Blue Jays Minor League Baseball Blog

Syracuse took the final game against the Charlotte Knights on Friday 7-2, bringing the chiefs record to 25-17 and putting them in 2nd place in the INT North.
Left fielder Adam Lind had the best game for the Chiefs going 1-for-4 with 3 RBI. His batting average now stands at .327 and his RBI total is at 27. 3rd Basemen Hector Luna also had a good game going 1-for-5 with 2 RBI. Luna’s BA is now at .294 and his RBI total stands at 13.
Bill Murphy took the mound for the Chiefs and pitched a great game. He work 7 innings deep allowing 6 hits, 2 runs, 0 walks and 9 strike outs. He earned the win for the ball club bringing his record to 4-1 and his ERA to 2.77. Mike Gosling came in to close out the game and did just that getting his 5th save of the season.
Next: The Chiefs will open up a 4 game series with the Rochester Red Wings on Saturday.

Josh Banks fell to 7-6 on the season with a tough start in the Chiefs 7-4 loss to the Red Sox.  He gave up five runs on nine hits and one walk with four strikeouts in five innings of work.

Adam Lind went two for three with a double, an RBI, two walks and two runs.  Kevin Barker went three for five with a double and an RBI.

Josh Banks was knocked around in the Chiefs 9-5 loss to the Durham Bulls.  He gave up four runs on eight hits in six innings with four strikeouts.  Each of the two Chiefs relievers also gave up at least two runs in the blowout loss.

John-Ford Griffin and Adam Lind both hit their second homeruns in the loss.  Lind’s was a two run shot while Griffin’s came with nobody on base.

This was a beat down, plain and simple and a lot of Chiefs had boxscores that look like something out of a video game.  Six Chiefs had at least two hits and six scored at least two runs.  Adam Lind led the way though.  He went three for six with a homerun, five RBIs and two runs.

Geremi Gonzalez had an awesome start that was lost in the offensive onslaught.  He gave up four hits in five shutout innings and he struck out nine with no walks.