Blue Jays Minor League Report - April 17

BUF (6-3) - W 2-1
NH (5-5) - L 5-1
DUN (5-5) - W 4-2
LAN (7-3) - L 9-3

Buffalo Recap
Buffalo picked up their 5^th straight win in a low scoring game. Offensively, Buffalo had 8 hits and 7 walks. They struck out 7 times as well.

• Chad Jenkins started and aside from a rough 1^st, he threw 5 solid innings. Jenkins allowed 2 hits, including the solo HR. He struck out 3 and got 7 ground outs
• Ryan Tepera went 2 innings, allowing 1 hit & 1 walk
• Bo Schultz threw the final 2 innings with 1 hit allowed & striking out 1
  
  
• Chris Colabello hit his 2^nd HR of the year, which was the difference. He also walked
• Josh Thole had 2 singles
• Ezequiel Carrera & Munenori Kawasaki both had a single and a stolen base
• Andy Wilkins, Caleb Gindl & Jonathan Diaz each had a hit
• Chris Dickerson added a stolen base after walking in the 1^st.

New Hampshire Recap
New Hampsire loses their 3^rd straight to fall back to .500. The offense had 10 hits, but was only able to score 1 run

• Michael Lee had a rough outing. He lasted 4.2 innings, giving up 7 hits and 3 walks. Lee recorded 5 strike outs
• Greg Burke followed with 1.1 innings, with 1 K
• Dustin Antolin pitched a scoreless inning, but allowed 2 hits
• Arik Sikula had a scoreless inning as well, allowing just a single
  
  
• K.C. Hobson had 3 hits to pace the Fisher Cats
• Dwight Smith & Matt Newman both had 2 singles. Newman also added an outfield assist
• Jon Berti, Kevin Nolan & Jorge Flores each had a hit

Dunedin Recap
Dunedin got strong pitching and just enough offense to get back to the .500 mark

• Jairo Labourt had a solid start. He threw 4 innings, striking out 8 batters. He also got 6 ground ball outs. He did give up a run on 4 hits and a walk. A much better day than his previous start
• Tiago Da Silva went 2.2 innings. He allowed a run on 2 hits. He struck out 4. Not sure he qualifies as interesting, but it appears the Brazilian is only in his 2^nd year of pro ball as a 30 year old
• Chad Girodo continues to get the job done, but it doesn't look great. Went 1.1 innings with 2 hits and a walk allowed
• Wil Browning shut the door, allowing a hit and striking out 1 in the 9^th
  
  
• Emilio Guerrero had 2 hits, including his first HR of the year
• Dawel Lugo hit his 2^nd HR of the season
• Matt Dean had 2 hits, including a triple
• Roemon Fields, Mitch Nay & Christian Lopes each had singles

Lansing Recap
Lansing lost their second straight game, as their bats continue to be quiet

• Conner Greene allowed 5 runs in 3.2 innings. He gave up 6 hits and walked 2. Greene did get 5 strikeouts
• Alonzo Gonzalez went 4.2 innings in relief, allowing 4 runs. He gave up 6 hits as well, walking 3. Gonzalez did get 4 K's and 8 ground outs.
• Jose Fernandez pitched the last 0.2 innings getting 2 ground outs
  
  
• D.J. Davis had 2 hits, including a triple. He also added a sacrifice bunt
• Josh Almonte had 2 hits as well
• Richard Urena, Ryan McBroom, Danny Jansen & Dickie Joe Thon each had a single
• Rowdy Tellez & Gunnar Heidt both had 0 for's, with 2 K's. Thon struck out 3 times as well

Look Ahead

BUF - Austen Bibens-Dirkx gets the ball against Lehigh Valley (PHI) in his 1^st start of 2015
NH - Continue their series at New Britain (COL). Starter TBD John Anderson makes his 2nd start
DUN - Play against at Brevard County (MIL). Starter TBD
LAN - Sean Reid-Foley is scheduled to make his 2^nd start of the year against Dayton (CIN)