Jays Drop Series Finale 5-1 To Daytona
After last night's thrilling extra hours walk-off win, the Dunedin Blue Jays dropped their series finale with the Daytona Tortugas at home on Sunday afternoon by a 5-1 score. The game featured a marquee pitching matchup with the #4 pitching prospect in the Toronto organization T.J. Zeuch squaring off with the
After last night's thrilling extra hours walk-off win, the Dunedin Blue Jays dropped their series finale with the Daytona Tortugas at home on Sunday afternoon by a 5-1 score.
The game featured a marquee pitching matchup with the #4 pitching prospect in the Toronto organization
Daytona broke through in the fourth inning.
After a scoreless fifth, the Tortugas scored again in the sixth inning. Zeuch walked Trammell leading off the inning and induced a fielder's choice ground ball off the bat of Nay. A fly ball put two outs on the board, but nearing 100 pitches, Zeuch began to struggle with his control. He walked the next two hitters to load the bases.
With two runners still on, the Blue Jays went to RHP
Dunedin scored their only run of the game in the bottom of the sixth when RF Joshua Palacios launched a home run to lead off the inning.
After the sixth, both bullpens put up zeroes for three innings. LHP
Offensively, the Jays had eight hits. Their only extra base hit was Palacios' home run.
The loss drops Dunedin's record to 7-9, 4.5 games behind Daytona (12-5) in the North Division. The team will head to Lakeland tomorrow to take on the Flying Tigers (6-11) at 6:30 PM. LHP