GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — In the shadow of Detroit’s improbable playoff push, some Tigers’ minor leaguers won their league title.
The Erie Seawolves , the team’s Double-A affiliate, won the Eastern League title Tuesday night with a 3-2 win over the Somerset Patriots, sweeping the best-of-three series. It is the second consecutive title for the SeaWolves, with a roster littered with former Whitecaps and key Tigers prospects.
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Austin Bergner was the star of the game. The righty threw six scoreless innings, racking up 8 strikeouts to earn the win. Bergner was drafted in the ninth round of the 2019 MLB Entry Draft and split time between Erie and Triple-A Toledo this season, along with three starts for the Whitecaps.
The other star was Chris Meyers, the hard-hitting utility player who has found his groove in his second season in Erie. Meyers helped the SeaWolves take the lead with RBI singles in his first two at-bats, then helped secure the lead with a diving catch on the left field warning track in the sixth.