Blue Jays Minor League Recap: Yesavage Keeps Shining for Bisons While Fisher Cats Finally Snap Their Losing Streak

Current W-L Records

• Buffalo Bisons: 57-79
• New Hampshire Fisher Cats: 52-81
• Vancouver Canadians: 75-57 (Season Complete)
• Dunedin Blue Jays: 60-66 (Season Complete)
• FCL Blue Jays: Season Complete
• DSL Blue Jays Blue: Season Complete
• DSL Blue Jays Red: Season Complete

Transactions

• 09/09/25 - Toronto Blue Jays recalled LF Joey Loperfido from Buffalo Bisons.

Buffalo Bisons
Buffalo (4), Rochester (5) - F/10 - 9/9
Box Score

The Buffalo Bisons began a series with the Rochester Red Wings on Tuesday. The Bisons were the first on the scoreboard, when René Pinto launched his first Bisons home run in the first inning, a two-run shot scoring Michael Stefanic. In the fourth inning, Trey Lipscomb hit a three-run home run to give the Red Wings their first lead of the game. They would add to their lead by one in the eighth inning on a Phillip Glasser triple to right field. Buffalo made a late-inning comeback in the top of the ninth inning, as Yohendrick Pinango and Josh Kasevich drove in runs, each with an RBI single. The game would go to extra innings, and Buffalo would fail to score in their half of the 10th inning. Unfortunately, Rochester would walk off the Bisons on an RBI single from Lipscomb for the win. 

Buddy Kennedy - 3-4, 1 R, 0 RBI, 1 BB, 0 K, 1 2B

CJ Van Eyk - 6 IP, 7 H, 3 ER, 2 BB, 5 K

Buffalo (9), Rochester (2) - 9/10
Box Score

The Buffalo Bisons ran out in front of this game from the start, with five runs in the first inning. Pinango got the scoring started with a double that scored Jonatan Clase. Pinango would score on Riley Tirotta's single along with Buddy Kennedy. Later, Kasevich had an RBI single, and Stefanic hit a sacrifice fly. In the second, Pinango drove in another run with an RBI groundout. Glasser homered for Rochester before Buffalo added three more runs on two bases-loaded walks and a Brandon Valenzuela sacrifice fly. Buffalo would win this game 9-2. 

Buddy Kennedy - 2-4, 3 R, 0 RBI, 1 BB, 0 K

Trey Yesavage - 3 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 4 K
Yesavage was locked in during this outing, as he sat down all nine batters he faced on 34 pitches. He started this game after coming out of the 'pen his last time out. If he is to get a chance on the major league roster, the next two weeks could see him make that push with more games like this one. 

New Hampshire Fisher Cats
New Hampshire (3), Chesapeake (2) - 9/9
Box Score

New Hampshire and Toronto Blue Jays minor league fans can finally relax – though just a little. The 13-game losing streak came to an end on Tuesday night, and it felt like a huge weight was lifted off of the Fisher Cats, heading into the final couple of weeks of the season. With Grant Rogers on the mound, New Hampshire gave him some run support early in the game. Damiano Palmegiani singled home Charles McAdoo, who doubled to lead off the inning. Je'Von Ward then grounded out, with Jace Bohrofen coming in to score. In the bottom of the second, Eddinson Paulino added to the New Hampshire lead with a solo home run to right field. Chesapeake finally got on the scoreboard in the next half inning. Austin Overn and Creed Willems each doubled home a run. From there, Rogers, Devereaux Harrison, Nate Garkow, and Yondrei Rojas combined to shut down and shut out the Baysox, giving the Fisher Cats their first win in over two weeks, 3-2.

Eddinson Paulino: 1-3, 1 R, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 2 K, 1 HR

Grant Rogers: 5 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 4 K

New Hampshire (3), Chesapeake (2) F/10 - 9/10
Box Score

Wednesday night saw New Hampshire try to build on their win Tuesday and avoid going back into the losing column. They sent Bobby Milacki to the mound to tackle the Chesapeake lineup, with Trace Bright toeing the rubber for the Baysox. The first two innings had some scoring threats, but neither team could get a run across, and the third inning started with the score still tied at zero. New Hampshire would be the first team to crack the scoreboard. Peyton Williams singled to right field and scored Bohrofen, followed up by an RBI groundout by Cade Doughty. Chesapeake cut into New Hampshire's lead in the seventh, when Brandon Butterworth doubled to left and scored Ethan Anderson. Later in the inning, Carter Young singled, driving in Butterworth and tying the game up at two. The game still stood all square at two when New Hampshire's Paulino lined out in the bottom of the ninth, sending the game into extra innings. The Fisher Cats would take advantage of Chesapeake failing to score in the top half of the 10th, McAdoo put down a sacrifice bunt and moved the winning run over to third base. After two intentional walks, Ward knocked a line drive to right that found the outfield grass for a walk-off single. New Hampshire won this game 3-2, giving them two wins in a row.

Je'Von Ward: 1-5, 1 RBI, 1 K

Pat Gallagher: 3 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 3 K

Toronto Blue Jays Minor League Players of the Period

• Pitcher of the Period: RHP Trey Yesavage (Buffalo) - 3 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 4 K
• Hitter of the Period: 1B Buddy Kennedy (Buffalo) - 5-9, 4 R, 2 BB, 1 2B 

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