Detroit Tigers Minor League Report: Spencer Torkelson goes yard in Erie

On the latest Detroit Tigers Minor League Report, Spencer Torkelson, Dillon Dingler, and Riley Greene power the SeaWolves to victory, Erasmo Ramírez returns to Toledo and Kingston Linak has a good day.

Detroit Tigers Minor League Report for June 18th, 2021

Triple-A Toledo Mud Hens (20-19)

Nolan Jones’s three-run shot off new Mud Hen Mark Leiter Jr gave the Clippers the lead and they never looked back in the 7 to 5 victory. Aderlin Rodríguez helped Toledo get within one run with a three-run shot in the top of the 4th to narrow the Clippers’ lead to 4-3. Jacob Robson went 1-for-2 with three walks.

Erasmo Ramírez returned to Toledo’s bullpen for the first time since early May after being injured. He pitched 1.1 innings of hitless relief.  Former Clipper pitcher Henry Martinez also pitched a hitless inning of relief for Toledo.

Double-A Erie SeaWolves (25-14)

Erie was aggressive early on against Altoona starter Trey McGough, swinging early in counts. Erie trailed most of the game until the 6th inning when a Dillon Dingler sac fly would tie the game at two. This set the stage for Spencer Torkelson, who already at this point had a double, hit his first home run in Double-A.

Riley Greene went 3-for-4 and Dillon Dingler went 2-for-3 as Greene, Dingler, and Torkelson all had multi-hit games. Ruben Garcia and Chaver Fernander held it down for the SeaWolves, pitching 3.1 scoreless innings of relief.

High-A West Michigan Whitecaps (19-20)

Rey Rivera hit his fifth home run of the season and Daniel Cabrera hit his fourth home run of the season and went 2-for-4 but the Whitecaps lost 9 to 4.

Bryant Packard added a double in the 7th inning.

Low-A Lakeland Flying Tigers (15-24)

Fort Myers got three runs in the first and that was enough to hang on against the Flying Tigers as they won 3 to 2.  Danny Woodrow was in the lineup on a rehab assignment and went 1-for-5. Kingston Linak went 2-for-4, hitting his fifth home run of the season in the 3rd inning. Gage Workman also went 2-for-4 in the loss.

Gio Arrieta went six innings, allowing three runs on three hits, striking out seven, and walked three.