Six-Run Fifth Inning Downs Dunedin At Home
The Dunedin Blue Jays celebrated their 2017 Florida State League Championship on Friday evening at Dunedin Stadium, giving away Championship T-shirts to fans and raffling off an authentic championship ring at the game, but the team fell 8-4 to the Daytona Tortugas on the field in the opener of a
The Dunedin Blue Jays celebrated their 2017 Florida State League Championship on Friday evening at Dunedin Stadium, giving away Championship T-shirts to fans and raffling off an authentic championship ring at the game, but the team fell 8-4 to the Daytona Tortugas on the field in the opener of a three-game series.
After being 3-hit by Fort Myers last night, the Blue Jays offense jumped out to an early 2-0 lead over Daytona, scoring twice in the second inning. LF
With the lead, RHP
Daytona wasn't finished, adding a pair of runs in the sixth inning against the Dunedin bullpen to extend their lead. A triple by
In the home half of the inning, 3B
Dillon (4.1 IP, 9 H, 6 ER, 2 BB, 4 K) took the loss for the Blue Jays. Romero (5.1 IP, 6 H, 3 ER, 1 BB, 6 K) was credited with the win for Daytona. Out of the Blue Jays bullpen, RHP
Davis was the only Blue Jay with multiple hits, going 2-4. Pinto finished the night 1-2 with a walk and two runs scored.
The Blue Jays record falls to 6-8 with the loss, dropping them 4.5 games behind Daytona in the North Division. The win improves the Tortugas to 11-4 on the season, best in the North and second best in the Florida State League. The two teams will continue their three-game series tomorrow evening at Dunedin Stadium at 6:30 PM. LHP