July 22nd Blue Jays Minor Leagues Recap: Horwitz and Lukes go deep for the Bisons. Doughty homers for the C’s

Buffalo- The Mets scored 4 runs in the bottom of the 9th off Junior Fernandez for the win. Paxton Schultz allowed 3 runs on 6 hits over 4.0IP. Paul Fry was unhittable in the 7th and 8th, striking out 4 batters. Spencer Horwitz doubled twice and hit a home run in the 7th, driving in 5 runs. Ernie Clement singled three times in five at-bats, scoring twice. Nathan Lukes scored three times in four at-bats, going 2-for-4. Orelvis Martinez also went 2-for-4 with a walk and strikeout.

New Hampshire- The Fisher Cats played two on Saturday. Game 1 went to Portland, 7 to 6. The Fisher Cats made it close with a 4-run 9th inning, tying the game 6-6. Unfortunately, Mason Fluharty allowed a walk-off solo home run. Speaking of home runs, Chad Dallas struggled to keep the ball in the park, surrendering two home runs and 6 runs over 5IP. Steward Berroa went 4-for-4 and stole his 34th base. Trevor Schwecke had New Hampshire’s only extra-base hit, a double, going 2-for-4 with 2RBI. In game 2, the Fisher Cats beat Portland 6 to 4. Trailing 4 to 2 heading into the 9th, an RBI sac fly, a two-run single, and an RBI double won it. Leo Jimenez, Alan Roden, and Trevor Schwecke each had two-hit games. Luis Quinones allowed two home runs over 4.2, allowing 3 runs. The bullpen held the SeaDogs to a run on 4 hits, a walk, and 6K over the final 4.1IP.

Vancouver- The C’s scored all four of their runs in the 1st inning. Gabriel Martinez hit an RBI single and Cade Doughty hit a 3-run shot to right field. The Indians scored a run in the 5th and a run in the 7th but were held to just three hits in the loss. Michael Dominguez improved to 6-2 with 5 strong innings, striking out 8 batters. Hunter Gregory allowed one run over 2 innings, striking out 4 batters. Ian Churchill and Justin Kelly no-hit the Indians over the final two innings.

Dunedin- Glenn Santiago hit his 4th home run in the 4th inning, as the D-Jays shutout the Flying Tigers 1-0. Chad Green pitched a scoreless 1st inning in his first rehab appearance. Pat Gallagher followed, striking out 8 batters and walking 2 across 4 scoreless innings. Grayson Thurman and Joey Murray completed the shutout with two scoreless innings a piece.

Triple-A

Buffalo Bisons (45-49)

Loss 8 to 7

HR- Nathan Lukes (3) and Spencer Horwitz (7)

Starter- Paxton Schultz 4.0IP, 6H, 3R, 4BB, 2K, and 1HRA

L- Junior Fernandez (2-2, 6.75ERA)/BSV2

H- Paul Fry (1)

Double-A

New Hampshire Fisher Cats (41-45)

GM1

Loss 7 to 6

HR- none

Starter- Chad Dallas 5.0IP, 7H, 6R, 1BB, 3K, and 2HRA

L- Mason Fluahrty (2-4, 4.12ERA)

Gm2

WOn 6 to 4

HR- Leo Jimenez (7)

Starter Luis Quinones 4.2IP, 4H, 3R, 1BB, 5K, and 2HRA

W- Fitz Stadler (1-0, 4.82ERA)

SV- TJ Brock (5)

Advanced-A

Vancouver Canadians (55-33)

Won 4 to 2

HR- Cade Doughty (11)

Starter Michael Dominguez 5.0IP, 1H, 1R, 2BB, 8K

W- Dominguez (6-2, 3.94ERA)

H- Hunter Gregory (2) and Ian Churchill (1)

SV- Justin Kelly (3)

A-Ball

Dunedin Blue Jays (41-48)

Won 1 to 0

HR- Glenn Santiago (4)

Starter- Chad Green 1.0IP, 1H, 0R, 0BB, 0K

W- Pat Gallagher (2-4, 3.19ERA)

H- Grayson Thurman (2)

SV- Joey Murray (1)

FCL Blue Jays (10-22)

Loss 7 to 6

HR- none

Starter  Winder Garcia 0-1IP, 1H, 3R, 2BB, 0K

L- Keiner Leon (1-1, 13.50ERA)/BSV1

DSL Blue Jays (18-15)

Won 6 to 0

HR- none

Starter Samuel Acuna 3.0IP, 2H, 0R, 1BB, 3K

W- Carlos Meza (3-1, 3.91ERA)

Top Performers

• Buffalo- Nathan Lukes (2-for-4, 3R, RBI, HR, 2B), Ernie Clement (3-for-5, 2R), Spencer Horwitz (4-for-5, R, 5RBI, 2-2B, HR, K), Orelvis Martinez (2-for-4, BB, K), Paul Fry (2IP, 0H, 0R, 0BB, 4K)
• New Hampshire- GM1 Gabriel Ponce (2.0IP, 1H, 0R, 0Bb, 2K), Steward Berroa (4-for-4, 2R, RBI, SB), Phil Clarke (2-for-4, R), Rainer Nunez (1-for-4, 2RBI, BB), Trevor Schwecke (2-for-4, 2RBI, 2B), Leo Jimenez (1-for-4, 2R) GM2 Leo Jimenez (2-for-4, R, 2RBI, HR, K), Alan Roden (2-for-4, 2R, SB, BB), Trevor Schwecke (2-for-4, R, 2RBI, BB, K)
• Vancouver- Alex De Jesus (2-for-4, 2B, K), Cade Doughty (2-for-3, R, 3RBI, HR, SB)
• Dunedin- Jaden Rudd (1-for-3, BB, 2B, 2K), Glenn Santiago (1-for-3, R, RBI, HR, BB, K), Pat Gallagher (4.0IP, 3H, 0R, 2BB, 8K), Grayson Thurman (2.0IP, 1H, 0R, 1BB, 2K), Joey Murray (2.0IP, 0H, 0R, 1BB, 1K)
• FCL- Marcos De La Rosa (2-for-4, 2R, RBI, BB, 2K, SB, 2B), Luis Garcia (1-for-4, 2R, 3B)
• DSL- Meza (4IP, 3H, 0R, 0BB, 3K), Guzman (2-for-5, RBI, SB), Tejada (2-for-3, R, BB, K), Escanio (3-for-4, R, 2RBI, 2B, 3B, CS), Montealto (1-for-3, R, RBI, BB, K)

Davis Schneider‘s On-Base Streak

Davis Schneider went o-for-4 with an RBI and two strikeouts, ending his on-base streak at 20 games. Davis owns a .268BA and .937OPS while driving in 54RBI.

Michael Turconi was not in the lineup on Saturday, so his on-base streak remains at 20 games. He is batting .303 with a .909OPS.

Steward Berroa batted 9th and played CF in game 1 and 2. He was perfect in game 1 and doubled in four at-bats in game 2 to extend his on-base streak to 19 games. Berroa also stole his team-leading 34th base. He is batting .247 with .760OPS.

Damiano Palmegiani hit the bench in game 1 but returned to the lineup in game 2, playing 3rd and batting 4th. He pushed his on-base streak to 15 games, going 1-for-5 with an RBI and 2 strikeouts. The Fisher Cats’ 3rd baseman is batting .254 with a .800OPS.

Transactions

IL- RHP Matt Peacock (Buffalo)

Rehab- RHP Chad Green (Dunedin), RHP Winder Garcia (FCL), Ricky Tiedemann (FCL), and 1B Peyton Williams (FCL)

Activated- LHP Brandon Barriera (Dunedin)

Released- LHP Harry Rutkowski