Blue Jays Minor League Baseball Blog

Lugnut pitchers gave up nine runs on thirteen hits today in a blow out loss to Cedar Rapids.  Kyle Ginley took the loss and he dropped to 0-2.  He gave up five runs (two earned) on five hits and a walk with four strikeouts in 3 1/3 innings.

Scott Campbell drove in two runs in the loss.  Yuber Rodriguez went two for four with a double and two runs.

The Lugnuts couldn’t get the bats going in two losses against Cedar Rapids.  In the first game, they actually scored three runs but fell short 4-3.  Travis Snider went two for four with a double and an RBI while Julio Pinto took the loss when he gave up a run in the bottom of the seventh.

In game two, the Lugnuts were completely shutdown and held to two hits in a 4-0 loss.  Nathan Starner took the loss and he gave up four runs (three earned) on six hits and two walks with two strikeouts in four innings.

Chase Lirette had a very nice start but it was wasted in the Lugnuts 1-0 loss to Beloit. He gave up just one unearned run on four hits and two walks with three strikeouts in 6 2/3 innings. 

All the Lugnuts managed were five hits. Travis Snider had the only extra base hit with a double.

A.J. Wideman didn’t have his best start, but it was good enough to push him to 3-0.  He gave up three runs on four hits and three walks with two strikeouts in six innings of work.

Travis Snider went two for four with a double and two RBIs.  Jonathan Jaspe went two for four with a solo homerun in the 5-3 win.

Kyle Ginley was hammered and he gave up most of the damage in the Lugnuts 13-6 win over Beloit.  He gave up seven runs on eight hits and two walks with five strikeouts in just 2 2/3 innings.  All three relievers also gave up at least a run in the loss.

Jonathan Diaz went two for four with a triple, a run and an RBI.  Scott Campbell went two for four with two runs.

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 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.

Travis Snider had an excellent game at the plate in the Lugnuts 6-3 win over the Cougars.  He went three for five with a double, a triple, an RBI and two runs.  Sean Shoffit and Josh Bell both had two hits and two RBIs while Scott Campbell doubled twice and scored two runs.

A.J. Wideman improved to 2-0 with a solid start.  He gave up two runs (one earned) on eight hits and three walks with two strikeouts in five innings of work.

Lansing scored seven runs in the bottom of the fifth to take a 7-2 lead only to see their relief pitchers give up four runs in the next two innings to make it 7-6.  That’s all the Cougars would get though as Lansing held on for the 7-6 win.  Yuber Rodriguez had a nice game with two hits, two RBIs and a run.  Scott Campbell went one for three with a double, two walks, two RBIs and a run.

Chris Reddout picked up the win relief.  He gave up one run in 2 1/3 innings.

Nathan Starner improved to 2-0 on the season with a nice start.  He gave up just two runs on eight hits and two walks with three strikeouts in six innings of work.

Scott Campbell singled, drew a walk and scored twice in the 5-4 win.  Jonathan Diaz had two hits and two runs and Yuber Rodriguez drove in two.

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.

Chase Lirette had an exceptional start for the Lugnuts with six shutout innings.  He gave up just three hits and a walk with eight strikeouts.

Lansing managed only two hits but they also drew six walks in the 2-0 win.  Josh Bell singled and drove in a run while Chris Gutierrez and drew two walks in the win.

A.J. Wideman threw a nice game in the Lugnuts 6-2 win over Great Lakes.  He gave up just two runs (one earned) on four hits and two walks with eight strikeouts.

Travis Snyder had a very nice game at the plate.  He went four for five with a triple, two runs 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 was on the short end of a 2-1 pitchers duel and their hitters managed just a single run on three hits.  The lone run came in the fifth inning when Travis Snider drove home Jonathan Diaz on a sac. fly.

A decent start by Nathan Starner went to waste.  He gave up two runs (one earned) on two hits and one walk with six strikeouts in five innings of work.

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.