Daniel Labude

Blue Jays Affiliate Overview (July 4-6) Triple-A Buffalo Bisons Series vs St. Paul Saints (Minnesota Twins): 3-3 Season Record: 42-45 Double-A New Hampshire Fisher Cats Series vs Reading Fightin Phils (Philadelphia Phillies): 3-3 Season Record: 41-38 High-A Vancouver Canadians Series vs Eugene Emeralds (San Francisco Giants): 3-3 Season Record: 34-47 Single-A Dunedin Blue Jays Series vs Jupiter Hammerheads (Miami Marlins): 5-1 Season Record: 38-42 FCL Blue Jays Week Record: 3-3 Season Record: 31-16 DSL Blue Jays Blue Week Record: 2-3 Season Record: 11-15 DSL Blue Jays Red Week Record: 5-1 Season Record: 12-13 Triple-A Buffalo Bisons Season Record: 42-45 Series vs St. Paul Saints (Minnesota Twins) July 4: With July 4th festivities in full swing around the country, Buffalo faced off against the St. Paul Saints. In front of a crowd of just over 8,500, Simeon Woods Richardson made his first start for Buffalo since being sent down from the big league club. He immediately got into trouble, and it seemed to get worse as his outing wore on. In the first inning, Woods Richardson gave up a solo home run to Ryan Jeffers, a 105.4 mph rope to left field. Luckily for Buffalo, Davis Schneider evened the game back up in the top of the second inning, with a lime drive single to left, scoring Charles McAdoo. In the bottom half of the inning, Woods Richardson gave up a walk, single, and an RBI double. It was in the bottom of the third, though, when Woods Richardson took it on the chin. He surrendered a double and a walk before Matt Wallner squared a ball up and took it out to right field for a three-run home run. The very next pitch followed suit, as Orlando Arcia launched a solo home run on a middle-middle fastball. After two more singles, Woods Richardson was finally able to get out of the inning. Unfortunately for Buffalo, they were down 6-1. In the fifth inning, Buffalo made a comeback, getting an RBI double from Carlos Mendoza, an RBI single from Rafael Lantigua, and a sacrifice from Ismael Munguia. The comeback continued in the sixth, as Schneider walked with the bases loaded to bring the Bisons to within one of St. Paul. With the game still at 6-5 after the bottom of the sixth, rain clouds enveloped the stadium and unleashed a downpour that would ultimately result in the game being called. Buffalo fell to St. Paul 6-5 in a rain-shortened game. July 5: After a terrible start in his last game, Jake Bloss did a 180° turn and spun a pretty good one on Sunday for Buffalo. He didn't light it up with velocity or swing-and-miss stuff, but he worked 4.1 innings and only gave up one run to St. Paul. Through the first four innings, Bloss faced the minimum, only surrendering two singles. Which were wiped out promptly by double-play balls. In the fifth, he coughed up another single and a walk before retiring Gabriel Gonzalez. He turned it over to Lazaro Estrada, who swiftly gave up a sacrifice fly. Thankfully for Buffalo, they already had a sizable lead, as the bats stayed hot on the week. In the top of the first inning, Jay Harry hit a low-velocity solo home run to start the scoring for Buffalo. The exit velocity on the blast was only 93.1 mph, and it had a launch angle of 33°. Later in the half inning, Je'Von Ward and Eloy Jiménez had RBI singles. Charles McAdoo continued his hot week with a two-run shot to right in the second inning. It would be Ward and Jiménez who would add on runs to Buffalo's lead late in the game. Ward had an RBI single in the seventh and a sacrifice fly in the ninth. Jiménez notched an RBI double in the ninth. Buffalo cruised to a win 8-3. Double-A New Hampshire Season Record: 41-38 Series vs Reading Fightin Phils (Philadelphia Phillies) July 4: For the Fourth of July baseball day between New Hampshire and Reading, the Fisher Cats struck first. Cade Doughty doubled to left-center in the third inning and was brought home by Jorge Burgos when he hit an RBI single. The Fightin Phils immediately answered, though, in their half of the inning. They got a single and a walk, followed by an RBI hit from Bryan Rincon. Pedro Leon then hammered a three-run home run to give the Fisher Cats a three-run deficit. In the top of the fourth inning, Hedbert Perez would double for New Hampshire, and he was followed by an RBI single to right off the bat of Dub Gleed. The Fightin Phils would add a run on a passed ball, and the Fisher Cats matched it with a run on a wild pitch, but that would end the scoring on the day. New Hampshire lost this one 5-3. July 5: The Sunday finale between New Hampshire and Reading looked like a repeat of Saturday's game, but with the script flipped. New Hampshire scored first in the second inning. Hedbert Perez launched his fourth Double-A home run to get things started, a two-run shot that scored Eddie Micheletti Jr. Patrick Winkel would add an RBI single in the inning and was later followed by Cade Doughty hitting a sacrifice fly. In the bottom of the third inning, Reading answered with three runs of their own. Luke Ritter hit a two-run single and a run scored on a bases-loaded hit-by-pitch. In the eighth inning, Dub Gleed bounced into a double play, but a run scored on the play. New Hampshire would go on to win this one 5-3 this time. High-A Vancouver Season Record: 34-47 Series vs Eugene Emeralds (San Francisco Giants) July 4: Silvano Hechavarria returned to Vancouver after struggling in his rehab assignment in Dunedin. The first at-bat of the game got on base with an error from Eric Snow, and after getting two outs, the Emeralds took the lead with a homer from Dakota Jordan. He allowed another run to score after a single and a double, before finally getting out of the inning. He was let down by his defense with another error in the second by Alex Stone, who came around to score after a Gavin Kilen double for an early 4-0 deficit. A couple of hits in the third netted the Canadians their first run off a Peyton Williams double, but in the fifth inning Hechavarria gave up two doubles and a single and was taken out of the game for Jack Eshleman, who was able to get out of the inning. Snow got a second run for the Canadians on a single in the seventh, but the game was already out of hand as the offense couldn’t come back from the shaky defense early in the game, and after Eshleman was taken out, Reece Wissinger allowed two runs in a tough 8-2 loss. July 5: A couple of early homers allowed the Canadians to jump out to a good start, with Sam Shaw going oppo for a two-run homer in the first and Manuel Beltre getting a hold of one in the second inning. Eric Snow knocked in another run in the second inning as well, for a quick 4-0 lead. Johnny King shoved once again, earning his third win of the season, striking out eight batters with the only earned runs he allowed in the game in the fourth inning off of a homer given up to Jakob Christian. An error from Maddox Latta in the fifth allowed an unearned run to score, but the talented lefty allowed only four hits and a walk in another excellent start. Luckily for the Canadians, the Emeralds also gave up a run on an error in the fifth for an insurance run, and Carson Myers and Gilberto Batista both pitched two scoreless innings for a hold and the save, respectively, in a 5-2 win. Single-A Dunedin Season Record: 38-42 Series vs Jupiter Hammerheads (Miami Marlins) July 4: There were some fireworks on the Fourth of July, as Echedry Vargas hit a two-run homer in the bottom of the first inning against Carson Messina, who was only able to pitch the first inning after throwing just 18 pitches due to a rain delay. Austin Smith got those runs back with a two-run double in the second inning, and in the fifth JoJo Parker walked with the bases loaded for the lead. Will Cresswell added to the fireworks with his first homer of the year in the sixth inning to make it a two-run lead. Bradley Wilson gave up his first two runs of the game in the sixth inning as Luis Fonseca allowed both inherited runners to score, then allowed another run to score on a wild pitch as the Hammerheads took the lead. A throwing error by the Hammerheads the inning after became a big three-run shot from Giaconino Lasaracina, who had his first homer as a D-Jay to take the lead right back. The Hammerheads kept it close as they scored a run off of Josbel Garcia, but Lluveres Severino was able to get the four-out save powered by his turbo-sinker. The Jays got some insurance in the ninth as Parker hit an infield single with the bases loaded, then Juan Sanchez walked with the bases loaded. July 5: Denis Samudio has been excellent since getting traded to the Blue Jays organization, and this time he went five innings, with the lone run given up a solo homer in the second inning. He struck out six batters and generated 10 whiffs on the night. Arjun Nimmala had a two-hit night on rehab assignment as the DH, and drove in a run in the fourth inning to tie it up. The game remained tied heading into the bottom of the eighth inning, and Austin Marozas gave up a bases-loaded walk after struggling with his command. Giaconino Lasaracina had his second straight game with a big extra-base hit to take the lead, as he hit a two-run double to score JoJo Parker and Nimmala, which ended up being the winning runs. Franly Urena then got his fourth save of the year with an efficient eight-pitch inning to win the last game of the series three to two. FCL Blue Jays Season Record: 31-16 July 4: On July 4, the FCL Blue Jays squared off against the FCL Tigers, and it was a wild contest. The Tigers scored first when Cristian Perez hit an RBI single in the first inning and then was followed by a two-run single and an RBI groundout to put up four runs in the frame. The second inning saw the Blue Jays' first run on a throwing error on a stolen base attempt, which led to a run scoring. Enmanuel Bonilla hit a sacrifice fly in the third inning to bring the deficit to two. Angel Guzman was the hot bat on the day, as he launched his sixth home run of the year in the fourth inning. With the game tied at five, the Blue Jays broke things open in the seventh inning. Reynel Campos drove home two runs with a single, Guzman added an RBI single to center field, Juan Rosas hit an infield single for an RBI, and Franklin Rojas added a run on a groundout. The Blue Jays would go on to win this one pretty easily, 10-5. July 6: It was another high-scoring game on Monday, this time between the FCL Blue Jays and FCL Yankees. Pascual Archila led the way for the Blue Jays with a 4-for-4 day. He had a home run in the second inning to go along with a double and two singles later in the game. Kennew Blanco and Andres Arias each added two RBI, and Angel Guzman had an RBI groundout as well. The pitching did well enough, as Edrwin Veras, Deiker Pineda, and Noah Palmese combined for 10 strikeouts and only allowed five runs. The Blue Jays won this one 9-5, as they were on the bases all day with 14 hits and five walks. DSL Blue Jays Blue Season Record: 11-15 July 4: It was a Blue Jay affair down on the island for July 4. BJB took on BJR, and it was far more fun and competitive than the last matchup between the two. BJB broke out early with a Michael Mesa RBI single that scored Cristopher Polanco. In the top of the second inning, BJR answered with a big inning, thanks in part to an error on BJB second baseman Polanco. BJR's Alex Linares drew a bases-loaded walk, Elaineiker Coronado followed it up with an RBI single, then Gabriel Porras had a sacrifice fly. The big inning wrapped up with BJR scoring a fourth run on a wild pitch. Polanco tried to make up for his error in the bottom of the second inning for BJB. He knocked in Fabian Gonzalez with a sacrifice fly, and then Juan Caricote would double in Eiker Lothar. BJB would tie the game up in the fourth; Sebastian Casanova doubled, and another hit from Caricote brought him home. Unfortunately for BJB, another big inning by BJR in the fifth would provide ample separation. BJR's Darwin Núñez and Ayberson Ortega each had RBI singles, and a third run would cross home on Luis Nunez's groundout. BJR had enough of a lead to hang on and win 8-5 in a battle of Blue Jays. July 6: On Monday, BJB bounced back in a big way with Roberto Castellanos on the mound. Castellanos worked six scoreless innings, only giving up three hits; he struck out five and didn't walk anyone. The great pitching allowed Juan Caricote to carry the bats for another game. Caricote went 3-for-4, scoring three runs, chipping in an RBI on a groundout. Michael Mesa and Randy Soto each had RBI doubles in the fifth inning. BJR also added three runs in the sixth, two of which scored on a wild pitch and an error. BJB moonwalked to a 7-0 win. DSL Blue Jays Red Season Record: 12-13 July 4: It was a Blue Jay affair down on the island for July 4. BJB took on BJR, and it was far more fun and competitive than the last matchup between the two. BJB broke out early with a Michael Mesa RBI single that scored Cristopher Polanco. In the top of the second inning, BJR answered with a big inning, thanks in part to an error on BJB second baseman Polanco. BJR's Alex Linares drew a bases-loaded walk, Elaineiker Coronado followed it up with an RBI single, then Gabriel Porras had a sacrifice fly. The big inning wrapped up with BJR scoring a fourth run on a wild pitch. Polanco tried to make up for his error in the bottom of the second inning for BJB. He knocked in Fabian Gonzalez with a sacrifice fly, and then Juan Caricote would double in Eiker Lothar. BJB would tie the game up in the fourth; Sebastian Casanova doubled, and another hit from Caricote brought him home. Unfortunately for BJB, another big inning by BJR in the fifth would provide ample separation. BJR's Darwin Núñez and Ayberson Ortega each had RBI singles, and a third run would cross home on Luis Nunez's groundout. BJR had enough of a lead to hang on and win 8-5 in a battle of Blue Jays. July 6: Facing an always tough New York Yankees DSL team on Monday, Elaineiker Coronado took over at the plate and led BJR to a hard-fought win. Coronado had himself a perfect day at the plate, reaching base in all four at-bats; he had two extra-base hits (a triple and a two-run home run), he walked twice, scored two runs, and even stole a base. Darwin Núñez was also locked in at the plate, getting two hits himself, including a two-RBI single in the second. BJT held on to their lead, in spite of the Yankees scoring two runs on passed balls in a comeback attempt in the seventh inning. BJR won 5-4. View full article

Blue Jays Affiliate Overview (June 27 - June 30) Triple-A Buffalo Bisons Series vs Iowa Cubs (Chicago White Sox): 4-2 Season Record: 39-42 Double-A New Hampshire Fisher Cats Series vs Somerset Patriots (New York Yankees): 4-2 Season Record: 38-35 High-A Vancouver Canadians Series vs Hillsboro Hops (Arizona Diamondbacks): 2-3 Season Record: 31-44 Single-A Dunedin Blue Jays Series vs Tampa Tarpons (New York Yankees): 1-5 Season Record: 33-41 FCL Blue Jays Week Record: 3-2 Season Record: 29-13 DSL Blue Jays Blue Week Record: 3-2 Season Record: 9-12 DSL Blue Jays Red Week Record: 3-1 Season Record: 8-12 Triple-A Buffalo Bisons Season Record: 39-42 Series vs Iowa Cubs (Chicago Cubs) June 27: After hitting .325 in 48 games for Double-A New Hampshire, Jay Harry was promoted to Triple-A Buffalo and stepped up his game even more. He has gone on a tear in 13 games since he debuted for Buffalo, and Saturday was probably his best game. He joined William Simoneit and Josh Rivera to lead the Bisons' offense against Iowa. Harry set the tone at the top of Buffalo's lineup, going 4-5, scoring two runs, and knocking in two. One of his four hits was a solo home run in the first inning; it was his third in the series against Iowa this week. Je'Von Ward added a solo shot of his own in the top of the second inning. Harry would add on another run in the inning before it was over, singling home Simoneit. With an early lead, Grant Rogers pitched relatively well, throwing five innings and only giving up three runs. Despite the early scoring, the Buffalo bats went silent, as the game stayed tied until the 11th inning. In the eleventh, Simoneit doubled home two runs, then Rivera blasted a three-run home run to break the game open in extra innings. Buffalo stayed even in the one, long enough for the bats to wake back up in extras, as they won 9-3. June 28: Sunday, Buffalo's offense was again led by Jay Harry, but this time he was joined by Josh Kasevich. Harry added two more hits to his total for the week and three RBI. The Bisons would again jump out to an early lead, getting a run on Willie MacIver's RBI groundout in the first inning. C.J. Stubbs would add a run later in the inning from an RBI single to right field. In the second, Kasevich extended the Bisons' lead with a timely two-run blast to left field. In the next inning, Carlos Mendoza hit a ball to right field for a sacrifice fly, followed by a bases-clearing double by Harry to break the game open for Buffalo and give them an 8-0 lead. From there, Buffalo's pitchers would slowly leak runs to Iowa. Richard Gallardo and Devereaux Harrison combined to give up five runs. Brendon Little, Brendan Cellucci, and Chase would come through for Buffalo, though. They threw 3.1 innings and didn't give up a run, securing the win for the Bisons 8-5. Double-A New Hampshire Season Record: 35-34 Series vs Somerset Patriots (New York Yankees) Game 1: In the first game of the doubleheader on Saturday between Somerset and New Hampshire, it was the Fisher Cats who struck first. In the bottom of the first, Jorge Burgos yanked a changeup down the line for an RBI single, which was followed up by an Eddie Micheletti Jr. RBI groundout. In the second, Somerset answered with an RBI double and then three runs in the third on an RBI double and a two-run single. An inning later, New Hampshire tied the game with a Cade Doughty RBI triple and a Victor Arias RBI double, both just missed by the centerfielder. Dub Gleed added an RBI double in the fifth, and Somerset responded with an RBI single to tie it back up in the sixth. In the bottom of the seventh, Hedbert Perez launched an opposite field double to left center with one out, Carter Cunningham sprinted around the bases and scored easily for the walk-off New Hampshire win. The Fisher Cats won this one 6-5. Game 2: The second game of the doubleheader was not as good for New Hampshire. Danny Thompson Jr. was the bright spot for the Fisher Cats. He went five innings, only gave up three hits, allowed one run, surrendered one walk, and struck out five batters. Victor Arias had given New Hampshire the one-run lead in the third inning with his seventh home run of the year. In the seventh, Somerset got two RBI doubles and an RBI single to go up four runs. Unfortunately, the Arias home run was the only hit New Hampshire got in the game, as they lost this one 5-1. June 28: Sunday started badly for New Hampshire against Somerset. Jace Avina hit an RBI double, and Coby Morales hit a two-run home run. In the second, the Fisher Cats answered with two runs when Cutter Coffey hit an RBI single, and a second run scored on a throwing error. In the sixth inning, Jackson Hornung doubled in two runs, and then Coffey launched a solo home run in the eighth inning. New Hampshire would hold on to win this one, 5-3. Javen Coleman picked up his third save at Double-A. High-A Vancouver Season Record: 31-44 Series vs Hillsboro Hops (Arizona Diamondbacks) June 27: Landen Maroudis had another tough night, and unfortunately for him and the team, it is coming more often than it is not. He’s now raised his ERA to 7.52, allowing three runs in two innings. Gilberto Batista replaced him, and although he went six innings and saved the bullpen’s arms, he allowed four runs, putting the Canadians down 7-0 early. Edward Duran’s first homer of the season got the Canadians on the board in the fourth inning, and in the sixth inning, with the bases loaded, Jacob Sharp hit a three-run double to bring it within three. The Canadians once again loaded the bases, but Maddox Latta struck out with the bases loaded, and Peyton Williams just grounded out to second to waste a big scoring opportunity. The Canadians only had one more baserunner after the sixth inning as they lost seven to four to the Hops. June 28: It was the Canadians’ turn to score seven straight runs without an answer, as they scored two runs in the first inning without looking back. Quebecois Mathieu Vallee had his best game since returning from the 60-day Injured list with a three-hit night, including a three-run double in the seventh inning to break the game open. Manuel Beltre hit a double to score Vallee, making it seven to nothing for the Canadians. The pitching was also excellent from the Canadians, as Jack Nedrow had his best outing after getting promoted to Vancouver, allowing 0 runs in four innings of work. Trace Baker and Jonathan Todd pitched three scoreless innings, and although Carson Myers allowed a solo homer, a throwing error from Latta allowed another run in, Myers struck out three as the Canadians won seven to two. Single-A Dunedin Season Record: 33-41 Series vs Tampa Tarpons (New York Yankees) June 27: It was a tough showing for the Dunedin Blue Jays as the pitching, defense, and offense all struggled. Troy Guthrie had his worst showing of his professional career, he allowed three runs in the first inning, then in the second inning, hit a batter, gave up a single, and then a double for four earned runs. Unfortunately for Guthrie, after striking out Brandon Mayea, he allowed a hard hit ball that could not be fielded by Juan Sanchez, which was recorded as one of the three errors that Sanchez had on the night, allowing two unearned runs to score. A throwing error in the fifth allowed another runner to score for the Tarpons, resulting in the seventh run given up by Guthrie. The pen was the lone bright spot for the Jays, as Luis Vectorino and Lluveres Severino pitched four scoreless innings despite shaky command. The offense only had two hits as they sputtered in an 8-0 loss. June 28: Carson Messina couldn’t get out of the first inning due to pitch count, and he walked three batters and allowed a run in the first inning. Bradley Wilson came in and was great in relief, going four and a third innings and striking out five batters to keep the Jays in the game, only allowing a single run. The Jays were able to get a run in from an Ismael Munguia sac fly in the fourth inning, and the game stayed two to one until the seventh inning, where Angel Obanda gave up a homer to make it a two-run lead. Obanda allowed an unearned run in the eighth after an error from JoJo Parker, but Parker made up for that error in the bottom of the same inning with his fifth homer in nine games to tie it up. Franly Urena allowed the ghost runner to score in the tenth, and Josh Tiedemann (Not to be confused with Ricky Tiedemann) got the save for the Tarpons for a close loss in extras. FCL Blue Jays Season Record: 29-13 June 27: Saturday saw the FCL Blue Jays take on the FCL Yankees. The Blue Jays got on the board first with a Pascual Archila home run in the fourth inning and then an RBI single from Max Viera in the sixth. Wilberson De Pena doubled in two runs for the Yankees in the fifth inning. It was all even in the bottom of the seventh, when a fielding error by the catcher Juan Rosas allowed the winning run to score. The Blue Jays lost this one in a walk-off loss, 3-2. June 29: In a rematch between the FCL Blue Jays and the FCL Yankees, the game was reminiscent of the Saturday game. The Blue Jays just two runs on the day, a sacrifice fly from a rehabbing Arjun Nimmala (who went 0-2, with a walk and the RBI) and an RBI groundout in the ninth inning by Reynel Campos. Wilberson De Pena led the way for the Yankees again, hitting a two-run home run in the seventh, as the Blue Jays lost this one 5-2. Max Viera went 2-4 on the day and increased his batting average to .412. DSL Blue Jays Blue Season Record: 9-12 June 27: It took a full team effort for BJB to come away with the win against the San Francisco Giants Orange team. On the mound, it was Sahir De La Cruz, who went 4.2 innings; he struck out just one but only gave up three runs. He would do enough to keep BJB in the game and allow the bats to finally start producing runs. Going into the bottom of the fifth inning, BJB had just two runs up on the scoreboard. One run came in the first inning, when a wild pitch allowed Sebastian Casanova to score from third. The second run was the result of Michael Mesa's double to right field in the fourth inning, Juan Caricote scampered home for the second run of the game. It was in the bottom of the fifth that a near level was unlocked for BJB. They would put up six runs in the inning on four hits and two walks. The first two runs of the inning were the result of Luis Felipe's first home run of the season, a two-run blast to left. After a wild pitch scored Cristopher Polanco, Mesa hit a ball to third that resulted in an error and another run coming home. Fabian Gonzalez then ripped a double to left, scoring Mesa and Isay Veras. BJB cruised to a 8-4 win. June 29: BJB had to make a comeback towards the end of Monday's game to scrap together back-to-back wins. This game featured a trio of standouts, the same as Saturday's game. Luis Felipe singled in Darwin Nunez in the fifth inning, while Juan Caricote and Michael Mesa each had RBI doubles in the sixth. BJB would add an insurance run in the sixth on a Sebastian Casanova's shot to third base, which resulted in an error, and Polanco came in to score. Roberto Castellanos had a good game on the mound to help give BJB the win. He pitched five innings, walked three, surrendered three hits and one run, while striking out three. BJB won the game 4-2. DSL Blue Jays Red Season Record: 8-12 June 27: Against the San Francisco Giants Black team on Saturday, BJR had just six hits in the game, but did manage to walk a crazy 13 times. BJR scored eight early runs in the game, a mix of wild pitches, groundouts, fielder’s choices, passed balls, and even a run scored on a double play. The only RBI base hit was Ayberson Ortega's single in the second inning that scored two. In fact, Ortega's RBI base knock was the only one in the game for BJR. BJR's bullpen faltered, allowing the Giants to tie the game, thanks in part to a few errors of their own. The game went into extra innings, and BJR finally broke through in the ninth. Just like with the first few innings of the game, BJR would score three runs in the ninth, but not on a single RBI base knock. They scored one run on an error by the Giants pitcher, another on Elian Reyes’ sacrifice fly, and then a third on a bases-loaded walk by Alex Linares. BJR would hold on in the ninth and win the game 11-8, while having just one RBI base hit in the game. View full article

Blue Jays Affiliate Overview (June 20 - June 22) Triple-A Buffalo Bisons Series vs Charlotte Knights (Chicago White Sox): 2-4 Season Record: 35-40 Double-A New Hampshire Fisher Cats Series vs Birmingham Rumble Ponies (New York Mets): 3-3 Season Record: 34-33 High-A Vancouver Canadians Series vs Spokane Indians (Colorado Rockies): 3-3 Season Record: 29-40 Single-A Dunedin Blue Jays Series vs Lakeland Flying Tigers (Detroit Tigers): 4-2 Season Record: 32-36 FCL Blue Jays Week Record: 4-2 Season Record: 26-11 DSL Blue Jays Blue Week Record: 2-2 Season Record: 6-10 DSL Blue Jays Red Week Record: 1-4 Season Record: 5-11 Triple-A Buffalo Bisons Season Record: 35-40 Series vs Charlotte Knights (Chicago White Sox) June 20: On Saturday, the Buffalo Bisons rode a quartet of top performers to a win against the Charlotte Knights. It started on the mound, with Grant Rogers facing off against David Sandlin for Charlotte. Rogers and Sandlin were in a pitcher's duel from the start. Charlotte would get on the board first, Dustin Harris roped an RBI triple off of Rogers in the second inning. In the same inning, Caden Connor added an RBI single that scored Harris and gave the Knights an early 2-0 lead. In the third, Buffalo would scratch across a run, Josh Mendoza singled, stole second, and then scored on Josh Kasevich's RBI single. Both starting pitchers would finish their days without giving up any more runs. Sandlin would go five innings, and Rogers would pitch six. In the seventh, Kasevich slashed a single to right field, driving in Clase, who had reached on a double to left field. Both teams would fail to provide any further scoring until Sean Keys came up to the plate in the bottom of the ninth inning. Mendoza was on second base after singling to center and moving to second on a groundout. Keys would blister a pitch, 109.8 mph off the bat, over the right field fence for a walk-off two-run home run. For the game, Clase and Kasevich each had three hits, while Keys had the one that mattered the most. Buffalo won this one 6-4. June 21: Pat Gallagher started on the mound Sunday for Buffalo in a bullpen game. It was the final game of the series against the Charlotte Knights. Gallagher only lasted two outs, giving up a two-run single to Caden Connor and loading the bases up, before being pulled in favor of Conor Larkin. Larkin was not able to stop the big inning for Charlotte, giving up a bases-clearing, three-run double to the first batter he faced. Before Buffalo even came to the plate in the bottom of the first, they were down 5-0. After the first, Buffalo's bullpen was magnificent, throwing eight one-hit innings and not allowing another run to score. Despite the pitching giving the bats a chance for a comeback, they never stood a chance. Noah Schultz was on the mound for Charlotte for 2.2 innings without allowing a run. He turned things over to Shane Murphy, who threw another 4.1 innings without allowing a run. Then their bullpen shut it down for the final two innings and closed the game out with Buffalo not on the scoreboard at all. Charles McAdoo, who was optioned back to Triple-A recently, was the lone standout on offense for Buffalo. He went 1-3 and had two walks. As a team, Buffalo struck out 11 times and took the loss 5-0. Double-A New Hampshire Season Record: 34-33 Series vs Birmingham Rumble Ponies (New York Mets) June 20: The Saturday game between New Hampshire and Binghamton started out promising for the Fisher Cats, but took a big step back in the middle innings. Hedbert Perez hit a big home run in the top of the first to give New Hampshire a one-run lead. Then, Cutter Coffey added a sacrifice fly in the fourth to erase a bases-loaded walk by Binghamton that came in the second inning. That was where the game remained until the sixth inning, when Binghamton started launching the baseball. Jaylen Palmer homered, then he doubled in two runs the next inning, followed by home runs from Kevin Villavicenoio and Nick Larusso. By the end of the game, New Hampshire ended up losing 10-2. June 21: In the Sunday series finale between New Hampshire and Binghamton, it was a wild game to the bitter end following a very slow start. Danny Thompson Jr. was on the mound for the Fisher Cats, and again, he pitched very well. He went five innings, only allowing one hit, zero runs, walking two, and striking out four. New Hampshire finally got on the scoreboard in the ninth inning with an Eddie Micheletti Jr. long ball. Unfortunately, the one-run lead didn't hold, as Binghamton scored on an RBI single to tie the game at one and send it to extra innings. In the tenth inning, Hedbert Perez walked with the bases loaded and was followed by a two-run single coming from Carter Cunningham. That three-run lead wasn't enough, though, as the bottom of the inning saw more runs from Binghamton. An RBI double was later followed by a two-run single from the Rumble Ponies to match the Fisher Cats' total. They moved to the eleventh inning, where Victor Arias roped an RBI single for the Fisher Cats. A single would move him to third, and then a fly ball set up Arias to tag and score another run, but it didn't happen. He was thrown out at home to end the inning. In the bottom of the eleventh, Binghamton couldn't answer, as they flew out twice and had a strikeout. New Hampshire won a wild one, 5-4, in 11 innings. High-A Vancouver Season Record: 29-40 Series vs Spokane Indians (Colorado Rockies) June 20: Spokane spoiled a four-hit night from Tucker Toman, who has been blazing hot for the Canadians as of late. Gilberto Batista again got a start for Vancouver, and he pitched two scoreless innings before J.R. Freethy hit a two-run homer to give the Canadians an early two-run lead. Tevin Tucker homered off of Batista in the bottom of the third inning, but Peyton Williams got that run back with an RBI single in the fourth. Batista gave up two runs in the fourth, including another homer, which tied the game up, but the Canadians took the lead right back with an Alexis Hernandez homer. Batista gave up homer number three in the fifth inning, this time for three runs, putting Vancouver in a two-run hole. Vancouver loaded the bases in the sixth inning, and Maddox Latta hit a grounder that ricocheted off the first baseman’s glove, allowing two runs to score. Toman then hit a go-ahead homer in the seventh inning. Carson Myers was great after replacing Batista, pitching 3 1/3 one-hit innings, striking out four batters. Jay Schueler replaced Myers in the 9th and gave up the tying run in the bottom of the ninth with two outs, as the game headed to extras. Jacob Sharp knocked in the ghost runner in the tenth, but Jack O’Dowd ended the game with a two-run homer off Schueler for a walk-off loss. June 21: Landen Maroudis took the pill for the last game of the series and pitched just two innings, allowing a solo shot and a sac fly in the first inning. He was able to get out of the second inning unscathed, but he threw 46 pitches, getting replaced by Jack Nedrow in the third inning. Eric Snow was able to take the lead for the Canadians with runners on second and third with his third homer in Vancouver in just eight games played. J.R. Freethy hit a sac fly in the fourth, but Nedrow allowed two runs in the fourth, which evened the game back up. Freethy had his second RBI of the night with a double in the sixth to take the lead, and Manuel Beltre drove him in with a two-run homer. Peyton Williams then hit a two-run homer in the seventh to make it a five-run lead. Jonathan Todd and Trace Baker both pitched excellently after Nedrow was taken out, as they struck out seven batters combined and only allowed a single run, as Baker earned the save and Todd got the win. Single-A Dunedin Season Record: 32-36 Series vs Lakeland Flying Tigers (Detroit Tigers) June 20: Giacomo Taschin made his Dunedin debut after dominating the Florida Complex League, the young Italian allowed two runs in three innings of work off of a two run homer in the second but struck out three hitters. Blaine Bullard was able to knock in a run on a groundout in the third before Aldo Gaxiola took the lead with a two-run double in the third inning. Angel Obando struggled in the fourth inning, allowing two homers and four runs. Lluveres Severino and Franly Urena kept the game in reach as they pitched a combined five innings without allowing a single run, while combining for eight strikeouts and only allowing two hits between the two of them. This allowed the D-Jays to have their own four-run inning in the eighth, as a fielding error and a throwing error allowed Juan Sanchez to score, then Aldo Gaxiola had his third RBI of the night with a triple to bring it within one. Will Cresswell tied it up with a liner to left, and Jake Cook knocked in the game-winning run to score Cresswell. Tibbitts gave the Jays an insurance run in the ninth, and the Jays snatched victory from the jaws of defeat. June 21: 20-year-old Troy Guthrie was once again spectacular for Dunedin, as for the second straight start, he went six innings, allowing only one run for his third quality start in four starts. This time, Guthrie had six strikeouts on the night. The Jays got an early run in on a balk in the first, which was evened up by a double against Guthrie in the bottom of that inning, but with one out in the fifth inning, Austin Smith grounded into a what looked to be a double play, but shortstop Jack Goodman made an errant throw, allowing a run to score. The Jays pounced on that mistake, as Dariel Ramon hit a run-scoring double right after, a wild pitch scored another run, then JoJo Parker capped it off with a three-run homer for a big six-run inning. The Jays tacked on another three runs in the sixth as Jake Cook hit a sac fly and Dariel Ramon had his second double of the night to drive in two more to make it double digits for the Jays. Luis Fonseca then closed it out with three innings, allowing a single hit and no runs for the save in a dominating win. FCL Blue Jays Season Record: 26-11 June 20: Ricky Tiedemann was back on the mound for his second game of the week in five days for the FCL Blue Jays. He was much more efficient this time, as he got the first batter to strike out on five pitches, then he struck out the second batter on just four pitches. With two outs, he got the third batter to ground out on seven pitches for a total of 16 in his lone inning this go around. The Blue Jays took the lead in the second inning on the back of a Kennew Blanco single to third base. The third inning saw two runs scored by the FCL Yankees from an RBI single and a throwing error by the catcher. The Yankees returned the favor in the sixth by allowing a Blue Jays run on a missed catch error at first base. Pascual Archila didn't let things be decided by defense, though, as he hit an RBI single on a line drive to right field in the eighth inning for the walk-off win. The Blue Jays won this one 3-2. June 22: In the Monday game between the FCL Blue Jays and FCL Phillies, hitting was not up to par on the day. The Blue Jays had just five hits in the nine-inning game. Angel Guzman, David Guzman, Gavin Smith, and Edgardo Villegas had singles and Max Viera had a double. The lone run for the Blue Jays came in the ninth inning on an RBI groundout from Villegas. The Phillies had managed two RBI singles, a sacrifice fly, and a run scoring on a throwing error by the catcher. It was a rough day for the Blue Jays, as they lost this one 4-1. DSL Blue Jays Blue Season Record: 6-10 June 20: Sahir De La Cruz set the tone early for BJB on Saturday against the White Sox DSL team. De La Cruz worked four strong innings, giving up only one hit and one run, while striking out four. The lone run he surrendered was on himself; he gave up a single to Sebastian De La Cruz, who then stole second, moved to third on a sacrifice fly, and then scored on a wild pitch by. The offense used the stellar pitching performance to grab the lead early in the game. Isay Veras and Sebastian Casanova had RBI singles in the first and second innings, respectively. In the third, it was Yariel Cordero who gave BJB the lead with a sacrifice fly scoring Michael Mesa. Mesa would then get in on the party in the fourth, adding a run from his RBI single and then scoring on a passed ball later in the inning. In the fifth, Samuel Orellana scored a much-needed run, stealing third and then scoring on a throwing error on the play by the opposing catcher. BJB would need every bit of those seven runs, as they went through two pitches in the seventh. The White Sox would score five runs (four earned) in the seventh and almost complete the comeback, but a strikeout ended their chances, giving BJB the win 7-6. June 22: Roberto Castellanos on the mound and Juan Caricote at the plate teamed up to lead BJB on Monday against the Texas Rangers Red (RNR) team. Castellanos almost completed the game himself if it were the regular seven-inning variety; unfortunately, this one went nine innings. Castellanos threw six innings, only giving up two hits and one run (zero earned). He would also strike out four and walk just one. Caricote tallied four hits in the game, scored two runs, and knocked in two. In the first inning, he got an RBI on a groundout, and then he scored a run in the fifth on Juarlin Soto's two-run single. In the seventh, he knocked in Sebastian Casanova on a single, while he scored the walk-off winning run on a fielding error by RNR's center fielder. DSL Blue Jays Red Season Record: 5-11 June 20: BJR played a nine-inning game on Saturday against the DSL Angels. BJR probably wished it were just a seven-inning game, although that would have meant they would have been shut out, so maybe not. Down 9-0 in the ninth, BJR got a lead-off walk from Darwin Nunez, who would advance to second on a wild pitch, move to third base on another wild pitch, and then score on yet another wild pitch. That's it, three hits in the game, but the only run coming from a walk and three wild pitches. BJR lost big, 9-1. June 22: Monday was a much better game for BJR. They would tally 10 hits in the game and used a monster five-run fifth to win the game. BJR started their scoring in the fourth with an Aneudi Severino RBI double, scoring Gabriel Porras. In the fifth, Fabian Gonzalez got an RBI double of his own and then scored on Severino's second double of the game. Porras would score his second run of the game in the fifth, making it home thanks to a fielding error. Diego Arce wrapped up the scoring in the fifth with a two-RBI single to right field. BJR wasn't done scoring in the game, though; they got their fourth RBI double of the game in the sixth, this one from Frelian Flores. Then in the seventh, Elian Reyes knocked in Arce with a single. BJR bounced back with a win, taking this game. View full article

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Blue Jays Affiliate Overview (June 13-15) Triple-A Buffalo Bisons Series vs Syracuse Mets (New York Mets): 5-1 Season Record: 33-36 Double-A New Hampshire Fisher Cats Series vs Hartford Yard Goats (Colorado Rockies): 2-4 Season Record: 31-30 High-A Vancouver Canadians Series vs Everett AquaSox (Seattle Mariners): 3-3 Season Record: 26-37 Single-A Dunedin Blue Jays Series vs Fort Myers Mighty Mussels (Minnesota Twins): 3-2 Season Record: 28-34 FCL Blue Jays Week Record: 2-2 Season Record: 22-9 DSL Blue Jays Blue Week Record: 0-6 Season Record: 3-8 DSL Blue Jays Red Week Record: 4-2 Season Record: 4-7 Triple-A Buffalo Bisons Season Record: 33-36 Series vs Syracuse Mets (New York Mets) June 13: Eloy Jiménez and Josh Rivera powered the Buffalo Bisons' offense, which was clicking on all cylinders Saturday. It would be needed, as the bullpen faltered late in the game. A couple of recently promoted former Fisher Cats provided the sparks for Buffalo in the first inning. Sean Keys and Jay Harry had RBI singles, while Jonatan Clase added a sacrifice fly. With the game tied up at three in the fifth, Clase gave Buffalo the lead again when he singled home Josh Kasevich on a line drive to right. After Syracuse tied the game again, a wild pitch scored Ryan McCarty, and Jiménez knocked in Kasevich on a groundout. Adam Macko came into the game in the top of the ninth to close it out for Buffalo, but imploded instead. He hit and walked a batter, then a single by Ryan Clifford brought the spotlight up close on a play at the plate. Buffalo left fielder Rafael Lantigua threw out Ji Hwan Bae, momentarily saving the game. Unfortunately for the Bisons, two batters later, Grae Kessinger doubled home two runs and gave Syracuse the lead heading into the bottom of the ninth. It wasn't a bleak time for Buffalo, as Syracuse had already turned to a position player to pitch the eighth inning, and he was back for the ninth. Rivera smoked a home run with one out in the inning, his ninth of the year. The Bisons couldn't scratch another run across home in the inning, and the game went into extras. Chase Lee managed to keep the ghost runner from scoring in the top half of the 10th, while Jiménez capped off his big day with a walk-off single. Jiménez ended the day 3-for-6, with two RBI. Rivera matched him in the hit column, going 3-for-5 himself, with the solo home run. Buffalo won 8-7 in a game that took the entire team and extra innings to win it. June 14: CJ Van Eyk had the mound on Sunday and went deep into the game, 5.2 innings. He was dodging baserunners for most of the game, giving up nine hits and three runs, but didn't walk anyone. Eloy Jiménez kept his hot hitting going, doubling to left field and scoring on Jay Harry's double. In the third inning, Sean Keys blasted a 111 mph, two-run home run to right field. In the next inning, William Simoneit singled home Jonatan Clase, extending the lead for Buffalo to 4-2. With Syracuse at the plate in the seventh inning, the game went into a rain delay and then was called, with Buffalo winning 4-2. Double-A New Hampshire Season Record: 31-30 Series vs Hartford Yard Goats (Colorado Rockies) June 13: Gage Stanifer took the mound for the Fisher Cats on Saturday for their game against the Yard Goats. It was a bit of bad, some solid, and a tiny bit of good on the day for him. He walked the first two batters of the first inning, which was followed by a sacrifice bunt and an RBI single. To finish the inning, Stanifer got a short flyout to Victor Arias, who threw out a runner trying to tag up and score at home plate. In the second inning, Stanifer started out with a groundout, another walk, and a strikeout. Then a double to right field resulted in a perfect relay from Carter Cunningham and Cutter Coffey to again get an out at home plate. In the third, Cunningham got New Hampshire on the board with a home run to center field. The bottom of the inning saw more trouble for Stanifer, though. This time, after a groundout and his fourth walk of the game, Hartford added two singles for their second run. After having command trouble all game to this point, Stanifer found something and retired the last eight batters he faced. He struck out four of those eight and threw about 65% of his pitches for strikes in that stretch. The game remained tied until the eighth inning, when New Hampshire allowed five runs on a two-run double and three-run home run. The Fisher Cats lost 7-2. June 14: The offense was the highlight of the game for both teams on Sunday in the game between New Hampshire and Hartford. Jorge Burgos put the first run on the scoreboard in the first inning on an RBI single to right field. In the bottom of the second, Harford answered with an Aidan Longwell home run, Zach Kokoska RBI triple, and a Dyan Jorge RBI single. In the fourth, Nick Goodwin launched a home run for the Fisher Cats. A Roc Riggio home run and a wild pitch would put Hartford back up two by the fifth inning. In the sixth, Dub Gleed added a sacrifice fly, and then Carter Cunningham hit a home run for the second straight game, this time in the seventh. Hartford added a single in the bottom of the seventh, before the Fisher Cats took the lead back in the eighth on a wild pitch. New Hampshire would hold on for the win, taking this one 7-6. High-A Vancouver Season Record: 26-37 Series vs Everett AquaSox (Seattle Mariners) June 13: After Vancouver won the first three games of the series, allowing just five runs in those games, the Canadians' pitching struggled in the last three games of the series, allowing 11 runs on Friday, and once again allowing double-digit runs on Saturday. Landen Maroudis allowed five runs in 3.1 innings; he’s struggled heavily as he goes deeper into games. He gave up one run in his first three innings pitched, but then four runs in the fourth inning before getting taken out. The Canadians bullpen allowed five runs themselves, with Carson Myers responsible for four, and Jonathan Todd allowing one. Tucker Toman hit his fifth homer of the season in the fifth, and Manuel Beltre had his fourth homer of the season in the seventh to get two runs on the board. The Canadians then had a three-run eighth inning to bring it within five, and Alexis Hernandez hit homer number eight in the ninth, but that was all as the Canadians lost 10-6. June 14: The Canadians didn’t allow double-digit runs in this game, but still gave up nine in a back-and-forth contest. Gilberto Batista started for the Canadians and almost immediately gave up a two-run homer in the first inning. Tucker Toman hit his second homer in two games to make it a one-run game, and the Canadians took the lead back an inning later after an error allowed Eric Snow to score, before Kendry Chirinos and Sam Shaw both drove in runs on RBI singles. Everett took the lead back in the third as Batista gave up two runs, with an Alexis Hernandez error making one of them unearned. However, Chirinos had RBI number two to even it up in the fourth. Shaw took the lead back with his second RBI single, and Toman made it a two-run lead with a sac fly. Jack Eshleman pitched three scoreless innings to put the Canadians in line for the win, but Trace Baker loaded the bases, walked in a run, then gave up a three-run homer, which ended up losing the game for Vancouver, 9-7. Single-A Dunedin Season Record: 28-34 Series vs Fort Myers Mighty Mussels (Minnesota Twins) June 13: The Jays put up two touchdowns against the Mighty Mussels, as they tallied up 16 hits and four walks in a massive rout. Silvano Hechavarria has finally started to settle down in Dunedin after struggling immensely earlier in the year, going five scoreless innings, lowering his season ERA to 6.75. His strikeouts have not come yet, as he only struck out one batter, but it was an encouraging start. Aldo Gaxiola got the game going in the second inning, with a 102.7 mph homer. Then, JoJo Parker had one of his four hits in the third for a two-RBI triple in the third, and he was driven in by a Juan Sanchez double for an early 4-0 lead. Raimundo De Los Santos and Brock Tibbitts also had multi-RBI nights, and the D-Jays led 10-0 heading into the bottom of the eighth inning. Luis Fonseca pitched two scoreless innings, but got one out in the eighth before allowing a two-run homer to a rehabbing Walker Jenkins. Diego Dominguez allowed two more runs with a wild pitch and a balk to make the game slightly closer. The Mighty Mussels were forced to put position player Irvin Nunez on the mound, and he ended up loading the bases for Jake Cook, who hit his first professional homer for a grand slam. Sanchez capped it off with a sac fly, as the Jays won 15-5. June 14: Cancelled FCL Blue Jays Season Record: 22-9 June 13: Giacomo Taschin was on the mound for the FCL Blue Jays and continued his good start to the season against the FCL Phillies. He went four innings, gave up three hits, one walk, and three runs. He struck out six on the day. In the second inning, the Blue Jays scored first when Keegan Pieternella lined an RBI single to center field. The Phillies quickly responded with a solo home run. In the fourth, the Blue Jays scored via a wild pitch, and again the Phillies answered with a home run. Then came the fifth inning, Franklin Rojas cleared the bases with a two-run triple for the Blue Jays. In the seventh inning, the Blue Jays added two runs on a wild pitch and a fielder's choice, as they won this one 6-4. June 15: The Monday game between the FCL Blue Jays and the FCL Phillies was a wild one. The Phillies took a three-run lead in the top of the first inning, with an RBI single and a two-run home run from Esterling Rodriguez. In the fourth, the Blue Jays answered with four runs. Kennew Blanco hit an RBI single, and later Giaconino Lasaracina hit a bases-clearing three-run double. In the eighth inning, Lasaracina hit another double with the bases loaded, driving in three more runs. Andres Arias would double and bring him home and then score on a groundout later in the inning. The Blue Jays won 9-3. DSL Blue Jays Blue Season Record: 3-8 June 13: Down on the island Saturday, it was Blue Jay team versus Blue Jay team, as BJB faced off against BJR. BJB left fielder Michael Mesa kicked off the fun with his second home run of the season, a two-run blast to right field. He would end the day raising his OPS to .981, and he continues to be one of the brightest spots for BJB. BJR countered in the third inning, loading the bases up and getting a sacrifice fly from Gabriel Porras. In the top of the fourth, BJB used some more power to extend their lead. Juan Caricote smacked a solo home run to right field, his first of the season. In the bottom half of the inning, a throwing error by BJB catcher Isay Veras allowed BJR to get another run across the plate. Later in the inning, another error by BJB first baseman Eiker Lothar allowed two more runs to score, as BJR took the lead 4-3. In the bottom of the fifth, BJR added to their lead, Ayberson Ortega singled home a run, and another would score on a wild pitch. Later in the inning, Fabian Gonzalez hit a sacrifice fly to center, scoring Ortega. BJR took the game 8-3, with BJB only getting three hits in the game. June 15: BJB tried to waive the white flag on Monday against the DSL Pirates Black team. Heading into the sixth inning, BJB was down 5-1. Once the final out of the game was recorded, BJB had lost 25-2, giving up 20 runs in the sixth and seventh innings. <Men In Black neuralyzer flash> DSL Blue Jays Red Season Record: 4-7 June 13: Down on the island Saturday, it was Blue Jay team versus Blue Jay team, as BJB faced off against BJR. BJB left fielder Michael Mesa kicked off the fun with his second home run of the season, a two-run blast to right field. He would end the day raising his OPS to .981, and he continues to be one of the brightest spots for BJB. BJR countered in the third inning, loading the bases up and getting a sacrifice fly from Gabriel Porras. In the top of the fourth, BJB used some more power to extend their lead. Juan Caricote smacked a solo home run to right field, his first of the season. In the bottom half of the inning, a throwing error by BJB catcher Isay Veras allowed BJR to get another run across the plate. Later in the inning, another error by BJB first baseman Eiker Lothar allowed two more runs to score, as BJR took the lead 4-3. In the bottom of the fifth, BJR added to their lead, Ayberson Ortega singled home a run, and another would score on a wild pitch. Later in the inning, Fabian Gonzalez hit a sacrifice fly to center, scoring Ortega. BJR took the game 8-3, with BJB only getting three hits in the game. June 15: Victor Espiritu had himself a game on Monday for BJR. He pitched five innings, struck out five, only walked one, and didn't give up a run. Up 1-0 in the sixth, Aneudi Severino doubled home Gabriel Porras to start off a big inning for BJR. They would score two runs from RBI groundouts and a fourth run from an Alex Linares single to third base. BJR capped off a good two-game stretch with another win, taking this game 4-1. View full article

Blue Jays Affiliate Overview (June 6-8) Triple-A Buffalo Bisons Series vs Worcester Red Sox (Boston Red Sox): 1-5 Season Record: 28-35 Double-A New Hampshire Fisher Cats Series vs Altoona Curve (Pittsburgh Pirates): 3-3 Season Record: 29-25 High-A Vancouver Canadians Series vs Tri-City Dust Devils (Los Angeles Angels): 3-3 Season Record: 23-34 Single-A Dunedin Blue Jays Series vs Daytona Tortugas (Cincinnati Reds): 5-1 Season Record: 25-32 FCL Blue Jays Week Record: 3-2 Season Record: 20-7 DSL Blue Jays Blue Week Record: 3-2 Season Record: 3-3 DSL Blue Jays Red Week Record: 1-4 Season Record: 1-5 Triple-A Buffalo Bisons Season Record: 28-35 Series vs Worcester Red Sox (Boston Red Sox) June 6: Saturday's game against Worcester would feature the third straight major league arm pitching on a rehab assignment for Buffalo. While optimism was high for Buffalo, the results were not as encouraging. Shane Bieber was touched up almost immediately, as he gave up runs in the first and second innings. In the first, back-to-back RBI doubles would give the early lead to Worcester. Bieber left a changeup and fastball over the middle of the plate, and both pitches were hit hard (over 100 mph on the exit velocities). It was another fastball that Bieber left middle-in to Tyler McDonough that he crushed 409 feet to right field for a solo home run in the second inning. For the game, Bieber pitched 2.2 innings, gave up six hits and three runs, while striking out three. He didn't walk anyone, which was the bright spot, but he couldn't locate his 92 mph fastball at all. With the Bisons down three, Jonatan Clase knocked in a run in the fourth, with an RBI double, scoring William Simoneit. In the fifth, Davis Schneider finally got a hit, an RBI single. Clase would again be in the middle of the action in the sixth, scoring the game-tying run on a throwing error. Conor Larkin took over on the mound for Buffalo in the bottom of the sixth, and he was off the mark to say the least. An error by Sean Keys helped Worcester out, but Larkin gave up a two-RBI double, a sacrifice fly, and an RBI single. Buffalo attempted a miracle comeback in the top of the ninth, they loaded the bases up, and Simoneit drew a bases-loaded walk to cut the deficit to three. Unfortunately for Buffalo, Clase flew out to end the game, as the Bisons fell 7-4. June 7: Grant Rogers took the mound on Sunday with one goal in mind: to help end Buffalo's losing streak. The bottom of the first inning was not the start he wanted. He gave up three hits and a walk to open the frame, which would put Buffalo down 1-0. Later in the inning, Matt Lloyd added two more runs to Worcester's lead with a two-RBI single. Willie MacIver cut into the Red Sox's lead in the top of the second inning. He crushed a ball 407 feet for a solo home run. Carlos Mendoza added an RBI single in the inning as well, further decreasing Worcester's lead. Worcester was just too much for Rogers and his pitch-to-contact style; they added a run from a sacrifice fly and an RBI double before he was removed from the game in the fifth. Josh Rivera hit his eighth home run of the season, a solo shot in the seventh to cut the lead to two. It would be the closest Buffalo would get, as Worcester won again, this time 5-3. Double-A New Hampshire Season Record: 29-25 Series vs Altoona Curve (Pittsburgh Pirates) June 6: It was a back-and-forth game on Saturday for the New Hampshire Fisher Cats and the Altoona Curve. In the first inning, Altoona took a one-run lead when Callan Moss doubled in a run. The Fisher Cats answered in the third inning, aided by some wildness from Altoona. Three walks loaded the bases to begin the inning, and then Carter Cunningham cleared them with a three-run double. The top of the fourth saw the reverse, though, with Altoona getting on base via a few walks and a hit-by-pitch. In the inning, they had two RBI singles and an RBI double to bring in six runs total. They added another RBI in the sixth inning before New Hampshire started their comeback. In the bottom of the inning, Jorge Burgos doubled in a run, followed by Nick Goodwin doubling in two more. A wild pitch scored their seventh run, and Aaron Parker doubled in the tying run in the eighth inning. In extras, Eddie Micheletti Jr. came to the plate in the bottom of the 11th inning and walked off the game with another RBI double for New Hampshire, who won 9-8. June 7: The Sunday game between New Hampshire and Altoona was a tough one all around for the Fisher Cats. Gage Stanifer was on the mound facing the Curve for the second time in the week, and his command wasn't there with the fastball or split. In the first, Stanifer walked the first batter and fell behind 3-0 to Titus Dumitru, who hit a fastball over the plate for a home run. After that, he pitched mainly with his slider, which was his best pitch of the day. He got eight straight outs with six of them coming on the ground. In the fourth, though, he hung a split over the middle of the plate again for a home run. He would rebound and finish the inning. On the offensive side, New Hampshire managed just one hit in the game, a double from Jay Harry. New Hampshire lost this one 4-0. High-A Vancouver Season Record: 23-34 Series vs Tri-City Dust Devils (Los Angeles Angels) June 6: Holden Wilkerson had his first start of the season, as previously he’s been piggybacking after Johnny King throughout the season. He tied his season high in innings pitched, but the righty struggled, giving up nine hits, six runs, and two walks, raising his season ERA to 5.14. The offense similarly struggled as well, as although J.R. Freethy got an early run in with a double in the second, the Canadians had a scoring drought until the eighth inning, with Dub Gleed hitting a two-run homer to make it 7-3. Jonathan Todd pitched three solid innings in relief, but Ryan Nicholson hit his second homer of the night in the eighth inning to put the Canadians away for good, as they lost 8-3. June 7: Landen Maroudis seems to have taken a step back after his first few strong starts in Vancouver, as he’s now earned his fifth loss and his fifth start in a row with three or more runs given up. Jacob Sharp hit his sixth homer of the season in the first for the only run of the game for Vancouver, but the rest of the game was all Tri-City. They scored four runs off of Maroudis, and although there were 2.2 innings of reprieve when Jack Eshleman allowed zero runs, Gilberto Batista gave up a two-run homer in the seventh as he also continued to struggle this season, to make it 6-1 for the Dust Devils. Single-A Dunedin Season Record: 25-32 Series vs Daytona Tortugas (Cincinnati Reds) June 6: It took Alejandro Kirk rehabbing with the D-Jays and a series against the worst team in the Florida State League, but the D-Jays are on a winning streak. After losing the first game of the series, they have now rattled off four straight wins, thanks to a great pitching performance from Blake Purnell, who earned his first professional win, pitching five innings with six strikeouts, allowing only one run in the second inning. The Jays didn’t score a run until the fourth inning, where Raimundo De Los Santos had his first homer as a D-Jay to even it up. Eric Snow hit an RBI single in the fifth inning on a night he was DHing, to give the Jays the lead, and in the sixth inning, the Tortugas committed two errors, which led to a run scoring, then Yorman Licourt cleared the bases with a three-run homer for a four-run inning, taking advantage of some shoddy defense. The Jays' bullpen pitched well, allowing only a single run, and the D-Jays won 6-2. June 7: The Jays looked to take their win streak to five, and Silvano Hechavarria finally had himself a good start since getting back in Dunedin, going a season-high five innings. He gave up a couple of doubles in the third for the first run of the game, but that was the only run that he let up, striking out five batters on the night. The Jays got that run right back as well, with Jake Cook hitting his first triple of the season before getting driven in by Blaine Bullard. Adam Hackenberg crossed home plate after hitting a single, moving to third after a double from Raimundo De Los Santos, then going home on a wild pitch. Juan Sanchez hit a big double in the fifth inning for an extra insurance run, and Cook had his second extra-base hit of the night in the sixth inning to make it a 4-1 lead. Yimi García had another scoreless inning, and although Bradley Wilson allowed a run, he got his first hold, and Angel Obando pitched a scoreless ninth for the save, allowing the Jays to win their fifth straight. FCL Blue Jays Season Record: 20-7 June 6: Giacomo Taschin was on the mound for the FCL Blue Jays and set the tone against the FCL Phillies team. He went four innings and only allowed one hit. He didn't give up a run or a walk and struck out seven. The offense for the Blue Jays squad was destroying the baseball again. They hit four home runs in the game, one each from Giaconino Lasaracina, Jean Joseph, Hedbert Perez, Owen Gregg, and Renyel Campos. Gregg was 4-for-5 on the day, with three runs and three RBI. The Blue Jays team had 15 hits and 16 runs on their way to a big 16-3 win. June 8: On Monday against the FCL Tigers, the FCL Blue Jays didn't fare as well with the bats. Angel Guzman continued his hot stretch, hitting his fourth home run in a week in the fifth inning. The second run of the game for the Blue Jays came from a double by Franklin Rojas in the third inning. Those two runs were enough, though, as the Tigers team scored six in the first inning, with the big hit coming from Steven Madero on a grand slam. The FCL Blue Jays lost this one 8-2. DSL Blue Jays Blue Season Record: 3-3 June 8: Roberto Castellanos made his second appearance in a game for BJB this season, and he was dialed in. He pitched five innings, only gave up one hit, didn't allow a run to score, and struck out four. For the offense, they were keen to be thieves on the basepaths, swiping five bags, which included two double steals of second and home. BJV scored six runs in the game, two off the steals, two from sacrifice flies (one by Samuel Orellana and the other by Michael Mesa), a run from a wild pitch, and the last when the opposing catcher threw the ball away on a pickoff attempt. BJB won this one 6-0. DSL Blue Jays Red Season Record: 1-5 June 6: BJR was a hot mess on the field Saturday down on the island. They committed three errors, their pitchers walked 11 batters, and their bats only managed six hits in the game. Aneudi Severino was one of the bright spots for BJR; he had a sacrifice fly in the bottom of the first inning, a single in the third, and walked in the fifth. Another standout was Luis Nunez, who had a double, a walk, and a run scored for the game. There wasn't much else worthy to note, as BJR was burdened by bad pitching and fielding, losing 9-3. June 8: On Monday, BJR was again inundated with error after error, four in total. The errors led to six unearned runs for the opposing team. Just like on Saturday, Aneudi Severino was the standout player of the game for BJR, and it might have been one of the better days for any player on either Blue Jays team down on the island this year. Severino smacked his second home run of the early season, as well as walked once and stole two bases. The team has shown a propensity to not strike out, only two times on Saturday and just four times on Monday. The pitching just hasn't been able to overcome the errors, with BJR losing again, this time 6-3. View full article

Blue Jays Affiliate Overview (May 30-June 1) Triple-A Buffalo Bisons Series vs Lehigh Valley IronPigs (Philadelphia Phillies): 2-4 Season Record: 27-30 Double-A New Hampshire Fisher Cats Series vs Somerset Patriots (New York Yankees): 3-3 Season Record: 26-22 High-A Vancouver Canadians Series vs Eugene Emeralds (San Francisco Giants): 3-3 Season Record: 21-30 Single-A Dunedin Blue Jays Series vs Clearwater Threshers (Philadelphia Phillies): 1-5 Season Record: 20-31 FCL Blue Jays Week Record: 3-2 Season Record: 17-5 DSL Blue Jays Blue Week Record: 0-1 Season Record: 0-1 DSL Blue Jays Red Week Record: 0-1 Season Record: 0-1 Triple-A Buffalo Bisons Season Record: 27-30 Series vs Lehigh Valley IronPigs (Philadelphia Phillies) May 30: It was Grant Rogers’ turn on the mound again for the Saturday afternoon game against Lehigh Valley, and he might have had his best game of the season. Rogers was again his usual self, pitching entirely to contact. He worked into the sixth in the game, going 5.2 innings, only giving up five hits and walking none. He got a ton of soft contact from hitters in the form of groundouts and pop-ups. He did strike out two, but it was the weak balls-in-play that got him into the sixth without giving up a run. With Rogers doing his part on the mound, the bats were able to go to work and build a nice lead for Buffalo in the game. RJ Schreck got the scoring started for the Bisons in the third inning with an RBI single that scored Ryan McCarty. He would have a big game, as he added two more RBI in the fifth with another single. William Simoneit extended the lead in the sixth with a home run, his fourth of the season. The blast was a moonshot, coming off the bat at a 40° launch angle. With a four-run lead, Matt Bowman came into the game in the eighth for Buffalo, and it all evaporated. He would give up two runs before giving way to Chase Lee, who allowed two inherited runners to score and a third run, all via a three-run home run. In the bottom half of the inning, the long ball saved Buffalo, with both Josh Rivera and Je'Von Ward launching solo home runs. They took back the lead by one, and Lee would finish up the ninth without allowing anyone else to cross home, giving Buffalo the 6-5 win. May 31: On Sunday, Max Scherzer made a rehab start with Buffalo, bringing a lot of anticipation and hope with him. The big league club desperately needs pitching, and he can provide it once he is done with his rehab assignment. This start went smoothly for him; he threw three innings, didn't allow a hit, only walked two, and struck out four. His fastball ranged between 92 and 94 mph; he is working to regain the velocity from being on the shelf for so long. He would depart the game with the lead, after RJ Schreck, Willie MacIver, and Josh Kasevich all had RBI base knocks in the bottom of the third inning. In the fifth, Devereaux Harrison would give up three runs to tie the game up, but MacIver and Kasevich combined to score two in the bottom half of the inning. The runs came on MacIver's RBI single and Kasevich's sacrifice fly. Nate Garkow had trouble in the sixth and gave one run back. In the seventh, the bullpen imploded further, Conor Larkin came in with two men on and drilled the first batter he faced to load the bases up. The next batter he faced would put the game out of reach, as Liover Peguero hit a grand slam. Lehigh took Sunday's game 8-5, with Buffalo now falling to three games under .500. Double-A New Hampshire Season Record: 26-22 Series vs Somerset Patriots (New York Yankees) May 30: Saturday wasn't a good day for hitting between New Hampshire and Somerset. The Fisher Cats were stifled by Patriots pitcher Kyle Carr, who would go six innings and struck out 10. New Hampshire managed just one earned run off of him, a catcher's interference and an error led to a two-run double from Jace Bohrofen in the first. Then, an Aaron Parker home run in the fourth gave New Hampshire a three-run lead. It didn't last, though, as three RBI singles from Somerset tied the game in the bottom of the inning. A wild pitch in the seventh inning ended up allowing the winning run to score for Somerset. New Hampshire lost this one 4-3. May 31: Jay Harry got the scoring started in the third inning of the Sunday finale between New Hampshire and Somerset. He hit an RBI single to the shortstop in the third inning. Sean Keys would put the Fisher Cats up two with a home run to left field in the fourth. In the fifth, Somerset got a home run from Jace Avina to cut the lead in half, and then an RBI single in the seventh tied the game. Jace Bohrofen hit a double down the right field line in the eighth for New Hampshire to take the lead. They would hold on and win this low-scoring game, 3-2. High-A Vancouver Season Record: 21-30 Series vs Eugene Emeralds (San Francisco Giants) May 30: It was the return of the King as Johnny King bounced back from his worst start of the season with one of his best. He tied his season high strikeout total, while only walking two batters and allowing three hits without allowing a single run. The offense also got it going for King, as Jacob Sharp hit his fifth homer of the season in the first to give the Canadians a lead they wouldn’t relinquish. Manuel Beltre added onto the lead with an RBI single in the fourth inning, and Dub Gleed broke it open in the sixth inning with a three-run homer to make it 5-0 for Vancouver. Holden Wilkerson replaced King in the sixth as he usually does, and had a scare in the seventh, almost giving the lead back with a four-run inning from the Emeralds. He was able to close it out in the eighth and ninth to give himself his first save and the Canadians the series lead. May 31: The Canadians had a chance to win the series with Nolan Perry taking the mound, but he was human for the first time in a few weeks. He gave off a leadoff single, then a homer immediately after to make it 2-0 for Eugene. He pitched well heading into the fourth inning, where a bunt single and a throwing error allowed another run to score, becoming the most runs Perry has given up this season in a single game. Jack Eshleman made his first appearance for Vancouver, replacing Perry in the fifth inning and getting the first three batters he saw out. He gave up a solo shot in the sixth inning, but then successfully completed his second frame. The Canadians finally answered with an RBI groundout from Dub Gleed, allowing J.R. Freethy to score, but that was it for the Canadians, as they lost the last game of the season for a series tie. Single-A Dunedin Season Record: 20-31 Series vs Clearwater Threshers (Philadelphia Phillies) May 30: The Dunedin Blue Jays almost came back from a 4-0 deficit off the back of a three-hit night from Blaine Bullard. Jake Bloss had a shaky start on rehab assignment, giving up a two-run single in the first, and homers in the second and third innings. Bullard hit a double in the fourth and was driven in by Sam Shaw to give the D-Jays one run, and in the fifth inning delivered with a two-run single to make it three to four, and then promptly stole his 19th bag of the season. Shaw had a double of his own in the sixth inning, and Aldo Gaxiola drove him home to even it up in the seventh inning. Gaxiola moved up to second on a passed ball, then David Beckles drove him in to take the lead. Jack Nedrow, unfortunately, couldn’t keep the lead as with two outs in the sixth inning, he allowed a single, then a double to Will Vierling to make it an even game. Nedrow allowed another single to give up the lead, and it gave him his first loss of the season. May 31: Shane Bieber returned on rehab assignment in Dunedin, and he was able to take the mound and showed solid stuff despite poor results. He gave up five runs in 2.1 innings, but his velo was similar to pre-injury, and he pounded the zone. The Jays were only able to get one run on a Jake Cook RBI, and despite scoreless outings from Blake Purnell and Diego Dominguez, the offense couldn’t score anything else. Angel Obando made his Single-A debut and gave up a solo homer, which made it a 6-1 game. This was another loss to the Threshers, who won five out of the six games of this series. FCL Blue Jays Season Record: 16-4 May 30: It was a very pitcher-oriented game between the FCL Blue Jays and FCL Tigers on Saturday. The Tigers took the early lead in the bottom of the first, when Jack Penney hit a two-run homer off of Miguel Pantoja. Pascual Archila hit a home run of his own in the third inning to cut the lead in half for the Blue Jays. David Guzman tied the game an inning later with an RBI single, and Andres Arias launched his third home run of the year to take the lead in the sixth. The Blue Jays got to the final out of the game, but Nolan McCarthy crushed a three-run walk-off home run for the Tigers team, as the Blue Jays squad lost this one 5-3. June 1: Seojun Moon got the start in this one for the FCL Blue Jays against the FCL Tigers again. Moon would hold the Tigers hitless until the fourth inning and ended up finishing the frame to give him four innings pitched, only allowing the one hit, one walk, no runs, and striking out five hitters. The FCL Blue Jays took the lead in the first inning, when Sam White singled, CJ Stubbs doubled, Cade Doughty singled, and then Hedbert Perez singled. The two runs that scored would be the entire offense for both teams in the game. The FCL Jays ended with eight hits, and the Tigers squad had just three. The FCL Blue Jays won 2-0. DSL Blue Jays Blue Season Record: 0-1 June 1: Blue Jays Blue opened their season down on the island Monday. Roberto Castellanos pitched four innings, struck out four, and gave up four runs on seven hits. Castellanos is a 19-year-old pitcher who signed with the Blue Jays this past offseason during the J15 International Signing Period. Samuel Orellana had two singles, and Ruben Sanchez drew four walks. Isay Veras doubled home a run and Daniel Dominguez scored two on a single in the ninth for BJB. It wasn't enough for them to make a comeback, though, as they fell in game one of their season, 7-5. DSL Blue Jays Red Season Record: 0-1 June 1: Ayberson Ortega hit a single in the second inning to left field for the first hit of the DSL Blue Jays Red (BJR) team's season, in the opening game on Monday. He was quickly erased from the bases on a double play, though. In the third inning, a Gabriel Porras single was followed by two walks to load the bases for the BJR team. A flyout would end their threat this time. In the fifth inning, a wild pitch and a single would bring in three runs for the DSL Tigers1 team. That would be all the scoring on the day, as the BJR team ended up losing 3-0. View full article

Blue Jays Affiliate Overview (May 23-May 25) Triple-A Buffalo Bisons Series vs Syracuse Mets (New York Mets): 2-4 Season Record: 25-26 Double-A New Hampshire Fisher Cats Series vs Hartford Yard Goats (Colorado Rockies): 1-4 Season Record: 23-19 High-A Vancouver Canadians Series vs Spokane (Colorado Rockies): 2-4 Season Record: 18-27 Single-A Dunedin Blue Jays Series vs Fort Myers Mighty Mussels (Minnesota Twins): 4-2 Season Record: 19-26 FCL Blue Jays Week Record: 3-2 Season Record: 14-3 Triple-A Buffalo Bisons Season Record: 24-25 Series vs Syracuse Mets (New York Mets) May 23: Postponed May 24, Game 1: It was another doubleheader for Buffalo on Sunday afternoon, and at least the weather cooperated for the teams to get both games in. Grant Rogers was on the mound for the first game, and he would take care of most of the innings for Buffalo. He made it through the fifth, but again pitched mostly to contact. At this point in his career, a contact pitcher is really all he ever will be. He makes it work for most starts, just like he did on Sunday. He allowed three runs, only two earned, while only giving up four hits and one walk. Syracuse got to him in the bottom of the third inning with an RBI single, then again in the bottom of the fifth on a fielder’s choice and a sacrifice fly. During this game, he threw a heavy dose of sinkers and splitters, which drives the high contact rates against him. Luckily for Buffalo, RJ Schreck was in the lineup, and he really carried the bats. Schreck got the scoring started for Buffalo in the first inning, a missile that shot off the bat at 107.2 mph and went over the right field fence for a solo home run. The blast was Schreck's sixth of the season and went 372 feet. In the third inning, it was Schreck again. This time, it was a three-run home run. With the lead at just one in the sixth inning, Schreck was yet again in the middle of the action for Buffalo. He walked and then came in to score a few batters later on Willie MacIver's sacrifice fly. Je'Von Ward then added another run with an RBI single. In the bottom half of the sixth, Ryan Clifford got ahold of a pitch from Brendan Cellucci to lead off the inning with a solo home run. It was the closest Syracuse would get, as Hayden Juenger came into the game in the ninth and recorded two strikeouts on his way to earning the save. Buffalo won 6-4. May 24, Game 2: For Buffalo, the bats decided that their performance in game one of the doubleheader was enough and stayed holstered for the entirety of the second contest. They only recorded two hits, singles from William Simoneit and Ryan McCarty. While the bats played peekaboo, the pitching was locked in. Austin Voth got the start and pitched into the fourth inning. He only surrendered one run, walked none, and gave up just three hits. Brendon Little came into the game in the fifth inning and pitched two perfect frames, six up and six down. Syracuse only had three hits in the game, scoring their lone run in the fourth inning on Ryan Clifford's 10th home run of the season. Buffalo fell 1-0. Double-A New Hampshire Season Record: 23-19 Series vs Hartford Yard Goats (Colorado Rockies) May 23: Jackson Wentworth was on the mound for the Saturday game between New Hampshire and Hartford. He pitched well this time around, going five innings, only allowing one run, giving up four hits, and striking out two. New Hampshire took the lead in the bottom of the first inning on an RBI single to center field from Sean Keys, on which Arjun Nimmala and Jace Bohrofen scored. In the top of the second, Dyan Jorge brought in a run for Hartford on a sacrifice fly. That is where the game remained until the ninth inning. Conner Capel launched a game-tying home run to right field. Then, GJ Hill smacked an RBI single to right field, which gave Hartford a one-run lead. In the bottom of the ninth, Jay Harry would knock a single to left field, but he would be stranded on base when Jackson Hornung grounded out to end the game. New Hampshire lost 3-2. May 24: Postponed High-A Vancouver Season Record: 18-27 Series vs Spokane (Colorado Rockies) May 23: With the series tied up two apiece, the Canadians had a chance to win the series with two straight wins. Danny Thompson Jr. was once again the starter for Vancouver, but he had a tough third inning, giving up a walk and three hits, which resulted in three earned runs. The Canadians offense tied it up, scoring two runs in the fourth off a Maddox Latta single and a Carter Cunningham sac fly. Then Alexis Hernandez continued his hot hitting, knocking in J.R. Freethy with a double. The game went back and forth as Jay Schueler replaced Thompson, and gave up two solo home runs in the sixth inning, but the Canadians came back with Freethy’s first homer of the year in the seventh and Hernandez's second RBI double of the night. An error from Peyton Williams turned into the third homer given up by Schueler on the night, and Reece Wissinger allowed two doubles, leading to two more runs scoring for Spokane. He then gave up another homer in the eighth inning, which was the fourth homer given up by the bullpen on the night. Down four in the ninth inning, Williams hit a double with no outs, but all Vancouver could do was drive him in with a groundout, spoiling a chance at another comeback victory. May 24: It was Johnny King day, and it seemed very likely that Vancouver could earn the series split with who was on the mound. Alexis Hernandez is a doubles machine, as he hit his third in two games to give Vancouver an early lead. Things did not go to plan in the bottom of the inning, as King raised his ERA to 2.60, not being able to get out of the first inning and giving up five runs with three walks and four hits. The Canadians slowly clawed their way back, with Hayden Gilliland recording an RBI in the second. A wild pitch made it 5-3 in the third inning, and Gilliland had a solo shot in the fourth inning to make it a one-run lead. J.R. Freethy tied it up in the fifth inning with a double, and then the Canadians took the lead when Spokane’s third baseman threw it away on a grounder to third on a throw to second. Holden Wilkerson came in after Carson Pierce replaced King, and he pitched well, going four innings with four strikeouts, but in the sixth inning, he took the loss as he gave up three hits and two runs, which ultimately became the last runs of the game as the Canadians could not get on base after that. Single-A Dunedin Season Record: 19-26 Series vs Fort Myers Mighty Mussels (Minnesota Twins) May 23: The Jays’ plundering of independent ball seems to have been paying off, as Jack Nedrow had his third straight great appearance in a row, with his second straight quality start. The offense supported his good start, as they took advantage of some shaky defense. Yorman Licourt got an RBI single in the bottom of the second, then scored in the bottom of the fourth on a dropped third strike. The Jays got their third run of the night on a passed ball, then their fourth unanswered run with an Eric Snow single. Nedrow gave up the first runs of his professional career in the seventh inning with a two-run homer, but Eduar Gonzalez came in and continued pitching well with two scoreless innings. JoJo Parker gave the Jays much-needed insurance with a two-run single in the eighth, which ended up mattering, as in the ninth, Lluveres Severino gave up what would have been the game-tying runs without Parker’s clutch hitting. May 24: Jake Bloss looked great in his first game back in Dunedin on a rehab assignment. The righty sat 95.8 mph on his fastball, topping out at 97 mph. He went four strong innings, with his only blemish being a solo shot in the fourth inning. The Jays were able to get a run in on a balk in the first inning, so the game was tied. The Jays' bullpen was solid, as Ramon Suarez kept it tied into the sixth inning. Blaine Bullard then hit a two-run homer, scoring Jake Cook and giving the Jays a two-run lead. Franly Urena gave up a run on an RBI groundout in the eighth inning, but Jack Eshleman got save number six to shut the door and give the Jays another win. FCL Blue Jays Season Record: 14-3 May 23: Miguel Pantoja was on the mound to begin the Saturday FCL game between the Blue Jays' and Tigers' squads. He again went over four innings, this time 4.1. He gave up three hits, three runs, a walk, and struck out two. The big hit for the Tigers was a home run in the fourth by Cris Rodriguez. It was another good outing from Pantoja, one of the youngest players in Rookie ball. On offense, the top of the order did the damage for the Blue Jays. Angel Guzman tripled in a run in the first inning and would score later himself on an RBI single from Franklin Rojas. Sam White would have a big day, going 3-for-3, with two singles, three RBI, a home run, and a stolen base. His home run in the bottom of the sixth scored two runs and gave the Blue Jays team the lead for good, as they went on to win 5-4. May 26: Shane Bieber started the Monday FCL game between the Blue Jays and the Yankees. He went two innings, allowing just three hits, and didn't give up a run. He would strike out three batters and not walk a batter. Seojun Moon came in next, but didn't have a good start in his first game out of the bullpen. After a double and two walks, Moon would allow a run on a wild pitch and two more on an RBI single. He would settle in and almost get through two innings overall. An error would extend the inning, and he finished his day with another walk and a hit-by-pitch. Overall, he seemed to be a bit wild on the day. The Blue Jays team took the lead in the second inning on an Andres Arias home run. In the fifth inning, Brock Tibbitts would cap off a five-run inning with a three-run home run to right field. The Blue Jays team would win again, this time 8-3. View full article

Here we are, a little more than one month into the minor league season, and we have made our first in-season update to the Jays Centre Top 20 Prospect rankings. It has been a roaring start for some and a slow crawl for others. Let's check out a few of our prospects that moved up and down the rankings, as well as a couple of new entries to the list altogether. Blue Jays Top 20 Prospects: Key Risers No. 3 Johnny King, SP - Vancouver Canadians Johnny King has been a force to be reckoned with down in High A for the Vancouver Canadians. At just 19 years old, he has been slowly ramping up his pitch count and innings over the first month of the season, but those innings have been fantastic. He currently has an ERA of 0.81 to go with a sparkling batting average against of just .130. He is not allowing many hits at all, just 10 in seven games and 22.1 innings pitched. He is still excelling with some great swing and miss numbers, striking out 35.9% of hitters, but the walks have seen a jump up to 15.2% so far this season. Fastball command may be a key factor in the walk rate rising, and it could be because his fastball now sits in the mid-to-upper 90s at times, which is a great sign for his overall stuff. He just needs to control it more frequently, which he should, with more experience. No. 10 Sean Keys, 1B/3B - New Hampshire Fisher Cats Sean Keys has taken the Double-A world by storm in the first month-plus of the season. At one point, he was the hottest and best hitter at the level, launching 10 home runs in just 36 games played, to go with a slash line of .290/.413/.581 and a wRC+ of 155. He has been getting on base, taking walks, hitting for power, and limiting the whiffs some. He has a walk rate of 12.7% and a strikeout rate of 26.0%. If he keeps going at this pace, he could see the bump up to Triple-A Buffalo sooner rather than later. No. 8 Yohendrick Piñango, OF - Buffalo Bisons/Toronto Blue Jays Yohendrick Piñango was enjoying a solid beginning to his year at Triple-A Buffalo, slashing .288/.370/.488, with three home runs, two stolen bases, and a wRC+ of 122 over 22 games. His jump in the rankings, though, largely comes from his first 16 games as a Toronto Blue Jay. He has hit .333/.373/.438, launching one home run with three walks and just six strikeouts. There may not be enough room in the Blue Jays’ outfield for playing time when everyone is healthy, but he is certainly making a case for more at-bats at the moment. Blue Jays Top 20 Prospects: Key Fallers Landen Maroudis, SP - Vancouver Canadians Landen Maroudis has actually pitched well at times this season, and his velocity has started to return to its 2024 level. Over eight games and 27.1 innings pitched, he has a 4.61 ERA and a 3.93 FIP. His walk rate is down considerably this season at 9.6%, but his strikeout rate is only 20.8%. He has been getting outs, but he needs to see his swing and miss stuff tick back up. Brandon Barriera, SP - Dunedin Blue Jays Brandon Barriera had put together a couple of good starts before the injury bug again landed him on the IL. The numbers weren't great as a whole this season (5.29 ERA, 5.43 FIP), but four of his last five games saw him give up no runs or one run. Hopefully, he returns soon and gets back in a groove on the mound. Yeuni Munoz, OF - Released Yeuni Munoz didn't play a lot of games with the Blue Jays organization due to injuries, but he did show a good ability to hit the ball hard and often. Toronto released the outfielder before the season. Blue Jays Top 20 Prospects: Newcomers No. 17 Nolan Perry, SP - Dunedin Blue Jays/Vancouver Canadians Nolan Perry began the season with Single-A Dunedin and has been making up for lost time quickly. He missed the 2025 season with Tommy John surgery, but you wouldn't know it by watching him this year; he has been one of the best pitchers in the minor leagues. Over five games and 22 innings with Dunedin, he pitched to a 1.71 ERA and 2.50 FIP, with a strikeout rate of 41% and a walk rate of just 7.7%. Single-A hitters couldn't get much contact against him, and when they did, it wasn't very good either, with his batting average against coming in at .114. After a promotion to High-A Vancouver, Perry hasn't lost a step, as his numbers have gotten even better. In two games, he has pitched 10 innings with 18 strikeouts (47% strikeout rate), only allowing one run (0.90 ERA). This season, Perry has been using a deep pitch mix when he attacks hitters and does so with a good deal of command on all of his pitches. The fastball is in the mid-90s and occasionally has gotten into the upper 90s, with good ride up in the zone. The pitch comes with a very good amount of induced vertical break as well (averaging 18 inches at Dunedin). His slider and curveball are fantastic pitches with sharp break and tunnel well off of his four-seam fastball. Perry also has above-average extension on his pitches at 6.5 feet. His fourth pitch, a changeup, needs some more work, but it could be a good pitch down the line as well. Perry currently ranks in the 92nd percentile or better in strikeout rate (98th), K-BB% (98th), BAA (97th), SwStr% (94th), WHIP (99th), ERA (93rd), FIP (92nd), and xFIP (97th). This is all in his first season back after Tommy John surgery. Assuming he keeps improving and his command gets even better, we could see him make the jump up to Double-A New Hampshire at some point and cement himself as one of the best pitching prospects in the Blue Jays organization. No. 20 Dylan Watts, SP - Dunedin Blue Jays Dylan Watts has pitched in eight games for Dunedin and has thrown 23.1 innings. Currently, he has a 4.63 ERA and a 4.57 FIP, with a 26.2% strikeout rate, a 9.7% walk rate, and a batting average against of .272. Watts has five pitches he can control effectively, and that deep pitch mix has done well at generating swing and misses so far this season. He has a mid-90s four-seam fastball, which has great ride up in the zone, with 17.5 inches of induced vertical break and 10 inches of horizontal break. His sinker can be the reverse of his four-seam fastball, with more horizontal break than induced vertical break. His strikeout pitches are his cutter and changeup, coming in at whiff rates above 40% and 60%. His last pitch is a slider, and it generates a high percentage of whiffs, but he currently doesn't throw it much. Look for Watts to keep working on his pitch mix and finding a way to minimize contact from hitters. If he can get into a good spot and string together some better games, he could get the bump up to High-A Vancouver come June or July when the next wave of promotions is likely to happen. View full article

Blue Jays Affiliate Overview (May 16-May 18) Triple-A Buffalo Bisons Series vs Worcester Red Sox (Boston Red Sox): 4-2: Season Record: 23-22 Double-A New Hampshire Fisher Cats Series vs Reading Fighting Phils (Philadelphia Phillies): 3-4 Season Record: 22-15 High-A Vancouver Canadians Series vs Everett AquaSox (Seattle Mariners): 3-3 Season Record: 16-23 Single-A Dunedin Blue Jays Series vs Tampa Tarpons (New York Yankees): 2-4 Season Record: 15-24 FCL Blue Jays Week Record: 4-1 Season Record: 11-1 Triple-A Buffalo Bisons Season Record: 23-22 Series vs Worcester Red Sox May 16: Buffalo got a little bit of a gift on Saturday, as it seemed the good karma they have built up by enduring an endless amount of postponed games the last two seasons was cashed in. Josh Fleming was on the mound and was excellent. Over five innings, he kept Worcester to only one extra-base hit and three singles, while only walking one. At the plate, Buffalo had the power swing going early in this one. In the second inning, Josh Rivera launched his sixth home run of the season, a solo shot to left field. The blast had an exit velocity of 103.1 mph and went over the fence, landing 391 feet from home plate. Two batters later, Je'Von Ward smacked his second home run in as many games. His was nearly identical off of the bat, 103.9 mph, and it went 383 feet. After a 31-minute rain delay, the game was called after Worcester hit in the top of the fifth, giving Buffalo the 2-0 win and moving them to two games above .500. May 17: After a decent streak of games where the bats couldn't miss the ball, Buffalo went cold on Sunday and didn't get anything going at the plate. They were able to get three singles and four doubles, but nothing would come of it, as they were shut out in the game. Josh Kasevich had one of the hits and one of the walks, raising his batting average for the season to .293. Austin Voth pitched rather well, throwing five innings, only surrendering four baserunners (three hits and one walk). He did give up one run, a solo blast in the third to Nathan Hickey. Pat Gallagher came in for Voth to start the sixth inning, and things went south fast for Buffalo. Gallagher coughed up three runs on a single, triple, and a double to the three batters he faced, handing it off to Hayden Juenger. Juenger would not fare much better, giving up another run on an RBI single, before he loaded the bases up with a walk to Hickey. Braiden Ward would ground out and let Buffalo off the hook of a massive inning. With Buffalo down 4-0, they would go down in order the remainder of the game, 12 up and 12 down. The loss brought the Bisons back to the edge of .500 for the season. Double-A New Hampshire Season Record: 22-15 Series vs Reading Fighting Phils (Philadelphia Phillies) May 16: The Saturday tilt between the New Hampshire Fisher Cats and the Reading Fightin Phils was one to forget for New Hampshire. From the start of the game, things went south for the Fisher Cats. Starting pitcher Jackson Wentworth only went one inning and gave up an unearned run. After that the relievers were pile driven into submission. Reading ended the game with 22 hits, seven walks, and the Fisher Cats had three errors. That is 32 baserunners. On the other side, New Hampshire couldn't get on base, only managing four singles and one walk. New Hampshire lost this one 20-0. May 17, Game 1: In the first game of the Sunday doubleheader, Chris McElvain was on the mound for New Hampshire against Reading and had one of his best starts. He went six innings, only allowed two hits, didn't give up a run, and only walked two batters. He struck out four hitters. Conor Larkin came on for the seventh and pitched a clean inning with a strikeout to finish off the seven-inning shutout. The New Hampshire offense was not its usual dominating self, but they did manage five hits and two runs. Victor Arias had an RBI single in the third, and Eddie Micheletti Jr. launched his sixth home run of the year in the sixth inning. New Hampshire would win game one 2-0. Game 2: Game two of the doubleheader was just as lacking in the hitting department for both teams. New Hampshire managed just four hits, and only two hitters (Jay Harry and Nick Goodwin) collected those four hits. Goodwin had an RBI single and an RBI double, with Victor Arias adding an RBI groundout. It wasn't enough, as Reading managed five runs on five hits, and New Hampshire lost 5-3 High-A Vancouver Season Record: 16-23 Series vs Everett AquaSox (Seattle Mariners) May 16, Game 1: Landen Maroudis had his first blow-up start for the Canadians, as he gave up eight hits, a walk and six runs in a little over three innings of work. That raised his season ERA to 4.61 and earned him his first loss of the season. The offense tried to catch up, with Tucker Toman leading the charge with a three-RBI night, but the AquaSox got up to a 7-2 lead in the top of the fourth inning after Reece Wissinger replaced Maroudis and gave up a two-run double. An error from Peyton Williams made the lead even bigger in the sixth inning, and although the Canadians scored two more runs off of a bases-loaded walk from Williams and a sac fly from Dub Gleed, that was the closest it got, as they couldn’t hit Brock Moore, who took the win for Everett. Game 2: Gilberto Batista started for the Canadians in the second game of the doubleheader and gave up an RBI double in the first inning with two outs. Kendry Chirinos tied it up with an RBI double of his own, and it remained tied until the fourth inning, when Batista’s shaky command led to a bases-loaded walk to lose the lead for Vancouver. Kelena Sauer took over in the fifth inning for Vancouver and faced trouble himself, with a leadoff triple setting up the inning for failure. He allowed two runs in two innings, while giving up three hits and two walks, despite striking out four batters. Matt Scannell’s first homer of the season brought the lead to two, but Jonathan Todd gave up two more runs in the seventh, for another disappointing Vancouver loss. May 17: The Canadians were able to turn it around on the last game of the series, as an Alexis Hernandez solo shot and a two-RBI Peyton Williams double made it an early 3-0 lead. Daniel Guerra’s newfound velocity has led him to be a breakout pitching prospect for the Jays, as he had his second double-digit strikeout game of the season. He allowed a single run in the third on a triple to Josh Caron but was able to limit damage other than that. Danny Thompson Jr. relieved Guerra in the fourth inning, and although he immediately gave up a solo shot, he also pitched well despite some shaky command, striking out four batters in 2.1 innings. The Canadians' offense also took those runs right back, as after Peyton Williams hit a triple, Carter Cunningham hit a two-run homer to bring the lead back to three. Another two-run homer, this time from Manuel Beltre, gave the Canadians their seventh run of the game and gave them insurance for a shaky Trace Baker appearance, who came in after Juanmi Vasquez pitched two scoreless innings, allowing the Canadians to win at least the last game of the series. Single-A Dunedin Season Record: 15-24 Series vs Tampa Tarpons (New York Yankees) May 16: The Dunedin Blue Jays got 12 hits on the night, but were outhit by the Tarpons in a near blowout. Eric Snow got it going for the Jays with an early RBI single to score Blaine Bullard, but starter Dylan Watts gave up the first run for the Tarpons in the first after two errors were committed in a row. Watts gave up four singles in the second inning to allow another two runs. The Jays were able to get to Henry Lalane again in the fifth inning with two RBI doubles from Snow and Juan Sanchez, to even up the game. Eduar Gonzalez replaced Watts in the fourth inning, and in the fifth inning loaded the bases, before walking in a run. Franly Urena was able to replace him and get out of the inning, however. A David Beckles double tied it up once again for the Jays, but Urena gave up four runs in the seventh inning, and Luis Victorino gave up two more runs, putting the Jays in a big hole that they couldn’t recover from. May 17: Jack Nedrow’s second professional appearance and first start was another scoreless one; this time, Nedrow had his first quality start and first win. Dariel Ramon was able to get on through a fielding error to the pitcher and stole second, and Jake Cook moved him over to third on a single. Blaine Bullard grounded into a force out, but Ramon was able to score. Bullard stole second base and after Parker struck out, Juan Sanchez just missed a homer off the top of the wall for a booming RBI double to give the Jays a two-run lead. The Tarpons could not touch Nedrow, who only gave up four hits and a walk all day, and after he was replaced by Edgar Gallegos, they still couldn’t get anything going off him either, as he went three innings with only one hit given up for his first save of the season. Aldo Gaxiola had the cherry on top with a two-run shot in the top of the ninth inning to end the series off with a bang. FCL Blue Jays Season Record: 11-1 May 16: In the Saturday FCL matchup for the Blue Jays squad, Seojun Moon was on the mound to start against the FCL Yankees. Moon pitched well again, going two innings and allowing just an infield single, to go with three walks, and no runs. He struck out three batters. Miguel Pantoja came in after him and was equally as good. He threw three innings, allowing just one hit; he struck out six, didn't give up a run, but did surrender four walks. On the offensive side, Sam White drove in a run in the first, as did Brock Tibbitts. A couple of bases-loaded walks, a wild pitch, and a Kennew Blanco single put the Blue Jays team up six in the sixth. The Yankees got things going in the bottom of the seventh, putting up six runs to push the game into extra innings. In the seventh, Tim Piasentin doubled in a run, Owen Gregg tripled in three runs, and Angel Guzman had an RBI single. The Blue Jays won this one, 11-7. May 18: Jake Bloss started this one for the FCL Blue Jays and pitched 2.1 clean innings, only allowing one hit and striking out three batters. Tim Piasentin drove in a run when the Yankees team committed an error in the second inning. A double steal for the Yankees tied the game in the third inning. Sam Shaw would quickly break the tie with a two-run blast to right field. In the sixth, five runs would score for the Blue Jays, this time on an Owen Gregg single, a Brock Tibbitts single, and a Pascual Archila bases-loaded walk. The Blue Jays would go on to win this one, 8-4. View full article

Lock in for Vladito tonight

Vladimir Guerrero Jr. has been better than these players so far this year Shohei Ohtani Kyle Tucker Gunnar Henderson Fernando Tatis Jr. Cal Raleigh Ronald Acuna Jr. Just found it hilarious lol

Blue Jays Affiliate Overview (May 9-May 11) Triple-A Buffalo Bisons Series vs Lehigh Valley IronPigs (Philadelphia Phillies): 4-2 Season Record: 19-20 Double-A New Hampshire Fisher Cats Series vs Portland Sea Dogs (Boston Red Sox): 4-1 Season Record: 19-11 High-A Vancouver Canadians Series vs Eugene Emeralds (San Francisco Giants): 2-4 Season Record: 13-20 Single-A Dunedin Blue Jays Series vs Bradenton Marauders (Pittsburgh Pirates): 2-4 Season Record: 13-20 FCL Blue Jays Week Record: 5-0 Season Record: 7-0 Triple-A Buffalo Bisons Season Record: 19-20 Series Opponent: Lehigh Valley IronPigs (Philadelphia Phillies) May 9: RJ Schreck continued his torrid stretch in May, collecting four more hits on his way to leading Buffalo to a victory Saturday. He smashed his second home run of the series with Lehigh Valley and hit another double, bringing that total to five for the week as well. Buffalo kicked the scoring off with two bases-loaded walks in the second inning, one each by Carlos Mendoza and William Simoneit. In the third inning, Josh Kasevich added a run with an RBI single, scoring Jonatan Clase. Then, after a Charles McAdoo walk, Riley Tirotta smoked a ball 108.1 mph over the left field fence for a three-run home run. The lead didn't last long, as CJ Van Eyk coughed up four unearned runs in the bottom of the third inning and Devereaux Harrison surrendered three more runs in the fifth. With Buffalo now trailing by a run, Josh Rivera squeaked a ball over the left field fence at just 93.1 mph for a solo shot. The next inning, Schreck came to the plate and pummeled a ball 104.1 mph for a two-run home run and gave Buffalo the lead for good. Tanner Andrews pitched the ninth and struck out two. Earning the save and the win for Buffalo, 9-7. May 10: On Sunday, Buffalo put an exclamation point on the week-long series with Lehigh Valley, as the bats were sizzling hot. Four players had multiple hits, and three of them had at least three hits, including RJ Schreck. He will surely be disappointed when Buffalo leaves Lehigh. He tallied 15 hits in the series, six doubles, two home runs, and 16 RBI. In the game Sunday, he had four of the RBI, one on an RBI single in the first inning, two from a two-RBI double in the fifth, and the last one on an RBI single in the eighth. While Schreck was a big performer in the game, Willie MacIver had an even bigger day. He had himself a 4-for-5 day, with four RBI, a double, and a home run. The home run was a three-run blast that went just over 400 feet to right-center field. Ismael Munguia stayed hot at the plate as well, collecting three hits in the game and raising his batting average at Triple-A to .359. On the mound, Josh Fleming pitched five innings of one-run ball and handed it over to the bullpen with a big lead. The bullpen did its job and finished the game, only allowing one unearned run. Brendon Little continues to push for a promotion back to the big league club. He pitched another scoreless inning and struck out one. Buffalo ran away with this game and won 11-2, pulling to within one game of their kryptonite .500 record. Double-A New Hampshire Season Record: 19-11 Series vs. Portland Sea Dogs (Boston Red Sox) May 9: Postponed May 10: In the Sunday finale between New Hampshire and Portland, the Fisher Cats got to see one of the top breakout starting pitchers in the minor leagues, Anthony Eyanson. New Hampshire struggled with him in his Double-A debut, only managing four hits off of him in four innings. Victor Arias did launch a home run in the second inning. Jace Bohrofen added a two-run home run in the sixth, and Jorge Burgos brought in a run with a groundout in the seventh. Franklin Arias and Brooks Brannon carried the Portland offense to a big day, as the Fisher Cats lost 12-4. High-A Vancouver Season Record: 13-20 Series vs Eugene Emeralds (San Francisco Giants) May 9, Game 1: The Canadians had a doubleheader against the Emeralds, and Dub Gleed got them on the board in the first at-bat of the game with a homer off of Yunior Marte. Landen Maroudis was the starter for this game and dealt with shaky command, walking four batters in four innings. He allowed the Emeralds to tie it up in the second inning, but in the fourth inning, the Canadians pulled ahead with a J.R. Freethy two-RBI single. Maroudis had a scoreless fourth inning, but in the fifth inning walked the leadoff batter and was pulled for Eminen Flores. Flores walked the next batter, then gave up a three-run homer to give the lead back to the Emeralds. Trace Baker struggled as well, as after a Maddox Latta error, he allowed three more runs to score, putting the Canadians down four. In the seventh inning, Peyton Williams walked and Alexis Hernandez hit his first homer of the season to bring it back within two runs, but the Canadians couldn’t capitalize, losing the first game of the doubleheader. May 9, Game 2: The offense sputtered for the Canadians after a relatively high-scoring first game, as Vancouver only had four hits against the Emeralds. On the other hand, Gilberto Batista gave up five runs, with four of them coming in the second inning, as his ERA climbed to 8.46 on the season and he earned his second loss of the season. The Canadians got one run after Carter Cunningham tripled and Manuel Beltre then drove him in with a single, but that was all they could do against the domineering Emeralds. May 10: The Canadians put up a fight in the last game of the series. Although Daniel Guerra struggled for the first time this season, giving up seven runs in just over three innings, Vancouver didn’t give up. The Canadians were able to get a couple of runs in on a Hayden Gilliland double, but were down 12-2 after Juanmi Vasquez gave up five more runs once Guerra was taken out. Carter Cunningham started the comeback with his seventh homer of the year, scoring Williams and himself, and after a Gleed sac fly in the ninth, Alexis Hernandez hit his second homer in two games to bring it within four runs. Sadly, the lead was insurmountable, and the Canadians fell short once again against Eugene. Single-A Dunedin Season Record: 13-20 Series vs Bradenton Marauders (Pittsburgh Pirates) May 9: After a dominating start in his first rehab game, Silvano Hechavarria could not get out of the first inning. He got two quick outs immediately, but then allowed a hit, walk and another hit for the first run of the game. Juan Sanchez then committed a fielding error, and Hechavarria lost all control, with three wild pitches in a row leading to four runs scored in the first. Diego Dominguez replaced him and got out of the first inning, but in the second inning, disaster struck once again for Dunedin. Dominguez allowed the first four hitters on base, and after an RBI groundout, allowed a three-run homer for another big inning for Bradenton. The Jays got on board with a Dariel Ramon double leading to a JoJo Parker RBI single, but the Marauders got that run back the inning after. Yorman Licourt hit a sac fly in the bottom of the ninth, but it was much too little and too late. May 10: Dylan Watts took the bump for the last game of the series and didn’t have his best stuff or command. He allowed two hits and a walk right away in the first inning, with the Jays going down early. Yorman Licourt answered back in the second inning, however, as the Cuban outfielder hit a 102.1 mph homer to left center to take the lead. Watts allowed his second run of the game right after in the third inning, as he walked three more batters and allowed a game-tying single. Once again, the Jays got the run back; this time, Owen Gregg and Blaine Bullard got on base, and after Eric Snow moved the runners over, JoJo Parker hit a sac fly. Franly Urena and Carson Myers pitched well in relief for the Jays after the lead was taken back, as they combined for five scoreless innings while striking out five batters. The Jays also got some insurance runs, as they hit three doubles in a row from Bullard, Snow, and Parker to make it 5-2. Jack Eshleman got his fifth save of the season despite allowing another run, but the Jays ended the series on a high note after struggling against Bradenton. FCL Blue Jays Season Record: 7-0 May 9: The FCL Blue Jays faced off against the FCL Yankees on Saturday. It was the minor league debut on the mound for Toronto Blue Jays prospect Seojun Moon. He had a shaky first inning, giving up a single and a walk, but gathered himself and finished the inning with three groundouts between the baserunners. In the second inning, Moon started strong, getting two strikeouts, one swinging and one looking, before a popout ended the inning and his debut. Next up was Miguel Pantoja, who fired off four innings and struck out six, only allowing two hits. On the offensive side of the ball, the Blue Jays took an early lead in the second inning on a Pascual Archila two-run single. A sacrifice fly from Sam White, a wild pitch, and a bases-loaded walk scored three more the next inning. A groundout and an error allowed two more to score for the Blue Jays in the seventh, as they went on to win 7-4. They had only managed four hits, but 10 walks (three by Tim Piasentin) carried them to victory. May 11: It was another banner day for the Toronto Blue Jays' FCL pitching on Monday. Four pitchers combined for nine innings of one-run ball, which was unearned. Giacomo Taschin went three innings with five strikeouts, and Deiker Pineda matched the five strikeouts and went two innings. On offense, the second innings saw the Blue Jays score three runs: one on a Kennew Blanco groundout, and then one each on RBI singles from Rafael Flores and Angel Guzman. Later in the game, Tim Piasentin added an RBI single, and so did Pascual Archila. The FCL Blue Jays would beat the FCL Phillies 7-1. View full article

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