Baby Bird Brief - June 17

BUF (32-35) - L 8-7 to Lehigh Valley (PHI)
NH (29-36) - L 6-3 in 13 innings to Erie (DET)
DUN (30-36) - W 5-1 over Palm Beach (STL)
LAN (39-27) - W 5-3 over Bowling Green (TB) in a rain shortened game
DSL (8-8) - L 9-8 in 11 innings to DSL D-backs

Buffalo Recap
Buffalo fell in a walk-off to Lehigh Valley on 2 runs in the 9^th inning on Wednesday. It was a back and forth game where Buffalo had the early lead, Lehigh Valley took the lead in the 4^th, Buffalo tied the game in the 7^th, the IronPigs regained the lead in the bottom of 7, Buffalo took the lead in 8 and then lost in the 9^th. Buffalo ended up with 10 hits, 7 walks and 7 strike outs. Lehigh Valley had 15 hits, 3 walks and 7 strike outs.

• Randy Wolf started and allowed 4 runs on 9 hits and a walk in 5 innings. Wolf struck out 3 and had 6 ground outs and 5 fly outs
• Rob Rasmussen allowed 2 runs on a hit and a walk in 1.1 innings. Rasmussen did strike out 2
• Chad Jenkins allowed 2 hits in 0.2, allowing both his inherited runners to score
• Colt Hynes had a scoreless inning, with a hit and a strike out
• Bobby Korecky allowed 2 unearned runs in the 9^th on 2 hits and an intentional walk to go with a Matt Hague fielding error
  
  
• Jonathan Diaz led the charge with 2 hits, including a 2-run HR, his 1^st of the year. Diaz also added a walk
• Luke Scott had 2 hits, including a triple
• Matt Hague & Josh Thole both had 2 hits. Hague had 2 walks & Thole walked once
• Caleb Gindl & Ramon Santiago both had a hit. Gindl also walked and threw a runner out at the plate
• Steve Tolleson went 0-5 with an RBI and 2 K's as he continues his rehab stint

New Hampshire Recap
In a familiar theme, New Hampshire played a tight game on Wednesday, taking the lead in the 9^th, and then allowing Erie to tie it up, before taking the lead again in the 13^th inning. Erie then came up with a walk-off grand slam in a 6-3 win. New Hampshire used 6 relievers from the 8^th inning forward, which doesn't bode well for the weekend. New Hampshire ended up with 10 hits and 7 strike outs on the day. Erie had 15 hits, 4 walks & 7 strike outs as well

• Joel Pineiro allowed a run on 7 hits and 2 walks over 7.2 innings. He struck out 1 and had 13 ground outs against 5 fly outs
• Scott Barnes struck out the only batter he faced to end the 8^th
• Blake McFarland gave up a run on 3 hits in 1.2 innings. He struck out 3
• Chad Girodo got the only batter he faced to ground out
• Dustin Antolin pitched 1.2 scoreless, allowing a hit and 2 walks
• Luis Perez got the last out of the 12^th before running in to troubles in the 13^th. Perez allowed 3 runs on a hit and 2 walks in 0.1 inning
• Greg Burke allowed the grand slam to the only batter he faced

• Jon Berti had 3 hits; including a 9^th inning solo HR to put the Fisher Cats ahead. It was his first HR of the year
• Shane Optiz had 3 hits in the game as well
• Devon Travis had a hit as he went 1-4. Travis was in on 3 double plays as well
• Dalton Pompey doubled in the go ahead run in the 13^th as he went 1-6 with a strike out. Pompey also had an outfield assist
• Jorge Flores & Dwight Smith each had a hit. Smith also struck out twice
• Pierce Rankin & Matt Newman both went 0-5 with 2 K's

Dunedin Recap
Dunedin got a strong pitching performance and some timely hitting as they were able to beat Palm Beach 5-1 Wednesday. Dunedin had 7 hits and a walk, striking out 16 times in the game. Every D-Jay hitter had at least one K. Palm Beach could only muster 4 hits and 8 strike outs

• Murphy Smith allowed a run on 2 hits & a hit batter over 5 innings. Smith struck out 6, had 6 ground outs and a fly out
• Brady Dragmire had 2 scoreless innings, allowing no hits or walks, striking out 1
• Matt Dermody had a scoreless inning with a hit and a strike out
• Wil Browning pitched a shutdown 9^th allowing a hit
  
  
• Matt Dean had 3 hits, including a triple, driving in a run and scoring 3 runs. Dean also struck out once
• Mitch Nay had 2 hits, including his 5^th HR of the year, a 2-run shot in the 8^th. Nay also struck out twice
• Dickie Joe Thon had a double, scored a run and struck out 3 times
• Roemon Fields had a hit and a strike out
• Derrick Loveless had a walk and a K
• Dawel Lugo had 3 K's
• Jorge Saez had 2 strike outs
• L.B. Dantzler & Ian Parmley both struck out once

Lansing Recap
Lansing fell behind early, but were able to battle back and take the lead in the 6^th inning with a 4-run inning. The rain started to fall after the 7^th, and the game was called after Lansing had gotten an out in the 8^th, but it was enough for Lansing to open up a 2 game lead on Bowling Green, who fell out of a playoff spot with their loss. Lansing had 11 hits, 1 walk and 3 strike outs. Bowling Green ended up with 10 hits, 2 walks and 5 K's

• Sean Reid-Foley started and allowed 2 runs (1 earned) on 4 hits and 2 walks over 4.2 innings. SRF had 5 K's, 5 ground outs and 4 fly outs in the start
• Chase Mallard allowed a run on 3 hits over 2 innings to get the win
• Jose Fernandez recorded 2 outs and gave up 3 hits, but got the save. Fernandez started the 8^th inning off by giving up 3 straight hits, having Anthony Alford throw a runner out at the plate before the game was called
  
  
• Jason Leblebijian had 2 hits and drove in 2 runs in the game
• Rowdy Tellez had 2 hits and scored a run
• Chris Carlson had 2 singles, scored a run and stole a base
• Tim Locastro drove in 2 on a double in the 6^th inning comeback. Locastro also had a strike out
• Ryan McBroom had a double and a walk in the game
• Anthony Alford had a hit and a stolen base and picked up the outfield assist
• Richard Urena & D.J. Davis each had a hit

DSL Recap
The DSL Blue Jays got out of the gate quickly with 3-run innings in the 1^st & 2^nd, but were victim to the Wednesday blown save parade in the organization as they allowed 3 in the 9^th inning, before losing in the 11^th 9-8 to the DSL D-Backs. The Jays had 10 hits, 4 walks and 5 K's on the day. The D-Backs had 12 hits, 6 walks and 8 strike outs. The Jays weren't able to take enough advantage of 5 D-Back errors.

• Jose Nova allowed 5 runs (2 earned) on 7 hits in 4.2 innings. He struck out 2 and got 8 ground balls and 2 fly outs
• Tommy Henriquez pitched 2.2 scoreless innings, allowing 2 hits. Henriquez struck out 3
• Jairo Rosario had a scoreless inning with 2 walks and 2 strike outs
• Guillermo De La Cruz allowed a 2-out 3-run HR in the 9^th inning. He was on the hook for 3 runs on 2 hits and a walk in an inning
• Pedro Diaz allowed a run on 1 hit and 3 walks in 1.1 innings. Diaz struck out 1
• Joel Espinal got a fly out for the only batter he faced, but it was deep enough to score the winning run
  
  
• Kevin Vicuna had a 2 hit game, scoring 3 runs and driving in a run. He also stole a base
• Jean Almanzar had 2 hits and a walk, while striking out once
• Francisco Rodriguez had a 3-run HR in the 1^st inning, his 4^th of the year
• Enmanual Moreta & Cristian Peguero both had doubles. Peguero also added a walk
• Jesus Navarro had a hit and a walk, scoring 2 runs
• Norberto Obeso & Antony Fuentes both had a hit

Look Ahead
BUF - Daniel Norris takes the hill against Lehigh Valley (PHI). He throws against Aaron Nola, a former Blue Jays pick, making his AAA debut
NH - New Hampshire is off on Thursday
DUN - Dunedin takes on Palm Beach (STL) again in a matinee. Jairo Labourt gets the start
LAN - Lansing has another important match up with Bowling Green (TB). Chase De Jong gets the start
VAN - Vancouver starts their season at Salem-Kaizer (SF). Clinton Hollon gets the opening day start, his first action since 2013
DSL - Takes on the DSL Padres. Starter TBD