Blue Jays Minor League Baseball Blog

The Lugnuts had a decent enough day at the plate, their pitchers just didn’t get it done on the mound.  Nathan Starner was hit for four runs in four innings in his start but it was Julio Pinto who took the loss.  He gave up three runs in his single inning of work.

Matthew Lane hit a two run homer in the 7-4 loss.  Brian Pettway went two for four with a double and a run.

Kyle Ginley was knocked around for six runs in just three innings in the Lugnuts 8-7 loss to South Bend.  He gave up the six runs on seven hits and three walks with two strikeouts.

Brian Pettway was one of the hitting stars. He went two for four with a homerun, two RBIs and two runs.

The Lugnuts took both of their games in a doubleheader sweep over the White Caps.  The first game was a 13-6 win with plenty of offense.  Matthew Lane had three hits and four RBIs while Travis Snider went two for four with two RBIs and two runs.  Reidier Gonzalez improved to 2-0 and he gave up four runs in six innings.

The second game was a 7-1 win with Adrian Martin having another nice start.  He gave up one run on five hits with six strikeouts in six innings.  Brian Pettway went two for three with two RBIs and two runs while Raul Barron went two for three with a triple, two RBIs and a run.

The Lugnuts lost 3-2 to the White Caps and both runs were provided by Brian Pettway.  He only had one hit, but it was a two run homer.

Julio Pinto took the loss and he gave up two runs in one inning.  A nice start by Kyle Ginley was wasted.  He gave up just one run on four hits and a walk with three strikeouts in six innings.

The Chiefs scored two runs in the eighth inning off of Po-Hsuan Keng to result in a 5-4 Lugnuts loss.  Adrian Martin was very impressive in his relief appearance.  He struck out seven in 3 1/3 shutout innings.

Joey Metropoulos doubled and he drove in two runs in the loss.  Brian Pettway went two for four with a double, a run and an RBI.

Lansing topped Wisconsin 2-1 and Matthew Lane singled home both of the Lugnuts runs in the sixth inning.  Brian Pettway singled, drew a walk and scored a run.

Kyle Ginley struck out seven and gave up one run in four innings of work in his start.  Adrian Martin picked up the win with two shutout innings of relief.

Beloit couldn’t touch Nathan Starner today as he held them to just three hits with seven strikeouts in seven innings.  Seth Overbey threw two innings of scoreless ball to complete the 4-0 shutout.

Brian Pettway was the hitting star.  He went two for three with a double, a homerun and two RBIs.  The homerun was his fourth of the season while Matthew Liuzza hit a solo shot for his first of the year.

The Lugnuts held off a late surge by the Kane County Cougars to win 4-3 today.  Travis Snider had the big hit of the game with a two run homer.  He was also the only Lugnut with two hits.  Josh Bell and Brian Pettway each hit a solo homerun.

Zachary Dials threw five shutout innings and he improved to 2-0 with the win.  He gave up just two hits and he struck out four.

The Lugnuts really got it done at the plate as they blew out the Cougars 8-3.  Brian Pettway and Chris Emanuele each drove in three runs and homered and Emanuele finished with three runs and three hits.

Chase Lirette improved to 2-0 with a solid start.  He gave up just one run on two hits and two walks with three strikeouts in 5 2/3 innings.

Zachary Dials set the stage for the Lugnuts 3-1 win as he threw five great shutout innings.  He gave up four hits and he struck out three, unfortunately, he didn’t pick up the win.  Benjamin Harrison did despite giving up the tying run.

Brian Pettway led the way at the plate.  He went three for four with two doubles and an RBI.

Kyle Ginley gave up just one unearned run on two hits and walk in five innings in the Lug Nuts 3-1 win.  He struck out five.  Because of the late win, Julio Pinto picked up the win when he got the final two batters out.

The big hit was a big two run walk off homerun by Brian Pettway.  Jonathan Diaz singled in the other run.

Lansing finally got to play their first game despite missing an entire series against Fort Wayne.  And it was a solid performance as the beat the defending Midwest League champs, the West Michigan White Caps.  Brian Pettway had a big game with four RBIs and Josh Bell homered, doubled and scored two runs in the 8-3 win.

Zachary Dials picked up the win.  He gave up three runs on seven hits and a walk with three strikeouts in five innings of work.