Toronto Blue Jays Minor League Recap: Strong C’s debut by Max Pentecost

With the Toronto Blue Jays, the Bisons and the Fisher Cats all on the All-Star break the night belonged to Max Pentecost.

Buffalo Bisons (48-48)

All-Star Break.

The Bisons limp into the all-star break with a 3-7 mark in their past 10 games, losing their last 3 games.

New Hampshire Fisher Cats (44-52)

All-Star break.

Just like the Bisons, the Fisher Cats limp into the break with a 3-7 mark in their past 10 games.

Dunedin Blue Jays (11-14)

Off Day

Lansing Lugnuts (12-12)

Off Day

Vancouver Canadians (20-12)

C’s win 13-7 to move within 2.0GB of Spokane for first. The C’s used a strong debut of Max Pentecost, home runs from Boomer Collins and Ryan McBroom to score 13 run on 10 hits.

Roemon Fields– 0/4, R, BB, 2K

Tim Locastro- 2/5, R

Franklin Barreto-1/5, R, 2B, RBI, 3K

Max Pentecost- 2/3, 2R, 2B, RBI, K, E

*Micheal De La Cruz- 1/1, R, 2B, 2-RBI

Ryan McBroom- 1/3, 3R, HR, 2-RBI, BB, K

Chris Carlson– 2/5, R, SB

Sean Hurley– 0/4, R, 2-RBI(BB, K

Boomer Collins- 1/4, R, HR, 3-RBI, K

Ryan Metzler– 0/4, R, BB, K, SB, E

Chase Mallard– 3.0IP, 5H, 5R, BB, 3K

Tim Mayza (W, 2-2)- 3.0IP, 2H, 2R, 2BB, 4K, HR

Joe Lovecchio- 1.2IP, H, K

Jose Fernandez (S, 2)- 1.1IP

DSL Blue Jays (18-21)

The DSL Blue Jays scored 2 in the bottom of the 8^th to win 2-1.

Rodrigo Orozco– 0/2, 2BB

Jesus Severino– 1/4, R, 3K

Ronniel Demorizi 0/1, 2BB

Enmanuel Moreta– 1/2, R, 2BB, K

Bryan Lizardo 1/3, BB, K

Miguel Almonte 0/3, 2K

*Junior Vasquez– 0/0, BB

Manuel Herazo– 1/3, RBI

Edward Olivares– 0/4, K

Eddy Alcantara– 0/2, 2K

*Francisco Rodriguez– 0/0, BB

Jose Nova– 6.0IP, 3H, 4K

Erick Hurtado– 0.2IP, H, R, BB, K

Pedro Diaz (W, 2-0)- 1.1IP, 2BB, K

Jose Diaz (S, 1)- 1.0IP, BB, K

GCL Blue Jays (7-14)

The GCL Blue Jays scored 5 runs in the middle innings and held on for a 6-3 victory. Cliff Brantley, Juan Tejada and Edwin Fuentes each had multi-hit days that made a winner out of Grayson Huffman (first professional win). Huffman has not allowed a run over 3 games (2 starts), while showing good command with 2BB and 8K…..equally impressive is that he has only allowed one hit. Mickey Storey started the game and pitched 2.0IP of 3 hit ball. Freddy Rodriguez hit his first professional home run in the 7^th after he took over for Cliff Brantley in leftfield.

Also of note: Shane Opitz made another rehab start for the GCL Blue Jays…..in 6 games he is hitting .167/.167/.333.

Cliff Brantley- 2/3, 1R

*Freddy Rodriguez-1/2, R, HR, RBI

Shane Opitz- 1/3, R, 2B, RBI

*Yeltsin Gudino– 0/2

Lane Thomas– 0/4, 2K

Juan Kelly– 0/4, K

Juan Tejada- 2/4, R, RBI

Edwin Fuentes- 2/4, R

Matt Morgan– 1/4, 2K

Deiferson Barreto– 0/3, RBI, K

Angel Gomez– 0/1, R, BB, K

Mickey Storey- 2.0IP, 3H, K

Grayson Huffman (W, 1-0)- 3.0IP, BB, 3K

Turner Lee– 3.0IP, 4H, 3R, K

Francis Eduardo– 1.0IP, H, BB, K