Blue Jays Minor League Baseball Blog

Syracuse came into the game looking to hold onto there already impressive 5 game winning streak and did just that by extending it to 6 with a win over Lehigh Valley 2-1. The win brings their record to 11-7 and puts them in 2nd in the INT North.
CF Buck Coats brought in 1 of the 2 RBI when he hit a double off Valley starter Brian Mazone. Coats went 1-for-3 in the game including the double and a RBI. The RBI is his 3rd of the season and he now has his batting average at .250 this season. Catcher Robinzon Diaz also had a strong game going 2-for-2 including a double and a walk. He now has his batting average at .368 and the double was his 2nd of the season.
Chief’s righty Kane Davis took the mound for the ball club and had an outstanding game. He pitched 8 innings deep only allowing 5 hits, 1 run, 1 walk, and he struck out 4. He earned the win for Syracuse bringing his record to 2-1 and now has his ERA to 2.78. Tracy Thorpe came on in the 9th to earn his 2nd save of the season striking out 1 in the process.
Next Up: The Chief’s will look to bring the streak to 7 playing the 2nd game of the 3 game set against Lehigh Valley.

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.

New Hampshire’s pitchers was pummelled in a 17-2 beating at the hands of Portland.  Kyle Yates gave up six runs in 4 2/3 and he fell to 5-3 in his start but three other reliefers gave up between two and five runs.

Robinzon Diaz went three for five with a double and a run.  Rob Cosby doubled twice and he drove in a run.

The Fisher Cats jumped out to an 8-2 led only to see New Britain score five unanswered runs in the final three innings.  Fortunately, they only came as close as one run and a win is a win.  Sergio Santos went three for five with two doubles, three RBIs and two runs while Robinzon Diaz went three for five with an RBI and three runs.

Jesse Litsch picked up the win and he improved to 7-2 on the season.  He gave up three runs on six hits and two walks with four strikeouts in 6 1/3 innings.