TMLR Recap 7/6/25: Three Outta Four Ain’t Bad

Toledo Mud Hens (Triple-A)

Final: Columbus 4 – Toledo 5

Top Performers:

Akil Baddoo – 1 for 4, BB

Hao-Yu Lee – 1 for 5, HR, 3RBI

Brewer Hicklen – 2 for 4, HR, 2RBI

Brian Serven – 1 for 3, BB

Riley Unroe – 1 for 1, 3BB

Woo-Suk Go – 1.1IP, 0ER, 0H, BB, 2K

PJ Poulin – IP, 0ER, 0H, BB

Beau Brieske – IP, 0ER, 0H, 0BB

Ryan Miller – IP, 0ER, H, 0BB, K

Game Notes:

The Mud Hens won a nail-biter bullpen game 5-4 on the strength of a solid performance from nine relievers and home runs from Hao-Yu Lee and Brewer Hicklen.

Up Next:

Toledo (45-42) heads to Omaha for the first of a 6 game set.

Erie SeaWolves (Double-A)

Final: Akron 3 – Erie 7

Top Performers:

Trei Cruz – 3 for 4, 2B, BB, RBI

Thayron Liranzo – 3 for 5

Jake Holton – 1 for 4, 2RBI

Eduardo Valencia – 2 for 5, RBI

Roberto Campos – 3 for 5, 2B

Carlos Mendoza – 1 for 3, 2BB

Carlos Pena – 5IP, 0ER, H, BB, K

Pena continued his excellent 2025 campaign, tossing 5 scoreless innings and lowering his season ERA to 3.24.

Tanner Kohlhepp – IP, 0ER, H, 0BB

RJ Petit – 1.1IP, 0ER, H, 0BB, 2K

Yosber Sanchez – IP, 0ER, 0H, 0BB, 2K

Game Notes:

The SeaWolves got multi-hit games from 4 of the 9 starters, leading the way to a 7-3 dub over Akron.

Up Next:

Erie (52-29) heads to Harrisburg for the first of a 6 game stand.

West Michigan Whitecaps (High-A)

Final: Great Lakes 4 – West Michigan 2

Top Performers:

Seth Stephenson – 1 for 4, BB, SB

Max Clark – 1 for 3, 2B, BB

Josue Briceno – 2 for 4, 2RBI

Izaac Pacheco – 1 for 3, BB

Archer Brookman – 1 for 3

Andrew Sears – 4IP, ER, 3H, 0BB, 3K

Sears impressed yet again, pitching 4 innings of one run ball. He’s allowed two runs or less in his last 11 appearances.

CJ Weins – IP, 0ER, H, BB

Micah Ashman – IP, 0ER, 0H, 0BB, K

Preston Howey – IP, 0ER, H, 0BB, K

Game Notes:

West Michigan dropped a tough one today, as the score was tied 2-2 heading into the 7^th until Great Lakes scored two in the bottom of the inning en route to a 4-2 victory over the Whitecaps.

Up Next:

West Michigan (54-26) heads back home for the first of a 6 game series against Lake County.

Lakeland Flying Tigers (Single-A)

Final: Dunedin 1 – Lakeland 8

Top Performers:

Franyerber Montilla – 3 for 5, 2B, SB

Garrett Pennington – 2 for 4, 2B, 2RBI

Pennington has followed up a hot June (.278/.379/.556) with a hot start to July, with 2 hits a piece in his last 2 games raising his season OPS to .846.

Cristian Santana – 1 for 3, BB, RBI

Stephen Hrustich – 1 for 3, BB

Ricardo Hurtado – 2 for 3, 2B, BB, 3RBI

Josh Randall – 2.2IP, ER, H, 0BB, 3K

Thomas Szapucki – 1.2IP, 0ER, 2H, 0BB, 2K

Gabriel Reyes – 3.1IP, 0ER, 2H, 0BB, 4K

Game Notes:

The Flygers combined a strong offensive performance (every starter recorded at least one hit) with an even stronger pitching performance to take down Dunedin 8-1.

Up Next:

Lakeland (49-28) travels to Tampa for the first of a 6 game series.

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