Tigers Minor League Recap – 4/8

Toledo Mud Hens (Triple-A)

Final/13: St. Paul 4  – Toledo 3

Top Performer(s):

Max Clark, CF – 3-for-4, 2 RBI, 2B, BB, SB

Jace Jung, 1B – 2-for-5, RBI

Tomas Nido, C – 2-for-6, 2B

Sawyer Gipson-Long – 3 IP, 2 H, ER, 2 BB, 5 K

Bryan Sammons – 5 IP, H, 0 ER, BB, 5 K

Matt Seelinger – 2 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 4 K

Game notes:

The Mud Hens played a near-four hour extra inning thriller. Sawyer Gipson-Long made his first start with Toledo after completing a rehab start in Lakeland last Friday. His slider excelled, making batters whiff 10 times on 15 swings. Bryan Sammons followed Brenan Hanifee’s singular inning by shoving five of his own. Sammons made St. Paul hitters swing-and-miss 15 times, leading to his five strikeouts. The Mud Hens pitching staff as a whole punched out the Saints 20 times. Onto the offensive side, Max Clark continues to obliterate AAA pitching, reaching base safely for his tenth straight game and recording his tenth straight double. Clark also hit a single at an exit velocity of 109.2 MPH. Ty Madden takes the bump tomorrow and Toledo looks to rebound tomorrow against St. Paul.

Tomorrow’s projected starters: John Klein (1-0, 13.50 ERA) vs Ty Madden (0-0, 8.31 ERA)

3-for-4 night for Max Clark, who already has his seventh double of the season pic.twitter.com/SXfk3SKoCD

— Tigers ML Report (@tigersMLreport) April 9, 2026

Erie SeaWolves (Double-A)

Final: Erie 13  – Chesapeake 8

Top Performer(s):

Seth Stephenson, LF – 2-for-4, R, 3 RBI, 2B, HR, SB

Brett Callahan, CF – 3-for-5, 2 R, 3 SB

Izaac Pacheco, 3B – 1-for-5, R, RBI, HR

Aaron Antonini, C – 2-for-4, 3 R, 4 RBI, HR, BB, SB

Trevin Michael – 2 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 3 BB, 2 K

Game notes:

The SeaWolves had to battle back hard today after the Baysox went up 7-1 after the second inning. Seth Stephenson kickstarted the comeback with a 3-run blast in the top of the fifth inning. Izaac Pacheco and Aaron Antonini finished the account in the top of the seventh with home runs of their own. Trevin Michael put away Chesapeake with two innings of work. Joe Miller takes on the Baysox at 11, tomorrow morning.

Tomorrow’s projected starters: Joe Miller (7.36 ERA) vs TBD

Seth Stephenson tomahawks this fastball to left for his first home run of the season. pic.twitter.com/V7rZyaqcKC

— Tigers ML Report (@tigersMLreport) April 8, 2026

West Michigan Whitecaps (High-A)

Final: Great Lakes 2 – West Michigan 5

Top Performer(s):

Woody Hadeen, SS – 1-for-4, R, RBI, SB

Jackson Strong, CF – 2-for-4, R, 2B

Patrick Lee, RF – 2-for-3, R, 2 SB

Carlos Marcano – 4 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 3 K

CJ Weins – 2 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, BB, 2 K, Win

Game notes:

Carlos Marcano took the mound this afternoon for his first start of the season. The 22-year-old successfully kept the Loons off the board for four innings. Woody Hadeen answered first in the third inning with a base knock to take the lead, later stealing home on a pickoff attempt to first. Great Lakes answered back in the fifth with a two-run game tying single. The game remained tied until the eighth when the Whitecaps rallied in the bottom of the eight for three runs, which allowed CJ Weins to finish the job. West Michigan plays tomorrow at 6:35.

Tomorrow’s projected starters: Sterling Patick (0.00 ERA) vs Hayden Minton (0.00 ERA)

Woody Hadeen steals home on a pickoff throw to 1st, and the Whitecaps take a 2-0 lead. @ThatDanHasty calls it. pic.twitter.com/o7cSZFG0M7

— Tigers ML Report (@tigersMLreport) April 8, 2026

Lakeland Flying Tigers (Single-A)

Final: Daytona 1 – Lakeland 8

Top Performer(s):

Bryce Rainer, DH – 1-for-4, RBI, 2B

Jude Warwick, SS – 2-for-5, R, 3 RBI, 2B, SB

Cale Wetwiska – 3.2 IP, 3 H, ER, 2 BB, 4 K

Donye Evans – 1.1 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 2 K

Charlie Christensen – 4 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 5 K, Win

Game notes:

Last year’s seventh round pick, Cale Wetwiska made his season debut this evening in Lakeland where he topped out at 98 MPH, along with showcasing 21 inches of IVB on his fastball. Donye Evans recorded four outs, getting five whiffs on 17 pitches, including a slider that reached 13 inches of horizontal break. Charlie Christensen, out of Central Arkansas, made his professional debut and came swinging out of the gate. He threw four no hit innings, punching out five batters, and achieving nine whiffs, six on his changeup. Onto the offense, the Flying Tigers scored four runs in the first, thanks to a bases-clearing double by Jude Warwick. Bryce Rainer delivered a run of his own in the sixth with a 104.3 MPH double. The 5-0 Lakeland Flying Tigers play Daytona tomorrow morning at 11.

Tomorrow’s projected starters: TBD vs TBD

From earlier in Lakeland, Jude Warwick broke the game open in the first inning with a 3-run double. pic.twitter.com/nD7pj58lqq

— Tigers ML Report (@tigersMLreport) April 9, 2026

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