Dunedin Wins Three of Four in Bradenton on Big Weekend from Alejandro Kirk
Game 1Bradenton, FL.---RHP Aaron Shortridge (7-4) notched his fourth win in his last five outings and lead Bradenton to the 4-1 win at LECOM Park on Thursday night.Shortridge picked up from where he left off against the Blue Jays last Saturday with an eight-inning gem this evening. The righty completed
Game 1
Bradenton, FL.---RHP
Shortridge picked up from where he left off against the Blue Jays last Saturday with an eight-inning gem this evening. The righty completed eight innings in just 90 pitches and departed having retired nine in a row.
Bradenton's offense, which struck out 15 times the night before, scored three early runs off RHP
Raul Hernandez drove in another Bradenton run in the third with a single to make it 4-0 in favor of the home team. On the flip side, the Blue Jays managed a single from
Game 2
Game two of the four game series between Dunedin and Bradenton had no shortage of offense as the two
teams combined to hit six homeruns. In the end though, it was a two-homer night, a clutch two run triple, and a scoreless outing from the bullpen that helped Dunedin win their 66th game of the season at snatch the top spot back in the Florida State League North Division standings.
LHP
Meanwhile, Alejandro Kirk came into the evening without a home run in a Dunedin uniform but changed the complexion of the game with a solo shot in the third to tie the game at two apiece. In his next at-bat, and with Dunedin down by three, Alejandro laced a two run shot to center to pull the Blue Jays to within one. It was the first time in Kirk's career he's hit two home runs in a game.
Fast forward to the top of the sixth, Bradenton summoned LHP Braden Ogle out of the pen to relieve Case who had just completed five innings. The southpaw gave up a leadoff single to
The bullpen mixture of righties
Game 3/4
After a rainout on Saturday, Bradenton and Dunedin were forced to play a doubleheader on Sunday afternoon. While the Blue Jays have played in their fair share of twin bills in 2019, the situation wasn't ideal in trying to win the first series since July 11th. In the end, a solid start in game one and a come-from-behind victory in game two led the way to a doubleheader sweep for the D-Jays at LECOM Park on Sunday afternoon.
RHP
Coming off a two homer game, Alejandro Kirk sprayed a double down the right-field line in third to score Reggie Pruitt to give the Blue Jays the 3-0 lead. Despite a two-run rally by Bradenton in the fifth, RHP
Game 4
A squandered lead and a furious comeback in game two led the way for a Dunedin 7-5 win. With Dunedin up 4-1 heading into the bottom of the sixth, Bradenton loaded the bases after three straight singles from
In the top of the seventh, RHP
RHP Jackson Rees wiggled out of a first and second jam in the seventh to shut the door and lead Dunedin to their 68th win of the season. Next up, the Blue Jays travel back to Spectrum Field to take on the Clearwater Threshers for game one a four game series. The first pitch is set for 1:00 E.T. with live play-by-play coverage beginning at 12:45 E.T. across the Dunedin Blue Jays Baseball Network powered by TuneIn.