Carapellotti, Gaxiola Go Back-to-Back in Fifth Straight Win

Dunedin, FL – Owen Carapellotti and Aldo Gaxiola went back-to-back with the game’s tying and go-ahead home runs in the 4^th inning as the Dunedin Blue Jays won their fifth straight game, defeating the Palm Beach Cardinals 7-1 on Tuesday night at TD Ballpark in their series opener.

KEY PERFORMERS

• RHP Jack Nedrow (5.1 IP, 0 R, 2 H, 2 BB, 6 K) earned the win, firing 5.1 shutout frames in a piggyback role with six strikeouts
  • Nedrow has pitched to a 1.08 ERA across four outings (two starts) spanning 16.2 innings since returning to Dunedin on July 9^th.
• C Owen Carapellotti (1-for-3, HR, RBI, 2 R, BB) put Dunedin on the board with a game-tying solo blast in the 4^th, his sixth homer in his last seven games.
  • Carapellotti has belted 14 homers in 36 Class-A games this season.
  • Over his last seven games, Carapellotti is batting .370 with six home runs, nine RBI, and a 1.488 OPS.
• 1B Aldo Gaxiola (2-for-4, HR, 2 RBI, 2 R) followed Carapellotti’s solo blast with his 15^th long ball of the year two pitches later and added an RBI single in the 6^th.
  • His go-ahead solo shot left the bat at 101.4 MPH and traveled 384 ft.
  • Gaxiola has homered in three straight games and four of his last six contests.
  • He is the first Blue Jay this season to homer in three straight games.
  • Across 15 August games, Gaxiola is batting .365 with five home runs, 15 RBI, and a 1.155 OPS.
  • Gaxiola’s 15 home runs this season are T-6^th in the FSL and 6^th most in the Blue Jays farm system.

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