September 10th Blue Jays Minor Leagues Recap: Tanner’s streak continues. Palmegiani is GRAND. Robertson powering up. Aponte shine for D-Jays

Buffalo- Andrew Bash turned in another solid start for the surging Bisons. Bash improved to 4-1, needing 61 pitches to complete 5 innings and allow one run on 3 hits. Connor Cooke, Nate Pearson, and Rowan Wick completed the game with three scoreless innings. Nathan Lukes and Rafael Lantigua collected two hits each. Lukes scored a pair of runs and Lantigua drove in a pair of runs. It was Damiano Palmegiani who provided the biggest hit of the game, going deep with the bases juiced in the 3rd inning off former Blue Jay and Bison, Drew Hutchison.

New Hampshire- The Fisher Cats scored 7 runs on 10 hits with Trevor Schwecke and Will Robertson driving in three runs each. Schwecke collected three hits which included a 1st inning solo shot and a 3rd inning two-run double. Robertson’s power surge continues a solo home run in the 4th inning. Robertson contributed again with an RBI sac fly in the 5th and a 7th inning RBI single. Michael Dominguez struggled with control, issuing 5 walks and two runs on two hits over 4.2IP. Fitz Stadler picked up the win with a scoreless 8th, improving to 4-0.

Vancouver- The Dust Devils shut the C’s offense down, holding Vancouver to 3 hits. Cade Doughty collected two hits in two at-bats with a walk. Josh Kasevich collected the other C’s hit. Rafael Sanchez struck out 7 batters over 4.2 shutout innings. Eric Pardinho struck out 3 batters, allowing a run on 2 hits over 2.1IP but was tagged with the loss.

Dunedin- The Hammerheads pounded the D-Jays pitching for 10 runs on 14 hits. Rafael Ohashi allowed 5 runs, Irv Carter allowed a run, and Connor O’Halloran allowed 4 runs. Keiner Leon provided the D-Jays with some quality pitching, throwing 19 of his 28 pitches for strikes over 2.1 no-hit innings. Brennan Orf finished 2-for-4 with a double and run scored but it was Yhoangel Aponte who shined the brightest for Dunedin. In his 6th game with Dunedin, Aponte fell a double shy of hitting for the cycle. He drew a bases-loaded walk in the 8th to bring the Blue Jays first run and hit a 3-run home run in the 9th. His triple came in the 4th inning.

Triple-A

Buffalo Bisons (70-66)

Won 6 to 3

HR- Damiano Palmegiani (2)

Starter- Andrew Bash 5.0IP, 3H, 1R, 1BB, 4K

W- Bash (4-1, 2.33ERA)

H- Yosver Zulueta (8), Connor Cooke (2), and Nate Pearson (4)

SV- Rowan Wick (4)

Double-A

New Hampshire Fisher Cats (61-67)

Won 7 to 6

HR- Trevor Schwecke (6)

Starter Michael Dominguez 4.2IP, 2H, 2R, 5BB, 5K, and 2HRA

W- Fitz Stadler (4-0, 4.56ERA)

SV- Greyson Thurman (1)

Advanced-A

Vancouver Canadians (77-54)

Loss 3 to 0

HR- none

Starter Rafael Sanchez 4.2IP, 2H, 0R, 1BB, 7K

L- Eric Pardinho (2-2, 7.15ERA)

A-Ball

Dunedin Blue Jays (62-70)

Loss 10 to 4

HR- Yhoangel Aponte (1)

Starter- Rafael Ohashi 1.2IP, 7H, 5R, 3BB, 0K

L- Ohashi (4-6, 6.20ERA)

Top Performers

• Buffalo- Nathan Lukes (2-for-5, 2R, K), Rafael Lantigua (2-for-3, R, 2RBI, 2BB, K, 2B), Damiano Palmegiani (1-for-5, R, GRAND SLAM, 4RBI, K), Luis De Los Santos (0-for-2, 2BB)
• New Hampshire- Alan Roden (2-for-3, 2R, BB), Trevor Schwecke (3-for-4, 1R, 3RBI, 2B, HR, SB, K), Will Robertson (2-for-4, R, 3RBI, HR), Riley Tirotta (1-for-4, R, RBI, HR)
• Vancouver- Cade Doughty (2-for-2, BB), Eric Pardinho (2.1IP, 2H, R, BB, 3K)
• Dunedin- Brennan Orf (2-for-4, R, 2B), Yhoangel Aponte (3-for-3, R, 3RBI, 2BB, 3B, HR), Kendry Chirinos (0-for-2, 2BB, K), Keiner Leon (2.1IP, 0H, 0R, 1BB, 3K), Kelena Sauer (2.0IP, 1H, 0R, 0BB, 1K)

Tanner Morris‘s On-Base Streak

Tanner Morris extended his on-base streak to 44 games with a single and a walk in three at-bats. He played 2nd base and batted 6th. Morris is batting .289 with 21 doubles, 6HR, a decent .807 OPS, and 50 RBIs.

30-Day HR Leaders

Orelvis Martinez- 23GP, 15R, 24H, 8 doubles, 1 triples, 5HR, 18RBI, 9BB, 26K, 1SB, and .273/.330/.557

Will Robertson- 21GP, 21R, 28H, 7 doubles, 1 triples, 10HR, 16RBI, 7BB, 23K, 2SB, and .333/.380/.798

Garrett Spain- 23GP, 9R, 15H, 5 doubles, 0 triples, 4HR, 8RBI, 11BB, 27K, 1SB, and .192/.315/.410

Jace Bohrofen- 15GP, 13R, 16H, 4 doubles, 0 triples, 4HR, 11RBI, 12BB, 17K, 0SB, and .291/.418/.582

Transactions

Activated- RHP Irv Carter (Dunedin)

Movement- RHP Eliander Alcalde sent down to FCL from Dunedin

Development List- SS Marcos De Los Rosa and 3B Angel Del Rosario

Inactive List- Activated OF Dasan Brown and Gabriel Martinez