Tacoma, WA - The Jays erased a 1-0 deficit with four runs in the sixth and put up two insurance runs in the ninth.Batting - Jason Lane (2/4) belted a two-run homer to cap off the rally in the sixth while Manny Mayorson (2/4) and David Cooper (2/4) had the other multi-hit games with Mayorson knocking home a run. Brett Lawrie (1/3) knocked home the tying run with a base knock and also collected a base on balls. That .352 batting average on the season clearly has no place in the Jays lineup! ;D Ryan Budde (1/3) also drew a walk and Chris Woodward (1/4) had a run batted in. Mike McCoy (1/5), Adam Loewen (0/3) drew a walk and scored twice but Darin Mastroianni (0/4) was kept off base.
Running - Woodward was thrown out at the plate.
Pitching - P.J. Walters made it through four innings and yielded a run on five hits and a walk. The ex-Cardinal struck out seven and three out of four outs in play stayed on the dirt. Lefty Rommie Lewis (3-3) got the victory after stranding a hit and a walk in his one inning of work. Ronald Uviedo grabbed the hold despite giving up a solo homer and a walk in his inning of work. Bobby Korecky was not messing around as he whiffed five of the nine hitters he faced to earn the three-inning save.
Defence - No clanks here.
New Hampshire 7 Richmond 6
Richmond, VA - The Fisher Cats scored six runs in the sixth, seventh and eighth to overcome a 3-1 deficit and survived a three-run uprising by the Giants affiliate in the ninth for the victory.Batting - Travis d'Arnaud (3/5) opened the scoring for New Hampshire with a solo home run (his 15th of the year) in the second to go along with two doubles (29). Even one of his outs was productive as he reached on an error at short to bring home another run. Mark Sobolewski (3/5) was a homer short of matching d'Arnaud but he also had two doubles and drove in a run. Yan Gomes (2/3) belted a solo shot and drew a walk while Jonathan Diaz (1/4) followed Gomes' blast with his first of the campaign to make it back to back jacks in the eighth. Anthony Gose (2/5) had two doubles (16) and Adeiny Hechavarria (2/5) put the Fisher Cats ahead to stay with a two-run double (20) in the seventh. Callix Crabbe (1/4) picked up a single but Moises Sierra and Danny Perales went a combined 0-for-10.
Running - d'Arnaud stole his second base of the year but Hechavarria was caught for the 12th time against 19 steals.
Pitching - Deck McGuire met the quality start guidelines of giving up three runs over six innings to get his second AA win. He gave up two homers among his five hits but walked only one. The Jays first rounder from 2010 struck out five and induced nine groundball outs. Of his 74 pitches, 50 were strikes. Yohan Pino whiffed two of the three batters he faced in the seventh to get a hold. Rei Gonzalez was roughed up for three runs on three hits and a walk over one inning while striking out one. Gonzalez pitched three batters into the ninth inning and was relieved by lefty Clint Everts. He gave up a hit in the ninth and allowed a Gonzalez runner to score but he punched out a batter to earn his ninth save of the year.
Defence - No errors and the infield turned three double plays.
South Bend 6 Lansing 3
Lansing, MI - The Lugnuts let a 3-1 lead slip away as the Diamondbacks affiliate scored once in the seventh and four in the eighth for the come from behind win.
Batting - Toronto's Marcus Knecht (3/4) hit his 26th double of the season, had an RBI single and scored two runs. Markus Brisker (2/4) had the other multi-hit night with a double. Oliver Dominguez (0/0) got as much mileage as one can without getting an official plate appearance thanks to three walks and a sacrifice fly RBI. Jack Murphy (1/4) brought home a run but does not get an RBI because he hit into a double play (stupid rule, by the way!). K.C. Hobson (1/4) singled and Michael Crouse (0/3) walked but struck out three times. The Lugnuts hit into three double plays.
Running - Crouse stole second to push his season total to 36. However, Dominguez and Brisker were thrown out at third from right field.
Pitching - Lefty Egan Smith limited South Bend to two runs on five hits over seven innings. He gave up a home run but struck out three and did not walk a batter. Of his 16 outs in play, nine were on the ground. Brandon Berl got the double whammy of a blown save and a loss as he was whacked for four runs (three earned) on four hits over two innings. He gave up a two-run homer but struck out a pair and did not walk anyone.
Defence - Berl threw one away from the mound.
Vancouver 3 Spokane 1
Vancouver, BC - The Canadians 1-0 lead in the second inning held up until the eighth but they responded with two runs in their half of the eighth to beat the Rangers affiliate.Batting - Stephen McQuail (1/3) was the lone Canadian to reach twice as he drew a walk and singled home the game's first run. Nicholas Baligod (1/3) doubled and came home on McQuail's base knock. Garrett Maines (1/3) had the big base hit with a two-run single to cash in McQuail and Randy Schwartz (0/2), who got aboard on a walk. Shane Opitz (1/4) accounted for the Canadians other ht.
Running - Jonathan Jones stole second base but Jonathon Berti did not.
Pitching - Hey Nicolino - CLAP! Lefty Justin Nicolino spun five scoreless frames and allowed just one hit and one walk while striking out five. His groundout/airout total was 8-1. Travis Garrett got a hold by surviving a hit and a walk while striking out one in a scoreless inning. Philip Brua could not hold the lead as he allowed an unearned run on two hits over two innings. He did strike out two batters and picked up the victory himself to improve to 4-0. Drew Permison worked a one-hit ninth to lock down the save, his ninth of the campaign.
Defence - Opitz made a throwing error at short trying to complete a 3-6-3 double play that led to Spokane's tying run but he did take part in two double plays, 6-3 and 4-6-3.
GCL Braves 6 GCL Blue Jays 0
Kissimmee, FL - This game was scoreless until the bottom of the sixth when the Braves scored twice and tacked on four more in the seventh.
Batting - Nico Taylor (1/2) got on base twice with a walk and Chris Peters (1/2) had a walk. Eric Arce was the other Jay to get aboard with a walk.
Running - Arce was caught trying to pilfer second.
Pitching - Lefty Griffin Murphy's pitching line is brought to you by the number four. He lasted 4 1/3/ innings and gave up four hits and four walks but he struck out four. Even with two wild pitches into the mix, he held the Braves off the board with help from Alex Ramirez. Ramirez stranded both of Murphy's runners and pitched a hitless inning. However, he took the loss by issuing two walks and hitting a batter. Chris Roman could not hold down the fort as he allowed two of Ramirez's three runners to score and was whacked for four runs of his own on four hits and a walk in 1 2/3 innings. Lefty Jose Vargas pitched a clean inning of relief.
Defence - More errors than hits for the Jays in this one. Justin Atkinson chucked one away from third and Christian Frias threw one away while dropping another. Dalton Pompey pegged a runner at third from center field.
DSL Cubs2 5 DSL Blue Jays 4 (11 Innings)
San Pedro de Macoris, DR - The Jays tied the game in the ninth only to see the Cubs pull it out in extras.
Batting - Angel Feliz (1/4) was the reason the game went into overtime thanks to his home run in the bottom of the ninth. He also drew a walk. Ricardo Guillen (1/5) had a two-run single, Maydawin De La Cruz (2/5) drove in a run and Emilio Guerrero (2/5) had the other multi-hit effort. Mauricio Nagahashi (1/4) reached twice with a walk and Jonathan Pumarol (0/3) did the same with two bases on balls. Tonguar Perez (1/5) had a double and Nelson Aguida (1/3) singled.
Running - Nagahashi stole second, Guillen was nailed at third and Feliz was picked off at first.
Pitching - Gilberto Vielma surrendered an unearned run on one hit and three walks over three innings. He struck out two and got six outs on the dirt. Juan Cabrera allowed just one hit and struck out three in two shutout innings. Steven Romero was charged with the blown save could not get an out as he yielded two runs on two hits and a walk while throwing a wild pitch. Lefty Ericdavis Marquez allowed one of Romero's two runners to score and gave up a run of his own to go along with two wild pitches. However, he lasted three innings in which he gave up a hit and a walk to go along with four Ks. Like Marquez, Luis Zerpa allowed went three innings and struck out four but he gave up the winning run on three hits to take the loss.
Defence - The corner men, Guerrero and Perez, each booted one.
*** 3 Stars!!! ***
3. Deck McGuire, New Hampshire
2. Justin Nicolino, Vancouver
1. Travis d'Arnaud, New Hampshire