After a losing day yesterday the top tier got back on the winning side on Friday. Buffalo and New Hampshire were the only winners. It was Ricky T day for Vancouver. If Ricky was wondering what it would be like to pitch in the major leagues he got a taste of it in the first inning when rehabbing Mariner Kyle Lewis took him deep on the first pitch he saw for a two run home run. Tiedemann and Yosver Zulueta are headed to the futures game. Both need to tighten their repertoires before that game.

Tough night on the farm, everyone lost. Time for something to distract us from the on field performance. How about mid-season report cards, as we are at the halfway point of the season. Its not happy reading for Blue Jay fans and so does not provide much distraction.

You've got to pay your dues
if you want to sing the blues
and you know it don't come easy

Happy 82nd, Sir Richard Starkey.

Buffalo split a doubleheader, New Hampshire and Dunedin won big and Vancouver threw one out of the window.

Buffalo and New Hampshire lost and Dunedin won in a rain-shortened affair. The real 4th of July fireworks came in the Pacific Northwest as Vancouver won a wild one in Everett.

It might be a good time for a road trip.

The affiliates only played two games on Sunday. Games in Vancouver and Florida were rained out. Buffalo and New Hampshire both had bullpen meltdowns.

Cam Eden hit a two run home run which was enough to give New Hampshire a win with good pitching from Hayden Juenger and Andrew Bash. Vancouver also won while Buffalo, Dunedin and the FCL Jays all lost. Irv Carter had some positives and negatives in his start.

Spencer Horwitz scored five times today. He also drove in five runs. He homered. He doubled, twice. He added a single. He did it all! The New Hampshire hitters were on fire, scoring 16 runs. Horwitz wasn't the only one with four hits. The Dunedin bats were also good, they won . Buffalo and Vancouver were on the bad end of big scores. Zach Britton homered twice for Vancouver.

Buffalo gave up eight runs with Trevor Richards and Anthony Kay responsible for five of them. Yosver Zulueta had a AA debut to forget, and the bullpen were bombed, as New Hampshire gave up 15 runs. Vancouver and Dunedin were winners. This is your abbreviated Canada Day minor league update.

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Buffalo and New Hampshire lost on the road. Dunedin and Vancouver found the win column for a .500 night on the farm Wednesday.

Dunedin got the only win on the farm Tuesday.

So these guys have decided they're going to be a problem, too.

The Bisons were the only winners on Sunday. Logan Warmoth's three run home run was enough for the win. Two starters pitched well but the bullpen couldn't hold it. Hayden Juenger and Nick Frasso were good. Orelvis seems to be back on track with two more hits including a home run.