July 27th Blue Jays Minor Leagues Recap: Power hitting Kasevich. Turconi now at 24 straight. Clarke pops two over the wall.

Buffalo- The RailRiders scored 5 runs on 12 hits. Hayden Juenger opened the game, allowing a run in the 2nd inning. Yosver Zulueta came in to pitch in the 3rd, allowing a run. Paul Fry pitched a scoreless 4th. Zach Pop allowed 3 runs on 6 hits in the 6th inning. Nate Pearson struggled with his control, walking 3 batters over 1.2IP. Thomas Hatch was outstanding, allowing one hit over two scoreless innings.

New Hampshire- Hartford built an early lead with a run in the 1st and 2nd inning before exploding for 3 runs in the 3rd inning. Despite his early struggles, Chad Dallas managed to battle through 5 innings of work. Juan Nunez and Mason Fluharty provide 4 innings of scoreless relief which allowed the Fisher Cats to claw back. New Hampshire scored single runs in the 1st, 4th, and 5th innings to cut the lead to 5-3. In the 6th inning, Phil Clarke hit his 2nd home run of the game, 5-4. Leo Jimenez, Alan Roden, and Damiano added 3 more runs in the 6th with RBI singles for the win.

Vancouver- Another game another win for the C’s. Josh Kasevich hit his 3rd home run, hitting bombs in back-to-back games. Josh drove in 4 runs. Devonte Brown contribute two doubles while newcomer Jeffrey Wehler added a double and a single in 3 at-bats. Estiven Machado drove in a pair with his 7th double of the year. Devereaux Harrison picked up win number 5, allowing 3 runs over 6 innings.

Dunedin- The D-Jays built a 5-0 lead after 3 innings. Unfortunately, their pitching failed to hold the Tarpons at bay. Lazaro Estrada looked good, allowing a run on 2 hits over 4IP. Michael Brewer struggled, allowing 3 runs over 3IP on 4 hits and 3BB. Grayson Thurman took the L, allowing 2 runs in 1.2IP.

Triple-A

Buffalo Bisons (48-50)

Loss 5 to 1

HR- none

Starter- Hayden Juenger 2.0IP, 2H, 1R, 2BB, 2K

L- Yosver Zulueta (2-3, 4.73ERA)

Double-A

New Hampshire Fisher Cats (43-47)

Won 7 to 5

HR- Phil Clarke (4,5)

Starter- Chad Dallas 5.0IP, 6H, 5R, 4BB, 4K, and 1HRA

W- Juan Nunez (1-2, 2.11ERA)

SV- Mason Fluharty (3)

Advanced-A

Vancouver Canadians (58-34)

Won 6 to 4

HR- Josh Kasevich (3)

Starter Devereaux Harrison 6.0IP, 6H, 3R, 3BB, 3K

W- Devereaux Harrison (5-2, 2.49ERA)

H- Eric Pardinho (3) and Andres Tolhurst (2)

SV- Justin Kelly (4)

A-Ball

Dunedin Blue Jays (42-51)

Loss 6 to 5

HR- none

Starter- Lazaro Estrada 4.0IP, 2H, 1R, 1BB, 2K

L- Grayson Thurman (1-2, 4.24ERA)/BSV2

FCL Blue Jays (10-24)

Loss 6 to 2

HR- none

Starter Daniel Guerra 5.0IP, 5H, 2R, 1BB, 2K

L- Guerra (1-2, 7.48ERA)

DSL Blue Jays (22-16)

GM1

Won 7 to 4

HR- none

Starter Samuel Colmenares 5.0IP, 2H, 2R, 3BB, 5K

W- Colmenares (2-2, 4.10ERA)

GM2

Loss 6 to 5

HR- none

Starter Carlos Meza 4.1IP, 5H, 3R, 0BB, 3K

L- Franly Urena (1-1, 4.85ERA)

Top Performers

• Buffalo- Thomas Hatch (2.0IP, 1H, 0R, 1BB, 2K), Nate Pearson (1.2IP, 0H, 0R, 3BB, 4K)
• New Hampshire- Trevor Schwecke (2-for-5, R, 2K, 2B), Damiano Palmegiani (2-for-4, 2RBI, 2B, K), Phil Clarke (2-for-4, 2R, 2RBI, 2-HR), Juan Nunez (2.0IP, 0H, 0R, 1BB, 3K), Mason Fluharty (2.0IP, 1H, 0R, 0BB, 5K)
• Vancouver- Devonte Brown (2-for-5, R, 2-2B, K), Josh Kasevich (2-for-3, R, 4RBI, BB, HR), Jeffrey Wehler (2-for-3, 2R, BB, 2B, SB), Estiven Machado (1-for-3, 2R, BB, 2B)
• Dunedin- Tucker Toman (2-for-5, 2R, 2B, 2K)
• FCL- victor Arias (1-for-2, 3BB, K, SB)
• DSL- GM1 Enmanuel Bonnila (2-for-3, 2R, SB), Maykel Minoso (1-for-4, 1R, 2RBI), Jarold Montealto (1-for-2, R, 3RBI, 3B, BB, K) GM2- Aneudi Escanio (2-for-3, 2R, RBI, 2B, 3B), Juan Rosas (1-for-3, 2RBI, K), Dariel Ramon (2-for-3, RBI, K)

Michael Turconi‘s On-Base Streak

Michael Turconi extended his on-base streak to 24 games with a 7th-inning double. He finished 1-for-5 with a run scored and two strikeouts. Turconi saw his batting average dip a point fall below .300 to .298 and his OPS dip to .891. He batted 3rd and played 1st base for the Vancouver Canadians.

Steward Berroa was on the bench on Thursday; therefore, his on-base streak remains at 22 games. He has 37 stolen bases with a .247BA and .752OPS.

Transactions

Development List- C Jamie Ritchie

Movement- RHP Gabe Klobosits to Buffalo