Ryan 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 MoreR.A. Dickey struggled with a case of flat knuckleballs as the Jays fell 8-4 to the Houston Astros.R.A. Dickey struggled with a case of flat knuckleballs as the Jays fell 8-4 to the Houston Astros.
Read MoreSix outs to go, a two run lead and the Houston Astros took the lead in Aaron Loup’s first 10 pitches to win the opener of the four-game series at Minute Maid Park.
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 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 MoreTrips to the Lone Star state city of Houston have not been kind to the Blue Jays, who are 2-8 lifetime against the Houston Astros. Drew Hutchison starts the opener of the four-game series Thursday night.
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 MoreThe road to success is never easy, but there was a period of time where Dalton Pompey was on a path seemingly paved just for him.
Read MoreBy the time spring training rolled around this year, his sixth professional season, the native of Mississauga, Ont., was a role model like he never had been before. Young baseball hopefuls from north of the border looked up to him and his story motivated others to strive for better, helping them realize that hard work really can pay off in the long run. It does happen.
Read MoreDalton Pompey had four hits including a double, knocked in a run and swiped a base behind Daniel Norris as the triple-A Buffalo Bisons beat the Durham Bulls 9-4.
Read MoreLHP Andrew Albers (North Battleford, Sask.) followed up LHP Randy Wolf’s excellent outing for the triple-A Buffalo Bisons pitching seven innings allowing an unearned run as the Bisons were edged 1-0.
Read MoreSteve Tolleson is back to replace injured Michael Saunders (Victoria, BC), above, who headed for the disabled list, while Preston Guilmet was designated for assignment.
Read MoreLHP Randy Wolf pitched seven scorless as the triple-A Buffalo Bills fell 1-0 to the Norfolk Tides in 11 innings.
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