searchTigerNet Site Search

It was another strong performance from right-hander Tyler Schlaffer, who is starting to come into his own at AA. Schlaffer continues to give the Smokies terrific length by going six innings, walking one, and striking out six while allowing just two runs as his AA ERA is now an even 3.00. Both of the runs charged to Schlaffer came in the first inning when Blake Burke connected for another homer as the Shuckers took a quick 2-0 lead.

This was one of those games where Tyler Schlaffer had to grind things out as he had his worst outing since joining the Smokies. Still, with three runs allowed in four innings, things could've gone way worse, but the command wasn't as sharp for Schlaffer, who finished with three walks and four strikeouts.

Although this is another loss for Knoxville, Tyler Schlaffer continued to pitch well as the right-hander struck out two across five innings of three-run ball. ..... As good as Schlaffer has been since his promotion, this wasn't his best start, and with a pair of RBI hits from Johnny Olmstead and Mark Coley II, this was a 2-2 game in the top of the second.

Although he earned a no-decision, Tyler Schlaffer was excellent on the mound, as his ERA is 1.64 since arriving in AA. ..... Schlaffer was backed by a pair of first-inning runs that gave the Smokies the lead as the BJ Murray Jr single and Ethan Hearn double made this a 2-0 game. Those would be the only runs until late, but given how Schlaffer was pitching, those runs almost held up.

KNOXVILLE SMOKIES 8 - ROCKET CITY TRASH PANDAS 3 It was another day at the office for Tyler Schlaffer as the right-hander continued to roll. Making his first AA start after an impressive five-start run in South Bend, Schlaffer did all that was asked of him and more as he gave the Smokies six innings of one-run baseball before handing things off to Tyler Santana to finish things off. ..... With Schlaffer keeping the Trash Pandas offense in check through four, Rocket City started to show signs of life in the fifth to make this a game again.