Gaxiola, Carapellotti Go Deep in Fourth Straight Loss
Dunedin, FL – Aldo Gaxiola and Owen Carapellotti hit back-to-back homers in the 4th inning, but the Dunedin Blue Jays dropped their fourth straight, falling 18-8 to the Tampa Tarpons on Sunday afternoon at TD Ballpark in their series finale. KEY PERFORMERS - 3B Aldo Gaxiola (2-for-5, HR, RBI, 2
Dunedin, FL – Aldo Gaxiola and Owen Carapellotti hit back-to-back homers in the 4th inning, but the Dunedin Blue Jays dropped their fourth straight, falling 18-8 to the Tampa Tarpons on Sunday afternoon at TD Ballpark in their series finale.
KEY PERFORMERS
- 3B Aldo Gaxiola (2-for-5, HR, RBI, 2 R) led off the 4th inning with a solo homer, his 12th of the season, as part of a two-hit showcase.
- Gaxiola has three straight multi-hit games and has a hit in his last six.
- Across five games vs. Tampa this week, Gaxiola went 8-for-17 (.471) with a home run, two doubles, four RBI, and a 1.291 OPS.
- C Owen Carapellotti (1-for-4, HR, RBI, R) went back-to-back with Gaxiola in the 4th, clubbing his third homer in his last three games and 11th total home run this season.
- Carapellotti’s solo shot left the bat a 106.5 MPH.
- He’s hit safely in four straight.
- Each of his last four hits have gone for extra-bases.
- RF Jake Cook (2-for-5, 2 RBI, R) smacked an RBI single in the 4th and later ripped an RBI triple in the 8th, his third three-bagger of the season and second of the week.
- Sunday marked Cook’s second straight multi-hit performance and 18th multi-hit game of the season.
- 2B Dameury Pena (2-for-5, 2 2B, R) laced a pair of doubles, his third multi-hit game over his last five contests.
- Pena is 9-for-21 (.429) with a 1.097 OPS across his last five games.