Buffalo, Vancouver and the FCL squad reached double-digits in the run column and won. New Hampshire had little offence, and Dunedin did not have enough, finishing in second place on the scoreboard.
Fernando Perez was the winning pitcher for Vancouver on Tuesday.
Buffalo 10 Charlotte 9
Hartford 4 New Hampshire 1
Vancouver 15 Hillsboro 4
Clearwater 8 Dunedin 5
FCL Blue Jays 15 FCL Yankees
Boxscores
*** 3 Stars!!! ***
3. Fernando Perez, Vancouver
2. Grant Rogers, New Hampshire
1. Alan Roden, Buffalo
Notes
Alan Roden had two doubles, a single, a walk and the walk-off HBP to give him an on-base-plus-slugging percentage of 1.092. Davis Schneider also had three hits. Will Robertson homered, singled, walked twice and knocked home four runs. Leo Jiménez was 2-for-5 with a walk and scored three times out of the leadoff spot. Joey Loperfido had two hits and two RBI. Rainer Nuñez had a double, a single, a walk and a stolen base. CJ Van Eyk coughed up five runs on five hits and two walks but struck out five. Erik Swanson and Justin Bruihl had perfect stanzas with Bruihl fanning the side. Kevin Gowdy was gonged for four runs in two innings but still got the win.
Grant Rogers put together a stellar start with one run allowed over six innings, scattering seven hits and a walk. He recorded 10 ground ball outs and struck out four. Hunter Gregory took the loss by giving up three runs in 1-2/3 innings. Grayson Thurman stranded two runners for Gregory by getting the final out. Charles McAdoo poked one out of the yard for the second time this season. Yohendrick Pinango doubled and walked. Other base hits came from RJ Schreck, Jace Bohrofen, Dasan Brown and Alex Stone. Brown bumped up his batting average to .260 and swiped his seventh base of the year.
Arjun Nimmala and the Vancouver Canadians wore South Asian heritage-inspired jerseys at Nat Bailey Stadium on Tuesday.
Arjun Nimmala followed up his Northwest League Player of the Week award by going 3-for-6 with a double, an RBI and a stolen base. On the negative side, he committed a throwing and fielding error at short. Jackson Hornung also had three hits, including a double, and had a walk and two ribbies. Eddie Micheletti was the RBI leader with five, thanks in large part to a bases-clearing two-bagger. Carter Cunningham doubled and walked three times. Fernando Perez retired the first 12 men he faced and finished up with six innings of two-run ball on three hits and a walk while fanning three. Julio Ortiz struck out three over two shutout frames.
All nine Dunedin hitters had at least one hit apiece with Sam Shaw leading the way with three. Unfortunately, Shaw made three errors at second base. Yhoangel Aponte homered among his two hits and Eduard Duran also went deep. Tucker Toman had a two-hit game. Josh Kasevich was 1-for-3 with a walk before giving way to Lizandro Rodriguez, who doubled in his lone at-bat. The 22-year-old Rodriguez was recently signed as a free agent by the Blue Jays after being in the Kansas City system since 2019. Spencer Turnbull surrendered two runs (one earned) on five hits and hit a batter over 4-1/3 innings. He struck out four and did not walk anyone. Juanmi Vasquez took the loss after giving up five runs in 1-2/3 innings. Nate LaRue gave up a run in his one inning. Jack Eshelman put up a goose egg.
Yorman Licourt homered, tripled, walked and drove in six runs to bring his batting average up to .317 and his OPS up to .947. David Beckles, Aldo Gaxiola, and Drew Jemison all had two-hit games with Jemison drawing three walks for a perfect day at the plate. Enmanuel Bonilla had a two-run triple. Of note, former Blue Jay Cam Eden went 2-for-4 for the FCL Yankees. Adam Macko allowed three runs on five hits over three innings but struck out four without walking anybody. Franly Urena put up two zeroes for the win. Troy Guthrie struck out four and allowed a run over 3-1/3 innings. Grimsby, Ontario native Aiden Taggart made his pro debut and recorded the final two outs. The 6-foot-4, 18-year-old righthander signed as a free agent out of West Niagara High School on March 15.
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Fernando Perez was the winning pitcher for Vancouver on Tuesday.
Buffalo 10 Charlotte 9
Hartford 4 New Hampshire 1
Vancouver 15 Hillsboro 4
Clearwater 8 Dunedin 5
FCL Blue Jays 15 FCL Yankees
Boxscores
*** 3 Stars!!! ***
3. Fernando Perez, Vancouver
2. Grant Rogers, New Hampshire
1. Alan Roden, Buffalo
Notes
Alan Roden had two doubles, a single, a walk and the walk-off HBP to give him an on-base-plus-slugging percentage of 1.092. Davis Schneider also had three hits. Will Robertson homered, singled, walked twice and knocked home four runs. Leo Jiménez was 2-for-5 with a walk and scored three times out of the leadoff spot. Joey Loperfido had two hits and two RBI. Rainer Nuñez had a double, a single, a walk and a stolen base. CJ Van Eyk coughed up five runs on five hits and two walks but struck out five. Erik Swanson and Justin Bruihl had perfect stanzas with Bruihl fanning the side. Kevin Gowdy was gonged for four runs in two innings but still got the win.
Grant Rogers put together a stellar start with one run allowed over six innings, scattering seven hits and a walk. He recorded 10 ground ball outs and struck out four. Hunter Gregory took the loss by giving up three runs in 1-2/3 innings. Grayson Thurman stranded two runners for Gregory by getting the final out. Charles McAdoo poked one out of the yard for the second time this season. Yohendrick Pinango doubled and walked. Other base hits came from RJ Schreck, Jace Bohrofen, Dasan Brown and Alex Stone. Brown bumped up his batting average to .260 and swiped his seventh base of the year.
Arjun Nimmala and the Vancouver Canadians wore South Asian heritage-inspired jerseys at Nat Bailey Stadium on Tuesday.
Arjun Nimmala followed up his Northwest League Player of the Week award by going 3-for-6 with a double, an RBI and a stolen base. On the negative side, he committed a throwing and fielding error at short. Jackson Hornung also had three hits, including a double, and had a walk and two ribbies. Eddie Micheletti was the RBI leader with five, thanks in large part to a bases-clearing two-bagger. Carter Cunningham doubled and walked three times. Fernando Perez retired the first 12 men he faced and finished up with six innings of two-run ball on three hits and a walk while fanning three. Julio Ortiz struck out three over two shutout frames.
All nine Dunedin hitters had at least one hit apiece with Sam Shaw leading the way with three. Unfortunately, Shaw made three errors at second base. Yhoangel Aponte homered among his two hits and Eduard Duran also went deep. Tucker Toman had a two-hit game. Josh Kasevich was 1-for-3 with a walk before giving way to Lizandro Rodriguez, who doubled in his lone at-bat. The 22-year-old Rodriguez was recently signed as a free agent by the Blue Jays after being in the Kansas City system since 2019. Spencer Turnbull surrendered two runs (one earned) on five hits and hit a batter over 4-1/3 innings. He struck out four and did not walk anyone. Juanmi Vasquez took the loss after giving up five runs in 1-2/3 innings. Nate LaRue gave up a run in his one inning. Jack Eshelman put up a goose egg.
Yorman Licourt homered, tripled, walked and drove in six runs to bring his batting average up to .317 and his OPS up to .947. David Beckles, Aldo Gaxiola, and Drew Jemison all had two-hit games with Jemison drawing three walks for a perfect day at the plate. Enmanuel Bonilla had a two-run triple. Of note, former Blue Jay Cam Eden went 2-for-4 for the FCL Yankees. Adam Macko allowed three runs on five hits over three innings but struck out four without walking anybody. Franly Urena put up two zeroes for the win. Troy Guthrie struck out four and allowed a run over 3-1/3 innings. Grimsby, Ontario native Aiden Taggart made his pro debut and recorded the final two outs. The 6-foot-4, 18-year-old righthander signed as a free agent out of West Niagara High School on March 15.
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C's Plus Baseball has chats with Jonathan Todd, Hayden Gilliland and JJ Sánchez.
