Gaxiola's Five RBI Lead Doubleheader Split
Lakeland, FL – The Dunedin Blue Jays split a doubleheader with the Lakeland Flying Tigers on Wednesday night at Publix Field, cruising to an 11-0 victory in game one before falling 6-3 in game two. Brandon Barriera, Edrwin Veras, and Nolan Higgins combined for Dunedin's fifth shutout victory of the
Lakeland, FL – The Dunedin Blue Jays split a doubleheader with the Lakeland Flying Tigers on Wednesday night at Publix Field, cruising to an 11-0 victory in game one before falling 6-3 in game two.
Brandon Barriera, Edrwin Veras, and Nolan Higgins combined for Dunedin's fifth shutout victory of the season in game one.
In game two, Dunedin erased an early 3-0 deficit to tie the game in the 3rd inning, but Lakeland scored the final three runs to earn the split.
KEY PERFORMERS
- LHP Brandon Barriera (2.2 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 3 BB, 4 K) hurled 2.2 scoreless innings in game one in his second start off the injured list.
- RHP Edrwin Veras (3.1 IP, 0 R, 2 H, 0 BB, 5 K) fired 3.1 shutout frames in relief in game one to earn the win.
- Veras has earned the victory in each of his first two outings with Dunedin, allowing just one run over 6.2 innings with eight strikeouts and no walks.
- SS JoJo Parker (2-for-5, 2 RBI, 2B, R, 2 BB) tallied a hit in both ends of Wednesday’s doubleheader to extend his hit streak to six games and on-base streak to 13 games.
- Parker smacked a two-run double in the 4th inning of game one at 107.5 MPH to extend Dunedin’s lead.
- Over his six game hit streak, Parker is batting .385 with five extra-base hits, 11 RBI, and a 1.294 OPS.
- CF Jake Cook (2-for-4, R, BB) reached base three times and recorded his 16th multi-hit game of the season in game one.
- Cook smacked an RBI single at 104.1 MPH off MLB rehabber Brant Hurter to open game one.
- DH Aldo Gaxiola (2-for-8, HR, 5 RBI, R) drove in five runs across the doubleheader, including a four-RBI performance in game one highlighted by a three-run homer.
- Gaxiola's opposite-field three-run homer in the 1st inning of game one gave Dunedin a 5-0 lead, his 11th homer of the season.
- Over his last 11 games, Gaxiola is batting .317 with two home runs, 15 RBI, and a .957 OPS.
- C Giaconino Lasaracina (2-for-3, HR, 2 RBI, 2B, 2 R) doubled and homered in game one, launching a two-run shot in the 7th inning for his fourth homer with Dunedin and 10th overall this season.
- His two-run blast left the bat at 107.9 MPH.