Blue Jays Minor League Recap: Starting Pitching Falters Across The Farm System, While The Bats Struggle To Make Up For The Woes On The Mound

CURRENT W-L Records
-Buffalo Bisons: 52-74
-New Hampshire Fisher Cats: 50-73
-Vancouver Canadians: 70-54
-Dunedin Blue Jays: 57-63
-FCL Blue Jays: Season Complete
-DSL Blue Jays Blue: Season Complete
-DSL Blue Jays Red: Season Complete

Transactions
08/29/25 - Buffalo Bisons activated RHP Dillon Tate from the 7-day injured list.
08/28/25 - Buffalo Bisons placed LHP Trenton Wallace on the 7-day injured list.
08/28/25 - New Hampshire Fisher Cats sent OF Jace Bohrofen on a rehab assignment to Dunedin Blue Jays.

Buffalo Bisons

Buffalo (5), Indianapolis (3) - 8/28
Box Score

The Thursday game between Buffalo and Indianapolis saw things kick off with some fireworks in the second inning for the Bisons. A wild pitch scored Yohendrick Pinango from third base and Josh Rivera doubled in a run to give the Bisons a two-run lead. Then, Jonatan Clase launched a laser beam home run to right field, a three-run shot that scored Rivera and Christian Bethancourt. In the sixth inning, Ryan Kreidler homered for Indianapolis to give them their first run of the ball game. In the bottom of the ninth inning, Indianapolis tried to make a comeback. Jase Brown hit a triple that would score two runs for the Indians. After the triple, Joe Mantiply shut the door on the comeback though, getting the last out of the game via a groundout. Buffalo would win this game 5-3. 

Jonatan Clase- 1-4, 1 R, 3 RBI, 0 BB, 0 K, 1 HR

CJ Van Eyk- 5 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 4 K

Buffalo (3), Indianapolis (5) - 8/29
Box Score

In the Friday night game between Buffalo and Indianapolis, the Bisons would struggle all night to find some hits. Indianapolis would take the early lead on the back of Brett Sullivan's solo home run in the second inning. In the fifth inning, Buffalo tried to find some momentum, but would only muster an RBI groundout from Michael Stefanic to tie the game. Sammy Siani's solo home run in the bottom half of the inning would quickly give Indianapolis the lead back in the game. Indianapolis would keep adding runs to their total in the sixth inning, this time from a Nick Solack RBI single to right field and then Rafael Flores cleared the bases with a two-run home run. Riley Tirotta hit a hard single to center field that would score two runs for the Bisons in the eighth, but it would not be enough. Buffalo only managed five hits in the game, as they would lose this one 5-3. 

Riley Tirotta- 1-4, 0 R, 2 RBI, 0 BB, 1 K

Lazaro Estrada- 2 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K

New Hampshire Fisher Cats

New Hampshire (2), Erie (10) - 8/28
Box Score

Thursday's game was another chance for Grant Rogers to add to his season total of quality starts, as well as help New Hampshire get back on track against a tough Erie team. Things were looking good on both accords through the first two innings. New Hampshire took the lead in the bottom of the second inning, when Jackson Hornung launched his fifth home run of the year at Double-A, this one a solo shot to right. It all went south from there for the Fisher Cats and Rogers. In the top of the third, Josue Briceño doubled home fellow top prospect Max Clark. It was followed up by both Thayron Liranzo and Briceño scoring on a Justice Bigbie single to right field. Jake Holton then capped off the big inning by doubling him Bigbie. In the bottom half of the inning, Charles McAdoo helped New Hampshire get back into the game with an RBI single that scored Jacob Sharp. A Danny Serretti solo home run in the fourth extended Erie's lead by one, before they added four more in the fifth. Rogers would leave the game in the idle of the inning, but was on the hook for some of those runs, ending his night surrendering eight runs (seven earned). It just wasn't in the cards for New Hampshire, as Erie added another run in the seventh and won easily, 10-2. 

Jacob Sharp: 2-3, 1 R, 2 2B

Kai Peterson: 1 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 3 K

New Hampshire (3), Erie (4) - 8/29
Box Score

New Hampshire opened up Friday night's game against Erie in a great spot. After Rafael Sanchez set down Erie in order in the top of the first inning, New Hampshire's bats put up a crooked number to set the tone for the game. Je'Von Ward singled home Victor Arias and then stole second base, before scoring himself on Ryan McCarty's single. Alex De Jesus would cap off the scoring for the inning and smack a ball to center for a sacrifice fly. In the top of the second, Erie clawed back with two runs of their own, two RBI singles from Seth Stephenson and Roberto Campos. In the third, Jake Holton singled home a run for Erie and tied the game up at three. Everything stood stagnant until the eighth, when Campos singled home his second RBI of the game and gave Erie a one-run lead late in the game. In the bottom half of the inning, New Hampshire got two singles from McCarty and Dasan Brown, but Gabriel Martinez flew out to end the inning and the scoring threat. New Hampshire had one last chance to get a run and tie it up in the bottom of the ninth, but Charles McAdoo struck out swinging to end the game. New Hampshire fell to Erie, 4-3. 

Ryan McCarty: 2-4, 1 RBI

Devereaux Harrison: 2.2 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 4 K

Vancouver Canadians

Vancouver (14), Hillsboro (11) - 8/28 - F/11
Box Score 

This was a barn burner of a game, as the Hops and the Canadians went back and forth trading blows, with the first couple of runs coming from Cutter Coffey, who just returned from a short IL stint, as he hit a two-run blast off of Denny Larrondo. Silvano Hechavarria had his first middling start, as the third inning went poorly for him. He allowed three runs with two RBI-triples from Jansel Luis and Cristofer Torin, and a Druw Jones sac fly in between them. He did pitch well after that, and the Canadians picked him up with a Peyton Powell RBI-single that led to J.R. Freethy’s eighth double of the season, to give the Canadians the lead back. The Hops balked in a run, then a wild pitch scored another, which led to a three run cushion for Vancouver. Silvano Hechavarria was sent out in the sixth, and allowed a single, before he was replaced with Juanmi Vasquez. He did not have a great showing, allowing a single, a walk, and a double to clear the bases to tie the game up. The Canadians punched back again, with Jay Harry knocking in Edward Duran, and Nick Goodwin scored on a wild pitch to take a two-run lead. Vasquez was not taken out, and he immediately gave up a homer, and gave up a couple more hits before getting taken out. Aaron Munson replaced him and allowed both inherited runners to score on a single to lose the lead. The Hops pitching once again lost control however, as Tucker Toman was walked, Goodwin was hit by a pitch, and after Harry moved the runners over with a grounder to short, another wild pitch allowed Toman to score to tie the game up once again. The game went to extras after scoreless innings from Munson and Javen Coleman, and the Canadians had runners on the corner after Arjun Nimmala moved to third on a wild-pitch walk to Sean Keys. Duran stopped the momentum with a double play, but Nimmala was able to score. Brett Garcia came in the tenth, and allowed the ghost runner to score on a single to Slade Caldwell but struck out two batters to bring it to the 11th. J.R. Freethy hit a big RBI single to get the lead in the ninth, and after Arjun Nimmala was intentionally walked and Sean Keys hit a sac fly, Tucker Toman hit a two-RBI double to make it 14 to 10. Garcia allowed another ghost runner to score, but that was the only run they could get. 

JR Freethy - 2-5, 1 R, 2 RBI, 2 BB

Silvano Hechavarria - 5.1 IP, 6 H, 4 ER, 2 BB, 3 K

Vancouver (4), Hillsboro (6) - 8/29
Box Score

After the crazy game from the day before, it looked like the Canadians were going to score a ton of runs again, with them going out to an early lead after Carter Cunningham and Alexis Hernandez both hitting a sac fly in the first, and Eddie Micheletti Jr. with a 2-RBI double in the second. However, Jackson Wentworth allowed two runs in the second inning, and after allowing a couple of singles, Nate LaRue came in to replace him. Modelfi Marte singled to Tucker Toman, and a couple runners scored with Toman’s throwing error to tie it up. The Canadians couldn’t score after the second inning, and after Larue hit Adrian Rodriguez with a pitch, Druw Jones hit an inside the park homer to give the Hops the lead. Colby Holcombe came in after with a solid one and two-thirds innings with three strikeouts, but that was all for the Canadians. 

Nick Goodwin - 2-4, 2 R, 1 BB, 1 2B

Colby Holcombe - 1.1 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 3 K

Dunedin Blue Jays 

Dunedin (2), Fort Myers (5) - 8/28
Box Score

Landen Maroudis’ struggles after coming back from Tommy John are still prevalent, as he only pitched two innings, this time he did strike out more batters than he walked, but it took 53 pitches for him to do so. He also gave up an early two run homer in the first inning to put the Jays down early. Eliander Alcalde replaced him in the third inning, and pitched two scoreless innings before Gilberto Batista came in. Batista was dominant, striking out eight batters, but gave up a double to Yilber Herrera, before Enrique Jimenez hit a homer off of him. The D-Jays got a couple of runs on their own with a sac fly from Jean Joseph and a solo homer from Manuel Beltre, but the Mighty Mussels kept them to just that. Eminen Flores pitched two and a third innings with four strikeouts, but he walked three batters and allowed a run as a result. 

Eric Snow - 2-4, 1 BB

Gilberto Batista - 2.2 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 0 BB, 8 K

Batista went fastball heavy, throwing it over 70% of the time as he was generating a ton of whiffs and chase, with a 45.5% whiff rate. Other than a two-run homer, Batista may have had his most dominant appearance as a Jay in relief. 

Dunedin (4), Fort Myers (11) - 8/29 
Box Score

Johnny King may be hitting the wall, as the third rounder out of high school has pitched over 50 innings and now has had his second “poor” start in a row. King walked four batters in two and a third innings, and he allowed four runs, with three of them being earned. Still his strikeout stuff was there, with five strikeouts and ten whiffs. The Jays and the Mighty Mussels did go back and forth, with the Jays getting on the board first with a Brock Tibbitts RBI single. A fielding error from Johnny King allowed the first run to score, but after Braden Berry got on with an error, he subsequently stole second and third before a Will Criswell groundout scored him to take the lead back. Daniel Pena hit an RBI single against King to tie the game, and King was taken out for Grif Hughes who gave up a three-run homer, allowing the two runners that King left on to score. Hughes did not have a good time for the rest of the game either, allowing three more runs, and two more homers, walking four batters as well. Maddox Latta hit an RBI single and scored on a wild pitch to cut the lead to five, but that was all the D-Jays could do on offense. 

Maddox Latta - 2-5, 2 R, 1 RBI, 1 SB

Jack Eshelman - 2.1 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K

Toronto Blue Jays Minor League Players of the Day
Pitcher of the Period: RHP Gilberto Batista (Dunedin) - 2.2 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 0 BB, 8 K

Hitter of the Period: INF Nick Goodwin (Vancouver) - 2-5, 4 R, 3 BB, 1 K, 1 2B, 2 HBP

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