Toronto Blue Jays Minor League Recap: August 26th, 2015
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The Toronto Blue Jays minor league system broke even on games played on August 26th, 2015. Bisons Scott Copeland continues his impressive system with his 11th win, Tom Robson continues to fight his way back from Tommy John, Yennsy Diaz picked up his first win, and Ryan Schimpf hit another bomb.
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Buffalo 4
Lehigh Valley 2
The Herd improved to .500 (66-66) with a come from behind win. Down 2-0 going into the 5th, they scored 1 in that inning, 2 in the 7th to take the lead, and sealed the victory with an insurance run in the 9th. Copeland got the win (11-4, 2.46 ERA) by striking out 1, walking 2, allowing 2 runs on 7 hits over 6 innings. Scott allowed 3 doubles and 2 runs in the 2nd innings. Ryan Tepera and Steve Delabar (SV 1) finished the game with 3 shutout innings. Delabar struck out 4 over his 2 innings.
Ty Kelly was the only Bison to collect 2 hits. Chris Heisey (1/2, 2R) and Jon Berti (1/4, 2 RBI) hit home runs for the Herd. Matt Hague (1/4) hit his 32nd double. Dalton Pompey was 1/4 with a walk.
Berti’s bomb
Todd Redmond (2-5, 4.33 ERA)
New Hampshire 3
Portland 7
The Fisher Cats were out hit 12-4 and fell to below .500 (63-64). Jorge Flores (1/5), Melky Mesa (1/4), Ryan Schimpf (1/3), and Derrick Chung (1/4) collected NH’s hits. Schimpf hit a 2-run homer, his 20th with the NH and 22nd of 2015.
Scott Barnes took his 6th loss, allowing 5 runs over 3 innings. Dustin Antolin allowed 2 run in his 2 innings. Cory Burns and Chad Girodo allowed one hit and no runs over the final 3 innings.
Next: Austin Bibens-Dirkx (5-7 4.37 ERA)
Lansing 2
Fort Wayne 3
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The Lugnuts fell to 26-31 in the second half and 68-59 overall, and in the process were swept by the TinCaps. Tom Robson was handed his 2nd loss and is still looking for his first win, despite taking the loss Robson looked good. After giving up 2 runs in the first and solo home run in the 2nd, Robson pitched 2 shut out innings and didn’t allow a hit. Colton Turner and Phil Kish combined to pitch 4 shutout innings of relief.
David Harris (2/4, R, 2B, SB), Michael De La Cruz (2/4, 2B), and Austin Davis (2/4, RBI) each had multi-hit games for the Lugnuts. Ryan McBroom (1/3) chipped in with his 83rd RBI. D.J. Davis went 0/4.
Next: Chase Mallard (6-5, 5.07 ERA)
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Vancouver 2
Boise 5
The C’s fell to 29-36, despite out hitting the Hawks 10-7. They committed 3 errors, resulting in 3 unearned runs. Josh DeGraaf (2-1, 3.49ERA) took the loss, allowing 4 runs (2 earned) over 5.1. Turner Lee allowed one unearned run in 0.2 innings. Sean Ratcliffe and Andrew Case combined for 3 innings of shutout relief and each allowed just one hit.
With 2 hits, Andrew Guillotte (2/4) who is hitting .302 over his last 10 games, raised his batting average to .254. He also stole his 16th base and drove in his 11th RBI. Justin Atkinson (2/4, 2B), Sean Hurley (2/4), and James Lynch (2/4) each collected 2 hits. Gunnar Heidt (1/4) hit his 3rd home run, but had 2 fielding errors at short.
Next: TBD
Bluefield 7
Princeton 6
Trailing 5-0 after 4, Bluefield scored 2 in the 5th, 1 in the 6th, 3 in the 8th and 1 in the 9th to improve to 23-38. Miguel Burgos was hit around for 10 hits and 5 run (2 earned) over 4.2 innings. Tyler Burden allowed a run over 2.1 innings and Zach Rodgers (2-2, 5.59 ERA) allowed 2 hit, but no run in his 2 inning of relief for the win.
Rodrigo Orozco (2/3) hit his 16th double and drove in 2 RBI out of the leadoff spot to set the tone. Nick Sinay (3/4) had himself a good game with his 3rd double and drove in a run. Matt Morgan was 1-for-3 with his 8th double.
GCL
Blue Jays 10
Yankees1 7
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The GCL Jays improve to 38-18, thanks in large part to a 7-run 5th. The Yankees1 made it close with a 7-run 7th inning. 18-year-old Yennsy Diaz picked up his 1 GCL victory, by pitching 5 shutout innings with one walk and four strike outs. He is now 4-4 with a 2.88 ERA in 15 GP (9 starts) and 56.1 innings between the DSL and GCL. Gunner Eastman was roughed up for 5 runs over 1.1 innings, as he could find the strike zone (3:0 BB:K). Griffin Glaude was able to get the last two outs, but not before allowing 2 runs (one earned).
The Jays were able to score 10 runs, in large part to drawing 8 walks. Leadoff man Reggie Pruitt was 2-for-4, scoring 2 runs, hitting his first professional triple, and driving his 11th run. Lance Jones (1/3) scored a run, stole base, 2 walks and 2 RBI. Jesus Severino (1/3) also scored a run and batted in 2 runs, but committed an error. Nash Knight (0/2, R) drove in 2 RBI. Juandy Mendoza (0/4) and Javier Hernandez (1/4) each drove in one run.