Eventful day in minor league baseball for the Blue Jays. We had a trade, a major signing, and some encouraging performances down on the farm. Your affiliates went 4-3.
Syracuse 2 BUFFALO 3
Jeff Francis was pretty good in this one. He struck out ten in six innings of two run ball. Caleb Gindl’s three run homerun in the second was all Francis needed. Matt Hague and Jonathan Diaz both had two hits.
New Hampshire 5 PORTLAND 6 16 Innings
Despite the marathon of a game, Dalton Pompey had himself quite a day (and night). Pompey went 4-8 with a homerun and three RBIs. Dwight Smith Jr. too played well, collecting three hits. The Fisher Cats lost in the bottom of the sixteenth. It should be noted that the winning Portland pitcher was their starting left fielder.
Brevard County 1 DUNEDIN 6
Jeff Hoffman pitched five and two-thirds of two hit, one run baseball. Miguel Castro pitched two innings and struck out four. Hoffman was up in the “high 90s” with the fastball and Castro hit 100mph, according to the Brevard County write-up. Anthony Alford tripled and collected three RBIs. He walked as well. Matt Dean had two hits, as did Emilio Guerrero.
LANSING 11 Lake County 3
Shane Dawson now has eleven wins. Dawson pitched seven innings of three run baseball. Jason Leblebijian, Chris Carlson, and D.J.Davis had three hits each. Leblebijian had four RBIs and by my count was a homerun away from the cycle.
SPOKANE 17 Vancouver 2
Ouch. Really only Connor Panas and Sean Hurley came away from tonight unscathed. Panas had three hits and Hurley homered.
Pulaski 0 BLUEFIELD 4
Juliandry Higuera pitched five innings of shutout baseball while Andrew Guillote had two hits, including a homer. Bluefield is back to .500.
GCL YANKEES (2) 4 GCL Blue Jays 3
Juan Meza got hit around a bit in his two-thirds of an inning. He allowed three earned. Jose Espada struck out five in three innings of work and Jackson Lowery struck out four in two and a third. Jake Thomas had three hits, including a homerun.
DSL Blue Jays v. DSL Orioles
Three Stars
3. Jeff Hoffman
2. Jeff Francis
1. Juliandry Higuera
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