Lakeland, FL – The Dunedin Blue Jays came from down two runs entering the 8th to defeat the Lakeland Flying Tigers 6-4 on Tuesday night at Publix Field in their series opener.
KEY PERFORMERS
- RHP Troy Guthrie (6 IP, 1 R, 4 H, 1 BB, 4 K) matched a season-high in innings, tossing six frames of one-run ball with four strikeouts.
- RHP Franly Urena (2 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 0 BB, 2 K) picked up his second save of the season, firing two no-hit frames in relief allowing only one baserunner via hit by pitch.
- Over his last five outings, Urena has hurled eight scoreless frames, allowing only two hits and two walks with 12 strikeouts.
- 1B Aldo Gaxiola (1-for-4, HR, RBI, R) blasted his team-leading ninth homer of the season, a solo shot in the 2nd to give Dunedin a 2-0 lead.
- The homer came on a 3-2 pitch and left the bat at 100.3 MPH, traveling 368 ft.
- Gaxiola has homered in back-to-back games for the first time this season.
- His nine homers are T-3rd in the FSL and T-4th among Blue Jay farmhands.
- CF Jake Casey (1-for-4, 2 RBI, 2B, R) ripped a game-tying two-out, two-run double at 111 MPH in the 8th inning before scoring the go-ahead run on a balk in his first rehab game with Dunedin from High-A Vancouver.
- 2B Dariel Ramon (2-for-4, 2B, R) extended his hit streak to eight games and his on-base streak to 12 games with a two-hit.
- Over his eight-game hit streak, Ramon is batting .400 with a 1.020 OPS.
- Ramon logged his 11th multi-hit game of the season.
- C Will Cresswell (2-for-3, RBI, R) plated an insurance run an RBI single in the 9th, his second hit of the night.