Licourt, De Los Santos Go Deep in Fourth Straight Win
Dunedin, FL – Homers from Yorman Licourt and Raimundo De Los Santos lifted the Dunedin Blue Jays to their fourth straight win and a series victory as they defeated the Daytona Tortugas 6-2 on Saturday night at TD Ballpark in game five of a six-game set. KEY PERFORMERS - RHP
Dunedin, FL – Homers from Yorman Licourt and Raimundo De Los Santos lifted the Dunedin Blue Jays to their fourth straight win and a series victory as they defeated the Daytona Tortugas 6-2 on Saturday night at TD Ballpark in game five of a six-game set.
KEY PERFORMERS
- RHP Blake Purnell (5 IP, 1 R, 5 H, 2 BB, 6 K) picked up his first win as a Blue Jay, hurling five innings of one-run ball with a career-high six strikeouts.
- Purnell has allowed only one run over his last two outings spanning 8.2 innings.
- 3B Eric Snow (2-for-4, RBI, BB) gave the Blue Jays the lead with a go-ahead RBI single in the 5th as part of his second straight multi-hit performance.
- Snow extended his hit streak to seven games, over which he’s batting .367 with seven RBI and a .961 OPS.
- Three of his four balls in play were hit at 99+ MPH (99.1, 101.3, 103).
- His 14 multi-hit games are tied for tops on the team.
- Over his last 21 games since May 8, Snow is batting .353 with 14 RBI and a .845 OPS.
- RF Yorman Licourt (1-for-4, HR, 3 RBI, R, BB) launched a three-run homer in the 6th for his team-leading eighth long ball of the season.
- His eight homers through 40 games this season surpass his previous career-high of seven, set over 68 games last season.
- Licourt’s eight homers are T-5th in the FSL, and T-4th in the Blue Jays farm system.
- 2B Raimundo De Los Santos (2-for-5, HR, RBI, R) socked his first professional home run, a game-tying solo blast in the 4th.
- De Los Santos’ first pro homer came in his 162nd game.
- He has a hit and RBI in three of his last four contests.