Toronto Blue Jays Minor League Recap: Brandon Morrow, one step closer
Brad Mills helps to keep Bisons playoff hopes alive, Brandon Morrow has a successful triple-A debute, The D-Jays loss both end of a double dip, and the C’s pull out a victory despite committing 3 errors.
Buffalo Bisons (76-65)
Brad Mills dominates in 3-0 Bisons win. Matt Hague is a doubles machine, he hit his 23rd and drove in his 74 RBI. Dalton Pompey stole his 5th base since joining the Bisons. Brandon Morrow pitched a perfect 8th inning, only allowing a hit.
The Bisons playoff hopes are still alive.
Dalton Pompey- 1/4, R, SB
Anthony Gose– 1/4, K
Cole Gillespie– 0/1, RBI, BB
Brett Wallace 1/4, K
Dan Johnson– 0/3, R, BB, 2K
Matt Hague- 1/4, R, 2B, RBI, K
Ryan Goins– 0/4
A.J. Jimenez– 0/2, RBI, K
Ryan Schimpf– 0/3, K
Brad Mills (W)- 7.0IP, 3H, 3BB, 4K
Brandon Morrow- 1.0IP, H
Bobby Korecky (SV)- 1.0IP, H, BB
New Hampshire Fisher Cats (66-74)
The Fisher Cats loss 3-1. The Fisher Cats were held to just one run of 4 hits, while striking out 11 times and not working a single walk…..talk about unproductive at-bats.
Jon Berti– 0/4
Andy Burns– 1/4, K
Kevin Nolan– 1/4, 2B, K
Brad Glenn– 0/4, 2K
Sean Ochinko– 0/4, 2K
Melky Mesa– 1/3, R
Micheal Crouse- 1/3, 2K, SB
K.C. Hobson– 0/3, 2K
Gustavo Pierre– 0/2, RBI, K
P.J. Walters (L)- 7.1IP, 7H, 3R, 7K, HR
Randy Boone– 0.2IP
Dunedin Blue Jays (76-61)
The D-Jays loss 2-0 in a short 6 and half inning affair. Christian Lopes and Nick Baligod collected the only two hits for the D-Jays, both hits came in the 6th and broke up a no-hitter. Jorge Saez had two throwing errors. Talyor Cole only struck out 4 to fall just shy of the most strike outs in franchise history. Cole finishes the year with 171 strikeouts.
Game 1
Christian Lopes- 1/3
Nick Baligod- 1/3
Dwight Smith Jr.- 0/2, BB
Marcus Knecht– 0/3
Emilio Guerrero– 0/2, BB, K
L.B. Dantzler– 0/3
Jorge Saez- 0/1, BB, K, 2E
Shane Opitz– 0/2
Mitch Nay– 0/2, K
Taylor Cole (L)- 2.0IP, 2H, R, BB, 4K
Miguel Castro– 3.0IP, H, R, 2K, HR
Danny Barnes– 1.0IP, H
Game 2
The D-Jays just didn’t bring their bats to the ball park today as they loss 1-0 in the second game of the DH. Dwight Smith Jr. collected two of the D-Jays 3 hits in the game. Jesse Hernandez (6-11, 4.67 ERA) pitched solid game but was let down by his offence.
Christian Lopes- 0/1, 2BB
Nick Baligod- 0/3
Dwight Smith Jr.- 2/3
Marcus Knecht- 0/2
Kevin Patterson– 1/3, K
Pierce Rankin– 0/3
Peter Mooney– 0/2, BB, K
Mitch Nay- 0/2, BB, 2K
Ian Parmley– 0/1
Jesse Hernandez (L)- 5.0IP, 8H, R, K
Chad Girodo– 1.0IP, H, K
Lansing Lugnuts (62-75)
The Lugnuts go down 5-1. Matt Dermondy (4-6, 4.67 ERA) allowed 5 runs in 2 innings of work, but Alonzo Gonzalez was able to provide the Lugnuts with a great 5.0IP of no-hit, 6K relief to keep the game close.
Jason Leblebijian homers in the first inning, his 5th, but it all the offence NH could must as they were held to 4 hits.
Derrick Loveless– 0/1, K
*Chaz Frank– 0/2, BB, K
David Harris– 0/3, K
Jason Leblebijian- 1/3, R, HR, RBI, BB, K
Rowdy Tellez– 0/4, 2K
Matt Dean- 0/4, 2K
Justin Atkinson– 0/4, K
Chris Schaeffer– 1/4, K
Dickie Joe Thon– 2/3
Matt Dermody (L)- 2.0IP, 5H, 5R, 2BB, 2K
ALonzo Gonzalez- 5.0IP, BB, 6K
Joe Lovecchio- 2.0IP, 2H, K
Vancouver C’s (44-30)
The C’s needed a 2-run 8th inning to pull out the victory, 5-4. The C’s running game worked against them in this one, as they ran into 3 outs. The C’s also didn’t play their best defence with 3 errors.
Ryan McBroom supplied most of the offence for the C’s with his 23rd double and 2-RBI. Richard Urena has been showing the Jays brass that he has some extra base base pop in his bat the past couple days with his first triple.
Roemon Fields– 0/4, RBI, K
Tim Locastro-2/3, R, CS
Franklin Barreto– 1/3, R, BB, CS, E
Ryan McBroom- 1/4, 2B, 2-RBI
Chris Carlson-1/4, K
Jonathan Davis– 0/3
Rishard Urena- 2/3, R, 3B, E
Michael De La Cruz– 1/3, R, RBI, K
Alexis Maldonado– 2/3, R, SB, CS
Jairo Labourt– 5.0IP, 4H, R, 5BB, 5K
Alberto Tirado (BSV)- 2.0IP, 3H, 3R, BB, K
Justin Shafer (W)- 1.0IP, 2H, K
Phil Kish (SV)- 1.0IP, 2K