Blue Jays Cruise Past Palms as Miami Loses Bundy to IL

 MIAMI — There was little drama in this one, and even less momentum for the home club.

The Toronto Blue Jays jumped ahead early and never really let go Tuesday night, handing the Miami Palms an 8–3 loss at Coca-Cola Palms Park in a game that felt decided well before the final innings.

Toronto did its damage with the long ball and timely extra-base hits, tagging Dylan Bundy for four runs in four innings. Solo home runs by Randal Grichuk and Rowdy Telez highlighted a four-run fourth inning that pushed the Blue Jays firmly in control.

Miami managed just six hits on the night and never mounted sustained pressure against Toronto starter Chase Anderson, who worked eight efficient innings. The Palms’ offense briefly stirred in the fourth, when Brock Holt doubled home two runs and Greg Garcia followed with a sacrifice fly, but that was as close as it would get.

From there, Toronto’s lineup continued to tack on runs against the bullpen, with homers from Bo Bichette and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. keeping the margin comfortable.

Bundy took the loss, falling to 2–7 on the season, and the night ended on a more concerning note after the final out. The Palms announced that Bundy had been placed on the 15-day injured list, a move that will sideline the veteran right-hander for at least two weeks.

To fill the rotation spot, Miami recalled Brian Kragh from Triple-A Jackson, adding a fresh arm as the club looks to stabilize a staff that has shouldered a heavy workload of late.

The Palms fell to 36–32 with the loss, still very much in the mix but eager to shake off a flat performance as the series with Toronto continues.

 Toronto Blue Jays 8, Miami Palms 3

 Tuesday, June 9, 2020

 

 

 Toronto Blue Jays (3-0)                                  Miami Palms (36-32)                                     

 Player          AB R  H BI BB SO  P  A  E LOB   Ave      Player          AB R  H BI BB SO  P  A  E LOB   Ave      

 ------          -- -  - -- -- --  -  -  - ---   ---      ------          -- -  - -- -- --  -  -  - ---   ---      

 Biggio 2b       5  0  0  0  0  2  1  2  0  0   .167      Munoz ss        4  0  0  0  0  1  0  3  0  0   .308

 Gurriel, Jr. lf 5  2  3  0  0  0  1  0  0  0   .462      Koch 2b         4  0  0  0  0  0  1  2  0  0   .277

 Guerrero, Jr. 3b5  1  1  2  0  0  0  1  0  0   .357      Grant rf        4  1  3  0  0  0  3  0  0  0   .302

 Bichette ss     5  1  2  2  0  1  0  4  0  1   .357      Encarnacion dh  2  1  0  0  2  0  0  0  0  2   .258

 Tellez dh       4  1  1  1  1  2  0  0  0  0   .143      Korb 3b         3  0  0  0  1  3  0  0  0  0   .263

 Grichuk cf      4  2  3  1  0  0  5  0  0  0   .615      Wieters c       4  1  1  0  0  1  8  0  0  1   .254

 Fisher rf       3  1  0  0  1  1  4  0  0  0   .250      Holt lf         4  0  2  2  0  1  4  0  0  0   .273

 Shaw 1b         4  0  2  2  0  0  9  0  0  0   .364      Garcia 1b       3  0  0  1  0  0  6  0  0  2   .241

 Jansen c        4  0  0  0  0  1  6  0  0  5   .143      Sohn cf         4  0  0  0  0  0  5  0  0  1   .270

 

                 -- -  - -- -- -- -- -- -- ---                            -- -  - -- -- -- -- -- -- ---            

 Totals          39 8  12 8  2  7  27 7  0  6             Totals          32 3  6  3  3  6  27 5  0  6  

 

 

                           1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9  10     R  H  E

                           -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -      -  -  -

 Toronto Blue Jays         0  1  0  3  2  0  0  0  2         8  12 0  

 Miami Palms               0  0  0  2  0  0  0  0  1         3  6  0  

 

 

 

 LOB- Toronto Blue Jays 6, Miami Palms 6; 2B- Gurriel, Jr. 2(2), Shaw(1); HR- Bichette(1),

 Guerrero, Jr.(2), Grichuk(2), Tellez(1); RBI- Bichette 2(3), Guerrero, Jr. 2(4),

 Grichuk(4), Shaw 2(4), Tellez(1), Garcia(12), Holt 2(20); SF- Garcia(1); RLSP- Jansen 4,

 Garcia;  

 

 Toronto Blue Jays            IP   H  R  ER BB SO    ERA

 Anderson(W 1-0)              8.0  4  2  2  3  5    2.25  

 Font                         1.0  2  1  1  0  1    2.25  

 

 Miami Palms                  IP   H  R  ER BB SO    ERA

 Bundy(L 2-7)                 4.0  5  4  4  1  4    5.84  

 Shipley                      1.0  2  2  2  0  1    6.58  

 Morin                        2.0  1  0  0  0  1    3.46  

 Conley                       1.0  2  0  0  1  1    5.56  

 Matusz                       1.0  2  2  2  0  0    4.82  

 

 Pitches-strikes- Anderson 102-61, Font 12-9, Bundy 53-35, Shipley 13-9, Morin 21-11,

 Conley 24-13, Matusz 13-9; Batters faced- Anderson 31, Font 5, Bundy 18, Shipley 5,

 Morin 7, Conley 6, Matusz 5; 


  

 

  

 Temp - 86, Sky - Partly Cloudy, Wind - SSE 9mph 

 

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