I had just finished writing up last night's report and was clicking over to another tab to check on someone's final line when I accidentally hit the 'X' the Da Box tab. Had I saved a draft? Of course not. So here we go again. Abbreviated, this time.
So, it looks like we might finally have a good Molina.
The two Travises (or should it be Travi?) sparked the Blue Jays affiliates to a 3-1 night on the farm. Find out which of the Travi made the cut in the three star selections of today's MLU.
The farm went 2-2 and even went 25-25 in terms of runs on Monday night. The evening featured more of the same stuff we've come to expect from the farm: offense from Las Vegas and errors from Gustavo Pierre.
The affiliates went 3-2 on the May 2-4 Sunday. Southpaw John Anderson, who missed all of 2010 due to injury, put on a pitching clinic in Lansing during his first start since 2009.
Another day, another sweep for the scorching affiliates. And for good measure, all three won in comeback fashion.
The Blue Jays farm system made us proud on Friday night, sweeping every opponent. From Las Vegas to Lansing (except Dunedin) pitching was great for the good guys. Batting was run productive for everybody, led by Dunedin, who needed to put 11 on the board to best Bradenton.
Several runs in the ninth inning helped Las Vegas to a comeback probable victory in a suspended game and one run in the ninth led to Dunedin’s win. Meanwhile, Reider Gonzalez improved to 5-1 with a fine performance in front of the Fisher Cats fans. The Lugnuts lost behind an average effort by Drew Hutchison
Three of the affiliates took advantage of home cooking and came up with wins that featured a shutout, a near shutout and a walk off. The one affiliate who was not home wished they never left.
There were only two games tonight, so less work for me!!! Except then I decided to take a closer look at Lansing's season so far. Wondering how your favourite Lugnuts have been doing? Click through to find out.
Big leaguer Jose Bautista lit the world on fire in Minnesota on Sunday with three home runs but three affiliates were also busy in the Jays universe. Only one, though, came out on top with a win.
In the Pacific Coast League, some of the most intruging names had good nights, as Travis Snider, Brett Lawrie, Eric Thames and Brad Mills all may have caught the attention of the parent club. The Fisher Cats won a slugfest, while in A-ball a pitching prospect had a good night after some performances recently. Bradley Glenn continues to be one of the few players in Dunedin swinging a hot bat, while Lansing had a thrilling ninth as the Lugnuts attempted to overcome some errors in the field for a late-inning victory.
Rehabbing Jayson Nix saw action in the opener of Dunedin’s doubleheader in the FSL, going 0 for 4 against Ft. Myers. Lansing's contest vs. Great Lakes was suspended due to rain in the third inning. Dunedin swept and New Hampshire split in their respective twin bills against Ft. Myers and Reading , while late night Las Vegas lost at the hands of Albuquerque due to a brutal five-run 2nd inning rout of Scott Richmond.
Only three games last night with two wins and a horror show.
A bunch of good and almost great pitching performances, and a shot at a clean sweep.
