THE FLYING TIGERS (27-29, 64-62) - Lakeland has scored just twice in the last three games and has now lost three of the last four games. A main reason for the lack of runs in the lack of offensive production as Lakeland is hitting .182 in the last five outings. Lakeland lost two games to the weather as Monday’s doubleheader with Tampa was cancelled due to wet grounds. Since the two teams do not face each other again this season, the games will not be made up.
THE BLUE JAYS (24-33, 66-62) ... Like Lakeland, Dunedin had its Monday game with Clearwater wiped out by weather. And again like Lakeland, they don’t face their opponent again in 2010. The Blue Jays had won their Sunday game by a 10-1 margin over Clearwater giving Dunedin a 3-5 record in their last eight games.
PROBABLE STARTERS ...
Tue: Adam Wilk (9-5, 3.01, 100 K, 119 BB, 143.2 IP)
Wed: Jon Kibler (4-4, 3.58, 53 K, 22 BB, 70.1 IP)
Thu: Jacob Turner (4-2, 3.51, 39 K, 12 BB, 51.1 IP)
THE SERIES ... Dunedin has won eight of the 12 meetings this season, including four of the last five. Daniel Fields is hitting .345 in the series for Lakeland, while Jordan Lennerton is 5x7 in two games against the Blue Jays. Adam Wilk is 2-0 against Dunedin with a 1.42 ERA. Overall, Lakeland is batting .267 in the series with a 3.44 ERA while Dunedin has a .245 average with a 3.20 ERA.
LENNERTON EARNS FSL HONOR ... Congratulations to Jordan Lennerton on being named Florida State League Player of the Week for Aug. 16-22. The Flying Tiger first baseman hit .406 (13-for-22) for the week with five homers and nine runs batted in. He also scored seven runs and had two doubles. Lennerton is the fifth Lakeland player to earn league honors this season joining outfielder Brent Wyatt and pitchers Charlie Furbush, Adam Wilk and Jon Kibler.
GLAD WE’RE DONE WITH THOSE GUYS ... The recent series with Tampa got underway the same way the season starting for Lakeland – being shutout by the Yankees. The Flying Tigers have been kept scoreless five times this season against Tampa - a club that has posted 19 shutouts so far in 2010. It was also the second straight shutout suffered to Tampa by Lakeland with the Flying Tigers failing to score in 23 consecutive innings. Overall, it was the tenth time this season Lakeland has been shutout. Flying Tiger pitchers have posted 11 shutouts of their own, meaning 21 of Lakeland’s 126 games so far this season have ended with one of the two teams not scoring.
TOUGH TURNER ... Pitcher Jacob Turner has allowed just seven earned runs in his last eight starts dating back to July 12. That translates into a 1.60 ERA. He has 29 strikeouts in that same time frame with just eight walks and a 4-1 record.
DANDY DANIEL ... Centerfielder Daniel Fields is hitting .343 (12x35) in his last ten games and has four multi-hit games in his last seven contests. Fields has 21 multi-hit games this year – all two hit affairs.
DANDY DAN - PT. II ... Another Dan is also performing at a high level for Lakeland as Dan Gentzler has allowed just one run in his last 7.1 innings over six games.
FANTASTIC FRANCISCO ... Third baseman Francisco Martinez is 14x27 (.298) in his last 12 games.
DOUBLE TIME ... Dunedin leads the Florida State League with 235 doubles while Lakeland is last with 175 two-baggers.
BIG-TIME LEAD ... The Blue Jays lead the FSL with 103 home runs as a team – 27 more than any other team in the league and 40 more than Lakeland has clubbed this year.
LUKE THE DUKE ... Luke Putkonen has a 2.95 ERA in his last ten starts.
GO-TO GAYHART ... Reliever Jared Gayhart has adapted to the closer role for the Flying Tigers and is 2-2 with six saves over his last 11 games with a 2.76 ERA in the last 13.0 innings pitched.
RARE HOMER ... The home run surrendered to Tampa’s Anderson Feliz on Saturday was just the second homer allowed by Wilfredo Ramirez this season and was the first allowed in his last 18 appearances going back to June 15.
THREE FOR TRIPLE DIGITS ... Adam Wilk recorded his 100th strikeout on Aug. 19 joining alum Charlie Furbush (109) as Flying Tigers who have recorded triple digits in strikeouts this season. With 93 punch outs, Mark Sorensen is closing in on the milestone and will probably have two more chances to reach 100. When he does, it will be the first time since 2005 that three Lakeland starters have recorded 100 or more strikeouts.
WALK ‘EM ... In the last series between these two clubs back in mid-July, Dunedin’s Brian Van Kirk was doing his best Babe Ruth imitation. The Blue Jay’s outfielder homered in three consecutive games, capping the long ball flurry with a grand slam on July 12.
GATOR JOINS CREW ... Former University of Florida Gator Jeff Barfield has been promoted to the Lakeland club after appearing in ten games for the GCL Tigers. Barfield, who played for UF from 2009-10, signed with Detroit as a non-drafted free agent.
THANKS FOR DROPPING BY ... Outfielder Kyle Peter, who had been on the disabled list since April 3, was activated and then added the Lakeland roster on Aug. 19. Peter played in four games for Lakeland – two as DH and two in left field – and on Monday was promoted to Erie. To take his roster spot, Detroit promoted Alexander Moreno form the GCL Tigers. Moreno played in five games in Lakeland from July 2-10 and batted .357 with four runs batted in.
ORGANIZATIONAL LEADERS ... Jordan Lennerton is second in the Detroit minor league organization with a .305 average, trailing Alden Carrithers’ mark of .314 on the year. Adam Wilk is second with a 3.01 ERA while Luke Putkonen is fifth with a 3.43 mark and Jacob Turner is ninth with a 3.59 ERA. Gustavo Nunez leads all Detroit minor leaguers with 29 stolen bases. Lakeland is second to Toledo with a .258 team batting average and second to the GCL Tigers with a 3.46 staff ERA.
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