Blue Jays MiLB Report: Bautista, Colabello, Goins in action with Buffalo

Toronto Blue Jays scores and analysis from minor league games played on Friday, July 23rd

Buffalo Bisons (52-48)   –   1
Gwinnett Braves (44-56)   –   7

Buffalo managed just five hits as Gwinnett starter Robert Whalen had a very strong outing. Jose Bautista took three at-bats and played right-field, going 0-for-3. Chris Colabello was 1-for-4 with a strikeout and Ryan Goins walked once in four plate appearances.

Casey Lawrence actually gave the Bisons a great start, pitching seven innings of one-run ball on just four hits, the only run coming on a solo shot. Pat Venditte found the bulk of the trouble, allowing five to cross in just one and a third innings. Bobby Korecky handled the last two outs, allowing one more to cross on three hits.

New Hampshire Fisher Cats (45-53)   –   5
Trenton Thunder (60-39)   –   2

Both Roemon Fields and Ryan Lavarnway went two-for-four with an RBI in the top half of the lineup while Emilio Guerrero was 2-for-3 with a run scored. Fields added a pair of stolen bases, giving him 32 on the season.

Shane Dawson allowed just one run to cross in five innings, but did walk five batters in the process. Brady Dragmire, Wil Browning, Tim Mayza (3 BB, ER), and Chris Smith followed with one inning of relief each.

Dunedin Blue Jays (51-47)   –   3

Jupiter Hammerheads (48-49)   –   9

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Anthony Alford was a bright spot for Dunedin in the loss, going 2-for-3 with his fourth home run of the season. L.B. Dantzler and Josh Almonte both doubled, with Almonte driving in a pair.

Francisco Rios had one of his toughest outings of the season, allowing seven runs on nine hits in four and a third innings. Alonzo Gonzalez (0.2 IP), Starlyn Suriel (2.0 IP, 1 ER), and Adonys Cardona (1.0 IP) cleaned up on the back end.

Lansing Lugnuts (52-46)   –   3
Clinton LumberKings (60-38)   –   7

Lansing managed eight hits but just a single walk, so their offence couldn’t quite build the necessary momentum on Friday. Jake Thomas led the way, going 2-for-4 with a triple and an RBI. Ryan Hissey and Ryan Metzler both doubled in 1-for-4 days.

Tayler Saucedo took the loss, allowing four runs in five innings of work. Dan Lietz looked great in relief, striking out three in three scoreless innings, before Jackson Lowery (0.2 IP, 3 ER) and Daniel Young (0.1 IP) shared the ninth.

Vancouver Canadians (16-19)   –   5
Eugene Emeralds (25-10)   –   8               (11 innings)

Starting in right field, 2016 draft pick Joshua Palacios went 2-for-5 with a double and a walk. Behind him, second-rounder J.B. Woodman was also 2-for-5 and picked up a walk. Bryan Lizardo, going 3-for-4 with a walk and two runs scored, was just a home run shy of the cycle. Deiferson Barreto and Yeltsin Gudino both drove in a pair.

First round pick T.J. Zeuch looked very good, throwing 27 of 39 pitches for strikes in three scoreless innings while striking out three and allowing just two hits. Geno Encina matched Zeuch with three scoreless frames of his own to get Vancouver through six. Griffin Glaude (0.2 IP, 3 BB, ER), Evan Smith (1.1 IP, 3 ER), Jackson McClelland (2.0 IP), and Nick Hartman (1.0 IP, 2 ER, L) rounded out the relief effort.

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Bluefield Blue Jays (12-15)   –   12
Burlington Royals (16-12)   –   5

Bradley Jones hit a solo home run, scored twice, walked twice, and stole two bases. Second-baseman Nash Knight kept his average afloat at .421, going 2-for-4 with two RBI and two walks. Levi Scott had a strong day, too, going 2-for-4 with three runs scored, while catcher Ridge Smith was 2-for-5 with two RBI. Vlad Guerrero Jr. was not in the lineup.

Hansel Rodriguez went deep for Bluefield, allowing three runs on just four hits in seven and two-thirds innings. After Kelyn Jose struggled to record his two outs, allowing two runs to cross, Chris Hall handled the final two outs.