Thad Weber went seven innings, giving up three earned runs and striking out four while giving up a homer and a walk. Fu Ti Ni struck out four over two innings, allowing an unearned run. Scott Sizemore was 2-4 with a double. Andy Dirks was 2-3 with a walk and a stolen base.
AA: Erie DNP (off-day). Instead, enjoy this cool piece on Bryan Holaday getting drafted from the Erie homepage.
Jared Wesson got lit up for five runs over 4.1 innings.He walked two, struck out two and gave up a home run. Not one of the Flying Tigers got an extra base hit. Jordan Lennarton, Brent Wyatt and Corey Jones were the only players to get two hits.
A: West Michigan 5, Fort Wayne 2 (Game 1)
Antonio Cruz went five innings, giving up two earned runs while striking out five and walking one. James Robbins was 2-3 with a home run and a strikeout. Fun fact: Robbins is also striking out in over 40% of his plate appearances.
West Michigan 5, Fort Wayne 1 (Game 2)
Richard Zumaya took the start for the bullpen. He went 2.2 innings and walked two while striking out one. Edwin Gomez was 1-3 with a double and Nick Castellanos was 1-2 with a walk.