August 9th Blue Jays Minor Leagues Recap: Horwitz making lots of noise in Triple-A

Buffalo- Spencer Horwitz is something hot right now. Spencer has 4 multi-hit games over his previous 5 games. With the two doubles he collected on Wednesday, Spencer has 4 doubles, 2HR, 5 runs scored, 7RBI, 4BB, 1K, and CS in those 5 games. He owns a .500BA for August. The Herd was held off the board until the 6th, scoring 2 runs in the 6th and 2 runs in the 7th. Rafael Lantigua hit a two-run single in the 7th, adding his 30th double of the season earlier in the game. Mitch White, Andrew Bash, and Hayden Juenger struggled. Hagen Danner struck out two batters over 1.2 scoreless innings.

New Hampshire- GM1 Home runs by Rainer Nunez and Miguel Hiraldo in the 4th inning gave the Fisher Cats a win in game 1. Steward Berroa hit his 19th double and stole his 40th base in the game. Luis Quinones struck out 7 batters over 5 innings, allowing 3 runs. T.J. Brock struck out 3 batters and Mason Fluharty struck out two, picking up his 4th save. Game 2- Trevor Schwecke hit his 5th home run, walked twice, and scored 3 runs. Riley Tirotta and Sebastian Espino drove in one run, giving the Fisher Cats a 3-2 win. Chad Dallas struck out 10 batters and allowed a solo home run over 5 impressive innings of work. Juan Nunez pitched the final two innings, holding the Fightin Phil scoreless for his 2nd win.

Vancouver- Peyton Williams and Dasan Brown hit home runs for the second consecutive game. Alex De Jesus also popped one out for his 11th, which turned out to be the winner. Adam Macko allowed one run and struck out 7 batters over 4 innings. Ryan Boyer earned his 3rd win with 2 no-hit innings. Justin Kelly allowed a run in the 8th, allowing the Dust Devil to make it a 4-2 game. Cooper Benson allowed one hit and struck out two batters in the 9th inning for his 2nd save.

Dunedin- Jace Bohrofen and Nick Goodwin hit home runs, Tucker Toman drove in three runs, and Brennan Orf drove in 2 runs with a triple. Yondrei Rojas allowed one run over 5 innings. Kelena Sauer pitched a scoreless 8th for his 2nd win.

Triple-A

Buffalo Bisons (53-56)

Loss 5 to 4

HR- none

Starter- Mitch White 1.0IP, 2H, 2R, 0BB, 2K, and 1HRA

L- Hayden Juenger (4-2, 6.67ERA)

Double-A

New Hampshire Fisher Cats (47-53)

Game 1

Won 3 to 2

HR- Trevor Schwecke (5)

Starter- Chad Dallas 5.0IP, 4H, 2R, 0BB, 10K, and 1HRA

W- Juan Nunez (2-3, 2.33ERA)

Game 2

Won 5 to 3

HR- Rainer Nunez (5), Miguel Hiraldo (7)

Starter Luis Quinones 5.0IP, 3H, 3R, 1BB, 7K

W- Quinones (4-2, 4.24ERA)

H- T.J. Brock (1)

SV- Mason Fluharty (4)

Advanced-A

Vancouver Canadians (64-39)

Won 4 to 2

HR- Peyton Williams (4), Dasan Brown (7), Alex De Jesus (11)

Starter Adam Macko 4.0IP, 4H, 1R, 2BB, 7K

W- Ryan Boyer (3-0, 0.38ERA)

H- Justin Kelly (4)

SB- Cooper Benson (2)

A-Ball

Dunedin Blue Jays (48-56)

Won 10 to 7

HR- Jace Bohrofen (1), Nick Goodwin (1)

Starter- Yondrei Rojas 5.0IP, 2H, 1R, 2BB, 5K

W- Kelena Sauer (2-0, 2.25ERA)

BSV- Josh Mollerus (1)

FCL Blue Jays (15-30)

Game results from August 9th

Game 1

Loss 5 to 2

HR- none

Starter Cesar Ayala 6.0IP, 3H, 2R, 5BB, 6K, and 1HRA

L- Keiner Leon (2-2, 5.40ERA)

Game 2

Loss 3 to 0

HR- none

Starter Juanmi Vasquez 2.2IP, 3H, 2R, 2BB, 3K, 1HRA

L- Vasquez (0-2, 8.74ERA)

DSL Blue Jays (25-19)

Game results from August 9th

Loss 5 to 0

HR- none

Starter Raudy Gomez 2.2IP, 5H, 5R, 2BB, 0K

L- Gomez (2-4, 9.00ERA)

Top Performers

• Buffalo- Rafael Lantigua (2-for-4, R, 2RBI, 2B, BB, K), Spencer Horwitz (3-for-4, 2-2B, RBI)
• New Hampshire- GM1 Trevor Schwecke (1-for-1, 3R, RBI, 2BB, HR, SB) and Juan Nunez (2.0IP, 1H, 0R, 0BB, 1K).  GM2- Steward Berroa (2-for-3, BB, 2B, SB), Rainer Nunez (1-for-3, R, 2RBI, HR), Miguel Hiraldo (1-for-2, 2R, 2RBI, BB, HR, SB)
• Vancouver- Peyton Williams (1-for-3, R, RBI, HR), Dasan Brown (1-for-4, R, RBI, HR, 2K), Alex De Jesus (1-for-3, R, RBI, HR, BB, K), Ryan Boyer (2.0IP, 0H, 0R, 0BB, 1K), Justin Kelly (2.0IP, 1H, 1R, 2BB, 1K)
• Dunedin- Braden Barry (2-for-5, 2R, 2B, 2K), Tucker Toman (1-for-5, R, 3RBI), Jace Bohrofen (1-for-3, 2R, 2RBI, 2BB, HR), Glenn Santiago (2-for-3, R, 2B, K), Nick Goodwin (1-for-3, R, HR, 2RBI, BB, K), Brennan Orf (1-for-4, R, 2RBI, 3B, BB, 2K)

Michael Turconi‘s On-Base Streak

Michael Turconi must be on his way to New Hampshire because he wasn’t in Vancouver’s lineup or New Hampshire’s. His streak remains at 34 games and leaves behind a .299BA with a .904OPS, 7HR, 18 doubles, 4 triples, and 41RBI as a member of the C’s.

Tanner Morris got the day off so his on-base streak remains at 21 games. Morris is now batting .281 with a decent .769OPS and 37RBI.

Spencer Horwitz extended his on-base streak to 23 games with a single and two doubles. He is batting .332 with .943OPS, 25 doubles, 9HR, 8SB, and 65RBI.

Transactions

Movement- OF Braden Barry and OF Jace Bohrofen are moving up to Dunedin. SS Michael Turconi is getting a well-deserved promotion to Double-A.