Jay Blue: Kirwer, Lantigua, Podkul, Winckowski

Josh Winckowski allowed just one run in seven innings to earn the win for the low-A Lansing Lugnuts on Monday. Photo: Jay Blue

May 13, 2019 Toronto Blue Jays Minor League Report

By Jay Blue

Blue Jays from Away

There were just four games on the slate for the Blue Jays' minor league teams with the Fisher Cats prepped to play two games and the Dunedin Blue Jays set to play one but all three of those games were postponed, leaving the Lansing Lugnuts as the lone team in action.

Buffalo Bisons

Scheduled off day.

New Hampshire Fisher Cats, Reading Fightin Phils (PHI)

Games Postponed due to rain.

Roster Notes: Gunnar Heidt was placed on the 7-day IL and William Ouellette was promoted from Dunedin to New Hampshire.

Dunedin Blue Jays, Jupiter Hammerheads (MIA)

Game postponed due to rain.

Roster Notes: William Ouellette was promoted from Dunedin to New Hampshire.

Lansing Lugnuts 4, West Michigan Whitecaps (DET) 2

The low-A Lansing Lugnuts rallied for three runs in the bottom of the seventh to make a winner of Josh Winckowski as the Lugnuts beat the West Michigan Whitecaps 4-2.

Nick Podkul led off the seventh with a single and, with one out, Rafael Lantigua and Mc Gregory Contreras each hit a single to drive in a run. Tanner Kirwer (Sherwood Park, Alta.) bunted, scoring two more runs on an error by the first baseman before the inning was over. Podkul, Lantigua and Contreras ended up with two hits apiece with Podkul hitting a double and Lantigua hitting a triple. Kirwer had a single giving the Lugnuts seven hits for the game.

On the mound, Josh Winckowski had another strong game, dropping his ERA to 1.70 with seven innings of one-run ball. He allowed five hits and walk, striking out four. Cre Finfrock came in for the eighth, allowing a run on two hits and a walk with two strikeouts and Jackson Rees came in to cinch the win, striking out a pair and giving up a hit and a walk for his first save.

W: Josh Winckowski (3-1)
S: Jackson Rees (1)

Player of the Game: Josh Winckowski

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