Andy Burns doubled, homered and knocked in four runs as the triple-A Buffalo Bisons fell 8-5 to the Toledo Mud Hens. ....
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Three out of four ain’t bad. That’s what they say as two of the Blue Jays’ affiliates are definitely moving into contention. The Lugnuts (25-18) remained tied atop the Eastern Division of the Midwest League while the Bisons (23-20) are only a game back of first place in the International League North.
John Anderson pitches New Hampshire to a win over the Altoona Curve
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The Lansing Lugnuts went whole hog on Thursday night, pasting the South Bend Cubs while both of the other two teams in action won their games for a 3-0 record on the night.
Blue Jays From Away
The Blue Jays top draft pick from the 2014 draft finally made his professional debut after his long recovery from Tommy John surgery. You’ll have to read on to see how he did!
Jordan Procyshen put the drive in the class-A Greenville Drive this week.
He led all Canadians in the minors with seven hits, batting .368 (7-for-19) for the week to earn Canadian Baseball Network Player of the Week honors for Week VI.
Read MoreINF Ryan Schimpf picked up the save as Buffalo edged Columbus.
Read MoreHitters made the day for three of the four minor league clubs as the New Hampshire Fisher Cats, Dunedin Blue Jays and Lansing Lugnuts all took home a victory while the Buffalo Bisons fell just short.
Read MoreLHP Daniel Norris fanned nine in six innings allowing two runs in six innings as triple-A Buffalo lost to the Toledo Mud Hens 5-2 in 12 innings.
Read MoreTime to turn it around warned Mark Buehrle -- leaving out the or else -- telling reporters “before they have a fire sale, start moving guys out, moving guys up and down.”
After pitching the Blue Jays first complete game of the season, Buehrle also issued the “we stink,” comment.
Read MoreRHP Chase De Jong pitched six innings as the class-A Lansing Lugnuts edged the West Michigan Whitecaps allowing one run on three hits and two walks.
Read MoreWhat does it say about the Blue Jays rotation — when R.A. Dickey, Mark Buehrle, Drew Hutchison (above) and Aaron Sanchez, have higher ERAs than the starters at triple-A Buffalo Randy Wolf, Scott Copeland, Andrew Albers and Chad Jenkins?
Read MoreOF Chris Colabello was an independent league for year after year and now plays every day with the Toronto Blue Jays, while LHP Ricky Romero was an an all-star and is now starting over with the San Francisco Giants.
Read MoreRyan Schimpf homered twice as the triple-A Buffalo Bisons lost 4-3 to the Toledo Mud Hens on a day when all four Blue Jays affiliates lost.
Read MoreJ.D. Davis helped the class-A Lansing Lunguts to an 8-6 win over the South Bend Cubs going 3-for-4 with a homer, three stolen bases, two RBIs and four runs scored. Photo: Jay Blue
Read MoreRP Jasvir Rakkar (Brampton, Ont.) had two scoreless outings covering four innings in picking up a save and a win for the class-A Myrtle Beach Pelicans. Rakkar pitched two seasons for the Ontario Terriers and coach Danny Thompson before heading off to the Stony Brook University Seawolves.
Read MoreRockin’ Rowdy Tellez was 4-for-5 with three doubles and a home run, to go with his three RBIs as the class-A Lansing Lugnuts edged the South Bend Cubs 6-4. Photo: Jay Blue.
Read MoreBuffalo Bisons 6, Durham Bulls 2
The Bisons stretched their win streak to two games (making it now an official “streak”) with a 6-2 victory over Durham. Miguel Castro starter and had another mixed outing, allowing an unearned run without allowing a hit but he walked three and struck out three in two-plus innings of work. Todd Redmondhad a great follow up with just one run allowed over five innings with three strikeouts. Greg Infante struggled with two walks and a hit while getting just one out and Cole Hynes and Bo Schultz finished up the game.
OF Dalton Pompey (Mississauga, Ont.) is at triple-A Buffalo hoping to return to the Rogers Centre.
Read MorePete Orr (Richmond Hill, Ont.), who is at triple-A Colorado Springs, is the third oldest position player in the minors. The former back bone of the Team Canada infield hopes to get back to the majors with the Milwaukee Brewers.
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