Bats Break Out In 12-2 Home Win
After being shut out in two consecutive ballgames by the Lakeland Flying Tigers, the Dunedin Blue Jays offense broke out in a big way in the opening game of their home series against the Clearwater Threshers. The Jays knocked 17 hits and scored 12 runs, providing more than enough run
After being shut out in two consecutive ballgames by the Lakeland Flying Tigers, the Dunedin Blue Jays offense broke out in a big way in the opening game of their home series against the Clearwater Threshers. The Jays knocked 17 hits and scored 12 runs, providing more than enough run support for starting pitcher
Borucki started on the mound looking for his third straight win and delivered, holding the Threshers hitless until the fourth inning. He threw 7.0 strong innings, allowing two runs (just one earned) on five hits and striking out six to earn his team-leading sixth victory of the season. He tied his season-highs in innings pitched and pitches thrown (98) in the contest and has now allowed three or less earned runs in fourteen of his last fifteen appearances on the mound.
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The Blue Jays offense started the scoring with a run in the third inning on an RBI groundout by DH
The Jays took the lead back in the sixth, stringing together singles by Juan Kelly, RF
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Snead tossed a scoreless ninth inning, picking up his third save of the season and lowering the Dunedin bullpen's ERA to 1.13 in the month of July.
Of the many offensive standouts in the game, Juan Kelly led the charge, going 4-4 with a double, three RBIs, and three runs scored. Connor Panas had three hits to go along with his three runs batted in. Cavan Biggio, Lourdes Gurriel, Michael De La Cruz, and CF
The Blue Jays and Threshers will square off again tomorrow night at 6:30 PM at Florida Auto Exchange Stadium in game two of their three game series in Dunedin before heading to Clearwater for one game on Monday night. RHP