Blue Jays MiLB Report - Bluefield scores big

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Jays Journal takes a look around the Toronto Blue Jays Minor League organization for Friday, July 1st

Buffalo Bisons (50-32) – 1
Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Rail Riders (46-36) – 2

A long night for the offence led to a loss. The Bisons were only able to scrounge up six hits but were able to keep the game close. In the 9th they scored one but could not keep the rally going to tie up the game. Darrell Cecilliani hit a solo home run in the 9th inning to come within one. Andy Burns managed to pull in a multi hit game as he went 2-for-4. Overall the Herd was unable to get anything going against the Rail Riders pitching staff. Dietrich Enns shut down the Bisons attack through 6.2 innings and the bullpen followed his lead.

The Bisons pitching staff kept them in the game through this one but the offence just could not find a foot hold. John Anderson took a hard loss and only allowed one run on four hits. Anderson did walk three batters but struck out three in his best start Herd thus far. Franklin Morales threw a scoreless inning but did walk two batters. Danny Barnes tossed a pair and struck out four to keep the game 0-1. Ryan Tepera allowed the 2nd run in the 9th which put the game just out of reach.

New Hampshire Fisher Cats (35-45)
Binghampton Mets (34-45)

Game 1 Loss 4-10

The Fisher Cats dropped game one of the double-header on a mountain of un-earned runs. Taylor Cole got the start and allowed four earned runs through three innings of work but the defence allowed five un-earned runs. Three errors led to a loss in a game that might have been pretty close if the defense could have held it together. Cole did allow two home runs and 11 hits but it is hard to put everything on him when he did not get a ton of support. Rowdy Tellez hit a two-run homer in the first inning to put the Cats ahead temporarily. He finished the game going 2-for-3. Ryan Lavarnway also had a multi-hit game going 2-for-3 with a double and a pair of runs scored.

Game 2 Win 11-5

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The Cats bats came alive in the night game of the double header as they teed up Mets pitchers for 11 runs on 10 hits. Three Fisher Cats collected multi-hit games en route to the win. Roemon Fields had two hits, scored two times, and drove in two, while stealing two bases. Jason Leblebijian pounded out two doubles and a pair of runs and RBIs. Shane Opitz also had a 2-for-3 game with two runs scored. Jorge Saez hit a three-run homer in the 1st to kick start the offense and picked up another RBI on a sac fly later in the game. Rowdy Tellez also scored twice and drove in two.

The offence made things pretty easy for the pitching staff. Jason Berken pitched three innings and allowed just one run on four hits. He was replaced in the fourth by Brady Dragmire and he struggled through two innings as he allowed three earned runs on four hits and three walks. He gave up a three-run homer to Mets clean up hitter Phillip Evans. Chris Smith was on mop up duty as the Cats surged offensively to take the win.

Dunedin Blue Jays (7-2) – 2
Tampa Yankees (7-2) – 4

A three-hit effort by Richard Urena and Mike Reeves was not enough for the D-Jays to take this one from the Yankees. Urena hit three singles and picked up his 24th RBI of the season. Urena and Reeves also stole one base each. The only other RBI was from Anthony Alford on a ground out.

On the mound Conor Fisk was charged with three earned runs over four innings of work. He managed to strike out six in the short performance. Alonzo Gonzalez took the ball in the 5th and was solid for three innings. He allowed just one hit while striking out a trio of Yankee hitters. Dusty Isaacs allowed another Yankee run during his four outs of work. He struggled and walked a pair but did strike out three.

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Lansing Lugnuts (7-2) – 3
South Bend Cubs (7-2) – 2

A greatly pitched game led to a ton of stranded base runners on Friday. Jon Harris got the ball for the Lugnuts and was great for six innings of work. He allowed just two runs (one earned) while walking one and striking out four. Harris was working out of trouble through his performance and the Cubs were able to get 8 hits. Harris was able to get out of the issues but watched his pitch count climb quickly. He threw 68 of his 99 pitches for strikes and picked up the win. Josh DeGraaf came in for Harris after he faced one batter in the 7th. DeGraaf picked up a three-inning save and was nearly untouchable. He allowed just two hits while striking out three.

The offence was able to provide just enough to support the strong pitching performances. A great performance for Connor Panas out of the clean up spot Friday. He went 3-for-3 with an RBI and a run scored. Juan Kelly also picked up a three-hit game and had a double. John La Prise collected an RBI on a double and Justin Atkinson also raked in an RBI. The Lugnuts picked up 11 hits but still left nine on base during this one. They were able to go 4-for-11 with runners in scoring position.

Vancouver Canadians (8-7) – 7
Spokane Indians (5-10) – 0

Canadians pitchers blanked the Indians as they took the win with some late offence. The C’s were able to score two in the 3rd but they really opened things up in the 6th. Mattingly Romanin hit a grand slam for his first home of the season. Cavan Biggio picked up a two-run double in the win. Luis Sanchez started the game for the C’s and got the shutout going. He pitched 4.2 innings of three-hit ball but did not allow a run. Grayson Huffman pitched 2.1 innings and allowed just one hit to keep the shutout going. Stuart Holmes and Jackson Lowery completed the shutout with a lock down inning each.

Bluefield Blue Jays (4-5) – 15
Kingsport Mets (2-7) – 2

The Bluefield team really poured on the offence in this one. Plenty of home cooking as they mashed the Mets. 14 hits and a pair of home runs fuelled the attack. A big night for second basemen Nash Knight as he went 4-for-5 with two doubles, two runs scored, and three RBIs. Bradley Jones also had a huge game as he went 3-for-5 with a two-run homer, a double, two runs scored, and three RBIs. One more hitter raked in three RBIs and that was centre fielder Earl Burl III as he it a three-run double and scored twice. A pair of hitters also collected a pair of RBIs. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and Cam O’Brien drove in a pair each. O’Brien hit a two-run homer in the 3rd and also scored twice.

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Connor Eller was looking good for the Jays on the mound. He pitched five strong innings and allowed just one hit and a couple of walks. He also struck out four during his performance. The ‘pen had some more difficulties but allowed only two runs through the final four innings. A great win for the Bluefield team as they continue to find their stride in the early going.

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Blue Jays MiLB Report – Bluefield scores big

Jays Journal takes a look around the Toronto Blue Jays Minor League organization for Friday, July 1st

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