The Toronto Blue Jays farm system went 2-2 on games played on April 16th, 2016
Buffalo Bisons (4-6, 5th)
Buffalo opened a weekend two game set against Boston’s Pawtucket Red Sox on Saturday with a 5-2 loss. Buffalo is 2-3 against the Sox in ’16.
RECAP: Domonic Brown hits monster home run, but #Bisons fall to PawSox, 5-2. #BlueJays https://t.co/amo8k7ghyt pic.twitter.com/zyzLJ4SkkK
— Buffalo Bisons (@BuffaloBisons) April 17, 2016
At the Plate
Buffalo scored 2 in the first to grab an early 2-0 lead, but that was all she wrote for Bisons crossing the plate on a beautiful Saturday afternoon.
Domonic Brown stepped to the plate with Dalton Pompey on base and hit his 2nd home run to right center field.
Jesus Montero, David Adams, and Andy Burns (2-hits) collected hits for the Herd. As a team the Bisons collected 6 hits, 2 walks and 9 strikeouts while going 0-for-5 with RISP.
On the Mound
Starter Casey Lawrence allowed 5 in 5 with 2 walks, 3 K’s and a HR. He threw 80 pitches with 50 in the zone while inducing 8 groundball outs versus 4 flyball outs. Chad Jenkins relieved Casey, throwing 2 no-hit innings. Bobby Korecky finished the day for the Herd with 2 innings of one-hit 2K relief.
Player of Interest/Top Prospects
Dalton Pompey 1-4, R, K .389
Andy Burns 2-4, 2B .189BA
Chad Girodo DNP
3 Stars
- Domonic Brown 1-4, R, HR, 2-RBI 2K .200BA
- Chad Jenkins 2IP, BB 4.50ERA
- Bobby Korecky 2.0IP, 2K 0.00ERA
Next Game: Chris Leroux (0-0, 0.00ERA) faces off against Roenis Elias
New Hampshire Fisher Cats (4-4, 5th)
NH drops the third game of a 4-game series, 1-7. It was a close game until the 7th when Trenton blew it open with 2 runs to make it 4-0. Another 3 in the 9th made it 7-0.
The #FisherCats get 1 in the ninth but fall 7-1 to @TrentonThunder. Check us out for tomorrow’s 1:35 p.m. start! KIDS RUN THE BASES!
— NH Fisher Cats (@FisherCats) April 17, 2016
At the Plate
The Fisher Cats collected 6 hits, 7 walks, and 4K’s, going 1-for-16 with RISP and 10 LOB.
Jorge Flores collected 2 hits and drove in the teams only run. Jon Berti, K.C. Hobson, Matt Dean, and Ian Parmley each had a hit in the loss.
On the Mound
Jason Berken (L, 0-2) allowed 2 runs on 6 hits over 6. Daniel Schlereth struggled in his 0.1IP, surrending 2 runs on 3 hits. Danny Barnes provided the Fisher Cats with 1.2IP of no-hit relief before John Stilson struggled in the 9th. Stilson allowed 3 runs on one hit and 2BB in 0.1IP. Wil Browning finished the game with two quick outs, requiring just 9 pitches.
Player of Interest/Top Prospects
Roemon Fields DNP
Rowdy Tellez 0-2, BB .160BA
Dwight Smith Jr.0-5, K .103BA
Brady Dragmire DNP
3 Stars
- Jorge Flores 2-3, RBI, BB .353BA
- Jason Berken 6IP, 6H, 2R, 2BB, 4K, 85 pitches, 9GO, 3AO with a 3.27ERA
- Matt Dean 1-2, R, 2BB .158
Next Game: In the series finale Shane Dawson (1-0, 0.00ERA) will face off against Jordan Montgomery.
Dunedin Blue Jays (6-4, T1st)
The D-Jays have won 3-games in a row, beating Palm Beach 3-2 in 13 innings. With the win the D-Jays ensure a series split.
Palm Beach loses 3-2 in the 13th inning.
— Palm Beach Cardinals (@GoPBCardinals) April 17, 2016
At the Plate
Dunedin collected 12 hits, 6BB, 15K and went 4-for-14 with RISP.
D-Jays scored runs in the 1st, 2nd and 13th.
Richard Urena lead the attack with 3 hits out of the 2-hole. Jason Leblebijian and Ryan Metzler each had 2-hits. Jonathan Davis, Ryan McBroom, D.J. Davis, Danny Jansen and Dickie Joe Thon each had hits in the game.
On the Mound
25-yr-old Kyle Westwood, a 13th round pick of the Houston Astros in 2013, made his Blue Jays system debut with the D-Jays on Saturday. Westwood allowed 2 runs, a walk and 2 strike outs in 6IP.
A pair of relievers closed the game out for Dunedin in impressive fashion. Alonzon Gonzalez and Chris Rowley (W, 1-0) no-hit the Cards between the 7th and 13th inning.
Player of Interest/Top Prospects
Tom Robson DNP
Anthony Alford Rehabbing knee on 7-day DL
Richard Urena 3-6, RBI, BB, E
Conner Greene DNP
D.J. Davis 1-5, BB, 3K .195BA
Ryan Borucki DNP
Danny Jansen 1-4, RBI, K .160BA
Mitch Nay 7-day DL
Ryan McBroom 1-5, BB, 2K .293BA
3 Stars
- Richarad Urena
- Alonzo Gonzalez 4.0IP, 0H, 3BB, 3K on 58 pitches
- Chris Rowley 3.0IP, 0H, K on 35 pitches
Next Game: Conner Greene (0-1, 2.70ERA) faces off against Matt Pearce
Lansing Lugnuts (5-2, 1st)
Lansing won the series against Bowling Greene with a 7-5 win on Saturday, scoring 7 runs in the past two games.
FINAL: #Lugnuts 7, @BGHotRods 5. The Lugs improve to 5-2!
WP: Starlyn Suriel (1-0)
Sv: .@dustyisaacs28 (2)
BOX: https://t.co/ef7GzQXtPC— Lansing Lugnuts (@LansingLugnuts) April 17, 2016
At the Plate
The Lugnuts knocked out 8 hits, collected 5BB and struck out 10 times. Lansing went 2-for-7 with RISP.
Lansing scored 2 runs in the 2nd, a run in each the 6th and 7th innings and a 3 spot in the 9th to seal the deal.
Andrew Guillotte and Juan Kelly each had two hits, with Gunnar Heidt, Josh Almonte, Connor Panas and J.C. Cardenas collecting hits.
It was Guillotte and Panas that paced the Lugnuts to victory with Guillotte going 2-for-3 with 2 runs, 3-RBI, 2 walks and 2 stolen bases. Panas hit his first home run with Lansing in the 2nd plating 2 runs and finished 1-for-2 with 2 runs, 2-RBI and 2BB on the day.
On the Mound
Angel Perdomo allowed 2 runs on 2 walks and 3 strike outs over 4.2IP. Conor Fisk struggled with 3 runs, 2BB, and 2K’s with 4 hits over 1.1IP. Starlyn Suriel (W, 1-0) threw 2 no-hit innings with 3K’s and Dusty Isaacs (SV,2) closed the game out with a hit and a strike out in the 9th.
Player of Interest/Top Prospects
Sean Reid-Foley DNP
Jon Harris DNP
Angel Perdomo 4.2IP, 3H, 2R, 2BB, 3K 45 strikes on 75 pitches 3.52ERA
Carl Wise DNP
Lane Thomas 0-5, 4K .296BA
Travis Bergen DNP
3 Stars
- Guillotte
- Panas
- Suriel
Next Game: Ryan Cook (0-0, 1.13ERA) opens the series against Fort Wayne facing off against Austin Smith.
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