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Minor League Report: Josh Kasevich had a four-hit performance

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All six Blue Jays affiliates were in action on Saturday.

It was a solid day in the organization, as the six teams went 3-3, with one team picking up their first win of the season, and another team picking up a fantastic comeback.

Let’s dig into all of that in the latest Minor League Report!

The big inning doomed Buffalo

The Buffalo Bisons fell 9-3 on Saturday, bringing their season record to 31-31. They took the lead early in the game, but allowed the Lehigh Valley IronPigs to score five runs in the bottom of the second.

Buffalo scored on the first pitch of the game, as lead-off hitter Steward Berroa hit his sixth home run of the season. Suddenly, he’s become a player worth watching in the Jays organization. Orelvis Martinez hit the other extra-base hit, his 11th double of the season, while also hitting a single. Addison Barger also had a multi-hit day, while Brian Serven picked up the team’s other hit.

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Troy Watson made the start and had a rough outing, giving up six earned runs in two innings pitched. Nick Fraze struck out three in three scoreless innings, while Brandon Eisert gave up a run but struck out three in an inning and a third. Hayden Juenger struck out a batter in two thirds of an inning and Ryan Burr gave up two runs, one earned, in an inning of work.

New Hampshire doubled up in a loss

The New Hampshire Fisher Cats didn’t fare much better, as they fell 10-5 to the Erie SeaWolves to move their record to 26-30 for the season.

Devonte Brown hit his sixth home run of the season and has been one of New Hampshire’s best hitters this season. Also in contention for that title is Alan Roden, who hit his 11th double and had a multi-hit performance. Zach Britton hit his eighth double, and Miguel Hiradlo hit his fifth double.

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Josh Kasevich was the team’s player of the game though. He had four singles in five plate appearances and is now batting .315/.365/.399 for the season with a 118 wRC+. Hiraldo also had a multi-hit game.

CJ Van Eyk was tagged with the loss, giving up seven earned runs and three strikeouts in 3.1 innings pitched. Hunter Gregory gave up three earned runs and four strikeouts in 2.1 innings pitched, while Justin Kelly struck out two in his inning and a third pitch. Ian Churchill pitched a scoreless inning with a walk.

Vancouver picks up the late-inning comeback

It’s been a rough season for the usually dominant Vancouver Canadians, but Saturday’s game could be a turning point. Down 7-0 in the top of the seventh, they went on to score eight innings in the final three frames to win 8-7 and move their record to 25-26.

Nick Goodwin is one of the breakout players in the organization, as the hit-first shortstop hit his seventh home run of the season to kickstart Vancouver’s comeback.

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New signee Jamari Baylor hit the biggest home run of the season for the Canadians, a three-run shot in the top of the ninth with an out, completing the miraculous comeback. It’s his second of the season.

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Goodwin was one of three players with a multi-hit game, as Jackson Hornung and Jeffrey Wehler also had two hits a piece, while Dasan Brown hit his second double of the season. He also walked and struck out twice. Peyton Williams had a single as well, but struck out three times.

Carson Pierce had a rough outing, giving up five earned runs in three innings with a strikeout. Chay Yeager gave up two runs in two innings, but pitching settled down afterwards. Josh Mollerus had a terrific outing, striking out five in two innings of work, while Conor Larkin and Anders Tolhurst each struck out two in their innings of work.

Dunedin scored all of their runs in one inning

The Dunedin Blue Jays have once again reached the .500 mark, as they defeated the Palm Beach Cardinals 3-1 to move to 28-28.

There were three doubles for the team, as Canadian Bryce Arnold hit his sixth double of the season, Kekai Rios hit his second as a D-Jay, and Cristian Feliz hit his ninth of the season. Alex Hernandez had a multi-hit performance, while Manuel Beltre, Yhoangel Aponte, Tucker Toman, and Yeuni Munoz all had one single.

Nolan Perry made the start for the D-Jays, and finished with a line of 3 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 4 K to bring his season ERA to 1.10. Irv Carter picked up the win, striking out two batters in two and two thirds of work. T.J. Brock pitched a clean inning and a third, while Felipe Bello picked up the save, pitching two innings with a strikeout.

FCL Jays lost

Once again, the Florida Complex League Blue Jays lost, this time by a score of 3-2 to the FCL Phillies on Saturday. They are now 6-20 on the season, oof.

This was Canadian Sam Shaw’s best game of the season, as he went 3-4 with his third double. The other player with a double was Robert Robertis, who also walked twice, while Enmanuel Bonilla reached base with three singles. The other player with a hit was Adrian Meza, while Arjun Nimmala walked twice, now five times in his last two games.

Luis Quiñones started the game in his first rehab appearances, striking out two in an inning of work. On top of that, 2023 draftee Kelena Sauer pitched in his second game of the season, giving up an earned run while striking out a batter in two innings of work.

Raudy Gomez was tagged with the loss, giving up two earned runs and four walks in two innings and a third of work while striking out two. Carlos Meza struck out a batter in an inning and two thirds of work.

DSL Jays won their first game of the season

The Dominican Summer League Blue Jays defeated the DSL Angels 3-0 to move to 1-2 for the season.

Despite the win, it was a low-hitting affair, as there were only three hits on the day. There wasn’t a bigger one than Juan Rosas’ first professional homer in the top of the seventh, the final inning of this game. Other players with a hit were Angel Guzmán and Juarlin Soto. The team also walked six times, as Yorman Licourt, Juarlin Soto, Randy Soto, Dariel Ramon, Rosas, and Jarold Montealto all walked once each.

Angel Rivero started the game, finishing with two strikeouts in an inning of work. Brazilian pitcher Sann Omosako finished with a line of 5 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 4 K in his season debut, he’s someone worth monitoring. Ramon Suarez picked up the save with two strikeouts in an inning.

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