Since beating up the Orioles right after the all-star break, the Rays have lost three straight series versus the Yankees, Red Sox and White Sox. The Rays looked like they were headed for a wild card spot but now find themselves on the outside. The Rays have lost Kevin Kiermaier, Blake Snell and Yandy Diaz over the last week. The Jays will not miss facing Snell, and Kiermaier always seems to play well against the Jays. The Jays come off an off day and will navigate "maximum rumour weekend" (tm).

It was a mixed night on the farm, four wins and three losses. New Hampshire, Lansing and Bluefield had big wins. Vancouver needed a ninth inning home run to send the game to extra innings where the C's picked up a walk-off win. Buffalo and Dunedin lost. Otto Lopez picked up three hits, the good Justin Dillon pitched and Bo Bichette stole home.

New Hampshire lost due to a bullpen blowup. But the story was Nate Pearson who threw 5.2 hitless innings and Kevin Smith, who brought his batting average over .200. Buffalo came from behind to win. Lansing, Vancouver and Bluefield all lost. Lansing managed to lose on a catchers interference call that brought home the winning run. It was just the Lugnuts third error of the inning. The rains in Florida sidelined the two Florida teams.

#BlueJays affiliates won just three of nine Tueday. #LetsGoBlueJays

#BlueJays affiliates won three out of four Monday. The games in New Hampshire, Dunedin and Bluefield were rained out. Buffalo had the night off. #LetsGoBlueJays

The Jays will try and win a series against a good team with three at home against the Clevelanders. They start the series with a roster move. Trent Thornton to the IL with elbow inflammation, Ryan Borucki activated.

The #BlueJays are in Motown this weekend. #LetsGoBlueJays

Lansing were the only winners on Thursday. Griffin Conine and Gabriel Moreno featured in the win. Elsewhere there were some OK performances but not a lot of competition for the three stars.

Baseball America has provided a midseason update of its top 30 prospects in the Toronto Blue Jays system. #BlueJays #LetsGoBlueJays


Adam Kloffenstein is on the fringe of the Blue Jays top 10 prospects list according to Baseball America.

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The DSL Jays conceded 21 runs, if it was a fight it would have been stopped when their opponents scored their 18th run in the fifth inning. Bo Bichette went deep twice. Otherwise thee wasn't a lot of note on the farm, it was a mixed bag of results. Some lesser known names had multi hit games while some better known pitchers had bad days.

#BlueJays affiliates went 6-4 on Tuesday as two of the affiliates swept doubleheaders while another one was on the receiving end of a sweep. #LetsGoBlueJays

#BlueJays affiliates won three and lost three on Monday. Dunedin had the day off. Bluefield's game was rained out. #LetsGoBlueJays

The #BlueJays continue their road trip with a stop in Beantown. #LetsGoBlueJays

Quick notes on a Sunday night.

The #BlueJays begin the second half with a trip to the Bronx Zoo with a golden opportunity to cut into the 24-1/2 game deficit they face in the AL East. #LetsGoBlueJays