For us Ontarians, today is a Tuesday that feels like a Monday; for the Blue Jay farm, yesterday was a Monday that was a Twosday.
To wit: Two wins, Two losses, and Two off days.
Syracuse – Off Day
Bowie 4 @ New Hampshire 6
The FisherCats struck early and often, scoring 2 – 1 – 1 – 2 in the first 4 innings to beat the Bowie Baysox. They did it in home run style, with SS Aaron Hill, LF John-Ford Griffin, RF Maikel Jova, and C Paul Chiaffredo all going deep. Griffin added a double and a walk to his line, Jova just the double, Hill just the walk.
Brandon League had a good outing, pitching 4 innings as he continues his adjustment back to the starting rotation. League allowed 2 runs on 4 hits (including a round-tripper), striking out 5 and walking 2. Travis Thompson was credited the Win for 3 excellent innings of relief, just 1 hit and 1 walk against 4 Ks.
Boxscore - MinorLeagueBaseball.com.
Dunedin 6 @ Clearwater 11
Consider the Dunedin pitching staff sufficiently Threshed; Neomar Flores, Andy Torres, and Robert Nunley were all very ineffective as Clearwater blew away the Jays early 3-0 lead with a 5-run 4th and a 4-run 7th.
The Dunedin offence was just fine, banging out 4 doubles and a homer among their 10 hits. SS Raul Tablado had 2 of the doubles, while 2B Ryan Roberts tagged the tater and also singled. On defence, the two turned a pair of twin-killings, and Tablado was charged an error.
Boxscore - MinorLeagueBaseball.com.
Charleston 6 @ Charleston 7
As old Barth Grooks said, “It was bound to happen, and one night it did”. The South Atlantic League features two Charlestons, and yesterday they faced off for the first time this season. They fought like cats and dogs, but unfortunately for Blue Jay-followers, the South Carolina squad bested the boys from West Virginia.
The RiverDogs struck the first big blow with a 4-run 4th, leaving Danny Core with a line of 5 earned in 4 innings, 7 hits including 2 home runs, and a 5/3 K/BB. Lefty Brad Mumma was effective in 3 innings of relief, surrendering 3 hits including a solo shot while striking out 3 and walking 1. The Alley Cats made their charge in the 8th, chalking up 3 runs to pull within one, but the Dogs answered back with a run of their own in the bottom of the frame, which meant the Cats 9th inning run went down as too little, too late.
RF Mike Galloway swung the big stick for the Cats, driving in 3 and scoring 2 on the strength of a double and a dinger. 2B Jermy Acey was no slouch out of the 9-hole, with 2 singles and a homer. C Robinson Diaz, DH Joey Reiman, and 3B Eric Arnold all reached base twice, 1B Clint Johnson thrice.
Boxscore - MinorLeagueBaseball.com.
Mahoning Valley 3 @ Auburn 8
Besides their 4-hit leadoff man, the Scrappers weren’t very scrappy yesterday as they ran into the Doubleday Express. Chris Leonard wasn’t in peak form, but good enough for the W with 5 innings of 7-hit 3-walk ball, charged with 1 earned run of three total, while striking out 4. Jayson Rodriguez followed him with 3 lights-out innings of relief; 4 Ks and nary a baserunner.
The Auburn attack featured two hits apiece from CF Aaron Mathews, SS Ryan Klosterman, and 3B Jason Armstrong. 1B Chip Cannon launched the only home run of the night, his 5th of the season. Catcher Curtis Thigpen drove in three while going 1 for 3 with a walk, LF Adam Lind had a single in 4 trips, and Joey Metropoulos was replaced by Cannon after one at-bat. The defence was less than air-tight, with one E each to Armstrong, Klosterman, and RF Jarad Mangioni.
Boxscore - MinorLeagueBaseball.com.
Pulaski – Off Day
Three-Star Selection!
The Third Star: Jayson Rodriguez, Auburn. 9 up 9 down, 4 punchouts.
The Second Star: Mike Galloway, Charleston. Homer, Double, Walk.
The First Star: John-Ford Griffin, New Hampshire. Homer, Double, Walk.
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