Nedrow, Gallegos Combine on Four-Hit Shutout

Tampa, FL – The Dunedin Blue Jays spun their first shutout of the season, downing the Tampa Tarpons 4-0 on Sunday afternoon at George M. Steinbrenner Field in their series finale.

KEY PERFORMERS

• RHP Jack Nedrow (6 IP, 0 R, 4 H, 1 BB, 5 K) earned the win in his first start for Dunedin, hurling six shutout frames with five strikeouts.
  • Over his first two outings as a member of the Blue Jays organization, Nedrow has spun 10 shutout frames with 11 strikeouts to only two walks.
  • Nedrow is the first Blue Jay this season to throw more than five innings.
• RHP Edgar Gallegos (3 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 0 BB, 2 K) fired three shutout frames to lock down the win in his Class-A debut, having been promoted to Dunedin on Sunday morning.
• 3B Aldo Gaxiola (2-for-4, R) socked a two-run homer in the 9^th for his 5^th long-ball of the year and second over his last three games.
  • His homer left the bat at 108.9 MPH and traveled 400 ft.
  • Gaxiola has reached base in 12 straight games, batting .326 over that span with 10 RBI and a .882 OPS.
  • Gaxiola had a hit in all five games played during the series in Tampa, over which he batted .333 with seven RBI.
  • His 20 RBI this season are tops on the team.
• DH Juan Sanchez (2-for-4, RBI, 2B) ripped an RBI double off the top of the wall in the 2^nd to extend Dunedin’s lead to 2-0.

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