Blue Jays Minor League Recap: The Streak Lived On With a No-Hitter, and a Power Surge Carried Buffalo

CURRENT W-L Records

• Buffalo Bisons: 26-35
• New Hampshire Fisher Cats: 26-31
• Vancouver Canadians: 29-28
• Dunedin Blue Jays: 29-28
• FCL Blue Jays: 16-11
• DSL Blue Jays Blue: 2-4
• DSL Blue Jays Red: 2-4

Transactions

• 06/09/25 - Toronto Blue Jays optioned RHP Paxton Schultz to Buffalo Bisons.
• 06/09/25 - Toronto Blue Jays recalled RHP Spencer Turnbull from Buffalo Bisons.
• 06/09/25 - C Dylan Leach assigned to FCL Blue Jays.
• 06/08/25 - SS Ryan McCarty assigned to New Hampshire Fisher Cats from Buffalo Bisons.
• 06/08/25 - New Hampshire Fisher Cats transferred 3B Alex De Jesus to the Development List.
• 06/08/25 - New Hampshire Fisher Cats activated SS Ryan McCarty.
• 06/08/25 - SS Ryan McCarty assigned to New Hampshire Fisher Cats from Buffalo Bisons.
• 06/07/25 - Buffalo Bisons transferred RHP Bobby Milacki to the Development List.
• 06/07/25 - Buffalo Bisons activated LHP Adam Macko from the 7-day injured list.
• 06/07/25 - Toronto Blue Jays sent 2B Michael Stefanic outright to Buffalo Bisons.
• 06/07/25 - Vancouver Canadians activated RHP Chris McElvain from the 7-day injured list.
• 06/07/25 - Toronto Blue Jays signed free agent C Dylan Leach to a minor league contract.

Buffalo Bisons
Buffalo (7), Syracuse (5) - 6/7
Box Score

Syracuse kicked off the Saturday game with a first-inning run from a David Villar home run to left field. Villar wasn't done though, as he would add the game's second run, this time from a home run to right field in the fourth inning. The two runs would be all the Mets could push across the plate against Buffalo starting pitcher Anders Tolhurst. He finished five innings in this one, only surrendering the two hits and two runs to Villar while striking out five. In the fifth inning, the Buffalo bats came alive when Yohendrick Pinango crushed a three-run home run to right field. In the sixth, Villar would again do the damage for the Mets by way of an RBI double this time. Jon Singleton would expand the Mets’ lead to two in the seventh inning with an RBI single. In the Buffalo half of the eighth inning, Joey Loperfido tripled, RJ Schreck singled, and then Riley Tirotta and Will Robertson hit back-to-back home runs. Having a two-run lead, Tommy Nance would take the mound for Buffalo, pitching two perfect innings for the six-out save and a Buffalo win. 

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

Tommy Nance: 2 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K

Buffalo (8), Syracuse (6) - F/10 - 6/8
Box Score

In the last game of the week-long series with the Mets, Buffalo would start strong by hitting home runs in the second and third innings. Schreck hit the first one, and Pinango hit the home run in the third to give the Bisons a three-run lead. Robertson tacked on another home run in the sixth, his 12th of the year. On the mound to start the game for the Bisons was Adam Macko. He pitched great over four innings, only allowing three walks and no hits or runs, while striking out four. In the seventh, eighth, and ninth, the Mets launched two home runs, and scored on an error and a single to tie the game. In the tenth, Buffalo went wild, scoring four runs on a single and a Damiano Palmegiani home run. The Mets could only score two in their half of the inning, and Buffalo would win this one as well, 8-6. 

Yohendrick Pinango: 1-4, 2 R, 2 RBI, 1 BB, 0 K, 1 HR

Adam Macko: 4 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 3 BB, 4 K

New Hampshire Fisher Cats
New Hampshire (4), Altoona (0) F/7 -  6/7 - Game 1
Box Score

The streak stays alive! Can you believe it? Who would have thought New Hampshire would have reached four consecutive games in a row shutting out the opposing team for a 36.2 scoreless inning streak? Well, it happened, so get excited when you read how it all went down, because how it happened is even more special. 

Rafael Sanchez took to the mound in this one and, true to himself, kept away from hard contact throughout the game. He set down Altoona 1-2-3 in the first with a couple of fly outs and a lineout. The second was mostly a carbon copy of the first, with two fly outs and a lineout to keep the streak going. Alex Stone gave New Hampshire the lead in the bottom of the second with a three-run shot to right field. The top of the third saw similar results for Sanchez; he got two lineouts and a fly out. In the bottom half of the inning, Gabriel Martinez extended the Fisher Cats' lead by one on a double to left field that scored Jace Bohrofen. In the fourth, it was two fly outs, and then Sanchez grabbed a groundball back to him and tossed it over to Peyton Williams for the third out.

In the fifth, Altoona got their first baserunners by way of a hit by pitch and a walk, before Sanchez's first strikeout of the game ended the threat. The sixth saw Altoona go down in order, as New Hampshire headed to the seventh and final inning in the shortened doubleheader game with a 4-0 lead. In the seventh inning, Termarr Johnson had a battle with Sanchez: a nine-pitch at-bat that ended with him flying out to left field. Jack Brannigan was next and went down on strikes in four pitches. Nick Cimillo had a battle himself, drawing a walk on seven pitches. Then came Tres Gonzalez, who sent the second pitch in the at-bat high into the air, and when it fell, it was squarely in the glove of Martinez. New Hampshire did it! But wait, were you counting along and paying attention? You may have missed it. The last out started a celebration, not for the scoreless inning streak (36.2), or the shutout streak (four games), but the no-hitter Sanchez just threw!

Alex Stone: 1-3, 1 R, 3 RBI, 1 K, 1 HR

Rafael Sanchez: 7 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 2 K

New Hampshire (5), Altoona (2) F/7 - 6/7 - Game 2
Box Score

In game two of the doubleheader, New Hampshire sent Grant Rogers to the mound to keep the streak going and ride the momentum into the night. He got through the first inning without giving up a hit or a run. It happened again in the second inning, 1-2-3. Could it be another magical game? Unfortunately not. Brenden Dixon led off the third inning with a single and the first hit on the day for Altoona. They got a second hit in the inning, but neither would score, as those streaks continued. Johnson made sure all streaks would end, as he led off the fourth inning with a home run to right field to tie the game up at one. Eddinson Paulino's single in the bottom of the fourth gave the lead back to New Hampshire, 2-1. After Altoona tied it up in the fifth, New Hampshire broke it open in the bottom half of the inning. They scored one on a sacrifice fly by Martinez and two more on Devonte Brown's double. The big streaks were over, but New Hampshire won 5-2 to continue the winning streak. 

Jacob Sharp: 2-3, 1 R, 1 RBI, 0 K

Grant Rogers: 6 IP, 5 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 5 K

New Hampshire (5), Altoona (11) - 6/8 
Box Score

Ryan Watson was back on the mound in the final game of the series with Altoona on Sunday. He had it going again, much like the first time he pitched this week. He pitched four strong innings, keeping Altoona off the scoreboard. Williams got the scoring started for New Hampshire in the bottom of the fourth inning with a deep solo shot for his sixth home run of the season. The top of the fifth inning snowballed for Watson, as he gave up two runs and left with the bases loaded. Michael Dominguez came in and could not escape the jam. All three baserunners would score, as would another one he let on base. The teams would trade home runs from there, Dasan Brown for New Hampshire and Aaron McKeithan for the Curve. Altoona wouldn't stop there, as they added four more runs, and New Hampshire could only muster three more. Charles McAdoo singled in one run and then came around and scored on a Cade Doughty groundout. Their final run came on a Robert Brooks double in the ninth, as New Hampshire lost 11-5. 

Peyton Williams: 1-3, 1 R, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 1 HR

Johnathan Lavallee: 1 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K

Vancouver Canadians
Vancouver (9), Tri-City (4) - 6/7
Box Score

Chris McElvain had his first start in High-A Vancouver after spending some time rehabbing in Low A and the Florida Complex League. It was a mixed bag for McElvain, as he struck out four batters in 1 1/3 innings, but also gave up five hits, including a solo homer to Ryan Nicholson. On the Canadians’ end, Victor Arias also hit a solo homer to kick off the scoring for them. In the second inning, McElvain dealt with some shaky command and defense, and was taken out with an out remaining for Aaron Munson. The Canadians then loaded the bases after Munson got the out, and Aaron Parker hit a sac fly before Cutter Coffey hit a homer to make it 5-3 for the Canadians.

The bullpens for both teams did a good job keeping runs off the board before the eighth inning, but Julio Ortiz gave up a double to Matt Coutney, which let Nicholson get to third, and he scored on a groundout to bring the game within one for Tri-City. However, Nick Goodwin and Eddie Micheletti Jr. went back-to-back, similarly to how they did in the game on June 6, but in reverse order. Bo Bonds shut the door after that, leading to another solid win for the Canadians in this series. 

Nick Goodwin: 2-4, 1 R, 1 RBI, 1 HR
The homers will continue until morale improves. Goodwin has hit four homers in just this series, and he’s been the hottest hitter in the system in a group full of hot hitters. 

Aaron Munson: 2.1 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 4 K
Munson has been slowly lowering his ERA over his past few appearances. This was his best appearance of the season, as he struck out a season-high four batters and didn’t walk a batter. 

Vancouver (11), Tri-City (6) - 6/8
Box Score

This was a very back-and-forth close game, which started off with the Dust Devils getting up early after Fernando Perez gave up a run on a groundout in the first and a two-run shot in the second. The power surge in Vancouver continued, as Carter Cunningham hit his fourth homer of the year, and then Coffey hit a double to score Micheletti. Jackson Hornung hit an RBI single, and the game was tied. Perez kept it scoreless after giving up those three runs, but in the sixth, Kai Peterson came in and gave up a two-run homer of his own. Arjun Nimmala hit a double to bring it within one in the half inning directly after, and Hornung tied the game up again with a bases-loaded walk. Je’Von Ward continued to get on base with another bases-loaded walk, before the man on fire (Goodwin) came to the plate and hit a grand slam to make it 10-5 for the Canadians. Anthony Scull did knock in another run against Peterson, but Parker also tacked on another run late to make it 11-6. The Canadians ultimately took five out of six against the Angels’ High-A affiliate. 

Nick Goodwin: 2-5, 1 R, 4 RBI, HR
Goodwin continued his hot streak, hitting his fifth homer against the Tri-City Dust Devils. Prior to this series, he was slashing .224/.352/.355 for a 99 wRC+. He has now raised that to a .258/.367/.484 slash and a 131 wRC+. 

Ferando Perez: 4 IP, 3 H, 3 ER, 4 K, 1 HR

Dunedin Blue Jays
Dunedin (5), St. Lucie (4) - 6/7
Box Score

In Silvano Hechavarria’s first start, the game went back and forth, with catcher Jacob Lojewski giving the D-Jays an early lead with a two-run double. Hechavarria pitched well, giving up only one run on an RBI single, but the bullpen gave up a few runs. Eminen Flores let in a run on a single, but then Bryce Arnold and Tucker Toman contributed to a two-run top of the eighth inning. Nate LaRue replaced Flores and got to two outs before giving up the lead and allowing two runs to score. Jean Joseph singled to give the Jays the lead again and for the last time, as Jack Eshleman earned the win, by preventing the Mets from scoring again. 

Tucker Toman: 2-4, 1 R, 1 RBI, 1 2B
Toman is having a bit of a hot stretch after struggling initially when he came back from the temporary inactive list. 

Silvano Hechavarria: 5.0 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 5 K
Hechavarria had his first start as a Dunedin Blue Jay and did not disappoint. The hard-throwing Cuban started off his career slowly in the Dominican Summer League last season, and although he’s older than the average pitcher for this level, he was very good and displayed strong velocity. 

Dunedin (2), St. Lucie (4) - 6/8
Box Score

Colby Holcombe still hasn’t looked as sharp recently, this time giving up four runs (one unearned) while only striking out three batters. However, the bullpen was nails today as well, not giving up a run, but the Jays could not score. They were 1-for-8 with RISP and could not cash in enough runs to even it up.

Edward Duran is a slow-footed catcher, but somehow has five triples on the season, and showed his strong arm. Alexis Hernandez hit his first homer of the season, and Sam Shaw produced a run, but that was all she wrote for the D-Jays. 

Sam Shaw: 2-4, 1 RBI, 1 K, 1 2B

Johan Simon: 2.2 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 2 K

FCL Blue Jays
F-BLU (1), F-PHI (8) - 6/7
Box Score

Landen Maroudis got what would be his final FCL start in this one. He went two innings, gave up four hits, one walk, struck out three, and was charged with two earned runs. On Monday, it was reported he would be moving up to Single A. The Blue Jays would cut the lead to two on a David Beckles single in the sixth inning. Unfortunately, the Phillies put up three more runs in the bottom of the sixth to take the lead by five. An Isaias Dipre home run in the eighth gave the Phillies a lead too large for the Blue Jays to come back from, as they lost this one 8-1.

David Beckles: 1-4, 0 R, 1 RBI, 0 BB, 1 K

Pedro Tucent: 3 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K

F-BLU (1), F- (8) - 6/7
Box Score

Johnny King started the game for the Blue Jays on Monday, and he did not disappoint. He went 3.2 innings, gave up five hits, two runs, walked one, and struck out eight. He used a sinker sitting in the 93-95 mph range, with almost 16” of IVB to set up the Rookie-ball hitters. His slider, curve, and changeup worked well to get the strikeouts. Ultimately, he generated 15 swings and misses in this game, showing his ability to miss bats. On the offensive side, Andres Arias rocketed a line drive for his fourth home run of the season to tie the game in the fourth. Statcast listed the home run as having an exit velocity of 97.8 mph and a 36-degree launch angle. Unfortunately, the Blue Jays' team would not score again, and the Tigers' squad added five more runs in the sixth and ninth innings. 

Andres Arias: 2-4, 1 R, 1 RBI, 0 BB, 0 K, 1 HR

Johnny King: 3.2 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 8 K

DSL Blue Jays Blue 
D-BJB (1), D-MRN (3) F/7 - 6/7
Box Score

This game wasn't much to write home about. BJB got the scoring started in the bottom of the second inning when they loaded the bases, and J.T. Bain was hit by a pitch to get a run in. The game state would remain the same until the top of the seventh inning, as MRN scored three runs to win the game 3-1.

Daniel Dominguez: 1-3, 1 R, 1 K

Michael De La Cruz: 3 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K

D-BJB (2), D-BJR (3) F/8 - 6/9
Box Score

Monday saw BJB take on Toronto's second DSL team, BJR. BJB got on the scoreboard first in the top of the third on Rafael Flores’ RBI single. Juarlin Soto scored another run for BJB on his groundout. BJR tied it up in the bottom of the fifth on a bases-loaded walk and a run-scoring balk. The game would go to extras, with BJR walking off on a sacrifice fly from Pascual Archila. 

Angel Guzman: 2-3, 1 BB

Cristhian Duarte: 4.1 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 3 K

DSL Blue Jays Red
D-BJR (4), D-MEO (3) F/7 - 6/7 - Completion of 6/5 Suspended Game
Box Score

BJR resumed a game that was suspended on June 5; they were leading 3-2 in the fourth when the game was called. BJR kicked things off in the bottom of the fourth by scoring a run on Randy Soto's single. They gave up a run in the top of the sixth, but that was all, as they won 4-3. 

Elaineiker Coronado: 2-3, 2 R, 1 RBI, 1 BB

Carlos Almonte: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K

D-BJR (1), D-MEO (3) F/7 - 6/7 
Box Score

In the regularly scheduled game on Saturday, BJR took on the Orange team from the Mets again. BJR was shut down completely until the top of the sixth inning, when Kennew Blanco got a hold of one and sent it over the fence in left field for his first home run of the season. BJR fell in this one, 3-1. 

Kennew Blanco: 1-4, 1 R, 1 RBI, 1 HR

Edgar Gallegos: 4 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 4 K

D-BJR (3), D-BJB (2) F/7 - 6/9
Box Score

Monday saw BJB take on Toronto's second DSL team, BJR. BJB got on the scoreboard first in the top of the third on Rafael Flores’ RBI single. Juarlin Soto scored another run for BJB on his groundout. BJR tied it up in the bottom of the fifth on a bases-loaded walk and a run-scoring balk. The game would go to extras, with BJR walking off on a sacrifice fly from Pascual Archila. 

Randy Soto: 1-2, 2 BB, 1 K

Daniel De La Cruz: 2.2 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 1 BB 3 K

Toronto Blue Jays Minor League Players of the Period

• Pitcher of the Period: RHP Rafael Sanchez (New Hampshire): 7 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 2 K
• Hitter of the Period: INF Nick Goodwin (Vancouver): 4-9, 2 R, 5 RBI, 2 HR

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