Minor League Recaps 7/29

Triple-A: Toledo Mud Hens (48-63)

L, 7-5 vs. Buffalo. Starter John Link allowed seven runs in the second inning, and the Mud Hens could never recover. Danny Dorn hit a home run for Toledo, while Avisail Garcia, Danny Worth and Argenis Diaz all drove in a run apiece.

- RHP Jon Link (L, 0-3): 1 IP, 8 H, 7 R, 0 BB, 0 K

- RHP Jeremy Bonderman: 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K

- CF Avisail Garcia: 1-5, RBI, 1 K

- LF Nick Castellanos: 2-4, 2B (30), BB, 1 K

- 1B Jordan Lennerton: 1-4, BB, 2 K

- 2B Danny Worth: 2-4, R, 2B (12), 2 RBI, 1 K

- RF Danny Dorn: 3-5, 2 R, 2B (16), HR (21), RBI, 1 K

- SS Argenis Diaz: 1-4, R, RBI, 1 K

Double-A: Erie SeaWolves (57-49)

W, 9-1 vs. Reading. Starter Victor Larez earned the win for Erie, as the right-hander allowed just one run over six innings. Erie’s pitching staff held Reading to just three hits. The SeaWolves trailed 1-0, but a seven-run seventh inning broke the game wide open. Wade Gaynor hit a solo home run in the winning effort, while Erie also hit seven doubles.

- RHP Victor Larez (W, 7-7): 6 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 2 BB, 6 K

- RHP Will Clinard: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K

- LHP Will Startup: 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K

- RHP Melvin Mercedes: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K

- DH Daniel Fields: 1-5, RBI

- SS Eugenio Suarez: 1-5, R, 2B (17), 2 RBI, 1 K

- LF Tyler Collins: 2-5, R, 2 2B (23), RBI, 2 K

- C Ramon Cabrera: 0-3, R, 2 BB

- CF Jamie Johnson: 1-2, R, 2B (12), 3 BB, SB (16)

- 3B Wade Gaynor: 2-4, 2 R, 2B (23), HR (8), 3 RBI, BB, 1 K

- 2B Marcus Lemon: 3-4, 2 R, 2B (7), RBI, 1 K

- RF Luis Castillo: 1-5, R, 2B (13), RBI, 1 K

Advanced-A: Lakeland Flying Tigers (45-55)

L, 6-3 vs. Charlotte. With the ballgame tied at three apiece, Slade Smith allowed three runs in the ninth. Steven Moya hit a two-run home run for Lakeland, while John Murrian drove in Lakeland’s other run. The Flying Tigers recorded just five hits in the loss – four of which went for extra bases.

- RHP Jeff Ferrell: 7 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 3 BB, 5 K

- RHP Slade Smith (L, 2-1): 2 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 1 BB, 3 K

- 3B Francisco Martinez: 1-3, R, 2B (9), BB, 1 K

- 1B Aaron Westlake: 0-3

- 2B Devon Travis: 1-4

- RF Steven Moya: 1-4, R, HR (10), 2 RBI, 2 K

- C John Murrian: 1-3, 2B (7), RBI

- DH Corey Jones: 1-2, R, 2B (4), BB

Low-A: West Michigan Whitecaps (51-54)

W, 4-3 vs. South Bend. After the departure of Danry Vasquez, West Michigan scored one first-inning run and never looked back. Edgar De La Rosa tossed six innings of one-run ball before Corey Knebel notched his ninth professional save.

- RHP Edgar De La Rosa (W, 6-4): 6 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 2 BB, 3 K

- RHP Chad Smith (H, 6): 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K

- RHP Corey Knebel (S, 9): 1 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 0 BB, 1 K

- LF Jeff Holm: 2-3, BB, SB (14)

- SS David Gonzalez: 2-6, R, 2 K, SB (9)

- CF Connor Harrell: 0-3, 3 R, 2 K

- 3B Jason King: 0-3, 2 BB

- 1B Dean Green: 1-3, 2B (4), 3 RBI, BB, 1 K, SB (2)

- DH Lance Durham: 0-4, BB, 2 K

- 2B Harold Castro: 1-5, 2B (4), 3 K

- RF Jake Stewart: 0-3, RBI, BB, 2 K

Class-A Short-Season: Connecticut Tigers (18-23)

W, 2-0 vs. Tri-City. Alex Phillips, Tanner Bailey and Johnnie Kirkland combined to shutout the ValleyCats. Austin Schotts scored Kasey Coffman with a third-inning single, and the Tigers tacked on another run in the ninth after a throwing error scored Raphael Rhymes.

- LHP Alex Phillips (W, 2-0): 6 IP, 6 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K

- RHP Tanner Bailey (H, 2): 1 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 0 K

- RHP Johnnie Kirkland (S, 1): 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K

- CF Austin Schotts: 2-4, RBI

- DH Ben Verlander: 2-4, 1 K,

- SS Curt Powell: 1-4

- 1B Pat Leyland: 0-2, 1 K

- LF Kasey Coffman: 1-3, R, 1 K

- 2B Dominic Ficociello: 1-4, 1 K

- RF Raphael Rhymes: 2-3, R, 2B (4), BB

Rookie: Gulf Coast League Tigers (20-10)

The Tigers swept yesterday’s doubleheader with the GCL Braves.

Game One:

W, 7-5

- RHP Micah Kellogg: 3 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K

- RHP Juan Falcon: 2 IP, 3 H, 4 R, 2 BB, 2 K

- RHP Joe Jimenez (W, 3-0): 4 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 6 K

- LF Rashad Brown: 1-1, R

- 1B Jacob Kapstein: 1-2, R, SB (1)

- PH/CF Chad Wright: 1-3

- SS Aaron Sayers: 1-3, R, RBI, BB

- 3B/2B Steven Negron: 1-5, R, HR (2), 2 RBI, 3 K

- PH/3B Steven Fuentes: 0-2, RBI

- C Tim Remes: 3-4, R, HR (1), 3 RBI, 1 K

Game Two:

W, 1-0

- RHP Emanuel Chavez (W, 2-2): 5 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 3 BB, 4 K

- RHP Daryl Norris (H, 2): 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K

- RHP Ricardo Ciriaco (S, 12): 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K

- LF Rashad Brown: 0-1, R, BB, 1 K

- SS Javier Betancourt: 1-2, BB

- 1B Jesus Ustariz: 0-2, BB, 1 K

- RF Orvin Tovar: 1-2, 2B (4)

- 2B Jose Zambrano: 0-2, RBI