Vancouver Canadians Win Game 2 of Their Northwest League Playoffs

by Tom Dakers on Sep 7, 2011 1:52 AM EDT in Toronto Blue Jays Minor League Recaps

Vancouver Canadians 10 Eugene Emeralds 3

Vancouver tied their best of three series at 1. Tomorrow night Aaron Sanchez starts the deciding game for them. The winner will play the Tri-Cities Dust Devils (no I didn't make that name up) for the league title.

It was a close game, with Vancouver up 2 -1, until the 6th inning when the Canadians scored 8 runs. The inning went groundout, single, walk, walk, strikeout. Then, with 2 outs, Matt Newman singled home 2. Balbino Fuenmayor doubled home 2 more. Walk, single loaded the bases again. Jonathon Berti hit a 2 run single and Kevin Pillar a 2 run double.By then the game was effectively over.

Jesse Hernandez started, 4.0, 4 hits, 2 walks, 1 earned. Tyler Ybarra went 3.0, 2 hits, 1 earned, 3 walks, 3 strikeouts to get the win. Aleson Escalante and Bryan Longpre pitched an inning each to finish the game.

On offense:

Berti: 3 for 5, HR, 3 RBI.

Pillar: 2 for 5, double, 2 RBI.

Fuenmayor: 2 for 5, double, HR, 3 RBI.

Pierce Rankin: 1 for 3, walk.

Matt Newman: 1 for 4, walk, 2 RBI.

Good luck tomorrow Canadians.

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Go Vancouver Go (baseball only.)

In honor of the Jays 2nd Baseman who played with fire in more ways than one.

by Damaso's Burnt Shirt on Sep 7, 2011 8:30 AM EDT reply actions

I've actually been to a tri-cities dust devils game

"Look at me! I'm Tomokazu Ohka of the Montreal Expos!"

by jessef on Sep 7, 2011 9:18 AM EDT reply actions

Breaking: A charter plane carrying KHL's Lokomotiv crashed

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by Baseball North on Sep 7, 2011 10:19 AM EDT reply actions

Notables: Coach Brad McCrimmon (Member of the 89 Clagary Flames SC winning team), Pavol Demitra, Ruslan Salai, Josef Vašíček. Tragic.

The sole surviving member of the team Alexander Galimov has burns to 80% of the body, and is in surgery.

by Parallex on Sep 7, 2011 11:17 AM EDT up reply actions

Not a good offseason for hockey...

Follow me @BBBMinorLeaguer | 2011 Jays record while in attendance: 9-11 (.450) | Pythagorean winning percentage: .472 (9-11)

by Minor Leaguer on Sep 7, 2011 11:23 AM EDT up reply actions

Update

Reports say doctors were unable to save Galimov. R.I.P.

by Parallex on Sep 7, 2011 12:07 PM EDT up reply actions

What an awful story.

My condolences to the family, friends and fans of the team.

In honor of the Jays 2nd Baseman who played with fire in more ways than one.

by Damaso's Burnt Shirt on Sep 7, 2011 12:16 PM EDT up reply actions

Maybe those reports were wrong I’m seeing other ones that say he’s still alive in critical condition with internal injuries and burns on 90% of his body. Prayers that he pulls through.

by Parallex on Sep 7, 2011 2:08 PM EDT up reply actions

Hey everyone

Checking in from school. Don’t have solid internet (feel like tom in Vegas). Haven’t seen anything in the past 3 or 4 days about the Jays. Hopefully the call ups do well and they win (or lose depending on your tanking attitude) some games. Bye!

A day that will live in infamy: August 4th, 2011
7 pissed off members of the Aaron Hill fanclub

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