
Ryan Strieby had 2 hits and walk and is hitting a very respectable (especially considering his home ballpark) 314/387/466 with a 15/14 K/BB mix. Chris Cody pitched 7 2/3 innings and allowed 3 runs on 10 hits. He walked none and fanned 13. I know he’s old for the league and reports say his stuff isn’t great, but in any case isn’t it time to promote a guy who has posted a 1.46 ERA over 55 1/3 innings? Especially when you look at a K/BB ratio of 58:8?

Tigers Minor League Wrap – 5/11/07

Toledo 2 Pawtucket 3 14 innings
Timo Perez and Jack Hannahan homered to provide the offense. Ryan Raburn and Brent Clevlen each had 2 hits. Zach Miner had his best start of the season allowing 3 hits and 1 walks to go along with 6 K’s in 7 innings of shut out ball.

Erie 12 Akron 1
Clete Thomas was a triple short of the cycle as he racked up a 4 for 5 day plus a walk. Andres Torres was a single short of the cycle and walked. Kody Kirkland had 2 hits, a walk, and 2 stolen bases. Mike Hollimon added 2 hits and a walk and Matt Joyce had 3 walks. Jon Connolly allowed 1 unearned run over 8 innings despite allowing 9 hits and no strike outs.

Lakeland 6 Daytona 5 17 innings
Whole lot of baseball last night on the farm. Wil Rhymes was 4 for 9 and Cameron Maybin was 4 for 7 to lead the attack. There always seems to be someone who takes an 0fer on a night like this. Last night the unfortunate soul was Wilkin Ramirez who was 0 for 8 with 5 K’s – kind of like having a slump all on one night. Making it even more challenging, neither starter lasted through the 5th inning.

Cedar Rapids 2 West Michigan 4
Gorkys Hernandez went 3 for 4 and is now hitting 346/410/430. Scott Sizemore added a perfect 4 for 4 night as well. Duane Below pitched 6 shut out innings. He only allowed 4 hits and 1 walk while fanning 14.

Virgil Vasquez to start on Sunday

With Jeremy Bonderman’s finger still causing problems, Virgil Vasquez will take the mound on Sunday Night Baseball. Vasquez has been Mack Avenue Tigers‘ guy to take over Durbin’s spot in the rotation.

Vasquez has been quite solid in his last 5 outings accumulating 31 innings and 41 K’s against 6 walks. He’s only allowed 5 earned runs over that stretch.

The move probably won’t be come official until Sunday, because it will mean removing a member of the bullpen – presumably Aquilino Lopez – to make room.

As for Bonderman, hopefully this is only a one start deal. Right now we’re at the nuisance stage of the injury, and I’d just assume not see it get worse.

Tigers Minor League Wrap – 5/10/07

Toledo 2 Rochester 1
Ryan Raburn picked up a double for one of the Hens 3 hits. Chris Shelton continues to struggle with 3 K’s as part of an 0 for 4 night. Yorman Bazardo pitched 8 shut out innings. It was kind of a weird stat line with only 2 hits, but with 5 walks and 6 K’s. Usually that means a 6th inning departure because of pitch count be made it through 8 on 107.

Erie – DNP

Lakeland – DNP

West Michigan – DNP

UPDATE: Sorry about disseminating bad information. I checked milb.com this morning quickly, and for each of the other leagues it said there was no scoreboard. It seemed fishy, but I was in a hurry and didn’t probe deeper. All the stats are in the comments. Thanks to Mike G for picking up the slack.

Tigers Minor League Wrap – 5/9/07

Toledo 11 Rochester 9
Jack Hannahan had 3 hits and a walk and Timo Perez continues to swing a hot bat with a double. Ryan Raburn and Mike Hessman each homered. Chris Shelton managed a double and a walk. Dennis Tankersley allowed 5 runs in 5 1/3 innings. Preston Larrison surrendered 4 runs on 4 hits and 2 walks without getting an out.

Erie 5 Altoona 1
It was a 3rd straight gem for Eulogio De La Cruz who pitched 7 innings allowing only 2 hits. He walked 2, fanned 8, and surrendered a homer. Mike Hollimon doulbed and homered and Kody Kirkland went deep as well.

Lakeland 3 Daytona 5
Wilkin Ramirez doubled and tripled for the Flying Tigers. Justin Justice, Wil Rhymes, and Ryan Roberson all homered. Lucas French pitched 6 shut out innings allowing only 4 hits while fanning 9.

Cedar Rapids 9 West Michigan 2
Brandon Timm had 3 hits, and that was pretty much the offense. Lauren Gagnier allowed 10 hits for 7 runs in 5 1/3 innings.

Tigers Minor League Wrap – 5/8/07

Toledo 5 Rochester 6
Timo Perez homered and doubled and Ryan Raburn added 2 doubles. Ron Chiavacci allowed 2 earned runs (5 total runs) over 6 innings with 6 K’s and no walks.

Erie 3 Altoona 4
Jackson Melian had 2 hits to lead the offense. Jeff Larish doubled and drove in all 3 runs. Jair Jurrjens allowed 3 runs over 6 innings with 5 strikeouts and 1 walk.

Jupiter 7 Lakeland 7 (11th inning in progress)
Wilkin Ramirez doubled, homered, and walked. Burke Badenhop allowed 1 run on 6 hits over 7 innings.

Cedar Rapids 2 West Michigan 1
Brennan Boesch had 2 hits and Scott Sizemore tripled. Jonah Nickerson pitched a complete game allowing 2 runs on 5 h its, no walks, and 9 K’s.

Tigers Minor League Wrap – 5/7/07

Toledo 9 Rochester 4
Chris Shelton’s slide continues with an 0 for 3. Ryan Raburn went 2 for 3 with a homer and Jack Hannahan drove in 4 on 2 hits. Virgil Vasquez allowed 3 runs on 5 hits and 2 walks over 5 2/3 innings. He did fan 9.

Erie 0 Altoona 4
With only 4 hits for the Seawolves there isn’t much offense to report. Dallas Trahern pitched a strong game allowing 8 hits and no walks over 8 innings with 5 K’s.

Jupiter 4 Lakeland 0
Justin Justice drew 2 walks to pace the Lakeland attack. Cameron Maybin was 1 for 4. Andrew Miller allowed 3 runs, 1 earned, over 7 innings behind 6 hits, and 4 walks. He fanned 5 and induced 14 groundball outs.

Burlington 1 West Michigan 6
Gorkys Hernandez went 3 for 4 with a double and a stolen base. Ryan Strieby and Santo De Leon each had 2 hits. James Skelton doubled twice and added a single pushing his average to 358. Chris Cody went 8 innings and allowed only 1 run on 4 hits and 5 K’s.

Minors News

Andres Torres was named Eastern League player of the week

Tigers Minor League Wrap – 5/5/07

Toledo 4 Columbus 7
Ryan Raburn led the way with a single, a homer, and a walk. Timo Perez added a double and home run as well. Yorman Bazardo surrendered 5 runs in 6 innings on 7 hits, 1 walk, and 1 strike out.

Harrisburg 4 Erie 5
Andres Torres continues his tear with 3 hits including his first homer of the year. Mike Hollimon and Jeff Larish added 2 hits each as well. Eddie Bonine allowed 2 runs on 7 hits and no walks over 6 innings to go along with 4 K’s.

Jupiter 8 Lakeland 7
Mike Hernandez was a homer away from the cycle while Wil Rhymes and Justin Justice added 3 hits each. Cameron Maybin was 2 for 5 and Ovandy Suero added his 20th stolen base. Eleazar Aponte took the loss giving up 5 runs on 8 hits and 2 walks in 5 1/3 innings.

Burlington 1 West Michigan 5
Deik Scram had 2 triples and a double to push his line to 328/423/443. Ryan Strieby added 2 hits and a walk. Angel Castro allowed a single run over 7 innings on just 5 hits.

Tigers Minor League Wrap – 5/4/07

Scranton 4 Toledo 6
Toledo managed 6 runs on only 3 hits. Brent Clevlen led the way with a double, a walk, and 2 RBI. Dennis Tankersley allowed 4 runs, 3 earned, over 7 innings.

Harrisburg 0, Erie 2
Andres Torres had 2 hits and a walk. Eulogio De La Cruz pitched a complete game, 2 hit shutout, with 10 K’s.

Lakeland 10 Dunedin 6
Ovandy Suero picked up 3 hits, and surprisingly didn’t steal a base. Cameron Maybin tripled and walked. Lucas French allowed 3 runs in 5 innings.

Burlington 4 West Michigan 9
Ryan Strieby had 3 hits, including his 3rd homer, and added a walk. Santo De Leon also added 3 hits pushing his average to .300. Gorkys Hernandez and Audy Ciriaco each had 2 hits. Lauren Gagnier allowed 4 runs on 4 hits and 3 walks over 6 innings.

Tigers Minor League Wrap – 5/3/07

Scranton 7 Toledo 5
Ron Chiavacci allowed 5 runs (4 earned) in 6 innings. He fanned 5 and walked 2. Ramon Santiago and Ryan Raburn each had 3 hits. Brent Clevlen and Timo Perez had mutli hit games as well.

Reading 4 Erie 5
Andres Torres had 3 hits. Mike Hollimion was 1 for 4 with a walk. Jair Jurrjens struck out 4 and walked none en route to a 7 inning 3 run night.

Lakeland 3 Durbin 6
Wilkin Ramirez went 2 for 5. Ryan Roberson had 3 hits. Cameron Maybin was 1 for 3 with 2 walks. Burke Badenhop allowed 6 runs on 8 hits over 4 innings.

West Michigan 9 Kane County 3
Brennan Boesch and Louis Ott each picked up 3 hit games. James Skelton and Deik Scram each had 2 hit games plus walks. Jonah Nickerson allowed 3 runs on 3 hits and 3 walks over 5 innings with 5 K’s.

Tigers Minor League Wrap – 5/2/07

Scranton 1 Toledo 2 10 innings
Ramon Santiago, Ryan Raburn, and Jack Hannahan all had 2 hits. Chris Shelton went 0 for 4 with 2 K’s. Virgil Vasquez was strong again with 7 innings of shut out ball. He allowed 5 hits, 2 walks, and he fanned 7. Vasquez now has 41 strikeouts and 8 walks in 35 innings.

Reading 4 Erie 6
Jeff Larish singled and hit his 5th homer. Mike Hollimon tripled, singled, and walked. Brent Dlugach added 2 doubles. Dallas Trahern started and had his first rough outing. He only allowed 3 runs over 5 innings, but he also allowed 5 hits and 4 walks.

Reading 8 Erie 1
Andrew Kown was touched for 6 runs on 2 homers in 3 innings. Anthony Tomey pitched another scoreless inning stretching his string to 8 2/3 innings over 8 games between Lakeland and Erie. Jeff Larish was the offense with his 6th homer.

Lakeland 4 Dunedin 5
Mike Hernandez hit his 4th homer. Cameron Maybin added 2 hits and his 10th stolen base. Justin Justice drew 3 walks. Andrew Miller continues his up-and-down season with 6 innings of shutout ball. He allowed 5 hits while walking 2 and fanning 5.

West Michigan 3 Kane County 5
James Skelton had 3 hits pushing his average to .304. Chris Cody allowed 4 runs on 4 hits over 6 innings. He struck out 7 and walked only one.

Minors News

  • Kevin Hooper hits the DL. Kevin Mateo was signed to take his spot.
  • The Whitecaps are giving away Brent Clevlen bobbleheads on May 9th

Tigers Minor League Wrap – 5/1/07

Minor League Baseball: Scoreboard: Scoreboard
Jose Mesa made his rehab appearance as a starter. He 23 pitches in 2 innings allowing 2 hits and striking out one. Zach Miner followed and is still struggling with the walks. he surrendered 4 in six innings. Timo Perez added another multi-hit game and Chris Shelton walked three times.
Erie – Rained out

Sarasota 5 Lakeland 3
Ovandy Suero reached base 3 times (2 hits and a walk) so you know he had some stolen bases. He added 3 more tonight running his total to 18 successful swipes in 20 tries. Cameron Maybin was 1 for 3 with a walk and his 9th stolen base. Matt Righter started and was knocked around for 5 runs on 6 hits in 4 innings.

West Michigan 5 Kane Count 4
Ryan Strieby had a single and 2 walks. Santo De Leon tripled and knocked in 3 runs. Duane below did a nice job allowing 1 run over 6 2/3 innings on 5 hits and 3 walks.