July 24th Blue Jays Minor League Recap: #17 for Kevin Smith

Starter- Tommy Milone 1.0IP, 2H, 1R, 1BB, 0K on 15 pitches

W- Jeremy Beasley (3-0, 2.40ERA)

BSV- Connor Overton (1)

H- Axford (1)

SV- Dany Jimenez (3)

Double-A

New Hampshire Fisher Cats (30-37)

The Fisher Cats lose 6 to 0

HR- none

Starter- Quinones 3.1IP, 3H, 6R, 4BB, 4K on 66 pitches

L- Quinonones (0-1, 16.20ERA)

Advanced-A

Vancouver Canadians (33-38)

The C’s won 7 to 6

HR- Espino (4)

Starter- Brian Rapp 2.2IP, 2H, 3R, 3BB, 2K on 66 pitches

W- Parker Caracci (3-2, 2.52ERA)/BSV (2)

A-Ball

Dunedin Blue Jays (31-39)

The D-Jays fall 2 to 0

HR- none

Starter- Alejandro Melean 5.0IP, 3H, 2R, 1BB, 3K, and 1HRA on 85 pitches

L- Melean (3-3, 3.69ERA)

FCL

FCL Blue Jays (11-8)

Won 14 to 6

HR- Santiago (2)

Starter- Cesar Ayala 3.0IP, 5H, 2R, 1BB, 2K

W- Castro (1-0, 2.38ERA)

DSL

Blue Jays (4-4)

Won 7 to 4

HR- Munoz (1)

Starter- Alcalde 4.0IP, 3H, 2R, 2BB, 6K

W- Lopez (2-0, 5.00ERA)

H- Rojas (1)

SV- Medina (1)

Top Performers:

• Buffalo- Forrest Wall (2-for-4, 2R, K, SB), Christian Colon (3-for-5), Knight (2-for-4, R, RBI, HR), Beasley (2IP, H, 2BB, 4K)
• New Hampshire- Ellenbest (2.2IP, 2H, 1BB, 4K), Spraker (2IP, 1H, 4K), Tanner Kirwer (1-for-4, K, SB), Reggie Pruitt (1-for-3, 2K, 2B)
• Vancouver- Sean Mellen (3.1iP, 4K), Justin Maese (2IP, 2H, R, 2BB), Caracci (2IP, 3H, 2R, 3K), Espino (1-for-4, R, 2RBI, BB, 2K, HR), Ryan Gold (2-for-4, R, 2B, R, BB, K), Ronny Brito (1-for-3, 2R, RBI, 2BB)
• Dunedin- Hugo Cardona (2-for-4, 2K), Melean (see above), Herrera (2IP, 3BB), Valdez (2IP, H, BB, 4K)
• FCL- Gabriel Martinez (2-for-4, R, RBI, K), Leonel Callez (2-for-2, 2RBI), Victor Mesia (3-for-5, 2R, 2RBI, 2B), Glenn Santiago (1-for-2, 3R, 2RBI, 3BB, K, SB), Yhon Perez (1-for-2, 2R, 3BB), and Brazoban (2-for-3, 2R, RBI, 3B, BB)
• DSL- Munoz (3-for-4, 3R, 2RBI, HR), Garcia (2-for-4, R, 2RBI, 2B), Lopez (4IP, 5H, R, 2BB, 5K), Alcalde (see above)

Player Spotlight

Today we turn our attention to Tyler White.

Batting 3rd and playing 1st for the Bisons, the 30-yr-old veteran had another strong game. It took a little time for White’s power to show up in 2021 but it has finally arrived. White had only one HR heading into July in 37 games but he’s hit 6HR in just 16 games in July.

After Forrest Wall and Kevin Smith started the 1st inning off with a pair of singles, White brought them both home with his 13th double. Tyler led off the 6th inning with his 7th home run to give the Herd a 6-2 advantage. He walked in the 8th to finish 2-for-4 with a run scored, three RBi, a walk, and a HR.

In 53 games, Tyler White owns a .262BA with 13 doubles, 7HR, 32RBI, and a .822OPS.

The Smith and Martinez Show

Kevin Smith was at SS and batting 2nd for the Bisons. Kevin singled and scored in the 1st inning. He sent a long flyball over the wall in LF in the 4th inning for a 2-run shot. Smith finished 2-for-5 with two runs scored, two RBI, a HR, and a K.

The 25-yr-old Smith owns a .291BA with a .976OPS. He’s collected 14 doubles, 3 triples, and 17HR while scoring 43 runs and driving 53. Kevin has also stolen 13 bases and 3CS.

Orelvis Martinez DH’d and batted cleanup for the D-Jays. Martinez went 0-for-3 with a walk.

The 19-yr-old owns a .295BA with a .992OPS while collecting 22 doubles, 2 triples, 18HR. He has 63RBI and 45 runs scored.