August 16th Blue Jays Minor Leagues Recap: Orelvis Martinez hits his 22nd HR. Bohrofen hits two out the park.

Buffalo- Rochester topped the Bisons 5 to 4. The game was tied after 9 innings. Both teams scored a run in the 10 but Gabe Klobosits walked in the winning the run in the 11th. It was a bullpen day for Buffalo. Andrew Bash (2.0IP) and Hayden Juenger (2.0IP) pitched 4 scoreless innings to start the game. Chad Green allowed a run but struck out 3 batters over 1.1IP. Brandon Eisert allowed two runs over 0.2IP. Trevor Richards (1.0IP) and Zach Pop (1.0IP) held the Red Wings in check in the 7th and 8th. Rowan Wick (2.0IP) allowed a run but only issued a walk with no hits allowed. Spencer Horwitz, Bo Bichette, Ernie Clement, and Orelvis Martinez all finished with 2 hits. Martinez went deep and Clement hit a double. Orelvis has home runs in consecutive games and 3 bombs in his last 5 games.

New Hampshire- Luis Quinones got roughed up by the Yard Goats for 6 runs on 7 hits over 3.1IP. Adrian Hernandez faired no better, allowing 2 runs on 3 hits over 1.2IP. Fitz Stadler stopped the bleeding with two scoreless innings and Troy Watson provided the Fisher Cats with a 1-2-3 8th inning. Alan Roden and Rainer Nunez went 3-for-4 but it was Will Robertson who was the offensive star for the Fisher Cats. Robertson went 2-for-4 with a double and a home run in the loss.

Vancouver- Adam Macko allowed 4 runs in the 1st inning, a run in the 2nd inning, and 2 runs in the 4th inning as the Emeralds had their way with him. Naswell Paulino allowed both inherited runs to score in the 4th inning and the Emeralds tacked on one run for good measure. Hunter Gregory (1.0IP), Anders Tolhurst (1.0IP), and Ian Churchill (1.0IP) finished the game with three scoreless innings. Down 8 to 0 after 4 innings, the C’s started to chip away with 2 runs in the 6th, a run in the 7th, and 3 runs in the 9th. Garrett Spain hit his 9th home run in the 9th, a 3-run shot to center field.

Dunedin- Jace Bohrofen, Edward Duran, and Jaden Rudd each drove in 2 runs as the D-Jays routed the Thresher 12 to 4. Bohrofen hit a pair of solo home runs. Nick Goodwin hit his 2nd home run, added a triple, and scored 3 runs. Brennan Orf went 2-for-4 with a double and scored twice. Yondrei Rojas allowed one run over 4 innings. Elander Alcalde earned his 5th win wit two no-hit innings following Rojas.

Triple-A

Buffalo Bisons (54-60)

Loss 5 to 4

HR- Orelvis Martinez (5)

Starter- Andrew Bash 2.0IP, 1H, 0R, 0BB, 2K

L- Gabe Klobosits (1-1, 3.60ERA)

Double-A

New Hampshire Fisher Cats (50-56)

Loss 8 to 3

HR- Will Robertson (10)

Starter Luis Quinones 3.1IP, 7H, 6R, 3BB, 6K, and 1HRA

L- Quinones (4-3, 4.70ERA)

Advanced-A

Vancouver Canadians (68-40)

Loss 8 to 6

HR- Garrett Spain (9)

Starter Adam Macko 3.0IP, 6H, 7R, 2BB, 5K, and 1HRA

L- Macko (4-5 5.73ERA)

A-Ball

Dunedin Blue Jays (51-59)

Won 12 to 4

HR- Jace Bohrofen (4,5) and Nick Goodwin (2)

Starter- Yondrei Rojas 4.0IP, 4H, 1R, 1BB, 2K

W- Elander Alcalde (5-6, 5.32ERA)

FCL Blue Jays (17-32)

Wonn 6 to 5

HR- Gregori Cano (2)

Starter Trenton Wallace 1.0IP, 2H, 1R, 0BB, 4K

W- Johan Simon (1-2, 5.40ERA)

DSL Blue Jays (26-24)

Loss 13 to 3

HR- none

Starter Raudy Gomez 4.1IP, 10H, 7R, 1BB, 4K

L- Gomez (2-5, 9.77ERA)

Top Performers

• Buffalo- Ernie Clement (2-for-6, 2RBI, 2B, SB), Orelvis Martinez (2-for-5, R, HR, RBI, BB, K), Bo Bichette (2-for-3, R), Spencer Horwitz (2-for-5, R, RBI, BB), Hayden Juenger (2.0IP, H, 0R, 0BB, 2K), Rowan Wick (2.0IP, 0H, 1R, 1Bb, 1K)
• New Hampshire- Will Robertson (2-for-4, R, RBI, 2B, HR), Rainer Nunez (3-for-4, R, 2B, K), Alan Roden (3-for-4, RBI), Fitz Stadler (2.0IP, 2H, 0R, 0BB, 2K)
• Vancouver- Garrett Spain (1-for-4, R, 3RBI, HR, 2K), Gabriel Martinez (2-for-3, RBI, 2BB)
• Dunedin- Jace Bohrofen (2-for-5, 3R, 2RBI, BB, K, 2HR), Nick Goodwin (3-for-6, 3R, RBI, HR, 3B), Roque Salinas (3-for-5, 2R, RBI, 3B), Brennan Orf (2-for-4, 2R, BB, 2B), Manuel Beltre (2-for-5, R, RBI, K), Edward Duran (1-for-5, 2RBI), Jaden Rudd (1-for-4, 2RBI, 2B, BB, K), Elander Alcalde (2.0IP, 0H, 0R, 0BB, 0K)
• FCL Johan Simon (2.0IP, 1H, 0R, 0BB, 2K), Cano (1-for-4, R, 2RBI, HR), Arjun Nimmala (1-for-2, R, RBI, 3B, 3BB)
• DSL- Osvaldo Pacheco (2.0IP, 1H, 0R, 2BB, 2K)

Michael Turconi‘s On-Base Streak

Micheal Turconi saw his on-base streak end, going 0-for-4 with a strikeout. Turconi had a good run with 38 games. It’s not a surprise, he’s struggled to 2-for-18 and 4 walks since his promotion. All good things must come to an end.

Tanner Morris pushed his on-base streak to 24 games. He was at the keystone, batting 6th. He went 0-for-3 with two walks. Morris is batting .278 with a decent .763OPS and 40RBI.

Rafael Lantigua has reached base in 20 consecutive games. He went 0-for-3 with a walk. He’s struggled with the hits recently but he’s still getting his walks. Lantigua played LF and batted 7th. He is batting .281 with a .866OPS.

Transactions

Activated- OF Dylan Rock (New Hampshire)