5 of the 6 affiliates scored at least 8 runs last night as the teams went 3-3.  Brian Dopriak continued his hot streak with 2 more HRs.

New Hampshire, Dunedin and Lansing combined to belt 10 homers yesterday, half of them by the Fisher Cats, to propel them to victory.  As for Syracuse, they dropped their fifth in a row to fall to .500.  At least the Argos are back to .500 thanks to a 109-yard drive for the winning touchdown.  Way to go, K-Jo.  That concludes my football commentary!

.500. It’s the record the Jays seemed destined to finish at or within a couple of games either side and it’s the record the affiliates put up yesterday on a 3-3 evening. Losses in the low minors and a Triple-A were cancelled out by wins in Double-A through A-ball. Three of the six starters turned in quality starts and the teams in the low minors, as may be expected, lost in part due to fielding errors. There were several solid days at the plate, but no standout performances, and the three stars could have gone to any of about ten players.

Ricky Romero and Davis Romero both pitched well, they each allowed two runs and both had runs that were allowed by the bullpen.  Randy Boone also pitched very well for Dunedin.  Balbino Fuenmayor had six RBI's and Robert Sobolewski broke out with three hits.

Shaun Marcum returned with an exclamation mark and a handful of Canadians had good nights.

It's the all-star break in the major leagues, the traditional half-way point of the season.  The minor league season is shorter and most teams are at the two-thirds mark of their season.  Now is a good time to take a look at the top prospects to see how they are doing.  In this feature we will look at the Jays top 30 prospects and some players who are looking to move into the top 30.

Brad Mills was the star on this night with seven shutout innings.  With two leagues in their all-star break the affiliates won three of four.  Dunedin, behind Mills, won 1-0.  Auburn gave up seven runs in the first two innings but won easily.  The GCL Jays won in the bottom of the ninth while Lansing lost.  David Purcey pitched will the AAA All-Star game while Travis SNider won the AA home run contest.

Just one of the affiliates were in action.  Much like the parent club, they couldn't get the big hit when they needed it and they didn't hit for power.  None whatsoever, not a sausage. 

Rain washed out three games, and an off day took care of another.  That left only two games for the affiliates and they took care of business in both as a former first-round pick kinda, sorta flirted with a no-hitter.

The affiliates went 4-2 on the night.

The GCL Jays had a twelve run inning which pretty much guarantees the win.  Lansing and Auburn won with great starts from Marc Rzepczynski and Joel Carreno.  Dunedin and Syracuse each won in extra innings.  New Hampshire were on the wrong side of 18 runs.

Adam Calderone hit three triples as Dunedin won.  Brad Mills, Brett Cecil and Luis Perez turned in excellent starts.  The GCL Jays saw their eight game win streak end and Auburn were bombed in Ripken-land for the second night in a row.  Syracuse also lost as Davis Romero struggled to make it a 3-3 night on the farm.

Lansing won in ten innings as Tim Collins blew his first save of the year.  The blown save opened the door for David Cooper, playing in his first game in the Midwest League, to single in the winning run.  The GCL Jays won both ends of a twin bill.  Otherwise Syracuse gave up nine runs, New Hampshire gave up eleven runs, and Auburn gave up nine runs, all in losing efforts.  Dunedin "only" gave up six runs.

Asdrubal Cabrera was the big reason Syracuse had to settle for a doubleheader split at Alliance Bank Stadium, spoiling a good effort from a tall Canadian righthander.  Meantime, New Hampshire came up with a rare (and I do mean rare!) come from behind victory on the road while Dunedin had a promising start but a not-so-promising finish while having a rough night on the basepaths.

A good night for the better Jay prospects hitting HRs.  Arencibia, Snider and Tolisano each went deep as the affiliates went 3-3 on the night.