Blue Jays Minor League Baseball Blog

The Chiefs made it five in a row with a 7-6 win over Norfolk.  Russ Adams only had one hit in the game but he made it count.  It was a three run shot in the second inning that basically put the Chiefs in front for good.

John Thomson had a nice start and he improved to 2-1 on the season.  He gave up three runs on seven hits with two strikeouts in six innings of work.

The Chiefs beat Norfolk 8-5 and Wayne Lydon had a huge day at the plate in the win.  He went four for five with an RBI and three runs.  Russ Adams went two for four with a homerun and two RBIs.

Victor Zambrano picked up the win.  He gave up five runs on seven hits and one walk with four strikeouts in 5 2/3 innings.

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.

Howie Clark led the Chiefs at the plate in their 9-2 win over the Red Sox. He went three for five with a double and four RBIs.  Russ Adams went two for four with two runs and an RBI.

Lost in all the offense was a nice start by Michael MacDonald.  He gave up four hits and a walk with six strikeouts in seven shutout innings.

The Chiefs scored eight unanswered runs to come back from a 7-2 deficit to beat the Red Sox 10-7.  Russ Adams went four for five with a triple, a homerun, four RBIs and two runs.  Wayne Lydon went three for five with a double and three runs scored.

Brian Wolfe picked up the win with 2 2/3 innings of shutout relief.  He improved to 2-0 and he gave up two hits with a strikeout.

The Chiefs were blown out 10-4 and all ten of the runs given up came in the first two innings off of Josh Banks.  He gave up ten runs on eleven hits with a strikeout and he was credited with only one inning of work.  In his previous four starts, he had given up just eleven runs and it was his first start where he gave up more then four.

Kevin Barker and Erik Kratz hit two run homers.  John Hattig doubled, drew a walk and scored two runs.

The Chiefs lost 3-2 to Pawtucket and their offense picked up just four hits in the loss.  Howie Clark hit a solo homerun and John Hattig doubled and he drove in a run.

John Thomson had a nice start go to waste.  He gave up two runs on six hits and three walks with six strikeouts in six innings of work.

Jim Crowell ddn’t even last four innings in the Chiefs 4-2 loss to the Bulls. He gave up three runs on seven hits with a strikeout in 3 1/3 innings.

John Hattig went three for four with an RBI. Chad Mottola went two for four and he scored a run in the loss.

The Chiefs went down 4-0 early and while they fought back, they fell just short and they lost to the Bulls 5-4.  Curtis Thigpen went two for five with an RBI and a run.  Brad Hassey went two for three with a walk and two runs.

Michael MacDonald settled down after giving up four runs in the second inning but he still dropped to 0-2 on the season. He gave up four runs (three earned) on six hits and two walks with three strikeouts in six innings of work.

Ty Taubenheim was hit hard and he dropped to 2-4 on the season.  He gave up five runs on six hits and two walks with two strikeouts in the 10-3 loss.

The Chiefs got all three of their runs with one swing of the bat.  Wayne Lydon hit a three run homer in the fourth inning and that was it.

Down 3-1, the Chiefs came from behind to beat Indianapolis 7-5.  Howie Clark went one for four but the one hit was a homerun. He drove in two and scored twice.  Curtis Thigpen went three for four with two doubles and a run.

Justin James picked up the win with 2 2/3 innings of solid relief.  He gave up just one unearned run on one hit with two strikeouts and the win improved his record to 1-0 on the season.

This Chiefs topped Indianapolis 4-2 and Curtis Thigpen was the hitting star.  He went four for five with a run and an RBI.

The game was chopped up because of a rain delay and it was reliever Ryan Houston who picked up the win.  He struck out two in 1 2/3 innings.

Michael MacDonald blew a 3-0 lead and he dropped his first start of the season in a 4-3 loss to Indianapolis.  He gave up four runs on seven hits and three walks with four strikeouts in seven innings of work.

Kevin Barker was the hitting star in the loss.  He went two for three with a run and an RBI.

Ty Taubenheim had a tough start against Indianpolis in the Chiefs 8-5 loss and he dropped to 2-3 on the season. He gave up five runs on six hits and two walks with four strikeouts in five innings of work.

John Hattig had a nice game and he drove in three runs.  Jeff Duncan reached base four times with a single, three walks and he scored a run.

Josh Banks lost his first start of the season and he dropped to 4-1 in the Chiefs 5-4 loss to the Bats.  He gave up five runs on seven hits and two walks with seven strikeouts in six innings of work.  The seven strikeouts is a season high and despite not striking out a ton of batters, his walk rate is pretty awesome.  With the two walks in today’s game, he now has walked just six batters in 47 1/3 innings.

Erik Kratz hit a solo homerun in the loss.  Jeff Duncan went one for three with a walk and two runs scored.

Erik Kratz hit a twelth inning homerun to push the Chiefs ahead of the Bats 7-6.  Kratz finished the game with three hits and Jeff Duncan also had a nice game with four hits, two runs and an RBI.

Blaine Neal picked up the win with two shutout innings to close out the game.  In all, five Chiefs pitchers combined for eleven strikeouts in the win.