Omaha Storm Chasers 7, Toledo Mud Hens 2 (box)Carl Edwards Jr. took the loss, but thats largely because his defense didnt have his back. The first run was on Edwards. He gave up a double and single in the first, and a fielders choice made it 1-0. The other four were unearned.Bennett Lee threw away a dropped third strike that would have been the third out of the third inning. (Triple-triple). A leadoff error by Cal Stevenson at first ruined the start of what should have been a 1-2-3 inning. Instead, it turned into a three-run homer. 5-0, Omaha.Brant Hurter took over in the seventh. He gave up an RBI single, but Trei Cruz made it a two-run base knock after letting the ball go right by him in center field. Cruz had a chance to throw the lead runner out at home, but you have to glove the ball first to do that. It was a bad night for the defense.Brant Hurter is making a rehab appearance in Toledo tonight andTrei Cruz probably wants this one back. pic.twitter.com/Soglb1j6wN Tigers ML Report (@tigersMLreport) August 9, 2026Stevenson made up for his earlier mistake by hitting an RBI double in the bottom of the seventh. He came home a few batters later on a Wenceel Perez sac fly. That was all of the meaningful offense for Toledo, though.6 gets us on the board pic.twitter.com/GWBrPjzvlr Toledo Mud Hens (@MudHens) August 9, 2026Ricky Vanasco faced the minimum in the eighth, thanks to an inning-ending double play, and went 1-2-3 in the ninth. Cruz: 2-3, BBStevenson: 2-4, 2B (7), R, RBI, KPerez: 0-3, SF, RBI, KEdwards Jr. (L, 4-10): 6.0 IP, 5 R, 1 ER, 7 H, 0 BB, 8 K, HRComing Up Next: Its a noon ET start on Sunday. Omaha leads the series, 4-1.Erie SeaWolves 10, Altoona Curve 6 (box)It was a big home run day for Erie, with the SeaWolves sending the ball into the stands six times. Izaac Pacheco and E.J. Exposito each hit multiple long balls, going back-to-back in the first and fifth innings. Pacheco hit a third homer in the seventh for good measure.SeaWolves homer their way to a 10-6 win over the Curve @PALottery#Sponsoredpic.twitter.com/OjBZ5TFcjn Erie SeaWolves (@erie_seawolves) August 9, 2026The other home run came from Thayron Liranzo, also in the first. It was a two-run shot and his second in as many games. Roll the tape!Thayron launches to get us started! pic.twitter.com/OVYSXZHZnS Erie SeaWolves (@erie_seawolves) August 8, 2026Pacheco and Exposito were next, and neither were wallscrapers.Max Alba had plenty of run support to work with after the first, but he gave up four runs over his 5.1 innings of work. A solo homer in the first got Altoona on the board, and a sac fly in the fourth made it 4-2. Alba gave up six hits and two walks overall, so it wasnt a runaway win by any means.Pacheco and Exposito did it again in the fifth, this time with a little less power, but both went to center field. Exposito leads the team with 20 homers, but Pacheco is closing in after this explosive night.Izaac Pacheco smashes a 2-run homer to left center. Its his 2nd of the game. pic.twitter.com/QcqoBHfiak Tigers ML Report (@tigersMLreport) August 8, 2026E.J. Exposito launches a solo homer to dead center for his 2nd home run of the game. Give him 20 on the year now. @ZachSurdenik on the call. pic.twitter.com/zrtcY0PNiU Tigers ML Report (@tigersMLreport) August 8, 2026Alba left the game in the sixth with one out and two on. Tyler Owens took over and immediately gave up a two-run, ground-rule double, with both runs going on Albas line. Owens wasnt particularly sharp, walking a batter and giving up an RBI single later in the inning, keeping it a two-run game. Josue Briceno created some separation in the bottom of the sixth with a sac fly, but Wandisson Charles gave that run right back to Altoona in the seventh. Pachecos third home run of the night and 15th of the year came in the seventh. It served as the final blow of the game, but a six-homer night ending with a four-run differential feels a bit off. A wins a win, though.Izaac Pacheco goes yard for a third time this game, another 2-run shot. pic.twitter.com/YZe1dzg0LD Tigers ML Report (@tigersMLreport) August 9, 2026Izaac Pacheco with his first pro game in which he has hit 3 home runs. pic.twitter.com/YgRicG27FR Tigers ML Report (@tigersMLreport) August 9, 2026Charles went 1-2-3 in the eighth and Trevin Micahel closed things out with a 1-2-3 ninth..@erie_seawolves manager Tony Cappuccili talking to the media after Erie hit six home runs in the 10-6 win pic.twitter.com/Rex6csPQdT Tigers ML Report (@tigersMLreport) August 9, 2026Pacheco: 3-4, 3 HR (15), 3 R, 5 RBILiranzo: 1-3, HR (12), R, 2 RBI, BB, KExposito: 2-4, 2 HR (20), 2 R, 2 RBIBriceno: 0-3, SF, R, RBI, BBAlba (W, 2-4): 5.1 IP, 4 ER, 6 H, 2 BB, 0 K, HRComing Up Next:Its a 1:35 p.m. ET start on Sunday. Erie leads the series, 3-2.West Michigan Whitecaps 14, Fort Wayne TinCaps 6 (box)Back-to-back days with 14 runs for West Michigan. Not too shabby. All of those runs came in the first four innings, with 10 coming in the third alone. Youd think this was another home run barrage, but the Whitecaps had zero homers and just two extra-base hits. Singles and walks, baby. Thats baseball at its purest.Singles from Woody Hadeen and Roberto Campos got things going in the first. Fort Wayne starter Bryan Balzer tried to give West Michigan more runs in the opening frame, but the Whitecaps stranded the bases loaded. Hadeen doubled in the second, moving Juan Hernandez to third. Bryce Rainer scored him on a sac fly right after.Brady Smiths first start in the Tigers farm went well, but a two-run homer in the second made it a tie ball game. Those were the only two runs he allowed, though. He gave up two hits and three walks while striking out four over five innings.Brady Smith broke out his nasty changeup in the 3rd inning pic.twitter.com/pRRqbCF0Ya Tigers ML Report (@tigersMLreport) August 9, 2026Then, the big inning came. Balzer gave up a leadoff single to Clayton Campbell and hit Luke Shliger. He loaded the bases with a walk to Jackson Strong, and another walk to Andrew Sojka gave West Michigan the lead back. The TinCaps changed pitchers, but it didnt help. Javie Chacon hit Cristian Santana for another free run, and then Hernandez and Hadeen hit back-to-back RBI singles. All of a sudden it was 7-2, in favor of the Whitecaps.Woody Hadeen rips an RBI single past the shortstop to put the Whitecaps up 7-2. He has three hits in three innings today. pic.twitter.com/m2w411DrCX Tigers ML Report (@tigersMLreport) August 8, 2026Another single from Roberto Campos gave West Michigan its eighth run, and Campbell walked for the second time in the inning. Shliger hit a sac fly, and Strong reached on an error. Chacon hit Sojka, and Santana singled in Strong to cap off the 10-run frame.Roberto Campos drops a single into left center for his 2nd RBI of the night. pic.twitter.com/9Ixr8ORng4 Tigers ML Report (@tigersMLreport) August 8, 2026Campell hit a sac fly in the fourth, and a wild pitch put West Michigan ahead by a dozen. Smith cruised and turned it over to the bullpen in the sixth.Logan Berrier gave up three runs over his two innings of work, but that was only enough to cut Fort Waynes deficit to single digits. Juanmi Vasquez had trouble getting the third out in the eighth, so Jalen Evans had to come in and finish things out. Evans was sharp with three strikeouts. Hadeen: 4-6, 2B (14), 3 R, RBI, BB, KRainer: 1-5, 2B (19), R, RBI, 3 KCampos: 3-6, R, 2 RBI, 2 KSmith (W, 1-1): 5.0 IP, 2 ER, 2 H, 3 BB, 4 K, HRComing Up Next:Its a 1:05 p.m. ET start on Sunday. West Michigan leads the series, 4-1.CANCELED: Lakeland Flying Tigers vs. Dunedin Blue JaysRained out. No makeup.Unfortunately tonights game has been cancelled and will not be made up due to inclement weather in the area. Tomorrows game will still be played as scheduled at noon. Lakeland Flying Tigers (@LkdFlyingTigers) August 9, 2026Coming Up Next: Its a noon ET start on Sunday. The series is tied, 2-2.