Ft. Myers, FL – The Dunedin Blue Jays let an early four-run advantage slip away as the Ft. Myers Mighty Mussels erupted for ten unanswered runs, handing Dunedin a 12-7 loss on Thursday night at Hammond Stadium in a wild game three of a six-game set.
KEY PERFORMERS
- RHP Nolan Perry (3.2 IP, 2 R, 1 ER, 2 H, 1 BB, 7 K) hurled 3.2 frames while allowing one earned run with seven strikeouts.
- Perry struck out seven of the first nine batters he faced, with the first seven outs he recorded all coming via strikeout.
- Over his last two outings, Perry has fanned 19 batters in 7.2 innings.
- He touched a season-high 96.4 MPH and induced 10 whiffs.
- Perry’s 29 strikeouts this season lead the FSL.
- RF Enmanuel Bonilla (2-for-5, HR, 4 RBI, R) recorded a season-high four RBI, including his second homer of the season.
- Bonilla delivered a two-run blast to put the Blue Jays on the board in the 2nd inning, then roped a two-run single in the 5th which gave Dunedin a 6-2 lead.
- His 2nd inning homer off the batter’s eye left the bat at 103.2 MPH.
- Bonilla logged his third multi-hit game of the season and second multi-RBI game
- C Juan Rosas (1-for-1, HR, 3 RBI, R, 3 BB, HBP) reached base all five times to the plate in his Dunedin debut, highlighted by a three-run shot in the 4th inning for his first hit as a Blue Jay.
- His three-run homer was his third pro long ball, and first since June 8, 2024.
- Rosas’ three RBI matched a career high.
- His three-run blast left the bat at 104.1 MPH.
- 1B Aldo Gaxiola (2-for-5, R) tallied his fourth multi-hit game of the season.
- After opening the year 0-for-17, Gaxiola is batting .324 over his last 10 games with a 1.039 OPS.