Francis, Scott Keys To Victories

Like the parent club, the affiliates fell a game below .500 in their nine games Tuesday night. The highlights were a couple of shutouts in the upper levels but the lowlights were a doubleheader sweep and a disappointing start to the second half for one of the affiliates. The GCL Blue Jays got an unscheduled day off as they were rained out.

Buffalo 6 Syracuse 0

Syracuse, NY - Jon Berti picked a good night to draw attention to himself. He drove in the first two runs of the game with a two-run triple in the second inning before scoring on a Munenori Kawasaki base hit. The Troy (Tulowitzki!), Michigan native then launched his first Triple-A home run in the fourth inning to make it 4-0 Herd. Berti…