The affiliates played .750 ball Monday night with the lone blemish being a one-run loss. The other games were decided by one, two and seven runs respectively.

Mother's Day 2014 included an abbreviated schedule for Jays affiliates as Lansing, and Dunedin had the day off.  Buffalo won, and New Hampshire lost despite scoring 12 runs.

All teams benefited from strong pitching and key offensive performances to deliver four wins. Kevin Pillar had three extra base hits while Kyle Drabek made his best start of the year for Buffalo. New Hampshire won behind Kevin Nolan and Scott Copeland. Daniel Norris was excellent again and Dalton Pompey had three hits including a home run. For Lansing the bullpen held West Michigan at bay until DJ Davis could drive in the winning run.

Ricky Romero couldn't find the strike zone on Friday and wasn't long for the game. The Bisons lost despite a home run by Anthony Gose and more hits from Kevin Pillar. Deck McGuire took the loss for New Hampshire but was a little unlucky, all the runs he allowed were unearned. Dunedin lost a tight game, Dalton Pompey had two more hits. Lansing also lost behind Chase De Jong. It was tough to find three stars on a bad night on the farm.

Jays affiliates were 2-2 today, with New Hampshire and Buffalo unable to score any runs.  Dunedin and Lansing managed to win, with each of them scoring a bunch of runs in the process.

Tuesday night saw the affiliates split four games with the two losses being of the one-run variety. One streak ended and another continued for the Bisons and another affiliate fell back below the .500 mark.

It was a perfect night on the farm as all four affiliates won. Highlights included promising performances from Adam Lind and Casey Janssen. You know it was a good night when even a 10 K performance was not enough to make the cut for the 3 Stars selection.

The affiliates were 2-2 today, winning and losing a bunch of close games.  Dan Johnson had a strong game for Buffalo, going 3-4 with his 5th home run of the season.

On Friday Ryan Goins drove in the winning run for the Bisons in walk off fashion. On Saturday Kevin Pillar tripled to drive in two runs for a walk off win in Buffalo. New Hampshire lost in extra innings as their bullpen blew leads twice. Dunedin lost while Lansing won behind Jeremy Gabryszwski and Matt Dean.

Ryan Goins drove in the winning run in the eleventh inning of a 0-0 game. Goins also threw out a runner at the plate with a strong throw. Sean Nolin pitched six shutout innings. This was Nolin's third straight start with zero's on the scoreboard. New Hampshire and Lansing lost while Dunedin were rained out.

Five games and the affiliates went 3-2. Australian Liam Hendriks was fantastic again for Buffalo. Matt Boyd made his first start for New Hampshire and had a mixed outing. Taylor Cole pitched well for Dunedin and Mitch Nay hit his first homerun for Lansing, where starter Alberto Tirado allowed one hit over five innings of work.

Congratulations go out to Dwight Smith Jr. and Matt Boyd as they captured the Batter's Box MInor League Player and Pitcher of the Month awards for April. The honours are based on the Minor League Crew's Three Stars selections.


Dwight Smith Jr. and Matt Boyd were picked five times apiece by the Minor League Crew during three-star selections in April.

The Jays affiliates were 2-1 today, while the Fisher Cats were rained out versus the Trenton Thunder.  After a few rough starts, we are slowly starting to see the Lugnuts pitchers pitch well, as today Chase De Jong and Tom Robson were fantastic. 

The affiliates took two of out three games Tuesday with a pair of sterling starts turned in. A fourth game was suspended by Mother Nature and will resume today.

The affiliates played .500 ball in four games Monday night. They wound up splitting a pair against their counterparts from the Yankees and Reds. Two great starting performances were turned in, a Bison clubbed his first AAA homer and Lansing welcomed the reigning Northwest League MVP to its lineup. However, a Lugnuts pitcher left the game after facing just two batters due to injury.