Nearly the Wor(c)st Wednesday Ever

The Blue Jays affiliates were nearly swept Wednesday.

Worcester 9 Buffalo 4

The Red Sox affiliate did not lighten up on Bowden Francis who was rocked for four solo home runs and six runs total over four innings on 10 hits and a walk while striking out seven. Dany Jimenez worked a shutout fifth but Curtis Taylor coughed up two in the sixth. Nate Pearson walked one and whiffed one in a shutout seventh. Carl Edwards Jr. served up a solo homer but struck out two in the eighth. Bryan Baker earned his stripes by striking out the side in the ninth.

Christian Colon clubbed his 14th homer of the year as part of a 3-for-3 night with a walk. Otto Lopez was 3-for-5 and threw out a runner at the plate from…