September 6th Blue Jays Minor Leagues Recap: Orf streak ends. Morris streak hits 40 games. Palmegiani walks 4 times in loss.

Buffalo- The IronPigs scored 3 runs in the top of the 11th off Rowan Wick (2R) and Matt Wisler (1R), dowing the Herd 8 to 5. Nathan Lukes finished with three singles in six at-bats. Damiano Palmegiani walked four times while driving in 2 runs with a double in two at-bats. Zach Thompson allowed one run on 3 hits over 2.2IP. Yosver Zulueta made his return to Buffalo with two no-hit innings. Hayden Juenger followed Zulu with 1.1 no-hit relief. Paul Fry and Connor Cooke allowed two runs each in the 7th and 8th innings. Nate Pearson stopped the bleeding with a scoreless 9th inning.

New Hampshire- The Baysox walk off the Fisher Cats for the second night. Joe Jones took the loss on both nights. CJ Van Eyk allowed three runs over 4 innings. Jimmy Robbins (1.2IP), Alejandro Melean (1.0IP), and TJ Brock (1.1IP) each allowed two runs before Jones also surrendered 2 runs in the 10th inning. Trevor Schwecke went 4-for-5 with two doubles and two runs scored. Michael Turconi also collected two doubles in the loss. Will Robertson knocked two balls out of the park, numbers 16 and 17. He has three home runs in the first 4 games of September after hitting 5 home runs in August.

Vancouver- The C’s scored 2 runs on 5 hits while allowing 3 runs on 9 hits. The Dust Devils scored one run, a home run, off Devereaux Harrison who completed 5 innings. Harrison struck out 4 batters over 5IP. Sam Ryan also allowed a solo home run, lasting 1.2 innings and striking out 3 batters over 1.2IP. Justin Kelly allowed one unearned run over 1.2IP with 3K.

Dunedin-The Hammerheads scored 10 runs on 14 hits. Starter Yondrei Rojas allowed 5 runs on 5 hits over 5 innings. Bo Bonds allowed two runs, allowing a home run, and striking out 3 batters over in the 6th. Unfortunately, Bo is now on the 60-day IL. Clay Yeager struck out 3 batters over 2.0IP. The D-Jays scored 4 runs on 8 hits with Edward Duran hitting a double and Tucker Toman hitting his 3rd triple.

Triple-A

Buffalo Bisons (68-64)

Loss 8 to 5

HR- none

Starter- Zach Thompson 2.2IP, 3H, 1R, 4BB, 3K

L- Rowan Wick (4-4, 6.41ERA)

Double-A

New Hampshire Fisher Cats (59-65)

Loss 11 to 10

HR- Will Robertson (16,17)

Starter CJ Van Eyk 4.0IP, 4H, 3R, 1BB, 1K

L- Joe Jones (2-3, 5.03ERA)

BSV- TJ Brock (3)

Advanced-A

Vancouver Canadians (75-52)

Loss 3 to 2

HR- none

Starter Devereaux Harrison 5.0IP, 4H, 1R, 0BB, 4K, and 1HRA

L- Justin Kelly (5-2, 1.80ERA)

H- Ian Churchill (3)

BSV- Sam Ryan (2)

A-Ball

Dunedin Blue Jays (61-67)

Loss 10 to 4

HR- none

Starter- Yondrei Rojas 5.0IP, 5H, 5R, 3BB, 5K

L- Rojas (1-3, 5.66ERA)

Top Performers

• Buffalo- Nathan Lukes (3-for-6, R, RBI, K), Damiano Palmegiani (1-for-2, 2RBI, 2B, 4BB, K), Addison Barger (0-for-4, RBI, 2BB, K), Yosver Zulueta (2.0IP, 0H, 0R, 0BB, 2K)
• New Hampshire- Devonte Brown (2-for-5, R, RBI, 2B, 2-SB, BB, 2K), Will Robertson (2-for-6, 3R, 2-HR, 2RBI, 3K), Trevor Schwecke (4-for-5, 2R, 2-2B), Riley Tirotta (2-for-3, R, RBI, 2BB, CS, K), Micheal Turconi (2-for-5, R, RBI, 2-2B, K)
• Vancouver- Garrett Spain (1-for-3, 2B, BB, RBI)
• Dunedin- Roque Salinas (2-for-4, R), Tucker Toman (1-for-5, R, 3B, SB home plate), Manuel Beltre (1-for-4, R, BB, 2K, SB), Edward Duran (2-for-3, 2B, RBI, BB), Chay Yeager (2.0IP, 3H, 0R, 0BB, 3K)

Tanner Morris‘s On-Base Streak

Tanner Morris extended his on-base streak to an even 40 games with a hit and two walks in three at-bats. Tanner has slowly moved up the lineup, batting 5th while starting the game at 2nd base and ending at 1st base. Morris is batting .288 with 21 doubles, 6HR, a decent .804 OPS, and 49 RBIs.

Brennan Orf went 0-for-4 with a strikeout, putting an end to his 30-game on-base streak. Orf owns a .217BA with .743OPS, 5 doubles, and 11 RBI.

Transactions

IL- RHP Gabe Klobosits. RHP Bo Bonds (60-day), 3B Miguel Hiraldo

Activated- OF Sebastian Espino

Inactive List- RHP Alex Amalfi