Blue Jays Minor League Baseball Blog

Victor Zambrano improved to 2-1 on the season with a nice start in the Chiefs 7-2 win over Charlotte. He gave up two runs on two hits with three walks and eight strikeouts in seven innings.

Kevin Barker was the hitting star in the win.  He went two for four with a solo homerun and two runs.  John-Ford Griffin went one for four with a homerun, two RBIs and two runs.

Justin James was impressive and he improved to 2-2 on the season with 3 1/3 perfect innings.  No walks and no hits and he struck out three.

John-Ford Griffin was the hitter of the game.  He went two for three with a homerun, three RBIs and two runs.

Michael MacDonald dropped to 2-3 on the season with a rough start in the Chiefs 5-2 loss.  He gave up five runs (four earned) on nine hits and two walks with one strikeout in five innings.

John-Ford Griffin was the hitting star in the loss.  He went two for four with a solo homerun.

Josh Banks took the loss in this game and while he did fall to 5-3 on the season, it was the pen that really put this out of reach in the 9-2 loss.  Banks gave up three runs in 6 2/3 innings while the pen was tagged for six runs in the eighth inning alone.

John-Ford Griffin was the hitting star although the Chiefs picked up just four hits in this one.  He finished the game two for four.

The Chiefs remained one of the hottest team in the minor leagues when they edged the Clippers in ten innings for their ninth straight win.  Curtis Thigpen drove in a run in the bottom of the ninth on a sac. fly to send the game into extra frames and then John-Ford Griffin tripled home Kevin Barker in the bottom of the tenth to win it.  Barker finished the game two for three with a homerun, two RBIs and two runs.

Jordan De Jong improved to 2-0 with three shutout innings of relief pitching.  He gave up one hit and three walks with three strikeouts.

The Chief’s beat the Clippers 6-5 and it was their eighth straight win.  The game winner was a walk off RBI single by John-Ford Griffin.  He finished the game with two RBIs and Russ Adams homered and drove in two runs.

Blaine Neal picked up the win and he improved to 4-3 on the season.  He gave up just one hit in a shutout ninth.

Howie Clark hit a big three run homer in the Chiefs 8-5 win over Norfolk.  John-Ford Griffin doubled twice and scored two runs while Russ Adams went two for five with a double, two RBIs and a run.

Ismael Ramirez was roughed up in his start but the pen and hitters picked him up.  Jordan De Jong picked up the win with a 1 1/3 shutout frames.

The Chiefs lost to Rochester 6-2, and both runs came on one swing of the bat by John-Ford Griffin.  He went one for two with two walks a homerun and two RBIs.

Ryan Houston relieved Dustin McGowan after a rain delay and he had a tough time.  He gave up three runs on four hits and a walk with three strikeouts in three innings and the loss drops him to 0-1 on the season.

Syracuse won one and lost one today in a doubleheader with Ottawa.  In the first game, the pitchers threw a shutout with Ty Taubenheim picking up the win.  He gave up just seven hits and one walk with three strikeouts in six innings of work.  Mike Vento had a huge day at the plate.  He went three for three with two doubles, a homerun, two RBIs and two runs.  John-Ford Griffin drove in two with a homerun and he now has ten on the season.

In the second game, the Chiefs fell short of coming back in a 4-3 loss.  Ismael Ramirez lost his second game of the season and he gave up three runs on five hits and two walks with two strikeouts in 3 2/3 innings.  Chad Mottola went two for three with two RBIs and John Ford Griffin had another nice game with two hits and two runs.

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.

The Syracuse Chiefs didn’t get their first hit until the eighth inning but once they did, they made them count in a come from behind win over the Durham Bulls.  John-Ford Griffin led the way with two hits, a run and an RBI.  His double was also the only extra base hits of the game.

Dustin McGowan struck out eight and gave up just one unearned in five innings of work. He gave up just two hits and two walks.