Comeback Stalls As Dunedin Falls In Extras
Trailing 7-6 in the tenth inning, the Dunedin Blue Jays loaded the bases with no outs but were unable to score, falling for the third straight game to the Florida Fire Frogs. With the loss, the Blue Jays are now 18-27 on the season, dropping them into last place in
Trailing 7-6 in the tenth inning, the Dunedin Blue Jays loaded the bases with no outs but were unable to score, falling for the third straight game to the Florida Fire Frogs. With the loss, the Blue Jays are now 18-27 on the season, dropping them into last place in the North Division and last overall in the Florida State League.
After being held scoreless until the final inning in both games of last night's doubleheader, the first two Blue Jays batters in the first inning of tonight's game scored, giving Dunedin an early 2-0 lead. CF Joshua Palacios was hit by a pitch leading off the home half of the first inning. After Palacios stole second, rehabbing RF
The Fire Frogs responded in the second, scoring six times against Dunedin starter LHP Matthew Gunter. Florida batted around in the inning, knocking five, including two home runs. A walk and a Dunedin fielding error, their league-most 50th error of the season, extended the inning leading to a pair of unearned runs.
After the rocky second, Gunter settled in and only allowed one additional hit. He finished the evening with 4.2 innings pitched, his longest outing of the season, six runs allowed (four earned), one walk, and four strikeouts. LHP
The Blue Jays rallied to tie the score in the seventh. A walk to 3B
Higuera recorded the first two outs in the eighth but then hit a batter and walked one, leading the Blue Jays to turn the ball over to RHP
Tice set down the Fire Frogs in order in the ninth on a pop out, strike out, and a ground out.
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The Fire Frogs opened the tenth inning with Christian Pache at second base as the pace-of-play runner. A sacrifice bunt moved him to third and a single by
In the bottom of the tenth, the Blue Jays loaded the bases with no outs but were unable to bring home the tying run. Palacios began the inning at second as the pace-of-play runner. Davis and SS
Tice took the loss, allowing one run (unearned) on one hit while striking out two over 2.1 innings. Joe Kennedy was credited with the win for the Fire Frogs, throwing 2.2 innings of relief and allowing one run. Watts earned the save, escaping the tenth inning jam to preseve the victory for the Florida.
The Blue Jays will take on Lakeland (21-21) tomorrow evening at 6:30 PM at Dunedin Stadium to begin a four-game series against the Flying Tigers. Dunedin's starter has not been announced while Lakeland will throw RHP