Blue Jays Beat Threshers 3-1 in Rain-Shortened Independence Day Game

The Dunedin Blue Jays claimed a victory over the Clearwater Threshers at TD

Ballpark after Monday’s game was called in the middle of the seventh inning due to field

conditions. Clearwater opened up the scoring in the first inning, hitting three singles off

of Blue Jays starter Matt Svanson before he got out of the inning, stranding runners on

second and third.

But the Dunedin lineup came right back in the bottom of the frame, loading the

bases with no outs on Threshers starter Starlyn Castillo, and scoring runs on a fielder’s

choice by Adriel Sotolongo, and a groundout by Roque Salinas to take a 2-1 lead.

Dunedin tacked on another run in the third on a Salinas RBI-single to make it 3-1.

Matt Svanson settled right in after that first inning, finishing with five innings

pitched, just the one run allowed and six strikeouts, including retiring the final 10 batters

he faced. Geison Urbaez came on to pitch in the sixth and seventh and recorded two

perfect innings, striking out 3 and earring his third save of the year.

Blue Jays pitching retired the final 16 Clearwater hitters they faced, and Dunedin

earned their 34th win of the season, improving to 6-3 in the second half. The teams

have the day off on Tuesday, and will continue this series at TD Ballpark on Wednesday

night, first pitch scheduled for 6:30 p.m.