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Blue Jays Affiliate Overview (July 14-17) Triple-A Buffalo Bisons Series vs Syracuse Mets (New York Mets): 1-0 Season Record: 45-49 Double-A New Hampshire Fisher Cats Series vs Harrisburg Senators (Washington Nationals): 1-0 Season Record: 45-41 High-A Vancouver Canadians Series vs Tri-City Dust Devils (Los Angeles Angels): 1-0 Season Record: 38-50 Single-A Dunedin Blue Jays Series vs Clearwater Threshers (Philadelphia Phillies): 0-1 Season Record: 41-46 FCL Blue Jays Week Record: 3-0 Season Record: 37-17 DSL Blue Jays Blue Week Record: 1-2 Season Record: 14-20 DSL Blue Jays Red Week Record: 2-1 Season Record: 17-16 Triple-A Buffalo Bisons Season Record: 45-49 Series vs Syracuse Mets (New York Mets) July 17: Bisons baseball is back, and they got back in a groove right away. They opened up a series against the Syracuse Mets on Friday and played a tight game all the way until the end. Buffalo got on the board first in the second inning. Eloy Jiménez singled to right field, moving Willie MacIver to third base, but he scored on the play when the Syracuse right fielder threw the ball away trying to throw him out. Ismael Munguia then sent a ball over the right field wall for a two-run home run. In the bottom of the third inning, Ronny Mauricio got a hold of a Grant Rogers splitter for a two-run home run. Buffalo extended their lead in the fourth, with RBI singles from Jay Harry and Yohendrick Piñango. Rogers then gave up another home run to the Mets in the sixth. Things stood pat at 5-4 until MJ Melendez homered for the Mets to tie the game up in the eighth. Davis Schneider would come up big though, smoking a two-run blast to left field in the top of the ninth and giving Buffalo the win, 7-5. Schneider now has hits in 11 of his 13 games since being sent down to Buffalo, including three multi-hit games. Double-A New Hampshire Season Record: 45-41 Series vs Harrisburg Senators (Washington Nationals) July 17: Gage Stanifer was on the mound for New Hampshire in their first game after the break on Friday night. They were taking on the Harrisburg Senators. Stanifer was good on the night, minus one or two batters where the command wasn't there. He went 4.1 innings, only allowed three hits, gave up just one run in the fifth inning, walked three, and struck out six. He generated 15 whiffs on the night over 84 pitches. New Hampshire grabbed the early lead in this one in the first inning. Hedbert Perez and Dub Gleed each had RBI singles, then in the seventh and eighth innings, Jorge Burgos drove in three runs. That was enough, as New Hampshire went on to win this one 5-2 in a sloppy game that saw seven errors combined between the teams. High-A Vancouver Season Record: 38-50 Series vs Tri-City Dust Devils (Los Angeles Angels) July 17: Holden Wilkerson had the best start of his professional career, going 5.2 no-hit innings against the Dust Devils, with the only base runner being a walk in the fifth inning. He struck out seven batters for his second straight great start in a row. The Dust Devils starter Jose Atencio also pitched well, with a quality start, but gave up a couple of runs. Peyton Williams started the scoring in the second with a homer to right-center. Edward Duran added an extra run with a sac fly in the fourth inning to make it two to nothing. Ryan Sprock made his Blue Jays organization debut with a hit and two walks, starting at third in this game as well. Unfortunately for Wilkerson, he was taken out in the sixth, but Carson Myers kept it scoreless over two innings, despite losing the no-hitter immediately after replacing Wilkerson. The Canadians got some insurance runs in the ninth, with Alex Stone and Jake Casey both driving in runs with singles to make it five to nothing. Jonathan Todd got the save despite giving up a run in the ninth and losing the shutout, but it was an impressive game for the Canadians after the All-Star break. Single-A Dunedin Season Record: 41-46 Series vs Clearwater Threshers (Philadelphia Phillies) July 17: The runs just kept on coming as the Threshers and the Blue Jays were just throwing haymakers back and forth against each other. The pitching was poor all around, as every pitcher who came into the game gave up at least one run. The Threshers had a better outing from their starter, as Zuher Yousuf went five innings, giving up three runs, whereas Giacomo Taschin was unable to get out the second inning, giving up four runs. It wasn’t much better as Bradley Wilson replaced him, giving up two runs over three innings, and the Jays were down 6-3 early on. The sixth inning was where it got interesting, as after Juan Sanchez was hit by a pitch to load the bases, an error from shortstop Juan Villavicencio allowed all three base runners to score, tying it up, before Enmanuel Bonilla took the lead with a sac fly. Villavicencio made up for the error, tying it up on a homer against Josbel Garcia. In the eighth JoJo Parker hit a sac fly to take the lead, but a throwing error once again tied it up from pitcher Lluveres Severino, who replaced Garcia. It looked like the Jays clinched the game in the eighth inning, with Will Cresswell and Jake Cook coming up with clutch RBI singles to make it a two-run game, but Severino gave those right back up, which sent the game to extras. The Treshers were able to finally pull away, as they dropped a six-spot on Diego Dominguez in the 10th, and the Jays were unable to answer with just one run scored on an error in the bottom of that inning, in a crazy loss. FCL Blue Jays Season Record: 31-17 July 14: The Tuesday game between the FCL Blue Jays and the FCL Yankees was a wild one, at least for the pitchers. The Yankees walked nine times and the Blue Jays walked 11, for 20 combined walks between the teams. There were also 16 hits and 21 runs. One pitcher that didn't seem to have an issue was Seojun Moon. He pitched four innings and gave up four hits and three walks, but was able to limit the damage with five strikeouts, while only allowing two runs. The Yankees got home runs from George Lombard Jr. and Wilberson De Pena, but it wasn't enough. The Blue Jays scored early and often in this one. Max Viera hit a three-run home run in the second inning, and in the sixth, the Blue Jays scored five. Angel Guzman singled in a run, followed by Pascual Archila bringing in two. Later, Viera would triple in a run and double in a run, as he fell a single short of the cycle. The Blue Jays would win big on the day, winning 13-8. July 16: Postponed July 17, Game 1: The first game Friday was the continuation of a suspended game from July 10 between the FCL Blue Jays and the FCL Phillies. In the game before the suspension, Angel Rivero went four innings, allowing five hits, and didn't give up a run. When the game picked up on Friday, Daniel Guerra was pitching on a rehab appearance. He allowed a run in his first inning on a walk and a single, then a double steal scored the run. In the second, he struck out all three batters, and then finished his day getting the first two hitters of his third inning. He went 2.2 IP, gave up one hit, one run, one walk, and struck out four. Andres Arias had driven in three runs with a double before the suspension, and Renyel Campos tripled in a run. After the game resumed on Friday, both teams combined for just three hits and the lone run. The Blue Jays won this one 4-1. July 17 Game 2: The second game on Friday between the FCL Blue Jays and the FCL Phillies was much more exciting. Angel Rivero pitched and didn't allow a hit, walked one, hit two batters, and struck out five. Connor O'Halloran came on for a rehab appearance and only allowed a single hit, while also striking out five. Offensively, Pascual Archila reached base four times without a hit, three walks and a hit-by-pitch. Alexis Hernandez, who was rehabbing, had a two-run single and was followed by Andres Arias hitting a three-run double. An RBI single and a bases-loaded walk would put the Blue Jays up 7-0. They would add two more runs, and the Blue Jays would win the second game, 9-2. DSL Blue Jays Blue Season Record: 13-16 July 14: While the rest of baseball was off on Tuesday, baseball was still being played down on the island. BJB faced off against the Giants Black team in a rare nine-inning game. BJB pitching was terrible, and it started with Tomoya Kinjo and his bad command getting him into trouble. He walked three, gave up five hits, four runs, and only pitched 1.2 innings. It was a theme that would continue for the other pitchers BJB sent to the mound out of the pen. In total, BJB pitchers walked 14, gave up nine hits, and it all led to 11 runs. It was the complete opposite for BJB hitters. They only managed to get three base knocks, but did walk nine times. They just couldn't get runs across home plate, just three for the game. A wild pitch scored Sebastian Casanova in the first, Cristopher Polanco singled home Juarlin Soto in the fourth, and Fabian Gonzalez scored on Juan Caricote's groundout in the sixth. BJB lost big 11-3. July 16: It was another light-hitting day down on the island for BJB; they only managed to get two hits in the game and just two runs. The first run came in the bottom of the sixth, Sebastian Casanova tripled and then scored on a throwing error by the second baseman. With the game tied at one in the bottom of the seventh, Randy Soto and Isay Veras walked to open the inning. Eiker Lothar came to the plate and then singled to left field, bringing home the walk-off winning run. BJB won 2-1 in a game that featured just five combined hits. July 17: BJB continued a recent streak of light hitting games, only getting five hits on Friday. Sebastian Casanova led the way for BJB on the hitting side. He collected two of the five hits on the way to a 2-for-3 day. Michael Mesa had an RBI double in the top of the third inning, scoring Cristopher Polanco (who walked) and Casanova (who singled). Down 5-2, BJB made an attempt at a comeback in the top of the seventh inning. Juarlin Soto singled, Luis Felipe walked, then Casanova singled in Soto to cut the deficit to two. Unfortunately for BJB, Juan Caricote struck out and Mesa grounded out to end the game. BJB lost 5-3. DSL Blue Jays Red Season Record: 15-13 July 14: It was a crazy game for BJR on Tuesday. The offense went wild, to say the least: 15 hits, 10 walks, and 14 runs. Darwin Núñez, Samuel Orellana, Ayberson Ortega, and Frelian Flores each had two hits. Alex Linares would top them, though. He ended the game with three hits. Some of the scoring highlights were Gabriel Porras' RBI triple to center in the fifth, Linares’ RBI single to center in the sixth, and Aneudi Severino's RBI double also to center in the seventh. Down 9-7 in the bottom of the ninth, Linares had his biggest hit of the game, a two-RBI double to left field that tied the game up. After exchanging runs in the 10th, Elian Reyes came up to the plate in the bottom of the eleventh with the bases loaded and the game all square at 10. With one swing, he ended the ball game in grand style: He smacked a walk-off grand slam to right, his only hit on the day. BJR won 14-10 in 11 innings. July 16: BJR was involved in another walk-off win on Thursday, but it would unfortunately not be them with the final at-bat. Aneudi Severino started the scoring in the top of the third inning, blasting his fifth home run of the season, a three-run shot to left. He has rather quickly become a must-watch name in the DSL; he has shown the power, but his batting average needs more work for sure, sitting below .225. After BJR scored a run on a wild pitch in the fifth, Darwin Núñez launched his second home run of the season in the sixth, a solo shot to left. Severino added an RBI single in the seventh to put BJR up 6-2. Their bullpen would waste it away from there, though. The Mariners DSL team scored three in the bottom of the seventh and then, down one run in the bottom of the ninth, walked it off with a two-RBI double. BJR lost another fun one, 7-6. July 17: BJR had more walks than hits on Friday, but it was enough to take home the win. They ended the day with 10 walks to five hits and, in the end, didn't score on any of the base knocks. They scored three runs on bases-loaded walks, a run on a wild pitch, and a run on a groundout. Alex Linares led the scoring charge; he didn't have a hit in the game, but walked three times and scored two of BJR's runs. Aneudi Severino tallied two more hits on the season, while the pitching was excellent in this game. Abrahan Diaz threw three scoreless innings and struck out five batters. Carlos Olivo came on in relief of Diaz and upped him. He also threw three scoreless innings but struck out six and walked just one. BJR won the game 5-0. View full article

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With the draft wrapped up, here are the Toronto Blue Jays' selections for picks 11-20. Round 11. Brayden Martin, 3B, Maryland The Toronto Blue Jays selected Brayden Martin at 342nd overall in the 2026 MLB Draft. Martin is a third baseman out of the University of Maryland. In his junior season, he slashed .352/.488/.449, struck out just 20 times, while walking more than double that with 56 free passes. He only had two home runs, 13 doubles, and one triple, giving him 60 singles for the season. Reports have been circulating that he had a 96% contact rate this past season, an absurd number at any level. Martin stands at 5-foot-10 and is listed at 175 pounds, leaving little room to fill out or allow for any future power projection. He should be a big-time contact guy at the plate, someone who should be able to do all of the little things to help a team win. He should be more of a prototypical second baseman, two-hole type of hitter. Round 12. Santiago Garcia, P, LSU The Toronto Blue Jays selected Santiago Garcia at 372nd overall in the 2026 MLB Draft. Garcia is a relief pitcher out of Louisiana State University. In 2026, he threw 22.2 innings, had a 5.96 ERA, a 1.588 WHIP, a 32.7 strikeout rate, and a 15.9% walk rate. During the Cape Cod League, he was used as a starting pitcher and fared much better, with a 2.35 ERA. Baseball America said he is able to compensate well for his undersized frame by pitching from some unique angles. They had his fastball in the 88-90 mph range while in the Cape Cod League, with his best secondary pitch being a 79-81 mph curveball. According to them, he also showed a changeup and slider, both of which were not up to the level of his curveball. It is still unclear what role the Blue Jays intend to use Garcia, but he will have to improve his pitch arsenal if there are any plans to have him work as a starter. Initial reactions tend to see him working as a relief pitcher who could have success due to his awkward pitch angles from the left side. If his control and velocity can tick up some, he could find success as a starter, though. Round 13. Mathis Nayral, SP, Kansas The Toronto Blue Jays selected Mathis Nayral at 402nd overall in the 2026 MLB Draft. Garcia is a starting pitcher out of the University of Kansas. He only pitched in one season for the Jayhawks, throwing 69 innings in 2026. In his 18 games (18 starts), he had an ERA of 4.96, a WHIP of 1.435, a 22.8% strikeout rate, and a 9% walk rate. Nayral is an international player, being born and raised in France, before coming over to play at Kansas. Reports have him with a four-pitch mix, including a fastball in the low to mid-90s. He seems like the perfect project for the Blue Jays farm factory to work with him and get him to a more elite starting pitcher level. Round 14. Connor Kelley, P, Texas-San Antonio The Toronto Blue Jays selected Connor Kelley at 432nd overall in the 2026 MLB Draft. Kelley is a pitcher out of Texas-San Antonio. In 2026, he pitched both as a starter and a relief pitcher. In 20 games (five starts), he amassed 66.1 innings, has an ERA of 2.98, a WHIP of 1.131, a strikeout rate of 26.7, and a walk rate of 8.1%. Kelley could be more of a relief pitcher mold, as he has hit in the upper 90s with his fastball. If Toronto can get a tick or two more out of him, he might turn into a late-inning demon that they so desperately need. Round 15. Oliver de la Torre, P, California The Toronto Blue Jays selected Oliver de la Torre at 462nd overall in the 2026 MLB Draft. De la Torre is a pitcher from the University of California. In 2026, he threw the third most innings in the ACC, topping out at 81.1 innings. He started 14 games and had a 3.76 ERA, a 1.143 WHIP, a 21.2% strikeout rate, and a walk rate of 6.8%. De la Torre is more of a fastball/changeup pitcher right now, which should bode well for his development. If he can improve his breaking ball, he will have a great foundation for a starting pitcher. His changeup though will most likely remain his biggest weapon, in 2025 the pitch had a 48.8% whiff rate. Round 16. Carson Cormier, P, Illinois State The Toronto Blue Jays selected Carson Cormier at 492nd overall in the 2026 MLB Draft. Cormier is a pitcher out of Illinois State. He pitched out of the bullpen and as a starter in 2026, making 10 starts out of his 16 appearances. He threw 69 innings, had an ERA of 4.17, a WHIP of 1.377, a strikeout rate of 25.1%, and a walk rate of 4.1%. Cormier has shown he will throw strikes and can keep the walks to an extreme minimum. With his large 6-foot-6, 235-pound frame, Toronto might be able to get a boost out of his fastball and gyro slider. If they can, he has a frame to eat innings and go deep into games. Round 17. Landon Waters, RP, Mississippi The Toronto Blue Jays selected Landon Waters at 522nd overall in the 2026 MLB Draft. Waters is a pitcher out of the University of Mississippi. In 2026, he pitched entirely out of the bullpen, throwing 24 innings in 24 games. He had an ERA of three, a WHIP of 1.417, a strikeout rate of 24%, and walked 11.5% of the batters he faced. Waters uses three pitches: a fastball close to the mid-90s, a cutter, and a slider. With him having success as a relief pitcher in the SEC, there is hope he could move more quickly than other pitchers, but he will need to show an improved fastball to be anything other than a middle reliever. Round 18. Jake McCoy, P, South Carolina The Toronto Blue Jays selected Jake McCoy at 552nd overall in the 2026 MLB Draft. McCoy is a pitcher out of the University of South Carolina. MLB Pipeline had this to say about him “Though McCoy recorded a 7.11 ERA in his first two seasons at South Carolina, a brief but dominant stint in the Cape Cod League last summer left some evaluators wondering if he might be the best college left-hander in the 2026 Draft. He struck out 25 of the 54 Cape batters he faced while issuing just three walks in three starts. He has the stuff and metrics to back up that performance and will have to show that he can sustain it, but he won't get the chance to do so this year after blowing out his elbow in January and requiring Tommy John surgery. McCoy's fastball gained a couple of ticks of velocity on the Cape, parking at 94-95 mph and peaking at 98 with natural cutting action. He also threw a nasty mid-80s slider with plenty of sweep and mixed in some true cutters at 87-91 mph. He doesn't have much trust in a fading upper-80s changeup that he struggles to locate. McCoy's low three-quarters arm slot and resulting low release height create pitches with an unusual combination of velocity and shapes that are hard for hitters to deal with. He lacks size, has effort in his delivery, and doesn't have much track record of success or strikes, so he might be more of a reliever than a starter. He looked like he could pitch in the front half of a rotation while on the Cape, and he has the arsenal for a high-leverage role if he does wind up in the bullpen.” I think with how the draft has gone for Toronto, they will make McCoy a large offer, well, probably along the lines of a second or third round pick, to try and keep him from returning to South Carolina. If they are able to pry him away from his college commitment, he might be one of the steals of the draft. Round 19. Cole Travers, SS, St. Neumann HS The Toronto Blue Jays selected Cole Travers at 582nd overall in the 2026 MLB Draft. Travers is a shortstop out of St. Neumann HS. Similar to Jake McCoy, except a sizable offer is going to him to keep him from heading to college. Round 20. Eddie Rosado Jr., OF, Holy Ghost Prep School The Toronto Blue Jays selected Eddie Rosado Jr. at 612th overall in the 2026 MLB Draft. Rosado Jr. is a outfielder out of Holy Ghost Prep High School. Listed at 6-foot and 180 pounds, Rosado Jr. can add some muscle to his build as he gets further out from high school. He will be another player with uncertainty as to their signability, but will the Blue Jays draft, you'd have to think they would have enough money to keep him from going to college and starting his pro career. View full article

The Toronto Blue Jays selected Ryan Cooney at #103rd overall in the 2026 MLB Draft. Ryan Cooney is a shortstop at Oregon. The slot value for the pick is $762,900. Ryan Cooney was not ranked on our MLB Draft Consensus Board. Here’s what the write-up of Ryan Cooney by MLB Pipeline said: "Hailing from a Jesuit High School program in Oregon that produced first-round arms Mick Abel and Noble Meyer, Cooney headed south from his Portland area school to attend the University of Oregon for college ball. He was the only true freshman to start on opening day for the Ducks in what turned out to be an up-and-down first collegiate season for the infielder. Things clicked as a sophomore for Cooney, who earned All Big Ten first-team honors while leading Oregon in hitting and stolen bases. It’s been more of the same as the Ducks’ top bat during his junior campaign. If you get just one look at Cooney, he might not jump off the page because he doesn’t possess overly loud individual tools. Watch him for a while, though, and you can’t help but leave liking what he can do. There is some definite bat talent from the right side of the plate, with a good feel for the barrel and an advanced approach that has led to him walking as much as he’s striking out. He has a definite hit-over-power profile, but he has been getting to more damage this year and has been really locked in during conference play. Cooney has above-average speed and knows how to steal a base. He plays with an edge in a Dustin Pedroia kind of way, an aggressiveness scouts like. He initially lost his starting job at short to teammate Maddox Molony, then worked his way back into the starting lineup at second base. He’s a solid defender there, with some evaluators thinking he could still handle the left side of the infield at the next level." Analysis Ryan Cooney is a 6-foot shortstop that seems to fit the Blue Jays mold of filling their organization with high contact bats, regardless of power. Having more walks in his junior season than strikeouts, shows a hitter with a keen eye at the plate and someone who can get the bat to the ball with consistency. The Blue Jays lack a big depth of middle infielders, so this pick should bolster the position at the position organizational wide level. With no real flashy tools, there is great optimism he signs for an under-slot value. If the Blue Jays can manage to snag him for under-slot, it should provide them an ability to go after higher value high school players in the middle rounds. With Toronto's farm system top heavy, he should wind up in the back of future Blue Jays Top 10 prospect rankings. Look for him to hit the ground running this year and get at-bats before the season is over at Low-A and High-A. The future is still unmolded for him and any outcome is possible. What do you think of the pick? Add your thoughts in the comments. View full article

Blue Jays Affiliate Overview (July 9 -10) Triple-A Buffalo Bisons Series vs Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders (New York Yankees): 0-3 Season Record: 42-48 Double-A New Hampshire Fisher Cats Series vs Portland Sea Dogs (Boston Red Sox): 2-2 Season Record: 43-40 High-A Vancouver Canadians Series vs Everett AquaSox (Seattle Mariners): 1-3 Season Record: 35-50 Single-A Dunedin Blue Jays Series vs Lakeland Flying Tigers (Detroit Tigers): 1-2 Season Record: 39-44 FCL Blue Jays Week Record: 1-1 Season Record: 32-17 DSL Blue Jays Blue Week Record: 2-1 Season Record: 13-16 DSL Blue Jays Red Week Record: 3-0 Season Record: 15-13 Triple-A Buffalo Bisons Season Record: 42-48 Series vs Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders (New York Yankees) July 9: Postponed July 10: After the game on Thursday was postponed because of rain, Buffalo's bats showed up Friday, but they just couldn't manage to get runs across the plate. Jay Harry led the offense, going 3-for-4 with three singles and a walk. Despite reaching base four times, he didn't score once. It was the same with Yohendrick Piñango, who walked twice but was left stranded once and was forced out the other time. The Bisons' only scoring would come on back-to-back doubles by Willie MacIver and Ismael Munguia to start the second inning. Buffalo used four pitchers in the game, and each one surrendered runs. Grant Rogers gave up four in 5.2 innings, Brendan Cellucci and Chase Lee each gave up two, and Brendon Little was tagged for one. Buffalo dropped this one in a rough showing, 9-1. Double-A New Hampshire Season Record: 43-40 Series vs Portland Sea Dogs (Boston Red Sox) July 9: Thursday wasn't a good day for pitchers in the game between New Hampshire and Portland. The hitters, though, came out on fire and kept hitting until the end. Arjun Nimmala and Aaron Parker both hit two-run home runs in the first inning for the Fisher Cats. By the top of the fourth inning, Portland had tied it up, with the big hit coming from Brooks Brannon, who crushed a two-run home run as well. New Hampshire flipped the script immediately, as Jorge Burgos hit a big fly to right field that went for a grand slam. Hedbert Perez would cap off the inning with an RBI single to put New Hampshire up five. In the eighth inning, the bats went off again, with Perez hitting an RBI double, Dub Gleed smashed a three-run home run, and Parker hit a three-run double. New Hampshire would go on to win 15-8. Victor Arias was 5-for-5 on the day, as the Fisher Cats pumped out 16 hits, had nine walks, and two hit-by-pitches. July 10: The Friday game between New Hampshire and Portland started off just as well for the Fisher Cats. Eddie Micheletti Jr. crushed his 12th home run of the season to give New Hampshire a two-run lead in the second inning. He added a sacrifice fly the next inning to put the Fisher Cats back up two, then Cade Doughty added an RBI double in the fourth sandwiched between two home runs from Portland. Doughty again tied the game with an RBI groundout in the sixth inning, but Portland just kept the hits coming. They took the lead in the eighth on a Ronald Rosario home run. New Hampshire lost this one 7-5. High-A Vancouver Season Record: 35-50 Series vs Everett AquaSox (Seattle Mariners) July 9: Landen Maroudis returned as the starter for Vancouver after pitching well in relief in his last outing, but it didn’t go as well as his last appearance. He pitched two scoreless innings to start, and the Canadians took the lead in the bottom of that inning with an Edward Duran double, then Duran scored on a fielding error for a 2-0 lead. The second time through the order wasn’t as fun for Maroudis, who gave up a three-run homer to Josh Caron, then allowed another run in on a single to lose the lead. That resulted in his eighth loss of the season, and although the Canadians allowed him to start the fourth, a fielding error left a runner on second, and Austin Marozas allowed that runner to score. Marozas then allowed a homer of his own, putting the Canadians down four. Myers replaced Marozas in the seventh and immediately gave up the third homer of the game for the Canadians, but then settled in, striking out four batters, only allowing that one solo shot to score. Alex Stone had his second homer of the season in the ninth to score Tucker Toman, but the Canadians fell seven to four. July 10: The Canadians yet again got out to an early lead, this time with Jake Casey hitting his second homer of the season to put them up two in the first. J.R. Freethy added to the lead with an RBI single in the second inning, and with Silvano Hechavarria on the bump, things were smooth sailing for Vancouver as he struck out five batters in three scoreless innings. Things took a turn in the fourth inning, as the AquaSox got within a run after Hechavarria let on two runners with a single and a walk, before Matthew Ellis drove them both in with a double. He pitched a quick scoreless fifth inning, so the Canadians gave him the sixth, which ended up being a mistake. He walked the first hitter, then Luke Stevenson took the lead for good with a two-run homer that gave Hechavarria the loss. He was able to get three quick outs, but the damage was done. The Canadians' offense sputtered at the end, as they only were able to get a hit and a walk off the AquaSox bullpen in a tight 4-3 loss. Single-A Dunedin Season Record: 39-44 Series vs Lakeland Flying Tigers (Detroit Tigers) July 9: The D-Jays were able to get to Malachi Witherspoon in the second inning, as Giaconino Lasaracina went deep to center field with a 104.7 mph bomb that went 432 feet, scoring two runs. The Jays loaded the bases, leading to a Blaine Bullard RBI-single, then a wild pitch made it a 4-0 lead. Troy Guthrie had another quality start, but the Lakeland Flying Tigers were able to chip down the lead against the young pitcher. They scored a run in the third on an RBI single, another single scored the second run for the Tigers, and then Guthrie gave up a homer in the fifth, reducing the lead to just one. Guthrie was able to pitch a scoreless sixth, and Austin Smith replaced him in the seventh inning. Unfortunately for Smith, Lasaracina gave up a passed ball, allowing a runner to score, forcing the game to extras. Urena replaced Smith and pitched 2.1 innings, striking out four batters, giving up one run with the ghost runner in the 10th inning. Adam Hackenberg kept the Jays alive with a single of his own to tie it up, and in the eleventh inning, Josbel Garcia got the win as Brock Tibbitts walked it off in a nail-biter. July 10: Suspended Game FCL Blue Jays Season Record: 32-17 July 9: The FCL Blue Jays took on the FCL Phillies on Thursday. Andres Arias hit an RBI double in the first inning, and it was just the beginning of a long day for the Phillies. In the fourth, Enmanuel Bonilla drove in two with a single, followed by a Gavin Smith RBI single. Bonilla and Arias added RBI hits later in the game; in between, the Blue Jays scored five runs on a combination of wild pitches, bases-loaded walks, hit-by-pitches, and balks. Miguel Pantoja was a bit wild on the mound (3.2 IP, 2 H, 2 ER, 4 BB, 3 K) for the Blue Jays, but was good enough to get the win, as the Blue Jays won big, 14-2. July 10: Suspended DSL Blue Jays Blue Season Record: 13-16 July 9: No game July 10: After an off-day on Thursday, BJB showed some rust on Friday. They only managed to get five hits in the game, but thanks to their pitching, it was enough for the win. Yoenis Morales was on the mound to start, and he did well, despite walking five. He pitched four innings, gave up four hits, struck out four, and allowed just one run. In the third inning, Michael Mesa doubled home two runs on a shot to right field. Then in the fourth, Sebastian Casanova singled in Deret Gonzalez and was a part of a double steal, with him stealing second and Ruben Sanchez stealing home. BJB won the game 4-1. DSL Blue Jays Red Season Record: 15-13 July 9: BJR had an offensive explosion on Thursday in the DSL. They got some big thunder from Luis Nunez and Aneudi Severino, both taking balls deep for three-run home runs. Nunez crushed his home run to right field in the fourth inning; it was his first of the season. Severino took his ball over the fence in the eighth inning. His long ball went to left field. Darwin Núñez got the scoring started in the first inning with an RBI single to left field. In the second, Alex Linares matched him with an RBI single of his own. BJR added two runs in the third, one from an error and another on an RBI groundout by Elian Reyes. Following Nunez's home run in the fourth, BJR tacked on two more in the seventh from a bases-loaded walk by Gabriel Porras and a sacrifice fly by Severino. In the eighth, Diego Arce singled in Ayberson Ortega, Elaineiker Coronado drew a bases-loaded walk, and Porras added a run on a sacrifice fly. Capping the scoring in the inning and the game was the big three-run blast from Severino. BJR won big 15-4. July 10: After winning a game with the bats and some timely fireworks, BJR opted for a game where speed on the entertainment came on the base paths. BJR ended the game with five stolen bases. Down 2-0 in the top of the second inning, Frelian Flores cut into the deficit with a sacrifice fly that scored Ayberson Ortega. In the third, BJR took the lead with a two-RBI single to left by Samuel Orellana. It was another Flores sacrifice fly in the sixth that gave BJR the lead again, after they relinquished it in the fourth. Elaineiker Coronado followed up the sacrifice fly with an RBI single that scored Orellana. After the Giants Black team tied the game, it was Orellana and the stolen bases that would provide the winning run. Orellana singled in the top of the eighth, stole second and third, then on a ground ball to short, he beat the throw home. The run would ultimately be the game-winner, as BJR won 6-5. View full article

Blue Jays Affiliate Overview (July 2-3) Triple-A Buffalo Bisons Series vs St. Paul Saints (Minnesota Twins): 2-2 Season Record: 40-43 Double-A New Hampshire Fisher Cats Series vs Reading Fightin Phils (Philadelphia Phillies): 2-2 Season Record: 38-35 High-A Vancouver Canadians Series vs Eugene Emeralds (San Francisco Giants): 2-2 Season Record: 32-45 Single-A Dunedin Blue Jays Series vs Jupiter Hammerheads (Miami Marlins): 3-1 Season Record: 35-41 FCL Blue Jays Week Record: 1-3 Season Record: 29-16 DSL Blue Jays Blue Week Record: 1-2 Season Record: 10-14 DSL Blue Jays Red Week Record: 3-1 Season Record: 10-13 Triple-A Buffalo Bisons Season Record: 41-44 Series vs St. Paul Saints (Minnesota Twins) July 2: Buffalo sent CJ Van Eyk to the mound on Thursday against the St. Paul Saints. He did more than what was expected, going five innings and completely shutting down the Saints bats. St. Paul only managed to get three hits off of Van Eyk and didn't even draw a walk. It was mostly contact pitching for Van Eyk, though, as he struck out just three batters in the game. It was a completely different story for Buffalo and their hitters. They continued a recent string of putting up huge run totals on the scoreboard, all backed by a ton of hits and home runs. Four Buffalo hitters had multiple hits, and two ended the game with four hits: Charles McAdoo and Eloy Jiménez. The home runs came from Ismael Munguia and Davis Schneider. Munguia had a solo home run to open up the game, while Schneider's came in the top of the ninth, with a runner on. Willie MacIver also had himself a big game, having two two-RBI doubles and a sacrifice fly, leading the Bisons with five RBI. The only two Buffalo bats without a hit were Je'Von Ward and Josh Rivera, but both did reach base on walks. To top it off, every batter in the lineup scored at least one run, five scored two, and Munguia paced everyone by scoring three times. Buffalo blew out St. Paul, 16-3. July 3: Friday was the second straight game that Buffalo sent a pitch-to-contact style player to the mound against St. Paul. Grant Rogers had the task of keeping Buffalo's offense close enough to strike and pull out a win, and he did his job. He scattered eight hits, gave up three runs, and struck out five. With Buffalo down 3-0 in the seventh inning, their bats finally decided to make an appearance in the game. Charles McAdoo opened up the half inning with a blast, a 106.8 mph, 435-foot solo home run. After a Willie MacIver double and a Davis Schneider walk, Eloy Jiménez shot a line drive to right field to score MacIver. C.J. Stubbs then ripped a double that forced a play at the plate, where Schneider was out on the play. St. Paul got one of the runs back in their half of the seventh, a solo home run by Matt Wallner off of Pat Gallagher. Je'von Ward would cut into the St. Paul lead in the ninth, with an RBI single that scored Stubbs. Unfortunately for Buffalo, it was all they could score in their last comeback attempt. The Bisons fell 4-3, in a game where their bats were far off from recent offensive explosions. Double-A New Hampshire Season Record: 40-37 Series vs Reading Fightin Phils (Philadelphia Phillies) July 2: In the Thursday game between New Hampshire and Reading, Austin Cates was on the mound for the Fisher Cats and had some early trouble. He allowed an RBI groundout in the second inning and then a three-run home run from Riley Tirotta in the third inning. In the fifth inning, Jorge Burgos and Hedbert Perez went back-to-back with home runs to get New Hampshire on the board. In the fifth though, Raider Tello hit a grand slam for the Fightin Phils, followed by a home run from Kehden Hettiger in the seventh inning. Nick Goodwin would answer with a home run of his own in the ninth, but it wasn't enough, as New Hampshire lost 10-4. July 3: In Friday's matchup between New Hampshire and Reading, the Fisher Cats dominated beginning to end with their bats. In the second inning, Carter Cunningham started things with an RBI double to bring in one run. The next inning, Jorge Burgos hit his fifth Double-A home run to bring the lead to three. In the fourth inning, Nick Goodwin and Victor Arias added RBI doubles. By the sixth inning, Reading had hit two home runs and brought the lead down to one. In the eighth inning though, Victor Arias cleared the bases with a three-run double, which was followed by an Eddie Micheletti Jr. home run in the ninth inning. New Hampshire would add three more runs and win this one easily, 12-4. High-A Vancouver Season Record: 33-46 Series vs Eugene Emeralds (San Francisco Giants) July 2: Postponed July 3, Game 1: Max Scherzer returned to the mound on rehab assignment at Nat Bailey Stadium, and the future Hall of Famer struck out three batters over three innings of work. Where he faced some trouble in the third inning, giving up two runs and the lead. Landen Maroudis pitched in relief and had a solid outing for the first time in a while, as the righty went four innings, giving up only one run in the fourth on a sac fly. Jake Casey couldn’t be denied, as he hit one of his two extra-base hits of the game with a solo homer to bring the score within one. Sam Shaw evened it up with a sac fly in the fifth inning, and in the bottom of the sixth inning, Eric Snow has shown to be the opposite of his last name and has been red hot, with his fifth double as a Canadian to score two runs, which eventually were the winning runs. Maroudis earned his first win after losing seven games so far this season, and hopefully this is a turnaround for him. July 3, Game 2: The second game of the doubleheader did not go as well for the Canadians, as immediately in the first inning Holden Wilkerson gave up a solo shot to Gavin Kilen. Wilkerson was unable to get out of the second inning as he allowed a few baserunners into a three-run homer that knocked him out of the game. Jonathan Todd replaced him and wasn’t much better, as he gave up his own three-run homer in the third inning, putting the Canadians down eight to nothing very early. The offense could not touch Jacob Bresnahan, as he only gave up two hits and two walks all game. Jack Nedrow saved the pen, as he only gave up one run in four innings of work, as he’s finally settling down in Vancouver. Bresnahan pitched until the ninth inning before the Canadians were done away by Matt Dunaway in a 9-0 loss. Single-A Dunedin Season Record: 36-42 Series vs Jupiter Hammerheads (Miami Marlins) July 2: The Italian lefty from Rovigo took the bump, and Giacomo Taschin pitched three innings of two-run baseball, but he struggled with his command, walking four batters despite striking out five batters. The Jays were in striking distance after a Dariel Ramon RBI-single, but Luis Victorino gave back that run in the fourth inning, and in the fifth inning, he allowed three more runs, which made it a six-run deficit. That didn’t prevent the D-Jays from roaring back, as Raimundo De Los Santos pinch-hit for the rehabbing Arjun Nimmala and drove in two runners with a double in the seventh. Austin Smith and Diego Dominguez both pitched scoreless innings to prevent the lead from getting out of hand. In the ninth inning, the Jays loaded the bases, and Giaconino Lasaracina hit a sac fly, then Jean Joseph hit a liner to bring it within two. A wild pitch allowed another run to score, but unfortunately for the Jays, Jake Cook flew out to center to stop the comeback attempt in the top of the ninth. July 3: Troy Guthrie had another quality start, which was his fourth of the season. JoJo Parker once again drove in a run in the first inning for an early lead. Guthrie allowed a pair of homers in the fourth inning, putting the D-Jays down two, but the inning after, a bunt single from Austin Smith led to a throwing error from the third baseman Edgardo De Leon, allowing Owen Gregg to score. Parker had his second RBI of the game to even it up in the fifth. The bullpens of both teams kept it close, with Angel Obando striking out six batters in three no-hit innings, only allowing a walk, taking the game to extra innings. Adam Hackenberg grounded into a double play in the top of the 10th, but a wild pitch allowed Dariel Ramon to score, and Franly Urena came in and shut the door with two strikeouts in the 10th for his third save of the season. FCL Blue Jays Season Record: 29-16 July 2: In the Thursday game between the FCL Blue Jays and FCL Phillies, the game came down to the fourth inning. May Viera hit a sacrifice fly for the Blue Jays in the top of the inning. In the bottom of the inning, though, things went south. Miguel Pantoja, who had a good game, allowed a triple, single, and a walk before coming out of the game. He pitched 3.1 innings, gave up four hits, three runs (two scoring after he left), walked three, and struck out five. He used a good mix of pitches, including a promising fastball between 92 and 94 mph, with mostly 19 inches of induced vertical break, which was up to 22 inches at one point. He had a good curveball and slider that generated most of the whiffs in the game. The Phillies would go on to score six in the fourth inning and add a seventh run in the fifth. Denzer Guzman had the Blue Jays' biggest hit in the seventh inning, a solo home run to right-center. The Blue Jays would lose this one 7-2. July 3: Things didn't go well on Friday for the FCL Blue Jays either. They faced off against the FCL Tigers and were down big early. Cristian Rodriguez started the scoring with an RBI single for the Tigers, which was followed by a two-run home run, an RBI double, and another RBI double. The Tigers added a run in the second inning as well. The Blue Jays scored their first run on a throwing error on a pickoff attempt in the fifth inning. Renyel Campos hit an RBI single in the bottom of the sixth inning to cut the deficit to five. The game ended in the bottom of the seventh due to some bad weather. DSL Blue Jays Blue Season Record: 10-14 July 2: Tomoya Kinjo was on the mound for BJB, and he continued to struggle in the DSL. He threw 2.2 innings, gave up four runs, and had no control while he walked six. Thankfully for BJB, their bats were dialed in, even if it was just singles. BJB racked up nine singles and seven walks, leading to 12 runs. Sebastian Casanova led the way with three hits, stealing a base, and scoring two runs. Cristopher Polanco was also a menace; he had a single, two stolen bases, and scored three runs. BJB won big 12-6. July 3: Sebastian Casanova had another really good game on Friday; he tallied three more hits, his second three-hit game in a row. BJB started the scoring in the second, getting RBI singles from Juarlin Soto and Fabian Gonzalez. Cristopher Polanco added a two-RBI single before the inning was over, giving BJB a 4-0 lead. After scoring two runs on a wild pitch in the fourth, BJB's pitching failed them, giving up six runs down the stretch. BJB would drop this one 7-6. DSL Blue Jays Red Season Record: 10-13 July 2: Postponed July 3: Elaineiker Coronado and Luis Nunez led the charge for BJR. Coronado was perfect at the plate, going 3-3, with a solo home run and an RBI single. Nunez was a standout as well. He tallied two singles and a walk, while also being a menace on the base paths, stealing three bags and scoring two runs. Rodrigo Ramirez had a good game on the mound, pitching 2.2 innings and striking out five without giving up a run. BJR won the game 4-2. View full article

Blue Jays Affiliate Overview (June 25 - June 26) Triple-A Buffalo Bisons Series vs Iowa Cubs (Chicago White Sox): 2-2 Season Record: 37-42 Double-A New Hampshire Fisher Cats Series vs Somerset Patriots (New York Yankees): 2-1 Season Record: 36-34 High-A Vancouver Canadians Series vs Hillsboro Hops (Arizona Diamondbacks): 1-2 Season Record: 30-43 Single-A Dunedin Blue Jays Series vs Tampa Tarpons (New York Yankees): 1-3 Season Record: 33-39 FCL Blue Jays Week Record: 3-0 Season Record: 29-11 DSL Blue Jays Blue Week Record: 1-2 Season Record: 7-12 DSL Blue Jays Red Week Record: 2-1 Season Record: 7-12 Triple-A Buffalo Bisons Season Record: 37-42 Series vs Iowa Cubs (Chicago Cubs) June 25: Thursday's game against the Iowa Cubs had almost as many fireworks from Buffalo hitters as the first two games of the series did. The Bisons launched three more home runs, bringing the total for the series up to 11. Sean Keys continued his recent power surge with another home run, this one a solo shot in the third inning. Jay Harry then joined him with multiple home runs in the series, hitting a three-run blast in the fifth. Charles McAdoo capped off a monster eight-run fifth inning with a two-run missile line drive that cleared the fence as well. For the game, every Buffalo hitter had a hit, four had multiple hits, with Je'Von Ward notching three base knocks and four RBI. While the bats have shown up in each game of the series so far, the pitching had been abysmal, that is, until Thursday. Chas Dallas was lights out on the mound; he only went 4.1 innings, but didn't give up a run and struck out three. The bullpen came on in relief of Dallas and did just as well. Brendon Little, Pat Gallagher, and Justin Topa combined to throw 4.2 innings, only surrendering three hits and one unearned run. Buffalo won going away, 15-1. June 26: The bats finally lost their sizzling hot streak on Friday for Buffalo. They were still swinging and connecting, but the runs just never could cross home plate. Jonatan Clase, Yohendrick Pinango, and C.J. Stubbs all had two hits each, while Josh Kasevich was the only hitter able to bring a run home with his RBI single in the top of the first inning. The Bisons more or less became a microcosm of the big league club; they had nine singles in the game, no extra-base hits, and just one walk. With the bullpen being taxed over the first three games of the series, Josh Fleming was left out there to work as deep as he could. He did pitch into the sixth, but gave up 12 hits and eight runs in that span. Buffalo took it on the chin this game, a complete opposite performance from Thursday, they lost big 12-1. Double-A New Hampshire Season Record: 35-34 Series vs Somerset Patriots (New York Yankees) June 25: It was an old-fashioned pitcher's duel on Thursday between New Hampshire and Somerset. Gage Stanifer was on the mound, and he was electric again. This time, he wasn't throwing mostly fastballs, but his fastball command was still very good. His slider was doing a lot of the heavy lifting, getting the strikeouts. He went six innings and got the quality start, giving up just three hits, issuing one walk, allowing one run, and striking out nine batters. His lone mistake was a slider over the plate that went for a solo home run in the third inning. The offense gave him a two-run lead in the second inning, though, with Jackson Hornung doubling in two runs. That would be all the offense in the game, as Mason Olson and Javen Coleman finished the game off with six strikeouts between them. New Hampshire won this one 2-1. June 26: Postponed High-A Vancouver Season Record: 30-43 Series vs Hillsboro Hops (Arizona Diamondbacks) June 25: Dylan Watts battled with some poor command, as he walked five batters in five innings, but only allowed two runs, with two runs scored in the first inning. The Canadians were also able to score a run in the first inning after loading the bases with Jake Casey getting hit by a pitch. They were then able to tie it up in the second on a Tucker Toman RBI-groundout. Watts was able to keep it scoreless for the next four innings despite not striking out a single batter, and in the fifth inning, the Canadians capitalized on a walk, then a fielding error with an Alex Stone two-run double in just his third game back from a rehab assignment. Manuel Beltre added another run with a sac fly, and then Carson Myers came into the game in the sixth and earned the save with two scoreless innings, lowering his ERA under four now. Stone had his third RBI of the day in the seventh for an insurance run, and J.R. Freethy added one of his own with an RBI single, before the game was called after the 7th due to poor weather for a 7-2 Canadians win. June 26: Holden Wilkerson had his longest outing of the season, but he may have been left in the game too long. The Canadians got out to another early lead in the first with an Eric Snow sac fly. Wilkerson kept the lead until the fourth inning, where a Slade Caldwell homer tied it up, and Wilkerson allowed another two runs to score in the fourth. He had a relatively clean fifth inning, but he allowed a single and a walk in the sixth inning before getting two outs and being taken out of the game for Jay Schueler. Scheduler immediately gave up a two-run double to Jakey Josepha, adding two more earned runs to Wilkerson’s line. Schueler allowed another run in the seventh before the Canadians had a mini comeback, with Peyton Williams getting robbed of multiple RBIs with a ground rule double, but a wild pitch and an Eric Snow RBI groundout brought the lead to just two for the Hops. Unfortunately for the Canadians, Schueler allowed another run, and the offense couldn’t score in the ninth for a seven-to-four loss. Single-A Dunedin Season Record: 33-39 Series vs Tampa Tarpons (New York Yankees) June 25: The Jays were able to turn around an early deficit with some great performances from their offense. Silvano Hechavarria was let down by his defense as a fielding error from Brock Tibbitts resulted in a three-run homer in the first inning. Dariel Ramon got a run back with an RBI double, but then Hechavarria gave up his second homer of the night in the third before giving up another extra base hit that scored another run, bringing it to a 5 to 1 lead for the Tarpons. In the fourth inning, the Jays started their comeback, with JoJo Parker and Adam Hackenberg getting on base for an RBI double for Aldo Gaxiola. Then Tibbitts helped make up for his error with a sac fly to bring it within two. The Jays loaded the bases in the fifth inning, and a passed ball and a bases-loaded walk from Hackeberg tied up the game. In Giaconino Lasaracina’s second game in Dunedin, he had a three-hit night, and he helped the Jays take the lead in the sixth with an RBI single. The Jays scored four more runs in the seventh with RBI hits from Yorman Licourt, Lasaracina, and Ramon. Ramon then had his fourth RBI of the night in the eighth, before Blaine Bullard capped off the scoring for the Jays with an RBI single himself. The Jays won this one 12 to 6. June 26: The offense sputtered after a 12-run night the day before. The Tarpons couldn’t get it going early, however, as the Italian Giacomo Taschin allowed just one run in five innings of work with five strikeouts. He wasn’t as good as Henry Lalane, though, as the righty carved up the Dunedin offense with 12 strikeouts in seven hit innings, allowing just one hit. The game stayed at 1 to nothing until the top of the eighth inning, where Luis Fonseca allowed a couple of runners, then Franly Urena gave up a bases-loaded walk and a bases-clearing double to make it five to one for the Tarpons. A throwing error from Josbel Garcia gave the Tarpons an insurance run in the ninth, and despite a two-run double from Adam Hackenberg in the ninth, the game really was not that competitive in a tough loss for Dunedin. FCL Blue Jays Season Record: 29-11 June 25: It was a slow day Thursday between the FCL Blue Jays and FCL Tigers. Miguel Pantoja was on the mound for the Blue Jays and did well in his short outing. He pitched 1.2 innings of no-hit baseball. He did hit one batter and struck out two. Things were quiet until the sixth inning. Franklin Rojas singled, Edgardo Villegas was hit by a pitch, then Andres Arias hit an RBI single, followed by David Guzman hitting an RBI single. That was all the scoring in the game from both sides, as the Blue Jays won 2-0. June 26: The Friday game between the FCL Blue Jays and FCL Tigers was a little more eventful than the Thursday one. The top pitching performance was Deiker Pineda, who pitched 2.2 hitless innings and struck out three for the Blue Jays. The Tigers got on the board first with a sacrifice fly and a two-run double in the inning. In the second inning, the Blue Jays answered with two runs of their own on a two-run triple by Kennew Blanco. Martin Tamara had an RBI single in the third inning to increase the Tigers' lead. That is where things remained until the bottom of the seventh. Reynel Campos singled, Angel Guzman doubled, David Guzman drove in a run with a single, as did Franklin Rojas, followed by Edgardo Villegas hitting a single to the catcher, and Pascual Archila capping things off with a walk-off single to right field. The Blue Jays won 5-4. DSL Blue Jays Blue Season Record: 7-12 June 25: BJB was on a roll Thursday down on the island; they managed to get a whopping 20 baserunners in the game, nine hits, 10 walks, and one hit-by-pitch. Despite clogging up the base paths all game with runner after runner, BJB only managed to get three of them across home plate. Sebastian Casanova walked with the bases loaded in the second inning, Juarlin Soto scored on an error in the fifth, and Juan Caricote hit his second home run of the season in the ninth (a solo shot). Even on the mound, the BJB pitchers were dialed in, striking out 13 of the Rangers Blue batters. Orlando Mercelin had the best performance for BJB. He struck out six and gave up just two unearned runs over his 2.2 innings. Unfortunately for BJB, their starting pitcher Tomoya Kinjo gave up three runs in his 1.2 innings. BJB took the loss in this game, 5-3. June 26: Friday's game was a stark contrast to Thursday's. BJB only managed to get six baserunners in the game, but managed to take home the win in spite of that. They had four hits in the game, three of which were doubles. Yariel Cordero had an RBI double in the third inning, which was followed by an RBI single by Cristopher Polanco. BJB added a third run in the game on a wild pitch in the fourth, which saw Michael Mesa come in to score. On the mound, Yoenis Morales was great, throwing five innings and allowing just one run, while striking out four. BJB won 3-1. DSL Blue Jays Red Season Record: 7-12 June 25: Suspended June 26 Game 1: In the first game of the day for BJR, they exploded for eight runs in the second inning. BJR scored three runs on two fielding errors, another run on a wild pitch, Gabriel Porras doubled home two runs, Aneudi Severino singled in one, and Ayberson Ortega capped off the scoring with an RBI double to right. Luis Nunez added two more runs in the sixth inning, when he doubled to right field. The big hitter of the game was Ortega, who had four hits, including his RBI double. Cristhian Duarte and Jarlin Ugarte combined to throw five innings and gave up just three runs, leading BJR to a big 11-3 win. June 26 Game 2: It was more of the same from BJR in the second game of the day against the Tigers 1 team. BJR scored 13 runs on just six hits, getting most of their baserunners from 10 walks in the game. There was no player better for BJR than Elian Reyes, a 6-foot-4 right fielder playing his second season in the DSL. Reyes had a big hit in the six-run first inning for BJR, a timely grand slam to right field. He then added another home run in the third inning, a solo blast to center. It wasn't the only skill on display from Reyes; he also stole a base in the fifth inning. BJR ran away with this game as well, winning 13-3. View full article

Blue Jays Affiliate Overview (June 18-19) Triple-A Buffalo Bisons Series vs Charlotte Knights (Chicago White Sox): 1-3 Season Record: 34-39 Double-A New Hampshire Fisher Cats Series vs Birmingham Rumble Ponies (New York Mets): 2-2 Season Record: 33-32 High-A Vancouver Canadians Series vs Spokane Indians (Colorado Rockies): 2-2 Season Record: 28-39 Single-A Dunedin Blue Jays Series vs Lakeland Flying Tigers (Detroit Tigers): 2-2 Season Record: 30-36 FCL Blue Jays Week Record: 3-1 Season Record: 25-10 DSL Blue Jays Blue Week Record: 1-2 Season Record: 4-10 DSL Blue Jays Red Week Record: 0-3 Season Record: 4-10 Triple-A Buffalo Bisons Season Record: 34-39 Series vs Charlotte Knights (Chicago White Sox) June 18: Thursday saw Jake Bloss finally return to the Triple-A Buffalo roster, and he made his presence known in his first start of the season there. He was a little shaky at the start, walking the lead-off hitter and then giving up a two-run home run to Charlotte's centerfielder, Dustin Harris. The pitch was in and off of the plate, but Harris was still able to put the good part of the bat on it and take it out, 364 feet to right field. After the blast, Bloss settled in and struck out the next three batters, all swinging. In the second inning, Bloss sat down the Knights hitters in order and then repeated that feat in the third. Only an outlier walk broke up his rhythm in the fourth, as Blos retired 12 of the last 13 hitters he faced. For the game, he gave up just the one hit and two runs, announcing his arrival to Triple-A with authority. The Knights starting pitcher outdueled Bloss, though, going five innings, striking out six, while allowing just three hits and zero runs. Carlos Mendoza did reach base twice, a walk in the first and a single in the third. Unfortunately for Buffalo, the bats were kept quiet by the Knights bullpen. Buffalo ended up getting shut out and losing 4-0. June 19: Friday night, Josh Fleming was on the mound for Buffalo, and he couldn't work around a couple of errors and poor command. He did pitch into the sixth inning, but gave up 10 hits, five runs (two earned), and only struck out four. In the first inning, Fleming gave up three singles before walking in a run, but escaped any further damage. In the bottom half of the inning, C.J. Stubbs tied the game up for Buffalo, knocking in Jay Harry on a single to left. After Fleming gave up a run in the top of the fourth, a Sean Keys single in the bottom of the fifth would tie the game back up. Unfortunately for Buffalo, a Carlos Mendoza error in the sixth opened up the doors to a big inning for Charlotte, as they scored four runs and took the lead. Jay Harry helped Buffalo by cutting into the Knights' lead, getting an RBI double in the sixth. Unfortunately for Buffalo, Charlotte tacked on three more runs in the seventh and ran away with the game. The Bisons would get a ninth-inning two-run home run from Jay Harry, but in the end, it wasn't remotely enough. Buffalo fell again, this time by a score of 10-5. Double-A New Hampshire Season Record: 33-32 Series vs Birmingham Rumble Ponies (New York Mets) June 18: Thursday's matchup between New Hampshire and Binghamton was a tough one for the Fisher Cats. They faced off against the Rumble Ponies’ pitcher Jonathan Santucci and did not have an answer against him. New Hampshire managed a couple of hits, like Victor Arias coming up with two singles and Jorge Burgos having a first-inning single. Ultimately, they were stifled, though, as Santucci went six innings and didn't give up a run, striking out seven. On the other hand, the Fisher Cats struggled to hold Binghamton off the scoreboard. On the backs of two home runs and a few doubles, the Rumble Ponies were up eight by the fourth inning. Aaron Parker drove in the lone New Hampshire run in the ninth inning on an RBI double, but it was a tough defeat. The Fisher Cats lost this one 8-1. June 19: The Friday Night contest between New Hampshire and Binghamton was a fun one, with rehabbing Francisco Lindor and Tyrone Taylor in the lineup against Gage Stanifer. Lindor started things with a single under the diving glove of second base, followed by a lazy line drive off the shortstop's glove for a “single” by Taylor. Lindor would score on a throwing error for the first run of the game. After that, Stanifer was exceptional on the mound. He appeared to be working exclusively on his fastball, as he threw it a lot. It didn't matter, though, because it was maybe his best fastball of the year. It looked like the velocity was up, and he was hitting his stops almost all night. He worked around two singles in the second and a home run in the third, but in the end, he went 4.2 innings, gave up five hits, one earned run, didn't walk a batter, and struck out eight. If his fastball can look like that more often, he may see the big leagues come September. He even struck out Lindor to end his night on a fastball. Offensively, Carter Cunningham had a sacrifice fly in the first inning and a run scored on a passed ball in the eighth. New Hampshire lost this one 5-2, but the key takeaway is Stanifer may have found something with his fastball. High-A Vancouver Season Record: 28-39 Series vs Spokane Indians (Colorado Rockies) June 18: Dylan Watts made his debut for the Canadians and struggled to acclimate, as he gave up seven runs in three innings of work. Luckily for the Canadians, their offense was able to keep it close through great performances from almost the entire starting lineup. Eric Snow, Peyton Williams, Alexis Hernandez, and Tucker Toman each had three hits, and Edward Duran had himself a four-hit night. Manuel Beltre added two hits of his own for 18 combined hits for the offense, while Maddow Latta and Sam Shaw each walked three times. Jack Eshelman allowed two more runs, and the Canadians were down eight to nine heading into the seventh inning, but a five-run inning capped off by a Tucker Toman three-run homer gave the Canadians a four-run lead that they didn’t relinquish. Trace Baker got his third save of the year with three scoreless innings. June 19: The offense for Vancouver continues to heat up, as just a day after getting 18 hits, the Canadians added 13 more. Eric Snow had himself his second three-hit night in a row, hitting two doubles and walking once to raise his OPS to 1.114 since getting promoted to Vancouver. Holden Wilkerson was the starter for Vancouver and had the win despite allowing five runs. Sam Shaw and J.R. Freethy both contributed two homers, and there were five more extra-base hits from the rest of the lineup for 12 runs. Reece Wissinger pitched four scoreless innings with four strikeouts for the save, as the Vancouver offense again dominated in a 12-5 win. Single-A Dunedin Season Record: 30-36 Series vs Lakeland Flying Tigers (Detroit Tigers) June 18: It was a close game until it wasn’t. JoJo Parker has begun to heat up, as he knocked in the first run of the game with a double in the first inning. Anibal Salas hit a two-run homer against Jays’ starter Blake Purnell in the second inning. The one-run deficit remained until the fourth inning, when a Salas single spelled the beginning of the end for Purnell, who gave up five runs. Bradley Wilson allowed another run for a disastrous fourth inning. Parker hit his sixth homer of the season in the eighth as one of the lone bright spots of the game. Luis Fonseca allowed two more runs for the Jays to lose 11-3. June 19: Silvano Hechavarria took a step back as he allowed three homers and seven runs in just under four innings of work. The offense wasn’t much better, as they only mustered up three hits and three walks, with the lone run coming in on a JoJo Parker triple in the first inning. Diego Dominguez pitched well in relief with 2.1 scoreless innings, but Josbel Garcia allowed three more runs in the seventh to make it double digits for the Flying Tigers for the second game in a row. FCL Blue Jays Season Record: 25-10 June 18: In the Thursday FCL matchup between the Blue Jays and Tigers squads, it was a close game early. Gavin Smith put the Blue Jays ahead in the second inning, when he hit a two-run double to right field. The Tigers responded with three runs in their half of the inning, but things spiraled into the Blue Jays' favor after that. In the fourth, Pascual Archila hit a two-run home run, Franklin Rojas drove in a run on a single, Gioconino locked in three runs on a double, and Archila had an RBI double to cap off the eight-run inning. Alex Stone homered to finish the scoring in the seventh as the game was called due to weather. The Blue Jays won big, 15-3. June 19, Game 1: Friday saw a double header of sorts between the FCL Blue Jays and FCL Yankees. The first game was a continuation of a suspended game on June 12th. It was tied at two in the seventh before the real fireworks began. In the eighth inning, the Blue Jays got two runs on a Franklin Rojas single and another run from Angel Guzman's RBI single to right field. In the ninth inning, Franklin Rojas launched a solo home run and was followed later by a three-run blast from Kennew Blanco. The Blue Jays made easy work in this one in the end, winning 9-2. June 19, Game 2: In the second game of the day, the Blue Jays kept on hitting. Pascual Archila homered in the first inning, Giaconino Lasaracina launched a home run in the fourth, followed by David Guzman homering, then Franklin Rojas crushing a home run, and the scoring in the inning ended with Lasaracina hitting his second home run of the inning. The Blue Jays ended the game with 12 hits, 13 walks, and five home runs, for 15 runs. The Blue Jays won this one 15-8. DSL Blue Jays Blue Season Record: 3-9 June 18: It was another battle of the Blue Jays squads down in the Dominican Summer League (DSL). BJB took on BJR on Thursday, with BJB looking to get some revenge and even up the season series. BJR set the tone early, sending Cristhian Duarte to the mound, and he opened the BJB lineup. He went five strong innings, only surrendering two hits, but not allowing a run to score. He would lower his ERA to 0.60 on the season and continued to be a standout for the Jays DSL teams. Facing off against Duarte for BJB was Tomoya Kinjo, a 23-year-old pitcher the Blue Jays signed back in April. He didn't go deep into the game, but he did match Duarte, giving up zero runs across three innings and allowing just one hit. In the bottom of the sixth inning, BJB finally broke through with the bats, getting two walks and then a two-RBI triple from Juan Caricote. He would then come in and score on Isay Veras’ RBI single. The three runs were enough for BJB, as their bullpen held strong and didn't allow a run. BJB got their revenge on BJR and won 3-0. DSL Blue Jays Red Season Record: 4-8 June 18: It was another battle of the Blue Jays squads down in the Dominican Summer League (DSL). BJB took on BJR on Thursday, with BJB looking to get some revenge and even up the season series. BJR set the tone early, sending Cristhian Duarte to the mound, and he opened the BJB lineup. He went five strong innings, only surrendering two hits, but not allowing a run to score. He would lower his ERA to 0.60 on the season and continued to be a standout for the Jays DSL teams. Facing off against Duarte for BJB was Tomoya Kinjo, a 23-year-old pitcher the Blue Jays signed back in April. He didn't go deep into the game, but he did match Duarte, giving up zero runs across three innings and allowing just one hit. In the bottom of the sixth inning, BJB finally broke through with the bats, getting two walks and then a two-RBI triple from Juan Caricote. He would then come in and score on Isay Veras’ RBI single. The three runs were enough for BJB, as their bullpen held strong and didn't allow a run. BJB got their revenge on BJR and won 3-0. June 19: Jorge Gonzalez was on the mound Friday for BJR, and he imploded quickly. He would not make it out of the first inning, giving up three runs all on wild pitches, in which he had six in his brief outing. BJR would cut into the lead in the second inning, with a sacrifice fly from Fabian Gonzalez. After the twins team added a run in the fourth, BJR stayed within striking distance, scoring a run on an RBI groundout by Luis Nunez in the fifth. BJR got another run in the bottom of the seventh, when Gabriel Porras scored on a wild pitch. Unfortunately, their rally ended with Ayberson Ortega popping out to end the game. BJR fell 4-3. View full article