September 5th Blue Jays Minor Leagues Recap: Berman with a SLAM. Palmegiani hits 1st AAA HR. Morris and Orf extend streaks.

Buffalo- The Herd continues to play well in the 2nd half with a 12 to 4 win over the IronPigs and improved to 34 and 22. Damiano Palmegiani popped his 1st Triple-A home run in the 6th inning. Stevie Berman popped a 4th inning grand slam. Cam Eden hit his 1st triple and 3rd home run, driving in two run in the process. Addison Barger hit his 21st double, scoring 3 runs, and walking once. Andrew Bash pitched 5 no-hit innings to improve to 3-1. Brandon Eisert pitched 1.2 scoreless innings after Jimmy Burnette struggled in the 6th inning, allowing 3 runs.

New Hampshire- The Fisher Cats fell 8 to 5 to the Baysox despite outing them 10 to 6. Rainer Nunez drove in three runs, going 2-for-5 with a double. Riley Tirotta collected three hits in four at-bats, scoring twice and hitting a solo home run in the 3rd inning. Michael Dominguez allowed 3 runs on 2 hits over 4.0IP. He allowed a solo home run in the 4th. Troy Watson allowed a run on a hit and two walks in the 5th. Adrian Hernandez pitched two no-hit innings in the 6th and 7th. After the Fisher Cats took a 5 to 4 lead in the 7th inning, Mason Fluahty allowed the Baysox to tie the game in the 8th. In the 11th inning, Joe Jones allowed three runs to score on a home run and fell to 2-2.

Vancouver- The C’s scored 5 runs in the 7th and single runs in the 3rd and 8th innings as they ran away with a 7 to 3 win. Gabriel Martinez drove in two, and four other Canadians drove in single RBI’s. Adam Macko pitched 5 no-hit innings, walking two, and striking out eight. He improved to 5-5 and lowered his ERA to 4.81. Leam Mendez provided the C’s with 2.1 innings of relief, allowing one run. Naswell Paulino struggled, allowing two runs on two hits over 1.2IP.

Dunedin- The Hammerheads shut out the D-Jays 5 to 0. Edward Duran collected two hits in the loss, while Manuel Beltre collected the club’s only extra-base hit with his 20th double. Connor O’Halloran allowed two runs on two hits. Alex Amalfi struck out 6 batters over 3.0IP, allowing one run. Wander Garcia allowed two runs in the 7th. Josh Mollerus gave the D-Jays 1.2 no-hit innings in relief, striking out 3 batters. Keiner Leon finished the game with a scoreless 9th.

Triple-A

Buffalo Bisons (68-63)

Won 12 to 3

HR- Damiano Palmegiani (1), Stevie Berman (2), and Cam Eden (3)

Starter- Andrew Bash 5.0IP, 0H, 0R, 4BB, 3K

W- Bash (3-1, 2.29ERA)

Double-A

New Hampshire Fisher Cats (59-64)

Loss 8 to 5

HR- Riley Tirotta (7)

Starter Michael Dominguez 4.0IP, 2H, 3R, 3BB, 3K, and 1HRA

L- Joe Jones (2-2, 4.76ERA)

BSV- Mason Fluharty (4)

Advanced-A

Vancouver Canadians (75-51)

Won 7 to 3

HR- none

Starter Adam Macko 5.0IP, 0H, 0R, 2BB, 8K

W- Macko (5-5, 4.81ERA)

H- Leam Mendez (1)

A-Ball

Dunedin Blue Jays (61-66)

Loss 5 to 0

HR- none

Starter- Connor O’Halloran 2.0IP, 2H, 2R, 3BB, 3K

L- O’Halloran (3-1, 4.00ERA)

Top Performers

• Buffalo- Rafael Lantigua (2-for-4, R, RBI, BB), Damiano Palmegiani (2-for-4, R, 2RBI, BB, HR), Addison Barger (2-for-4, 3R, 2B, BB), Leo Jimenez (1-for-4, R, 2RBI), Stevie Berman (2-for-3, 2R, 4RBI, GRAND SLAM, BB), Cam Eden (2-for-4, 2R, 2RBI, 3B, HR, K), Brandon Eisert (1.2IP, 0H, 0R, 0BB, 3K)
• New Hampshire- Rainer Nunez (2-for-5, 3RBI, 2B, K), Riley Tirotta (3-for-4, 2R, HR, RBI), Adrian Hernandez (2.0IP, 0H, 0R, 1BB, 3K), Juan Nunez (1.1IP, 0H, 0R, 2BB, 2K)
• Vancouver- Josh Kasevich (1-for-2, R, RBI, 2BB, 2B), Gabriel Martinez (1-for-4, R, 2RBI, BB), Jommer Hernandez (1-for-3, 2R, 2B, BB, K, SB)
• Dunedin- Edward Duran (2-for-4, 2K), Manuel Beltre (1-for-4, 2B, K), Josh Mollerus (1.2IP, 0H, 0R, 0BB, 3K)

Tanner Morris‘s On-Base Streak

Tanner Morris extended his on-base streak to 39 games on Tuesday with a walk in three at-bats. He scored a run and drove in a run with a sac fly. Morris is batting .287 with 21 doubles, 6HR, a decent .802 OPS, and 49 RBIs.

Brennan Orf went 0-for-3 with a walk to extend his on-base streak to 30 games. He’s reached base in every one of his professional games. Orf owns a .227BA with .772OPS, 5 doubles, and 11 RBI.

Transactions

Movement- SS Marcos De La Rosa is heading to the D-Jays

Inactive List- RHP Andrew Bash

Development List- C Jose Ferrer

IL- C Stevie Berman