Blue Jays Minor League Baseball Blog

The Fisher Cats not only couldn’t hit the ball, but their pitchers were hit hard in a 9-1 loss to Portland.  Chip Cannon drew two walks and he drove in the only run for the Fisher Cats.

Kurt Isenberg took the loss and he fell to 3-7 on the season.  He gave up five runs on eight hits and one walk with four strikeouts in four innings of work.

David Smith belted a two run homer in the top of the eleventh inning to win it for the Fisher Cats in their 7-5 vistory over the Thunder.  Rob Cosby also had a big day at the plate.   He went two for five with a double, a homerun and three RBIs.

Jesse Carlson picked up the win and he improved to 7-1 on the season. He gave up just one hit in 2 1/3 innings of relief.  Kyle Yates threw 6 2/3 shutout innings in a nice start.

Talk about an impressive comeback.  The Fisher Cats scored five runs in the top of the ninth to send the game into extra frames after being down 5-0 and then David Smith doubled home Ryan Patterson in the top of the tenth for the winning run.  Robinzon Diaz had a big three run homer in that ninth inning and he finished the game three for six.

Matt Roney picked up the win and he improved to 2-1 on the season.  He pitched a shutout ninth but it was an important inning.

Tracy Thorpe gave up two runs in the bottom of the eighth inning as the Fisher Cats blew a one run lead heading into the eighth inning.  This was after the Fisher Cats scored four in the seventh to come back from three games down.

Ryan Patterson was the hitting star in the loss.  He gave went three for four with a double, two RBIs and a run.