Lindow's Strong Debut Not Enough in Series Opening Loss to Blue Jays
CLEARWATER, Fla. - A strong outing for the Clearwater Threshers' pitching staff fell short in a 2-0 loss to the Dunedin Blue Jays in the series opener of a four-game set at Spectrum Field on Monday afternoon. The Philadelphia Phillies' affiliate was the road team in Monday's contest.
CLEARWATER, Fla. - A strong outing for the Clearwater Threshers' pitching staff fell short in a 2-0 loss to the Dunedin Blue Jays in the series opener of a four-game set at Spectrum Field on Monday afternoon. The Philadelphia Phillies' affiliate was the road team in Monday's contest.
The Dunedin (69-48, 28-24) offense made things tough for
Lindow worked around the trouble in the first and settled in with four scoreless frames. The 20-year-old allowed just two hits from the second through the fifth and retired six in a row to finish the outing. The left-hander's Advanced A debut was marked by six strikeouts and no walks over five strong frames.
Kirk delivered a double to left to open the frame and reached third after a flyout from
Clearwater's best offensive chance came after
Carr held Dunedin off the board with two strikeouts in the eighth, but the Threshers couldn't put together a rally in the ninth against Jimenez to drop the series opener. The hard-throwing right-hander for the Blue Jays earned a save for the first time this year in the victory.
Clearwater's pitching staff has held Dunedin to just four runs over its last three games against the club. The arms have pitched to a 3.07 ERA against the Toronto Blue Jays' affiliate while striking out 138 batters over 14 games against the divisional opponent. The season series between the two Florida State League North division clubs is tied at seven in 2019 with three more games to play.
The Threshers look to even the series in game two of the four-game series with the D-Jays at Spectrum Field on Tuesday night. RHP
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