Five wins in nine tries for the affiliates were highlighted by two dominant (and encouraging) starts.
Tucson 1 Las Vegas 7
If Shawn Hill wasn't on the short list of emergency starters before last night's game, he most certainly is now. Hill stymied the Tucson Padres to the tune of a run on three hits and walk over eight innings. He struck out nine.
The 51s offense was doubles happy on Saturday picking up five two-baggers, led by David Cooper's pair. Adeiny Hechavarria went 3-for-5 while Travis Snider was 1-for-2 with three walks.
New Britain 6 New Hampshire 5 (10 innings)
The Deck McGuire who the Jays drafted 11th overall in 2010 showed up last night. McGuire dominated the Rock Cats over his six innings allowing two runs on six hits with a walk against 10 strikeouts. Things unraveled in the 'pen, however as Ronald Uviedo couldn't hold a 5-2 9th inning lead.
Mark Sobolewski connected on his 17th homer for the Fisher Cats while Jake Marisnick was 1-for-3 with a double.
Tampa 9 Dunedin 2
The less time spent on this one, the better. The offense was highlighted, I guess, by Kevin Ahrens who went 1-for-3 with a double. Marcus Knecht was 0-for-4 with 4 strikeouts.
As for the pitching, well, that wasn't any better. Egan Smith started and went five allowing five runs (four earned) on seven hits. He walked and struck out three. Moving on.
Lansing 4 West Michigan 0
Andy Fermin picked up three hits including a double while Kevin Pillar was 2-for-4 with a double and his 34th stolen base.
The Lansing Trio had the night off but David Rollins did his best impression by going five shutout frames allowing just one hit and a walk against five strikeouts.
Everett 3 Vancouver 4
Ian Parmley was a prototypical leadoff hitter on Saturday going 1-for-1 with three walks, two runs scored, and a stolen base. Nicholas Baligod was 1-for-4 with a double, the lone extra base hit for the Canadians.
Bobby Brosnahan went five innings for the victory allowing three runs on four hits with a walk and a strikeout.
Bluefield 2 Burlington 3
Santiago Nessy continued his (SSS) domination of the Appy League hitting his 2nd homer in six games. Christian Lopes added a couple of hits, including a double, to get his OPS over .800 while Matthew Dean reached the Mendoza Line with a 1-for-4 night.
Roberto Osuna started for Bluefield and showed why the Jays invested so much in his signing by going three shutout frames allowing just two hits while striking out three. Jeremy Gabryszwski followed with four strong innings allowing a run on two hits with a walk and two strikeouts.
GCL Braves 2 GCL Blue Jays 3 (Game One)
GCL Braves 4 GCL Blue Jays 9 (Game Two)
DSL Blue Jays 2 DSL Angels 8
Bonus Boxscore highlight of the night:
The AZL Brewers led the AZL Royals 17-6...........after the first. They held on for a 23-8 victory.
Three Stars:
3rd Star: Adeiny Hechavarria- 3-for-5, R
2nd Star: Deck McGuire- 6 IP, 6 H, 2 R, 1 BB, 10 K
1st Star: Shawn Hill- 8 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 BB, 9 K
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