Bennett Goes Deep Again, Late Lead Slips Away
Clearwater, FL – Jake Bennett homered for the fourth time in his last four games, but the Dunedin Blue Jays couldn’t hold on to a two-run lead as the Clearwater Threshers scored six unanswered runs across the 7th and 8th innings to take Tuesday’s series opener, 8-6, at BayCare Ballpark.
Clearwater, FL – Jake Bennett homered for the fourth time in his last four games, but the Dunedin Blue Jays couldn’t hold on to a two-run lead as the Clearwater Threshers scored six unanswered runs across the 7th and 8th innings to take Tuesday’s series opener, 8-6, at BayCare Ballpark.
KEY PERFORMERS
- RHP Jack Nedrow (5.1 IP, 2 R, 1 ER, 5 H, 0 BB, 1 K) allowed only one earned run over 5.1 frames in his third outing since returning to Dunedin.
- Nedrow has posted a 1.59 ERA across three outings spanning 11.1 innings since being transferred back to Dunedin on August 9th.
- LF Jake Bennett (1-for-3, HR, 2 RBI, R, BB) blasted a go-ahead two-run blast in the 6th, his fourth homer over his last four games.
- Bennett has hit safely in six straight contests, over which he’s batting .409 with four home runs, 12 RBI, and a 1.458 OPS.
- Bennett has an RBI in four straight and five of his last six games.
- Of his last 13 balls put in play during his six-game hit streak, 10 of them have left the bat at 105+ MPH.
- DH Dameury Pena (2-for-4, R, SB) recorded his second straight multi-hit game and fourth multi-hit game over his last six contests.
- Pena is 11-for-25 (.440) across his last six games with seven runs scored.
- C Giaconino Lasaracina (1-for-4, HR, RBI, R) launched a game-tying solo homer in the 5th at 105.7 MPH to the opposite field, his fifth homer since joining Dunedin.
- SS Ryan Cooney (2-for-4, 2B) extended his hit streak to six games with his first professional multi-hit performance.
BOX SCORE