Dunedin, FL – The Dunedin Blue Jays surrendered an early lead and couldn’t complete a late comeback in a 6-4 loss to the Ft. Myers Mighty Mussels on Wednesday night at TD Ballpark in their series opener.
KEY PERFORMERS
- RHP Blake Purnell (5 IP, 3 R, 2 ER, 5 H, 2 BB, 4 K) allowed two earned runs across five frames in his Blue Jays debut.
- DH Nathan Lukes (0-for-0, RBI, 2 BB) brought home a run on a sac fly and walked twice in his first game on MLB Rehab Assignment.
- SS JoJo Parker (2-for-5, RBI, R) doubled and scored in the 4th then ripped an RBI single in the 9th.
- The Blue Jays No. 2 prospect has been on base in nine straight games, over which he’s batting .313 with a .925 OPS.
- 3B Aldo Gaxiola (2-for-4, RBI) slapped an RBI single in the 4th at 105.5 MPH as part of a two-hit night.
- Gaxiola has a hit in six straight and has reached base in 13 straight.
- Over 13 games in May, he’s batting .340 with 2 HR and 11 RBI.