Ryan Schimpf hit a three run home run to deliver a one run win to New Hampshire. Four teams suffered walk-off losses, Buffalo in the ninth, Dunedin in the 11th, Vancouver in the 10th and Bluefield in the 13th. Lansing lost a walk-fest.

Brett Lawrie was hitless. Among prospects Pillar and Gose were also without a hit, AJ Jimenez had a couple including a big fly, Burns had one, Nessy also hit one out, Michael Crouse had three hits, Matt Dean had two. Deck McGuire gave up five runs in five innings.

Comebacks galore as a few clubs must have been watching Independence Day today before playing on Independence Day. Bluefield came from behind, Dunedin walked off, and New Hampshire would have too if it weren’t Kevin Ahrens. The affiliates were 4-4 on the day.

Roberto Osuna had his worst career outing, could another visit to the doctor be coming soon?  Sean Nolin had another fantastic start for New Hampshire, with offensive help from Ryan Schimpf.  Dunedin lost in extra innings, despite a strong outing from Aaron Sanchez. 

The affiliates finished with three wins in five tries Tuesday night with all starting pitching performances rating from awesome to half-decent. The GCL Blue Jays had a doubleheader rained out while Dunedin and Bluefield had the day off.

In other words, not as much detail in this one. The affiliates lost four of five, including a shutout and an extra-innings loss.

This afternoon the farm was 3-2, with Dunedin's game versus Tampa suspended in the second inning.  DJ Davis and Mitch Nay continued to hit well early into the season for Bluefield.  Kevin Pillar had another monster game Buffalo this afternoon again.

There were four close games at the top of the system last night. Ricky Romero had the Bisons in the lead but he let it slip away. Kevin Pillar got the lead back with his first AAA home run but the bullpen gave up the lead and lost it. Similarly in New Hampshire a lead in the seventh turned into a two run loss courtesy of the bullpen. Dunedin had a four run lead until an error made it a one run lead but they held on for the win. Lansing out hit Great Lakes 11-4 but again the bullpen let four runs score without a hit and the Lugnuts lost by a run.

Vancouver took an early lead and won. Bluefield had their hitting shoes on and had such a big lead that the bullpen didn't blow it. The GCL Jays were the opposite down early and by a lot.

There were a couple of wild wins on the farm Friday. Bluefield led 9-1 after two innings but the lead disappeared by the middle of the eighth. The Jays were able to push across a run in the bottom of the eighth to win. The GCL Jays trailed 3-0 but came back to lead 5-4 in the ninth. The save was duly blown but the Jays rallied to win in the tenth. Buffalo scored five runs in the ninth to make a one run lead a six run win. Dunedin won a close game, New Hampshire and Vancouver were well beaten and Lansing were all wet.

Some rough games on the farm tonight. Our High-A affiliate lost 6-2 and went 1-11 with RISP. Brett Lawrie went 2-3 and Kyle Drabek pitched two innings. Our GCL team lost 9-0. Our Low-A affiliate lost 8-1 and Roberto Osuna was outpitched by another prospect. Our AAA affiliate lost, but managed to put up a gallant fight at the end. Bluefield eked out a win and New Hampshire came from behind to win on a night where Sean Nolin was OK. Vancouver won in the late one.

Kevin Pillar had a career night with 4 doubles for Buffalo.  New Hampshire won both games of a double header, while the younger Blue Jays prospects continue to excel in Bluefield and the GCL.

A 2-5 Tuesday on the farm with one game cut short due to Mother Nature.

Three one-run losses, including one in extra innings, contributed to a 2-6 Monday on the farm.

Today the farm teams went 3-3, with Buffalo winning a 14 inning sleeper 1-0.  Bluefield was involved in a shootout with Pulaski which involved 30 hits.  Lansing scored 14 runs, and Dunedin lost by double-digits.

Buffalo won thanks to Mauro Gomez who hit two home runs. Jose Reyes had two hits. Chad Jenkins was OK'ish.

Sean Nolin pitched seven strong to lead New Hampshire to the win.

Kyle Drabek started for Dunedin and took the loss.

Roberto Osuna had a bad start and Lansing lost big.

Vancouver rallied from a five run deficit in the sixth to win.

Bluefield had excellent pitching from Tom Robson and Jairo Labourt and DJ Davis drove in three runs as the Jays won.

The GCL Jays started their season with a double header sweep of the Phillies. 17 different hitters got to start a game.

It was an eventful night on the farm. Kevin Pillar and Andy Burns made their debuts with multi-hits games. Aaron Sanchez returned from the DL and didn't miss a beat. Burns and DJ Davis were each a home run short of the cycle.

Pillar was backed up with good pitching to lead Buffalo to the win. Burns debut was less successful as New Hampshire lost a winnable game. Dunedin had good pitching behind Sanchez and won. Lansing pitchers were blown out and the hitters went hitless. Bluefield's pitchers, Zak Wasilewski and Alberto Tirado were roughed up a bit in their first game. DJ Davis had three hits but it wasn't enough. Vancouver took an early lead and held on for a one run win.