It was one-run night in the Tigers organization. Every game, including the big club was close.

Ottawa 8, Toledo 7
Ryan Raburn was a double short of the cycle and is now hitting 290/370/530. Jack Hannahan doubled and walked twice. Don Kelly had a rough night going 0 for 5 with 4 K’s.

Erie 3, Akron 2
Humberto Sanchez continues to dominate. Tonight’s effort was 8 innings of one run ball. He allowed 5 hits and 3 walks while fanning 9. His season totals are now: 71 2/3 IP, 86K, 27BB, 1.03 WHIP. With another solid month, I wouldn’t be surprised to see him promoted to Toledo. Tony Giarratano was 3 for 3 with a walk and he added his 14 SB. Brent Clevlen added a single and two walks.
Brevard County 4, Lakeland 3
This game marked Kyle Sleeth’s return to the mound after Tommy John surgery. He was knocked around for 5 hits, two walks, and 4 runs (3 earned) in 3 innings. But the important thing is that he was out there. Jeremy Johnson who struggled at Erie earlier in the year pitched 4 innings in relief extending his FSL scoreless streak to 12 innings.

Quad Cities 4, West Michigan 3 (11 innings) Lucas French went 7 innings and allowed 2 runs on 6 hits, striking out 7. Orlando Perdomo had a rare mis-step has he blew the save. It was only the 4th run Perdomo has allowed. Pedro cotto doubled and singled, and Dusty Ryan added 3 hits and a walk.

Rochester 5, Toledo 0 – 11 innings
Toledo managed only 4 hits, and Tike Redman had 3 of them. Redman added 2 stolen bases. Wil Ledezma allowed only 3 hits in 7 1/3 innings or work. He walked 3 and struck out 6.

Bowie 2, Erie 0
If you thought the Mud Hens had a tough night offensively, Erie managed only a single single. Preston Larrison started for Erie and allowed only 2 runs in 6 2/3 innings despite 10 hits and 5 walks.

Lakeland 6, Tampa 6 (in progress – 10th inning) Lakeland scored 4 runs in the bottom of the 9th to tie the score. Clete Thomas singled, homered, and walked. Dallas Trahern went 7 innings and allowed 3 runs, two of which were earned. Trahern fanned 5 and allowed 5 hits while walking one.

West MIchigan 9, Dayton 3
Matt Joyce had 3 hits. Rafael Mendez doubled, homered, and walked. Sendy Vasquez allowed 3 runs, all unearned, on 4 hits in 7 innings. Anthony Claggett pitched two scoreless innings to drop his ERA to 0.37.

Toledo 3, Rochester 1
Ryan Ludwick singled and walked twice while Don Kelly, Alexis Gomez, and Tike Redman added doubles. Jorda Tata seems to have settled in as a Mud Hen with another strong start. This time it was 4 hits over 7 innings with 2 walks and 3 strike outs. Incidentally the Hens were facing Kyle Lohse. You may remember that the Tigers largely contributed to Lohse’s demotion by raking him in 3 appearances.

Altoona 4, Erie 2
Juan Francia seems to be coming out of his funk with a triple and a single. Chris Maples added two doubles. Brent Clevlen took an 0 for 4 with 2 strikeouts. He’s now hitting 217/317/322 in 180 at-bats with 59 strikeouts. I guess the bright side is that he has walked 24 times. Virgil Vasquez went 7 1/3 allowing 3 runs on 7 hits. He walked one and struck out five.

Lakeland – DNP

West Michigan 6, Dayton 5
Michael Hollimon singled and walked twice. Justin Justice and Matt Joyce both singled and tripled. Ramon Garcia had a very rare rough outing. He lasted on 4 innings allowing 5 runs on 5 hits and two walks. Josh Rainwater came on in relief and pitched 4 scoreless innings. Orlando Perdomo picked up his 14th save despite allowing two baserunners.

Toledo 3, Rochester 1
Colby Lewis 4 hit Rochester for 8 innings allowing one run on a homer. He walked none and fanned 4. Don Kelly tripled and walked.

Altoona 3, Erie 1
Erie only managed two hits so there isn’t much to talk about on that end. Humberto Sanchez went 6 innings and allowed only 4 hits, but struggled with his control and had 4 walks. He did strike out 9.

Tampa 4, Lakeland 0
Another game without much offense in the Tigers system. Jeff Frazier picked up two hits, and Victor Mendez had 3. Lance Davis allowed 13 hits in 7 innings.

West Michigan 12, Southwest Michigan 6
Michael Hernandez had his second big game this week with 4 hits. Justin Justice reached base 4 times, as did Pedro Cotto. Lucas French allowed 5 runs in 4 innings.

Rochester 9, Toledo 5 11 innings
Kevin Hooper had two hits and two walks to pace the Mud Hen attack. Ryan Raburn doulbed in 3 runs, but also struck out 4 times. Zach Miner allowed 5 runs on 5 hits with 5 strike out sin 5 2/3 innings. Mark Woodyard gave up 4 runs in the 11th to take the loss.

Erie 9, Altoona 5
Kody Kirkland was 3 for 3 with 2 doubles and a walk. Mike Rabelo continued his hot hitting with a 3 for 4 effort. Struggling Brent Clevlen was dropped to 6th in the lineup, and added a single and a walk. Nate Bumstead allowed 5 hits and 5 walks in 6 innings, but limited the damage to 4 runs. Eulogio De La Cruz allowed one unearned run in picking up a 3 inning save.

Lakeland 1, Tampa 0
Victor Mendez was the offense for Lakeland with a 3 for 3 night. Jeff Larish added a double. But Jair Jurrjens didn’t need much support. He pitched 7 shutout innings, limiting the opposition to 3 hits while striking out 3. Kevin Whelan picked up the last out for the save.

West Michigan 7, Southwest Michigan 1
Justin Justice picked up 3 hits for West Michigan. Meanwhile, Burke Badenhop two hit Southwest Michigan for 7 innings. He allowed one run while walking none and striking out 5.

Toledo 9, Buffalo 4
David Espinosa went 3 for 4 as the leadoff man. Ryan Raburn also added 3 hits including a homer. Wil Ledezma went 2 innings and allowed 4 hits and 2 runs with two strikeouts. Jason Beck reports that Ledezma was limited to 50 pitches in case Jim Leyland decides to use him in Maroth’s spot on Tuesday.

Toledo 4, Buffalo 0
Ryan Raburn wsa the star of the double header by adding two more hits and a walk in the 2nd game. Chad Durbin pitched a complete game 4 hit shut out (minor league baseball only plays 7 innings in DHs).

Altoona 8, Erie 6
Brent Clevlen was 2 for 4 with his 3rd homer. Juan Francia walked, singled, and stole a base. The bad news is that raised his OBP to .176. Brian Jones went 5 2/3 and walked none, but allowed 9 hits and 4 runs.

Vero Beach 12, Lakeland 9
Brent Dlugach had 3 hits and Garth McKinney added two. Jeff Larish, Wilkin Ramirez, and Jeff Frazier went a combined 1 for 12 with 4 strike outs. Kevin Ardoin was roughed up for 8 runs in 5 1/3 innings.

Vero Beach 9, Lakeland 8 (12 innings)
There’s nothing like a 12 inning game as part of a double header. Wilkin Ramieriz was a single short of the cycle while Garth Mckinney added two doubles and 3 walks. Clete Thomas was 2 for 6 but fanned 3 times. Andrew Kown lased only 4 innings as he was touched for 8 hits, two of which were homers. Kevin Whelan blew the save in relief as he allowed two walks, two hits and two runs in 2/3 of an inning. His ERA now stands at 5.74.

West Michigan 4, Southwest Michigan 3
Michael Hernandez (?) was 3 for 4 with a home run. Michael Hollimon took an 0 for 5 with 3 K’s. Erik Averill allowed 3 runs (2 earned) in 6 innings of work whlie fanning 3. Olrando Perdomo picked up his 13th save striking out two in one inning of work.

Toledo – PPD Rain

Harrisburt 7, Erie 5
Mike Rabelo was the second Tiger org. catcher to hit a triple yesterday. He added a single as well and is now hitting 304/360/520. Preston Larrison took the loss allowing 4 walks and 7 hits for 6 runs in 5 2/3 innings. He allowed 3 homers and struck out none. Eulogio De La Cruz, who had been pitching well of late, allowed 3 hits and two walks in 1 2/3 innings.

Lakeland – PPD Rain

Southwest Michigan 5, West Michigan 4
Sendy Vasquez only lasted 4 innings and gave up 4 runs on 6 hits and 2 walks. Michael Hollimon doubled and walked and Pedro Cotto added two hits.

Toledo 1, Buffalo 0 (10 innings)
Jordan Tata made his second solid start in a row, allowing 6 hits and one walk in six innings. He fanned 4. Chris Spurling added two innings of scoreless relief and dropped his era to 0.93. Mark Woodyard got the win after two more scoreless innings.

Erie 5, Harrisburg 4
Kody Kirkland doubled and hit his 11th homer. Chris Maples and Kelly Hunt also added homers (Hunt doubled and singled also). Virgil Vasquez had a hard time limiting baserunners with 11 hits and 2 walks in 5 2/3 innings. He struck out 5 and allowed 4 runs.
Lakeland 11, Vero Beach 2
Jeff Frazier had two hits and a walk, and Jeff Larish added two hits also. Brent Dlugach doubled and walked twice. Dallas Trahern pitched 7 shutout innings allowing only 3 hits and a walk while K’ing 5.

West Michigan – DNP

Buffalo 5, Toledo 0
The Mud Hens managed 8 hits and 4 walks, yet weren’t able to score. Ryan Ludwick had a double and a single. Don Kelly added two hits. Colby Lewis allowed two homers amongst 8 hits for 5 runs. He fanned 8 and walked none in 7 2/3 innings.

Erie 14, Harrisburg 0
Humberto Sanchez had a stellar outing. He got all but the last out, allowing only 4 hits and a walk while fanning 9. Mike Rabelo had 3 hits, including 2 doubles. Kody Kirkland added a grand slam. Despite all the offense, Brent Clevlen continued to struggle going 0 for 4 with 3 K’s.

Lakeland 6, Vero Beach 5
Wilkin Ramirez hit his 5th homer. Jeff Larish added a double and Jeff Frazier picked up two hits. Jeremy Johnson came on in relief of Lance Davis and picked up a 4 inning save allowing only two hits.

West Michigan 3, South Bend 0
Ramon Garcia continues to be one of the most impressive pitchers in the Tigers system. He threw a complete game one hit shut out today and his ERA stands at 1.05. Michael Hollimon doubled and singled to lead the West Michigan offense.

Toledo – DNP

Erie 6, Harrisburg 2
Kurt Airoso hit a homer and walked twice. Brent Clevlen was 0-3, but with 2 walks. Tony Giarratano added a triple, a single, and his 12th stolen base. Nate Bumstead went the distance for Erie. He fanned 6, walked 3, and allowed 2 runs on 3 hits.
Palm Beach 4, Lakeland 3
Kevin Whelan, who started the season so fast, couldn’t find the plae. He walked 4 while retiring one and 3 runners scored. It wasted a spectacular effort by Jair Jurrgens. Jurrgens went 7 innings and fanned 10 while walking none. Jeff Larish provided the offense with a double and 2 singles.
South Bend 4, West Michigan 0
The Whitecaps only managed 4 hits. They did receive a strong a 4 hit effort from Lucas French. French lasted 8 innings, walking 3 and striking out 2 to allow 2 earned runs.

Columbus 6, Toledo 1
With only four singles for the Hens, there aren’t really any offensive highlights. Chad Durbin went 7 innings, fanning 6 and walking none. However he allowed two homers and 6 runs.

Erie 3, Reading 1 11 innings
Chris Maples and Mike Rabelo both homered for Erie. Brent Clevlen struck out 4 times in 5 ABs. Brian Jones threw 6 scoreless innings to drop his ERA to 1.69.

Lakeland 2, Palm Beach 1 (10 innings)
Jef Larish hit a homer in the 9th inning to tie the game. It was his 6th of the year. Kevin Ardoin went 7 innings without an earned run. He allowed 6 hits and no walks while K’ing 6. Kevin Whelan got the save while allowing a walk and fanning one.

South Bend 4, West Michigan 1
Burke Badenhop had rough outing. He allowed 10 hits and 3 walks while only lasting 5 2/3 innings. Josh Rainwater came on in relief and allowed 3 runs and 7 hits in 3 1/3 innings. Pedro Cotto picked up two more hits and is now hitting .333. Dusty Ryan hit his second homer this week.