Minor League Recaps 7/5

Triple-A: Toledo Mud Hens (36-54)

L, 4-2 vs. Indianapolis. The Mud Hens allowed two runs in the second inning and could never come back from the early deficit. Nick Castellanos had two knocks in the loss, including a third inning single that plated Kevin Russo. Shawn Hill (1-12) was tagged with the loss for Toledo.

• RHP Jose Ortega: 2 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 BB, 1 K
• LF Nick Castellanos: 2-4, RBI
• 1B Jordan Lennerton: 1-3, R, 2B (14), BB, 1 K
• C Bryan Holaday: 2-4
• 3B Mike Cervenak: 2-4, 2B (7), RBI

Double-A: Erie SeaWolves (43-42)

L, 7-6 vs. Altoona. Erie posted three runs during the top of the eighth inning, but their rally fell one run short. Eugenio Suarez hit a home run for the SeaWolves and starter Victor Larez was credited with the loss.

• RHP Melvin Mercedes: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K
• SS Eugenio Suarez: 1-5, R, HR (5), RBI
• 2B Hernan Perez: 1-5, R
• RF Tyler Collins: 1-3, R, 2B (18), 2 RBI, BB, 1 K
• C Ramon Cabrera: 0-5, R, 1 K
• CF Jamie Johnson: 0-4, BB, 2 K
• LF Marcus Lemon: 1-3, 2 RBI

Low-A: West Michigan Whitecaps (40-46)

W, 7-2 vs. Great Lakes. The Whitecaps used two three-run innings to pull away from the Loons. Jason King and Zach Kirksey both hit home runs, while Danry Vasquez drove in two runs himself. Third-round selection Jeff Thompson pitched a scoreless sixth inning in the West Michigan victory.

• RHP Charlie Gillies (W, 1-4): 5 IP, 7 H, 2 R, 3 BB, 3 K
• RHP Jeff Thompson (H, 1): 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 1 K
• RHP Guido Knudson: 1 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K
• RHP Angel Nesbitt: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 1 K
• RHP Calvin Drummond: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K
• DH Danry Vasquez: 2-3, 2B (14), 2 RBI, 1 K
• 1B Jeff Holm: 0-4, 1 K
• CF Connor Harrell: 1-4, R, 1 K
• 2B Harold Castro: 0-5, 2 K
• 3B Jason King: 2-3, 2 R, HR (6), RBI, BB
• RF Jake Stewart: 2-3, 2 R, 2B (6), BB, 1 K
• LF Zach Kirksey: 1-3, 2 R, HR (5), 3 RBI, BB

Class-A Short-Season: Connecticut Tigers (6-12)

W, 7-1 vs. Vermont. Detroit’s second-round selection, Kevin Ziomek, started for the Tigers and pitched two innings of one-run ball. After falling behind 1-0 in the first inning, Connecticut plated two runs during the second inning and never looked back. Austin Schotts had a big day for the Tigers, as the former third-round selection had two hits and drove in three runs.

• LHP Kevin Ziomek: 2 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 2 BB, 2 K
• LHP Logan Ehlers (W, 1-0): 4 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K
• LHP Ryan Beck (S, 1): 3 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 6 K
• RF Ben Verlander: 1-3, 2 R, BB
• CF Austin Schotts: 2-3, R, 3B (1), 3 RBI, 1 K
• LF Raphael Rhymes: 0-4, 1 K
• SS Steve Negron: 0-2, RBI, BB, 1 K
• 2B Dominic Ficociello: 0-4
• 3B Brett Harrison: 2-4, R, 2 K
• 1B Pat Leyland: 1-2, R, RBI, BB

Rookie: Gulf Coast League Tigers (6-2)

W, 5-4 vs. GCL Yankees1. The Tigers scored one run in the bottom of the eighth inning to knot the game at four apiece. Javier Bentancourt then hit a home run in the bottom of the ninth to give the Tigers a walk-off victory. Dixon Machado continued his rehab assignment and went 1-4.

• RHP Emanuel Chavez: 4 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 1 BB, 5 K
• LHP Joe Flattery: 2 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 3 K
• RHP Joe Jimenez: 2.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K
• RHP Will LaMarche (W, 1-0): 1 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K
• SS Dixon Machado: 1-4, 1 K
• CF Samuel Crafort: 1-3, R, HR (3), 2 RBI, BB, 2 K
• C Franklin Navarro: 1-3
• 2B Jose Zambrano: 1-3, 2 R, 2B (2), BB, 1 K
• 3B Javier Betancourt: 3-4, R, HR (1), RBI
• RF Orvin Tovar: 0-1, R, BB, 1 K