Toledo 7, Charlotte 3
Humberto Sanchez had another strong start. He went 5 2/3 innings and allowed 2 runs on 6 hits. He walked 3 and struck out 2. Newly signed Dustin Mohr was 1 for 3 with a walk while Ryan Raburn homered and singled. To make room for Mohr, Nook Logan was demoted to AA Erie.

Akron 7, Erie 6
Mike Rabelo doubled and singled in 4 at-bats. Brent Clevlen and Kody Kirkland were both 1 for 4. Virgil Vasquez was knocked around for 11 hits in 5 innings. He fanned 6 and walked 2.

Clearwater 7, Lakeland 3
Garth McKinney was 2 for 4 with a homer. Kevin Ardoin gave up 5 runs in 4 innings with a walk, a strikeout, and a homer.

South Bend 7, West Michigan 6
Cameron Maybin was 2 for 5, but once again struck out 3 times. His K’s are piling up. Burke Badenhop was touched for 10 h its and 6 runs (5 earned) in 5 innings.

Oneonta 10, Vermont 4
Scott Sizemore , Ronnie Bourquin, Ryan Strieby, Louis Ott, Deik Scram, and Santo De Leon all had multi-hit games. Bourquin added 2 walks as well. Randor Bierd pitched a scoreless inning of relief with a hit, a walk and 2 K’s.

GCL Indians 4, GCL Tigers 3

Toledo 4, Norfolk 3
Ryan Raburn was 2 for 2 with a walk and David Espinosa homered for the 2nd day in a row. Corey Hamman started and went 5 innings allowing 2 runs. Bobby Seay allowed a run on a homer in 1 inning of work.

Toledo 7, Norfolk 2
Big day for David Espinosa who was 3 for 4 with 3 triples! Ryan Raburn homered, singled, and walked. Jack Hannahan and Mike Hessman added homers and walks as well. Steve Green allowed 2 runs in 5 innings and Chris Spurling pitched a scoreless inning as well.

Erie – DH PPD

Lakeland 2, Sarasota 1 (11 innings)
Wilkin Ramirez was the offense with a double and homer. Jeremy Johnson went 7 innings and scattered 5 hits for only 1 run. He walked one and fanned four. Eddie Bonine threw 3 scoreless innings for the win.

Lakeland 3, Sarasota 2
Wilkin Ramirez homered in this one as well, his 8th of the season. Jeff Larish joined him with his 13th dinger. PJ Finigan made the DH spot start and allowed 4 hits and 1 walk over 4 innings. He held Sarasota to two runs. Kevin Whelan pitched a scoreless inning for the save.

South Bend 7, West Michigan 3
Josh Rainwater was touched for 6 runs, 4 earned, in 4 innings on 8 hits and a walk. Ricky Steik struck out 5 in 2 innings of work. Cameron Maybin doubled, walked and fanned 3 times.

Oneonta – PPD

Toledo 14, Syracuse 6
Ryan Raburn, David Espinosa, and Mike Hessman all homered for Toledo as Jordan Tata got lots of run support. Tata allowed 4 runs, 3 earned, in 6 innings. He allowed 2 homers while walking 1 and striking out 2.

Erie – PPD

Lakeland – PPD

West Michigan 7, Burlington 3
Dusty Ryan and Justin Justice homered and Matt Joyce added 2 hits. Cameron Maybin was 0 for 4 with 3 k’s. He’s had several multi-strikeout games this week. Sendy Vasquez allowed 3 runs, all unearned, in 6 2/3 innings. Anthony Claggett and Olando Perdomo pitched the last 2 1/3 without incident.

Oneonta – PPD

GCL Phillies 6, GCL Tigers 2

Syracuse 7, Toledo 4
Jack Hannahan, Kevin Hooper, and Ryan Raburn all had 2 hit games while Ryan Ludwick homered. Colby Lewis was rocked for 7 runs in 3 innings. Mark Woodyard was solid in 2 innings of relief with 3 K’s and 2 walks.

Bowie 7, Erie 0
This game was called early, and not because of the mercy rule, rain ended the game after 6 innings. Bobby jones game rup 6 runs, 5 earned in 4 innings. He allowed 3 walks and 9 hits while fanning 3.

Lakeland 5, Dunedin 2
Dallas Trahern scattered 6 hits and 2 walks over 6 innings and allowed only two Dunedin players to cross the plate while K’ing 4. Kevin Whelan looked to have his early season mojo working as he struckout the side in the 9th. Clete Thomas tripled and singled and Jeff Larish added a double.

West Michigan 5, Burlington 1 (16 innings)
The Whitecaps played nearly two games in one last night. The game remained notted until the 16th inning when Matthew Joyce hit a 2-out bases loaded single to break the game open. A throwing error cleared the bases. Michael Hollimon doubled, tripled, and reached on a sacrifice bunt. Cameron Maybin was 3 for 7 with 3 strikeouts. Lucas French went the first 7 innings allowing only 4 hits. The bullpen held Burlingotn scoreless for the next 9.

Oneonta 5, Lowell 2
Scott Sizemore, Brennan Boesch, and Ron Bourqin all picked up 2 hits in the heart of the O-Tigers order. University of Michigan catcher Jeff Kunkel added 2 hits as well. Zachary Piccola walked 3 in 4 innings, but only allowed one hit.

GCL Tigers – No game

Syracuse 6, Toledo 4
Humberto Sanchez had a rougher go this outing. He allowed 2 runs in each of the first 2 innings, but then settled down. His final numbers were 6 innings, 9 hits, 4 runs, 1 walk, and 8 strike outs. Kevin Hooper was 2 for 2 with 2 stolen bases.

Reading 4, Erie 2
Brent Clevlen was 2 for 4 and Kelly Hunt and Jackson Melian added homers. Preston Larrison started and went 7 innings allowing 4 runs on 7 hits, 3 walks and one strike out.

Dunedin 3, Lakeland 2
Clete Thomas and Wilkin Ramirez tripled, but that wa sit for offensive highlights. Ramirez also made his 22nd error of the season. Eddie Bonine allowed all 3 runs (2 earned) in 6 2/3 innings. PJ Finigan went the remainder of the game allowing a hit and a walk.

West Michigan 2, Burlington 0
Michael Hollimon was 3 for 4 with 2 doubles. Justin Justice and Dusty Ryan picked up 2 hits as well. Cameron Maybin saw his average drop below .300 for the first time this year (I think) with an 0 for 4, 2 K night. Burke Badenhop shutout Burlington for 7 innings on only 5 hits.

Oneonta 8, Lowell 5
Santo De Leon was 3 for 4 with a double and Scott Sizemore tripled and singled in 5 at-bats. Casey Fien pitched 3 scoreless innings and secured the win. Randor Bierd was tagged for 2 unearned runs as he allowed 2 hits while fanning 2 in an inning of work. Fourteenth round pick Brett Jensen secured his 2nd save.

GCL Tigers 15, GCL Indians 5
Audy Ciriaco hit a grand slam in the 1st inning to set the tone in this one.

Toledo 9, Syracuse 4
Max St Pierre was 3 for 5 and Jack Hannahan was 2 for 5. Nook Logan doubled, singled, and walked twice in 4 plate apperances. Chad Durbin struck out 7 in 7 innings while allowing one run. Chris Spurling allowed an uncharacteristic run in one inning of work on a solo homer.

Erie 6, Reading 5
Jair Jurrgens pitched 7 strong innings allowing only 4 hits and two walks while fanning 4. Two of those strikeouts came in the 7th when he allowed a single and double to set up a 2nd and 3rd no out situation. He fanned the next two and induced a groundball for the 3rd out. Eulogio De La Cruz almost gave the game away with 4 hits and 2 walks in one inning of work. Mike Rabelo and Danilo Sanchez homered in multi-hit games.

Lakeland 2, Dunedin 1
Jeff Larish was 2 for 3 and Wilkin Ramirez doubled in 3 at-bats. Kevin Ardoin went 8 1/3 with 4 K’s and the only run coming on a solo homer. Kevin Whelan picked up the last 2 outs for the save.

West Michigan 8, Burlington 4
Michael Hernandez was 3 for 5 with a double and a homer. Matt Joyce doubled twice. Cameron Maybin was 0 for 4 with a walk and 2 K’s. Erik Averill allowed 4 runs, 1 earned, in 5 innings with 3 walks and 3 strikeouts. Josh Rainwater allowed a walk and hit in two innings with 5 of the 6 outs coming via the strikeout.
Oneonta 4, Tri-City 3
Brandon Timm was 1 for 3 with a triple. Ron Bourquin singled and walked in 4 plate appearances.

GCL Yankees 5, GCL Tigers 0

Toledo – DNP

Erie 9, Reading 3
The Seawolves beat up on Phillies starter Randy Wolf who was on a rehab assignment. Vnicent Blue was 2 for 4 with a walk and Chris Maples was 1 for 3 with 2 walks. Mike Rabelo added a single and double in 5 AB’s. Brent Clevlen was 0 for 5 with 4 K’s. Virgil Vasquez went 6 1/3 innings scattering 5 hits and a walk and allowing only 3 runs. He also struck out 5. Kurt Airoso left the game with an injury.

Lakeland 2, Fort Myers 1Jon Connolly made it through 8 innings allowing only 4 hits and 2 walks before being lifted in the 9th. An unearned run ended up scoring, but that was the extent of the damage. Like the Connolly of old, he did it without missing bats as he fanned only 3. Kevin Whelan and Danny Zell combined to preserve the win in the 9th. Clete Thomas doubled and walked and Jeff Larish added a double in 4 at bats.

West Michigan – DNP. In a roster move Lavon Lewis was released and Loren Fraser was promoted from extended spring training.

Tri-City 11, Oneonta 4
Brennan Boesch had his coming out party with a 3 for 4 night including 2 doubles and a homer. Boesch was the Tigers 3rd Round pick this year from Cal State. Randor Bierd who had success at West Michigan last year, is coming back from injury and allowed 3 runs on 3 hits in 2/3 of an inning.

GCL Braves 7, GCL Tigers 3

Rochester 7, Toledo 1
It was another average outing for Jordan Tata. He allowed 4 runs in 6 innings on 7 hits and 3 walks while striking out 5. Mark Woodyard allowed 3 runs in 2 innings of relief work. The Hens offense only mustered 4 hits.

Erie 4, Reading 3
Kurt Airoso was 2 for 4 and Mike Rabelo was 2 for 3. Nate Bumstead allowed 3 runs in 6 innings. He walked 3 and struck out 2.

Fort Myers 11, Lakeland 3
Jeff Frazier was 2 for 4 with his 7th homer. Chris Robinson has been swining the bat well and his 2 for 3 raised his average to .271. Jeremy Johnson was hit hard allowing 7 runs and two homers in 3 1/3 innings. Control was also a problem with 4 walks against 2 strikeouts.

MWL All Star Game: The game featured only 2 appearances by Whitecaps. Michael Hollimon was 0 for 1 and Orlando Perdomo retired the 2 batters he faced.

Oneonta 7, Tri-city 6
The new draft picks are here! Scott Sizemore was 2 for 4 and Ronnie Bourquin was 1 for 4.

Toledo 2, Rochester 2 (in progress 10th inning)
Josh Phelps hit a two run homer, his 9th. Brian Peterson doubled and tripled. Nook Logan was 1 for 3 with a walk. Colby Lewis allowed a single run in 6 innings. He fanned 4 and walked just one. In other news, congratulations to Humberto Sanchez who was named International League Pitcher of the Week.

Erie – DNP

Fort Myers 2, Lakeland 1
Lakeland managed 11 hits, including 4 doubles, but only pushed across one run. Jeff Larish was 2 for 3 with a double and a walk. Jeff Frazier and Chris Robinson also doubled. Dallas Trahern allowed one run in 6 innings on 5 hits, 2 walks, and 3 K’s.

West Michigan – DNP

Toledo 3, Rochester 0
Humberto Sanchez continued to dazzle, this time allowing 2 singles in 6 1/3 innings of work. He walked two and struck out 5. Chris Spurling pitched 1 2/3 innings and Lee Gardner pitched a scoreless 9th to preserve the shutout. David Espinosa homered in a 2 for 4 day.

Harrisburg 17, Erie 8
Humberto Sanchez’s good fortune is Erie’s loss as they were throttled. Bobby Jones came into today having allowed 11 earned runs in 49.2 innings, but allowed that many in 3 2/3 innings today. He was tagged for 4 homers. Kody Kirkland was 2 for 5 with a homer. Juan Francia was 3 for 6 and is now hitting .151.

Lakeland – DNP (All Star break)

West Michigan – cancelled (rain)

Toledo 10, Rochester 4
David espinosa was 3 for 5 with 2 doubles and Josh Phelps added 3 hits as well. Chad Durbin went 5 2/3 innings allowing 3 runs on 8 hits with no walks and 2 strikeouts.

Harrisburg 6, Erie 2
Once again Erie’s offense was stymied and managed only 4 hits. Kurt Airoso had the big one with a two run homer. Brent Clevlen struck out 3 times in 4 plate appearances. Preston Larrison went 7 innings allowing 4 runs on 10 hits and 3 walks.

There was no game for the Lakeland Tigers as the FSL held it’s All Star Game. L-Tiger reps included Jeff Frazier (1 for 4 with a homer) and Chris Robinson (0 for 1). Tiger pitchers recorded the final 4 outs with Jeff Hahn pitching a scoreless inning and Kevin Whelan allowing a walk and a flyout.

West Michigan 7, Fort Wayne 3
Matt Joyce and Dusty Ryan homered for the Caps. Cameron Maybin was 2 for 3 and added 2 walks and his 9th stolen base. Wil Rhymes also reached base 4 times in 5 at-bats. Lucas French went six innings allowing 3 runs on 6 hits. He fanned 3 and allowed 2 homers. Matt Rusch picked up a 3 inning save allowing only one base runner.

Toledo 0, Syracuse 0 (14th inning, in progress)
Can you say pitchers duel? Mark Woodyard started and pitched 3 scoreless innings despite walking 4 and he only allowed one hit. Chris Spurling threw 4 innings fanning 4 and only allowing two hits. Ryan Raburn has 3 of the Hens 5 hits.

Harrisburg 7, Erie 3
Jair Jurrgens made his AA debut for Erie. He allowed 3 runs (2 earned) on 6 hits and 2 walks in 5 innings. He also struck out 5. Not a bad outing for a debut at a new level. Eulogio De La Cruz allowed 3 runs, 2 earned, in 2 innings. Brian Rogers allowed a solo homer, but recorded 5 of his 6 outs via the strike out. Tony Giarratano who had been heatin up was placed on the disabled list with a sprained wrist.

Lakeland – DNP

West Michigan 7, Fort Wayne 1
Michael Hollimon was 2 for 3 with a walk. Cameron Maybin doubled in 4 at-bats and struck out twice. Mark Haske was 3 for 3 with a walk. Burke Badenhop spread 10 hits over 8 innings. He allowed a solo homer and no walks against 6 strikeouts. Orlando Perdomo pitched a scoreless 9th.