Dunedin, FL – Jake Bennett left the yard for the third time in his last two games, but the Dunedin Blue Jays could not overcome an early five-run deficit as they fell 7-4 to the Tampa Tarpons on Friday night at TD Ballpark in game four of a six-game set.
KEY PERFORMERS
- RHP Edrwin Veras (3.1 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 3 BB, 2 K) hurled 3.1 hitless frames in relief with two strikeouts.
- Over his first three Class-A outings, Veras has allowed one run in 10 innings (0.90 ERA) with 10 strikeouts and three walks.
- LF Jake Bennett (1-for-4, HR, 2 RBI) blasted his third homer in his last two contests, a two-run opposite-field shot in the 5th to put Dunedin on the board
- His two-run shot left the bat at 105.6 MPH and traveled 360 ft.
- Bennett has hit safely in four straight games.
- 1B Aldo Gaxiola (2-for-4, 2 R) tallied his second straight multi-hit game and 23rd multi-hit performance of the season.
- Over his last 15 games, Gaxiola is batting .358 with 18 RBI and a .995 OPS.
- RF Dean West (2-for-3, 2B) smacked a two-run single in the 7th as part of his first professional multi-hit game.