Scores Jake Smolinski Jersey , April 4, 2019."WhiteFanposts Fanshots Sections Detroit Tigers AnalysisDetroit Tigers Prospect NotebookDetroit Tigers Game ThreadsDetroit Tigers NewsDetroit Tigers PodcastsDetroit Tigers Prospect NotebookMinor League RecapsTigers prospect Casey Mize dominates on minor league Opening DayNew,23commentsScores, news, and notes from around the Detroit Tigers’ farm system for Thursday, April 4, 2019.EDTShareTweetShareShareTigers prospect Casey Mize dominates on minor league Opening DayToledo Mud Hens 10, Louisville Bats 5 (box)On Opening Day at Fifth Third Field, Kyle Funkhouser had a rocky go of it in his third start at the Triple-A level. Fortunately, his teammates picked him up with a fierce rally in the late innings to send the chilly Toledo faithful home happy. Funkhouser escaped a minor jam right out of the gate, racking up three strikeouts in the first inning. However, a pair of walks and an error on shortstop Willi Castro led to a two-run inning for the Bats in the second. Funkhouser wasn’t slated to go deep in this one, but made the point moot by requiring 77 pitches to get through three frames. The Bats scored single runs off Caleb Thielbar in the fourth and fifth, and tacked on one more against Sandy Baez, who struggled with his control.The Hens were down 4-0 when they began to turn things around with a three-run fifth inning. Brandon Dixon and Willi Castro got things started with singles, before Dawel Lugo doubled in Dixon for the Hens’ first run. Jacob Robson followed with a bullet to right field that went for a two-run double to narrow the Bats’ lead to one. Things finally bent in Toledo’s favor as they took three walks in the seventh inning to load the bases with one out. Danny Woodrow nearly cleared the bases with a double to right, plating two runs before Daz Cameron was thrown out at the plate trying to add a third to the Hens’ tally. A two-out single by Ronny Rodriguez brought Woodrow in to score, and Victor Reyes followed with a triple to make it 8-5 in favor of the Hens. They added on from there, and reliever Jose Cisnero picked up a four-out save that included three punchouts.Robson: 1-2, 2 RBI, 2B, 2 R, 2 BB, SBWoodrow: 2-5, 2B, R, 2 RBI http://www.athleticsfanproshop.com/authentic-khris-davis-jersey , SBFunkhouser: 3.0 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 3 BB, 4 SOOn top of his RBI double, Jacob Robson also flew out to the wall against the wind in his first at-bat. Our own Kenon Carter was on the scene and captured a clip for us.Here’s a little funk from Kyle Funkhouser as well.Coming up next: Ryan Carpenter will get the ball as the Hens and Bats get back at it on Friday night at 7:05 p.m. ET.Lakeland Flying Tigers 4, Tampa Tarpons 3 (F/10) (box)Casey Mize’s season debut went very well on Thursday as Florida State League action kicked off. Mize took a perfect game into the fifth inning, ultimately allowing just one single while punching out eight in a dominant five-inning outing. Burris Warner allowed two runs in the seventh to give the Tarpons the lead after six scoreless innings from both teams. The Flying Tigers finally put a run on the board in the eighth, only to see Ethan DeCaster surrender a run in the top of the ninth. Down 3-1 with a scuffling offense, things didn’t look great, but the Flying Tigers had a rally in them. Kody Clemens led off the bottom of the ninth by drawing a walk. Daniel Reyes followed with the big blow of the game, a home run to left field that tied the score at three apiece. After Will Vest held off the Tarpons in the 10th inning, it was Brady Policelli who came through with a RBI single to walk off the Tarpons.Here’s a look at Reyes’ two-run, game tying blast.James Chipman, who scouts for 24/7 Sports, was on hand and very much liked what he saw from Mize. Notable that the slurve he worked on this offseason doesn’t appear to have been in evidence on Thursday.Reyes: 1-4, HR, R, 2 RBI, SOClemens: 0-3, R, BB, 2 SOMize: 5.0 IP, H, 0 ER, 8 SOComing up next: The Tarpons and Flying Tigers lock up again at Publix Field on Friday night, with first pitch set for 6:30 p.m. ET.South Bend Cubs 5, West Michigan Whitecaps 4 (box)Key prospects Parker Meadows and Wenceel Perez got off to a solid start as Midwest League play got underway in South Bend on Thursday night, but the Caps’ pitchers didn’t fare so well. Starter Adam Wolf surrendered eight hits and three runs in three innings of work Chad Pinder Jersey , with only one strikeout to his credit. The lefty gave way to Xavier Javier, who was rather wild and allowed two more runs, including the eventual game-winner, over two innings pitched.The Whitecaps briefly had a 2-0 lead in the top of the second inning when Jordan Pearce doubled home Nick Ames and Jeremiah Burks. They were on the verge of blowing the game open when they loaded the bases with no outs in the fifth, but Cubs reliever Peyton Remy bore down and escaped unscathed.Catcher Sam McMillan did launch a solo shot to left in the sixth inning to close the deficit to one run. In the ninth, Parker Meadows led off with a single, but was erased by a double play ball off the bat of Jose King. Shortstop Wenceel Perez wouldn’t let things go so easily. Perez walked, stole second base, and then raced home as Cubs shortstop Andy Weber threw away a Nick Ames grounder. Unfortunately, the rally ran out of steam right there.McMillan: 1-3, HR, R, RBI, BB, SOPerez: 1-4, R, BB, 2 SO, SB, CSWolf (L, 0-1): 3.0 IP, 8 H, 3 ER, SOComing up next: Wilkel Hernandez gets the ball for the Whitecaps on Friday night. He will take on Eury Ramos and the Cubs with first pitch set for 7:35 p.m. ET.Erie SeaWolves: off dayThe SeaWolves kick off their season on Friday evening against the Trenton Thunder at 6:05 p.m. ET. Righthander Matt Manning will get the start. Without much else to talk about, we rehash trade possibilities, speculate on future award winners, and watch the new Ronny Rodriguez video."WhiteFanposts Fanshots Sections Detroit Tigers AnalysisDetroit Tigers Prospect NotebookDetroit Tigers Game ThreadsDetroit Tigers NewsDetroit Tigers PodcastsDetroit Tigers LinksDetroit Tigers News: It’s the offseason and nothing is happeningNew,8commentsWithout much else to talk about, we rehash trade possibilities http://www.athleticsfanproshop.com/authentic-khris-davis-jersey , speculate on future award winners, and watch the new Ronny Rodriguez video.the big club. If he can hit, even a little bit, he will be there sooner rather than later.Predicting the next Tigers to be award winnersIn further offseason navel gazing, Fenech takes a few moments to consider which members of the organization might be the next to win major awards of some kind. Following a season where not one Tiger received votes in any of the major categories for the first time in close to 15 years, it would be nice to think we could get back on the train quickly.Our best bet here, according to Fenech, is with Miguel Cabrera and the AL MVP. It would take a return to form we have not seen in a few seasons, but everyone knows what a healthy Cabrera is capable of. Outside of that, we’re waiting on a Casey Mize or Matt Manning to round into Cy Young form, or for one of those two (or Isaac Paredes) to win Rookie of the Year honors. Those aren’t happening any time soon.It’s not going to be Lewin in the boothAs the Tigers continue their search to replace Mario Impemba and Rod Allen in the Fox Sports Detroit booth, one name that may be familiar to some fans quickly popped up and then disappeared in recent days. Josh Lewin, who was the regular play-by-play guy from 1998-2001 (God bless him for that) until Impemba took over, recently left a gig with the New York Mets. While it appears Lewin has inked a new deal somewhere, that place is not Detroit. So, the search continues, and a decision may be expected in December or January.Ronny Rodriguez bringing the hitsIf you’ve been waiting for that new Ronny Rodriguez single to drop, well my friend, you are in luck. Mi sue o — “my dream,” in Spanish — is now available on Youtube. The lyrics are semi-autobiographical, and the song tries to give voice to the hopes and dreams of kids in the Dominican Republic.ANALYSIS:The video opens with Rodriguez hugging his mother at Comerica Park, and the rest involves kids playing baseball and Ronny and some other gentleman I do not know standing in front of two very clean vehicles.Sometimes the doors on these vehicles are open. Other times they are not.There is a lot of pointing of fingers that goes on, intermixed with lesser amounts of prayer hands and putting their hands on their heads like they just remembered they forgot to turn off the oven when they left the houseMostly it’s pointing, usually at the sky, but often in other directions as well. I feel Al Alburquerque — and possibly a Phil Coke appearance — would have fit in quite well here.Around the hornCrazy rules baseball could adopt from other sports. It’s hard to watch Mookie Betts and think baseball is in trouble. Michael Wilbon weighs in on Jacob DeGrom with a bad baseball take.