Gaxiola's Fourth Straight Homer Highlights Loss
Dunedin, FL – Aldo Gaxiola went deep for the fourth straight game, but the Dunedin Blue Jays had their five-game win streak snapped on Wednesday night as they fell 7-1 to the Palm Beach Cardinals at TD Ballpark in game two of a six-game set. KEY PERFORMERS - RHP Sann
Dunedin, FL – Aldo Gaxiola went deep for the fourth straight game, but the Dunedin Blue Jays had their five-game win streak snapped on Wednesday night as they fell 7-1 to the Palm Beach Cardinals at TD Ballpark in game two of a six-game set.
KEY PERFORMERS
- RHP Sann Omosako (4 IP, 1 R, 0 ER, 1 H, 0 BB, 7 K) did not allow an earned run across four frames in his Class-A debut and retired the final 12 batters he faced in order.
- His seven strikeouts are his second most in a game in his career and most since July 12, 2024, in the DSL.
- 1B Aldo Gaxiola (1-for-4, HR, RBI, R) left the yard for a fourth consecutive game with a solo blast to put Dunedin on the board in the 2nd at 107.4 MPH, 412 ft.
- Gaxiola is the first player in the FSL to homer in four straight games this season.
- He is the first Dunedin Blue Jay to homer in four straight ballgames in the Class-A era, and first Blue Jay since Brad Glenn in 2011 to accomplish the feat.
- He has homered in five of his last seven contests.
- Across 16 August games, Gaxiola is batting .357 with six home runs, 16 RBI, and a 1.163 OPS.
- Gaxiola’s 16 home runs this season are T-5th in the FSL and T-4th most in the Blue Jays farm system.
- He is the first Blue Jay to hit 16 home runs in a season since Arjun Nimmala in 2024.
- C Giaconino Lasaracina (1-for-3, HR, RBI, R) launched a solo homer in the 6th, his eighth long ball with Dunedin and 14th total this season.
- Lasaracina has homered four times in his last five games.
- He’s batting .308 with five home runs and 10 RBI across 11 games in August.