There were lots of close games on Saturday, Syracuse lost in the bottom of the ninth, New Hampshire lost in the bottom of the eleventh.  Dunedin won in ten and Lansing won in the ninth.  In the ninth inning of the Lansing game, with the scores tied, Dayton walked Travis Snider with a runner already on first moving the go-ahead run into scoring position.  That decision turned out to be a bad one.  The bottom two teams also won, Kevin Ahrens hit a three run home run in the GCL while Brett Cecil and Brad Mills pitched well for Auburn.

Toronto’s highest and lowest level affiliates lost, but the four teams in between all won Friday night. On a night of no jaw-dropping performances or outstanding pitching lines it was a mixture of solid and well-timed hits and strong relief pitching that were the main factors in many of the victories.

As the season winds down, we take our second last look at the hitters. The farm affiliates went 3-3 on Thursday.

The Dunedin Blue Jays, I mean. The farm affiliates went 3-1 last night.

Two more HRs for Travis Snider, making it 5 in 5 games.

A light night on the Monday minor league scene saw the affiliates go 3-1.  The only blemish was an overtime loss in New York State.

 

Saturday and Sunday updates are included in this MLU.  On Sunday the affiliates went 2-3, and on Saturday 2-5.   Josh Banks slipped back in his bid for a call-up, Brandon Magee also was hit hard.

Marc Rzepczynski was the standout on a 1-5 night in the minors.

It is a pitcher's week. The farm affiliates went 3-2.

It was a slow train coming for the Chiefs, but Ryan Roberts made it all worthwhile in the end. The farm affiliates went 3-4.

Jacob Butler hit his 19th and 20th home runs for the D-Jays last night.

The Yankees spoiled an otherwise great day for the organization as their comeback mojo also worked on the Gulf Coast.  However, the good news was three solid starting pitching performances and the best one wasn't even turned in by the big club's number 2 starter.  Also, the Peoria Chiefs and the Palm Beach Cardinals will have trouble sitting down today because they got their asses kicked in a 4-1 night for the affiliates.  

Four affiliates scored 8 runs or more each and they all won.  Syracuse scored two, and almost won.

A pitcher's duel, a walk off homer and a pair of 6 run deficits were erased as the affliates posted a 4-2 record on the night.

It wasn’t a good evening for hitters down on the farm, as the affiliates played seven games thanks to a Dunedin doubleheader and managed to score only thirteen runs between them. Syracuse and the GCL Blue Jays, the highest and lowest affiliates, were each shutout, while three other games had the Jays farm teams scoring 1, 2 and 2 runs. When the high point is a pair of four run performances, the result is a forgettable 1-6 record on the evening.