Blue Jays MiLB Recap – Bisons bash their way to 5th straight

Buffalo Bisons (31-25) – 13
Syracuse Chiefs (27-27) – 4

A slow first 3 innings to the game for both teams quickly turned into an offensive explosions for the Bisons.  The Herd was able to score a run in all of the 6 final innings.  They even capped if off with a 5-run 9th inning to put the icing on the cake.

Leading the Herd attack was Dalton Pompey out of the lead off spot.  Pompey raked in 4 hits in 6 at bats with a double, 2 runs scored, and 3 RBIs.  Hopefully he is ready to become a staple in the Bisons offense and show off the skills everyone has been looking forward to seeing.  He now holds a 7 game hitting streak.  Andy Burns also collected 3 hits and an RBI.  Five other hitters had multi hit games and 4 of those batters scored twice also.  Casey Kotchman supplied the pop with solo homerun in the 6th, going 2-4 with 2 runs scored and 3 RBI.

On the mound Chris Leroux was able to coast once the offense lashed out on the Chiefs pitchers.  Leroux pitched 6 innings with the only true damage coming off of a 3 run homer by Scott Sizemore.  Pat McCoy allowed a run during his 1 inning of work then Ben Rowen and Chad Girodo shut the Chiefs down.  The win was the Bisons 5th straight as the continue to charge up in standings.

New Hampshire Fisher Cats (25-29) – 5
Reading Fightin Phils (38-18) – 6

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A game that started out with a slugfest look ended in a pitchers duel as the Cats lost this one in extras.  Through the first 4 innings the teams matched each other run for run.  This changed in the 5th as the bats went silent until the walk off home run by the Phils in the 10th.  Melky Mesa supplied plenty of power in this one as he popped 2 long home runs.  He finished the day with 3 RBIs.

Casey Lawrence got the start in this one and struggled through 6 innings.  he allowed 11 hits and 5 earned runs while striking out 6.  Brady Dragmire pitched 2 innings of the shutout ball to keep the game close.  Danny Barnes came in and allowed the walk off home run in the 10th inning.

Dunedin Blue Jays (25-31) – 4
Palm Beach Cardinals (27-29) – 9

A rough start for Justin Shafer led to a long day for the D-Jays.  Shafer allowed 7 earned runs on 9 hits over just 4 innings of work.  Conor Fisk came in to try and stop the bleeding but was also hit with 2 earned runs. Emilio Guerrero supplied all of the offence on a grand slam in the 3rd inning.  The D-Jays were only able to get 6 hits in the loss.

Lansing Lugnuts (28-26) – 2
Bowling Green Hot Rods (29-26) – 5

A Lane Thomas 2 run home run was not enough to overcome the Hot Rods Saturday.  Ryan Borucki got the start and allowed 4 runs (3 Earned) and eventually took the loss.  Ryan Cook pitched the final 3 innings of the game and allowed a solo home during his work.  The Lugnuts have been struggling and now are currently 4.5 games out of first place.