August 6th Blue Jays Minor Leagues Recap: Turconi keeps rolling. Horwitz with 3 more hits

Buffalo- The Herd fell 6 to 4 despite outhitting the IronPigs 12 to 8. Nathan Lukes went deep for his 5th bomb of the season. Spencer Horwitz had three hits and Tanner Morris had two. Addison Barger managed to collect a double and a walk but struck out twice in 4 at-bats. It was a bullpen day on the mound. Hayden Juenger struck out three batters over 2.0IP but allowed a home run. Yosver Zulueta allowed 2 runs on 3 hits in the 3rd inning for the loss. Brandon Eisert pitched a scoreless 4th inning. Hagen Danner struck out 4 batters over 2.0IP but he served up two long balls, allowing 3 runs to score.

New Hampshire- Miguel Hiraldo hit a 3-run home run in the 5th inning, giving the Fisher Cats a 4-2 lead. New Hampshire scored three more runs in the 8th off an Andres Sosa RBI single, Riley Tirotta RBI double, and Sebastian Espino RBI sac fly. Abdiel Mendoza allowed two runs over 5 innings. Fitz Stadler was touched up for two runs over 1.2IP. TJ Brock struck out two and walked one over 1.1 scoreless innings for the win. Juan Nunez finished the game with a scoreless 9th.

Vancouver- The C’s offense stalled, scoring a run on 7 hits. Josh Kasevich hit a double and a single as the batter in Vancouver’s lineup with a multi-hit game. Pat Gallagher allowed a run on 4 hits over 3.1IP. Ryan Boyer pitched 1.2 scoreless innings. Justin Kelly walked two and struck out one over 2 scoreless innings. Cooper Benson took his 2nd loss, allowing a run in the bottom of the 8th.

Dunedin- The D-Jays and Mighty Mussels scored a combined 20 runs. Dunedin outhit Fort Myers 16 to 5. Angel Del Rosario, Abiezel Ramirez, Roque Salinas, Nick Goodwin, Manuel Beltre, Jaden Judd, and Bryce Arnold each finished with 2 hits in the game. Dunedin scored 4 runs in the 3rd, 5 runs in the 5th, and 2 runs in the 8th for the win.

Triple-A

Buffalo Bisons (53-54)

Loss 6 to 4

HR- Nathan Lukes (5)

Starter- Hayden Juenger 2.0IP, 1H, 1R, 0BB, 3K, and 1HRA

L- Yosver Zulueta (2-4, 4.74ERA)

Double-A

New Hampshire Fisher Cats (45-53)

Won 8 to 4

HR- Miguel Hiraldo (6)

Starter- Abdiel Mendoza 5.0IP, 5H, 2R, 1BB, 5K, and 1HRA

W- TJ Brock (2-1, 8.84ERA)

BSV- Fitz Stadler (2)

Advanced-A

Vancouver Canadians (62-39)

Loss 2 to 1

HR- none

Starter Pat Gallagher 3.1IP, 4H, 1R, 1BB, 3K

L- Cooper Benson (6-2, 4.56ERA)

A-Ball

Dunedin Blue Jays (47-55)

Won 11 to 9

HR- none

Starter- Rafael Ohashi 4.0IP, 3H, 3R, 4BB, 6K, and 1HRA

W- Jiorgeny Casimiri (1-0, 11.57ERA)/BSV1

FCL Blue Jays (14-28)

Game Results from August 5th

Won 3 to 0

HR- Branden Barry (2)

Starter Bo Bonds 1.0IP, 0H, 0R, 1BB, 3K

W- Gage Stanifer (1-4, 6.05ERA)

SV- Johan Simon (1)

DSL Blue Jays (25-18)

Game Results from August 5th

Won 4 to 3

HR- none

Starter Carlos Meza 7.0IP, 3H, 0R, 0BB, 7K

W- Meza (4-1, 3.19ERA)

H- Lluveres Severino (1)

SV- Julio Ortiz (2)

Top Performers

• Buffalo- Nathan Lukes (2-for-5, R, RBI, HR, K), Spencer Horwitz (3-for-4, 2R, BB, 2B), Tanner Morris (2-for-5, K)
• New Hampshire- Miguel Hiraldo (1-for-4, R, 3RBI, HR, BB, K), Alan Roden (2-for-4, R, RBI), Damiano Palmegiani (2-for-4, R, BB, K), Will Robertson (2-for-5, 2K), Andres Sosa (3-for-4, R, 2RBI, BB, 2B)
• Vancouver- Josh Kasevich (2-for-3, BB, 2B, SB, K)
• Dunedin- Roque Salinas (2-for-4, R, 2RBI), Abiezel Ramirez (2-for-5, 2R, 2RBI, 2B, 2K), Angel Del Rosario (2-for-5, 2R, K), Nick Goodwin (2-for-5, 2R, 2RBI, 2B, K), Manuel Beltre (2-for-5, 2RBI), Jaden Rudd (2-for-4, R, RBI, 2B), Bryce Arnold (2-for-3, 2R, RBI, 2B, K), Leam Mendez (2.0IP, 1H, 0R, 0BB, 1K)

Michael Turconi‘s On-Base Streak

Michael Turconi extended his streak to 33 games with a single, finishing 1-for-5. He owns a .297BA with a .906OPS, 7HR, 18 doubles, 4 triples, and 41RBI.

Jeffrey Wehler wasn’t in the lineup for Vancouver on Sunday. His on-base streak remains intact at 26 games Wehler owns a .370BA with 4HR, 27RBI, and 12SB across two levels.

Daniel Perez and the DSL Blue Jays didn’t play on Sunday. His on-base streak remains 23 games. He owns a .287BA and .855OPS with 9 doubles, 33RBI, and 3SB.

Tanner Morris finished 2-for-5 to extend his on-base streak to 20 games. Morris is now batting .284 with a decent .776OPS and 37RBI.

Spencer Horwitz extended his on-base streak to 21 games with two singles, two runs, a double, and a walk in 4 at-bats. Horwitz was at 1st base and batting 3rd. He is batting .325 with .910OPS, 23 doubles, 8SB, and 60RBI.

Transactions

Movement- C Phil Clarke gets a well-earned promotion to Buffalo. C Jose Ferrer heads to New Hampshire.

Rehab- RHP Wander Garcia (Dunedin)