Thayron Liranzo homers again in Erie victory, Vest and Brieske rehab

Beau Brieske got the start in this one as his rehab progression advanced to Triple-A. He gave up a run in the first, but tossed a clean second inning. Brieske averaged 95.

9 mph on his fourseamer, and mixed in some good changeups in his outing. He looks fairly close to rejoining the Tigers. Will Vest blessedly has avoided a tendon or ligament injury and is working his way back as well.

He tossed a scoreless third inning. averaging 95. 8 mph with his fourseamer.

Vest struck out one in a perfect inning of work, but may need another outing before rejoining the Tigers’ pen. In the top of the second, Corey Julks singled and later scored on a Tyler Gentry single to even things at 1-1. That’s how it stayed until the fifth, when Max Clark reached on an infield single and Eduardo Valencia mashed a two-run shot to left center field.