Ft. Myers, FL – The Dunedin Blue Jays held on in a late-inning thriller on Tuesday night, downing the Ft. Myers Mighty Mussels 3-2 in their series opener at Hammond Stadium.
KEY PERFORMERS
- RHP Troy Guthrie (4 IP, 1 R, 3 H, 0 BB, 4 K) hurled four innings of one-run ball with four strikeouts.
- He faced the minimum over his first 3.1 innings of work.
- Guthrie has allowed one run or less in three of his four outings this season.
- RHP Jack Eshleman (2 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 0 BB, 0 K) collected his league-leading third save, hurling shutout 8th and 9th frames in which he faced the minimum.
- 1B David Beckles (2-for-3, RBI, 2B, BB) smacked the go-ahead RBI single in the 8th inning to give the Blue Jays a 3-2 lead as part of a two-hit night.
- 2B Dariel Ramon (2-for-4, 2B, R, SB) continued his tear at the plate with a two-hit game and is now 7-last-14 (.500) over his last four games.
- Ramon logged his third multi-hit game over his last four.
- He also stole his seventh base, tied for the team lead.