Fire Frogs Close Out Series With Win Over Blue Jays

DUNEDIN, Fla. (July 18, 2018) - The Florida Fire Frogs closed out the 2018 schedule against the Dunedin Blue Jays with a 9-3 victory at Dunedin Stadium on Wednesday night. The Fire Frogs wrapped up the season series with a 4-6 mark against the Blue Jays, including 4-2 on the road.

Florida (13-14, 42-51) started the scoring early with a two-run frame in the second. Braxton Davidson  (3x5, 2R, 2B, HR, 3 RBI) picked up his first of three hits with a single to start the inning, and moved up to third on a double from Garrison Schwartz  (1x5, R, 2B). Both Kurt Hoekstra  (1x5, R, RBI) and Kevin Josephina  (2x4, RBI) produced RBI groundouts to give the visitors the two-run advantage.
Jared James  (3x5, R, 2B, 2 RBI) drove home an insurance run with a double down the right-field line in the third, plating Isranel Wilson  (0x4, R, BB) all the way from first on a hit-and-run.
Dunedin (19-8, 50-45) crawled within a run against Jon Kennedy  in the bottom half of the third. Rodrigo pushed home Kacy Clemens with an RBI triple, and came home on the next pitch, a sacrifice fly from Yeltsin Gudino.
After both teams exchanged zeros in the fourth, the Fire Frogs broke the game open with a four-spot in the fifth.
James collected his second RBI of the night with a single to right, scoring Cristian Pache  (2x5, R) for the two-run cushion. Davidson followed with a three-run blast to left-center for his 14th home run of the season, doubling his total from the 2017 season.
Brett Cumberland  (2x4, 2 R, HR, RBI, BB) drilled a long ball to left-center in the seventh to stretch the lead to 8-2, and Hoekstra scored on a passed ball in the eighth for the ninth tally of the night for Florida.
The Blue Jays scored their final run on a base-loaded, hit-by-pitch to Kevin Smith in the final frame.
Troy Bacon  (2-1) earned the win out of the bullpen for Luis Salazar's club, tossing two shutout innings of relief of Kennedy. The Tampa native gave up one hit, walked a man and struck out three.
Yensy Diaz (3-3) suffered the loss iwht seven runs allowed on eight hits, a free pass and six strikeouts.
Florida opens up a three-game series against the Clearwater Threshers on Thursday night at Spectrum Field. LHP Joey Wentz  (3-2, 1.95) takes the mound for the Fire Frogs in the opener against LHP McKenzie Mills (0-3, 3.66). First pitch is schedule for 7:00 p.m., with coverage starting at 6:45 p.m. with the Florida Fire Frogs Pre-game Show on the Florida Fire Frogs Broadcasting Network.
About the Florida Fire Frogs
The Florida Fire Frogs are the Advanced-A affiliate of the Atlanta Braves and compete in the Florida State League. The Fire Frogs play their home games at Osceola County Stadium, located at Osceola Heritage Park in Kissimmee, Fla. For more information, please visit www.FloridaFireFrogs.com, and follow the team on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat and YouTube.
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