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Blue Jays Minor League Report: Arjun Nimmala hit his organization-leading ninth home run

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Arjun Nimmala looks like a legitimate top prospect for the Toronto Blue Jays.

This is the May 20-22 edition of the Minor League Report, where we look at the past three games for each of the Blue Jays’ affiliates. We’ll look at the Triple-A Buffalo Bisons, Double-A New Hampshire Fisher Cats, High-A Vancouver Canadians, Single-A Dunedin Blue Jays, and FCL Jays in this article. You can read the latest Blue Jays’ Minor League Report here.

 

Let’s take a look at the week that was!

Bisons lost the first two against Lehigh Valley

Thanks to a rainout on Thursday, the Buffalo Bisons played just two games so far this week. Tuesday’s game was a 6-5 loss, with Alan Roden and Josh Rivera hitting home runs. Roden also hit a double, as did Rainer Nunez. CJ Van Eyk made his Triple-A debut, going five innings with three earned runs, three walks, and three strikeouts. Trenton Wallace pitched in relief, pitching two scoreless innings with two walks and a strikeout. Josh Bruihl was tagged with a loss, giving up two earned runs in an inning of work.

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The Bisons followed that up with an 8-5 loss on Wednesday. There were no home runs hit by the Bisons, but Nunez hit a double, and Ryan McCarty hit his first Triple-A triple. Davis Schneider and Roden had two-hit games. Lazaro Estrada made the start, pitching four innings with two earned runs. Jimmy Burnette was tagged with the loss, giving up four runs, only one was earned. Dillon Tate, Ryan Jennings, and Andrew Bash pitched scoreless innings, while Josh Walker gave up two earned runs in two-thirds of an inning.

Fisher Cats have lost six of their last eight

Like the Bisons, the New Hampshire Fisher Cats only played two games thanks to a postponement on Thursday. Also like the Bisons, they dropped their first two games, losing 5-0 on Tuesday. Yohendrick Pinango, Dasan Brown, and RJ Schreck hit singles, while Cade Doughty struck out four times and Jay Harry struck out three times. Rafael Sanchez made the start, giving up four earned runs in four innings of work. Alex Amalfi struck out five in two and two-thirds innings pitched. Bobby Milacki struck out three in two and one-third innings pitched.

Wednesday’s game was a 4-1 loss for the Fisher Cats. Doughty hit the lone extra-base hit, his fourth double of the season. He, Schreck, Peyton Williams, and Brown had two-hit games. Grant Rogers made his Double-A debut, giving up three runs (two earned) in five innings pitched with five strikeouts. Hunter Gregory pitched another scoreless inning, Johnathan Lavallee pitched two innings with one earned run allowed, and Justin Kelly struck out two in his inning pitched.

Canadians are on a seven-game losing streak

The Vancouver Canadians are now on a franchise-record seven-game losing streak. Tuesday saw them fall 6-4 to the Eugene Emeralds. Arjun Nimmala had a terrific game, going 3-3 with a walk while hitting his eighth home run of the season and a double. Aaron Parker had the other two hits in the game. Trey Yesavage made the start, striking out 10 and allowing two earned runs in four innings pitched. Gage Stanifer didn’t have a great outing, giving up four runs (three earned) in three and two-thirds innings pitched. Chay Yeager got the final out.

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Wednesday’s game was an 8-4 loss for the Canadians. Parker hit his fourth home run of the season, while Eddie Micheletti Jr., Je’Von Ward, and Sean Keys hit doubles. Fernando Perez made the start, giving up six earned runs in five innings of work. Edinson Batista gave up an earned run in two-thirds of an inning, while Pat Gallagher gave up an unearned run in two-thirds of an inning. Jonathan Todd struck out five in an inning and two-thirds.

It looked as if the Canadians were going to end their losing streak on Thursday, as they had a 3-2 lead in the top of the eighth. They fell 6-5. Nimmala had another great game, going 3-5 with his ninth home run of the season, as well as his 12th double of the season. Gabriel Martinez had a two-hit game, while Cutter Coffey and Nick Goodwin hit singles. 

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Khal Stephen made his first High-A start, giving up an earned run in three innings pitched. Kai Peterson pitched two innings with three strikeouts. Yondrei Rojas pitched a scoreless inning. Aaron Munson blew the save, giving up three earned runs in an inning of work, while Bo Bonds gave up two earned runs in an inning of work.

D-Jays drop first three against Tampa

The Dunedin Blue Jays dropped their first three against the Tampa Tarpons. Tuesday saw them fall 7-4, with Manuel Beltre hitting the team’s lone extra-base hit. Peyton Powell and Bryce Arnold had two-hit games. Chris McElvain made the start, giving up six earned runs in three innings of work. Juanmi Vasquez also pitched three innings, but didn’t allow a run and struck out four. Nate LaRue gave up an earned run in his outing, while Jay Scheuler struck out two in his inning and two-thirds.

They followed that up with a 9-5 loss on Wednesday. Sam Shaw had a three-hit game, including his fifth double of the season. Edward Duran hit the other double, while Jean Joseph and Kendry Chirinos had two-hit games. Spencer Turnbull made the start, giving up five earned runs in three innings of work. Ryan Burr gave up two earned runs in an inning, and Erik Swanson pitched two-thirds of scoreless baseball. Bennett Flyn struck out four in an inning and two-thirds, and Javen Coleman gave up two earned runs in two innings of work.

The D-Jays were held to just two hits on Thursday, falling 3-1. Duran and Yhoangel Aponte hit singles. Colby Holcombe made the start, giving up two earned runs in five innings of work. Swanson made another rehab appearance, pitching two-thirds of an inning with a strikeout. Eminen Flores gave up an earned run in an inning and a third, striking out and walking three. Schueler and Colby Martin pitched scoreless innings.

FCL Jays split two games with FCL Phillies

The Florida Complex League Blue Jays have played two games since the last Minor League Report, losing the first one 11-4 to the FCL Phillies. Maykel Minoso and Drew Jemison hit doubles, with Jemison also hitting a triple. Josh Kasevich made a rehab appearance. Troy Guthrie made the start, going three innings with one earned run allowed and three strikeouts to bring his season ERA to 1.13. Eliander Alcalde gave up seven earned runs in an inning of work. Franly Urena gave up two earned runs in two and one-third innings. Diego Dominguez pitched two-thirds of an inning with one unearned run allowed.

Their second game against the FCL Phillies went better, as the FCL Jays won 10-2. David Beckles hit his second home run of the season, as well as a double. Raimundo De Los Santos and Yorman Licourt each hit a double, while Aldo Gaxiola went 4-4 with four singles. Enmanuel Bonilla had a two-hit game.

Adam Macko made the start in a rehab appearance, going three innings with four strikeouts. Landen Maroudis also pitched on a rehab assignment, going three and one-third innings with a strikeout, a walk, and an earned run allowed. Jack Eshleman struck out five in two and two-thirds innings pitched.

Ryley Delaney is a Nation Network writer for Blue Jays Nation, Oilersnation, and FlamesNation. They can be followed on Twitter @Ryley__Delaney.