Lehigh Valley 2 Buffalo 6
Thad Weber made the start after returning from the Blue Jays. Four of the first five batters had a hit and two runs scored before Weber was able to get a double play. That was it for hits off Weber, he pitched five innings in total. The Bisons responded right away with 3 runs in the bottom of the first. Mauro Gomez had an RBI single and Ricardo Nanita a 2 RBI double. In the third inning Brad Glenn went deep for a two run home run. Glenn added a solo shot in the fifth. Other than Glenn, AJ Jimenez and Mike McCoy had two hits each.
The Bisons used 4 relievers to get them home. John Stilson was the only perfect reliever.
New Hampshire 1 Reading 2
New Hampshire were facing prospect Jesse Biddle. Kenny Wilson and Andy Burns singled to start the game and Kevin Nolan walked to load the bases with no-one out. The Fisher Cats could only score one run on a ground out by Adam Loewen. After that Biddle shut them down. The Cats had only 2 hits over the last 8 innings. One by Loewen and one by Nolan who ended 1-2 with 2 walks.
Austin Bibens-Dirkx pitched 7 innings allowing 4 hits. Three of them, a single, double and triple, came in the same inning.
Dunedin 1 Brevard County 3
The Jays scored a run in the first, Brevard scored three in the second and that was it. Errors played a part in the game, Jon Berti led off with a walk, stole second on an error and scored on a sac fly. In the second Shane Opitz and Derrick Chung made errors. They were followed by a double scoring two runs.
The Jays had just 5 hits, Opitz and Jonathan Jones had two each. Opitz average is over .300 now. The starter for the Jays was Scott Copeland who pitched just four innings. Four other pitchers backed him up.
Lansing 7 Great Lakes 8 - 10 innings
Lansing trailed 7-3 heading to the ninth where they scored 4 runs. The Loons scored in the tenth to win. Chad Girodo took the loss. He had pitched 2 perfect innings but in his third inning the lead-off hitter singled. after a bunt Arik Sikula came on to give up a two out, RBI single. When the Lugnuts scored 4 in the ninth the big hit was a bases clearing, 3 RBI double, from Dwight Smith. The Loons had taken the lead in the seventh inning with a grand slam off Griffin Murphy.
Taylor Cole pitched 5.1 innings, he gave up 3 runs, two earned. The Lugnuts had 13 hits, Smith had 3 and 4 RBI. Dalton Pompey , Emilio Guerrero, Chris Hawkins and Jason Lelebijian had two hits each.
Vancouver 2 Everett 3
Vancouver outhit Everett 11-7 and were out-hitting Everett 11-5 heading to the bottom of the ninth. Vancouver needed the win to help their playoff chances. Chuck Ghysels, their closer, was on the mound. With one out Ghysels walked Austin Wilson. That was followed by a game tying triple and an infield single.
Vancouver had taken the lead in the first inning, Justin Atkinson doubled with the bases loaded, scoring Michael Reeves and LB Dantzler. Colton Turner starter and just gave up one run in 6 innings. Reeves, Dantzler and Brenden Kalfus had two hits.
Kingsport 7 Bluefield 0
This was a close game until the seventh. Chase DeJong started, went 4 innings and punched out 9 hitters. He was charged with a run on three hits. Yeyfry DelRosario and Phil Kish were roughed up in the seventh and gave up 5 runs between them.
The Jays had 6 hits, spread among 6 hitters.
GCL Blue Jays 1 GCL Phillies 0
The story of the game was Miguel Castro who pitched seven strong shutout innings. Castro came onto prospect radars with some excellent starts in the DSL. He came to the GCL a few weeks ago and this was his best start.
The Jays run scored in the seventh, Gabriel Cenas singled, Rowdy Tellez doubled him to third and a sac fly from Dan Jansen scored the run. The Jays closer, Kam Usui dodged a bullet in the ninth. The lead-off hitter singled but he was doubled off on a bunt attempt. The next hitter doubled, followed by a single. But Usui got the third out. Three hits allowed, four total bases allowed, one save. Cenas had 2 hits, Urena was 1-4.
3 Stars
#3 - Chase DeJong and Dwight Smith
#2 - Brad Glenn
#1 - Miguel Castro
