Ryan MuellerJoin Jays From The Couch Every Morning For Your Toronto Blue Jays Minor League Recap And Vlad And Bo Update
On Tuesday, August 14th, the Toronto Blue Jays minor league system went 2 and 6
Triple-A
Buffalo Bisons (55-63)
The Herd won 14 to 5
HR- Billy McKinney (15), Dwight Smith Jr. (5), Darnell Sweeney (8), and Rowdy Tellez 2x (12, 13)
Starter- Mike Hauschild 5.0 IP, 6-H, 2-R, 1-BB, 2-K, and 1-HRA on 83 pitches
W- Hauschild (1-0, 3.60 ERA)
Wednesday, August 15th starting pitcher- Matt Tracy
Double-A
New Hampshire Fisher Cats (67-49)
The Fisher Cats lost 5 to 0
Starter- Jordan Romano 6.0 IP, 8-H, 4-R, BB, 3-K, and 1-HRA on 74 pitches
L- Romano (10-7, 3.66 ERA)
Wednesday, August 15th starting pitcher- Hector Perez
Advanced-A
Dunedin Blue Jays (61-59)
The D-Jays lost 5 to 4 in 10 innings
HR- Joshua Palacios (7)
Starter- Yennsy Diaz 7.0 IP, 7-H, 3-R, 4-K, and 1-HRA on 85 pitches
L- Jackson McClelland (1-4, 4.10 ERA)
Wednesday, August 15th starting pitcher- Aaron Sanchez
A-Ball
Lansing Lugnuts (72-49)
The Nuts won 7 to 4
HR- Samad Taylor (7)
Starter- Jordan Barrett 4.2-IP, 5-H, 3-R, 4-BB, 4-K on 89 pitches
W- Brody Rodning (4-3, 4.11 ERA)
SV- Emerson Jimenez (1)
Wednesday, August 15th starting pitcher- Maximo Castillo
Short-Season A-Ball
Vancouver Canadians (31-25)
The C’s lost 4 to 1
Starter- Elio Silva 6.0 IP, 1-H, 1-R, 1-BB, 4-K, and 1-HRA on 65 pitches
L- Denis Diaz (0-2, 4.94 ERA)
Wednesday, August 15th starting pitcher- Joey Murray
Advanced Rookie Ball
Bluefield Blue Jays (32-21)
The Blue Jays lost 10 to 4
Starter- Felipe Castaneda 2.2 IP, 3-H, 6-R, 4-BB, 1-K, and 1-HRA on 61 pitches
W- Castaneda (1-1, 7.85 ERA)
Rookie Ball
GCL Blue Jays (21-23)
The Blue Jays lost 3 to 2
Starter- Juan Diaz 5.0 IP, 4-H, 1-R, 1-BB, 3-K
BSV/L- Brayan Mejia (1)/(1-1, 3.60 ERA)
DSL Blue Jays (34-26)
The Blue Jays lost 9 to 8
HR- Hanley Acevedo (1)
Starter- Ronald Govea 5.0 IP, 5-H, 2-R, 2-BB, 3-K
L- William Gonzalez (2-4, 5.32 ERA)
Player of the Day
Top Performers:
- The Herd’s Dwight Smith Jr. (3-for-5, 2-R, 2B, HR, 2-RBI, BB), Anthony Alford (2-for-4, 2-R, 2-2B, 2-RBI), Billy McKinney (1-for-4, HR, R, 2-RBI), Reese McGuire (2-for-5, 2-R, 2B, HR, 2-RBI), Tim Lopes (2-for-5, SB), and Darnell Sweeney (3-for-5, 2-R, HR, 2-RBI)
- The Cats’ Harold Ramirez (2-for-4), Max Pentecost (2-for-4), and Gunnar Heidt (3-for-4, 2B)
- The D-Jays’ Joshua Palacios (2-for-5, R, HR, 3-RBI) and Yennsy Diaz (see above)
- The Bolts’ Samad Taylor (2-for-3, 2-R, 2B, HR, 2-RBI, BB), Brandon Grudzielanek (2-for-4, 2-RBI), and Freddy Rodriguez (1-for-2, 2-R, BB)
- The C’s Otto Lopez (2-for-4, R, 3B) and Silva (see above)
- Bluefield’s Dominic Abbadessa (2-for-4, R, SB)
- GCL’s Jordan Groshans (2-for-4), Joseph Reyes (1-for-1, R, RBI, 2-BB)
Tuesday, August 14th POD goes to Rowdy Tellez
The 23-yr-old Tellez had his second 2-HR game on Tuesday, going 3-for-5. Tellez grounded out in the 1st inning and popped out in the 5th inning.
Tellez hit his 12th HR over the RF wall in the 3rd inning after Vladimir Guerrero singled for a 2-run shot and a Bisons’ 4-1 lead. He doubled (21) and scored on an Anthony Alford double (17) in the 6th inning to give the Bisons an 11 to 2 lead. In his final at-bat, Tellez hit his second HR of the game in the 8th inning with 1-out and nobody on base, pushing Buffalo’s lead to 13 to 3.
Rowdy Tellez is batting .294 with 3-HR, 7-R, and 6-RBI over his last 10-games pumping his batting average to .274.
Bo and Vlad Show
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. walked and singled in 5 AB’s with two runs scored and two strikeouts. Vladdy is batting .372 with the Bisons.
Bo Bichette picked up a single in five at-bats. Bo is batting .278 with 80 runs, 35 doubles, 6 triples, 10 HR, and 65 RBI in 110 games.
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