TORONTO BLUE JAYS MINOR LEAGUE REPORT Games of June 13, 2016 LAST NIGHT S RESULT STANDINGS WINNER/LOSER/SAVE Durham 5, at Buffalo 0 33 31, 5 th, 4.0 L Anderson, J (0 1) OFF DAY 28 34, 4 th, 16.0 NA Dunedin 4, at Charlotte 1 28 35, 5 th, 12.0 W Greene (3 4), SV Ramirez, C (7) Great Lakes 1, at Lansing 4 Great Lakes 1, at Lansing 11 33 30, 5 th, 5.0 W Romano (1 0) W Harris (5 1) BLUE JAYS MINOR LEAGUE AFFILIATES TEAM RECAPS BUFFALO BISONS (AAA) INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE Durham: 5 runs, 12 hits, 0 errors Buffalo: 0 runs, 3 hits, 1 error GAME RECAP: The Bisons were shutout on Monday as the bats never got going, giving starter LHP John Anderson his first AAA loss of the year. There were only 3 Bisons who hit safely, and no one recorded a base on balls. 1B Jesus Montero and RF Junior Lake each added a double. OF NOTE: Anderson has given up his season high mark of 10 hits in 3 of his last 4 starts. He has also given up a home run in each of his last 4 starts. Pompey saw his 8 game hitting streak snapped. Montero s 15 doubles are tied for the team lead, while his.467 SLG stands alone as club best. TRANSACTIONS: LHP Scott Diamond contract selected from Buffalo to Toronto. LHP John Anderson transferred from New Hampshire to Buffalo. Next Probable Starter: LHP Wade LeBlanc (6 2, 1.67) NEW HAMPSHIRE FISHER CATS (AA) EASTERN LEAGUE Next Probable Starter: LHP John Anderson (2 5, 5.20) OFF DAY DUNEDIN BLUE JAYS (A) FLORIDA STATE LEAGUE Dunedin: 4 runs, 12 hits, 1 error Charlotte: 1 run, 4 hits, 1 error GAME RECAP: The Blue Jays eventually won out in a tough pitching performance that saw top pitching prospect RHP Conner Greene earn his 3 rd win of the season allowing 1 ER over 6.0IP. LHP Tim Mayza was also strong in relief, allowing 1 hit over 2.0 IP, and RHP Carlos Ramirez earned his 7 th save pitching a perfect 9 th. 3B Emilio Guerrero opened the scoring with a home run in the 2 nd. With a 1 1 game in the 7 th and 2 outs, 1B Ryan McBroom crushed a 3 run shot, securing the win for the Blue Jays.
OF NOTE: Greene has allowed 1 ER or fewer in consecutive starts, 4 of his last 5, and 5 of his last 7. He has allowed 2 ER or fewer in 7 of his last 8 starts. He has struck out a season best 6 batters in consecutive starts. Guerrero has 12 RBI and 5 XBH (2 2B, 1 3B, 2 HR) in his last 7 games. McBroom tied his season high of 3 RBI in a game. He has 4 multi hit contests in his last 6 games. TRANSACTIONS: LHP Jose Fernandez reinstated from the DL @ Dunedin. INF Gunnar Heidt transferred from Lansing to Dunedin. C Mike Reeves placed on the 7 day DL @ Dunedin. Next Probable Starter: RHP Taylor Cole (0 0, 2.70) LANSING LUGNUTS (A) MIDWEST LEAGUE Great Lakes: 1 run, 2 hits, 1 error Lansing: 4 runs, 7 hits, 0 errors GAME RECAP: RHP Jordan Romano made his first A start on Monday and was dominant, tossing all 7.0 innings, allowing only 2 hits and 1 ER, while striking out 7 batters. 1B Juan Kelly was 2 3 with an RBI and DH John La Prise scored 2 runs, going 1 1 with a double and a walk. Great Lakes: 1 run, 2 hits, 3 errors Lansing: 11 runs, 11 hits, 1 error GAME RECAP: The Lugnuts overpowered Great Lakes in the second game of the double header, as starter RHP John Harris gave up only 1 ER on 2 hits and 3 walks while striking out 7 over 5.0 IP. Lansing was also dominant on the offensive front, as RF Jake Thomas was 3 4 with a double and 3 RBI, 1B Juan Kelly was 3 5 with a double, and a home run, and DH Connor Panas scored 2 runs and added 4 RBI. OF NOTE: Markham native Romano made his first Minor League start on Monday with a strong performance. Harris has allowed 1 run or fewer in 8 of his last 9 starts. Kelly has 6 RBI in his last 6 games and 7 in his last 8. He has hit safely in 7 of his last 8 games (only had 1 AB in game where he didn t record a hit) including 3 multi hit contests, 2 doubles, and 4 home runs. His SLG of.515 ranks 2 nd highest among all Midwest League batters. TRANSACTIONS: 2B John La Prise transferred from extended spring to Lansing. LHP Danny Young transferred from extended spring to lansing. RHP Jon Harris reinstated from the DL @ Lansing. LHP Dan Lietz transferred from Lansing to Vancouver. RHP Patrick Murphy placed on the temporarily inactive list @ Lansing (backdated to June 11). Next Probable Starter: LHP Angel Perdomo (2 1, 1.66)
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