Urena rakes, sparks Fisher Cats' sweep
Richard Urena has seen peaks and valleys in his first full season with Double-A New Hampshire and a recent uptick in production from MLB.com's No. 85 overall prospect produced a pair of wins on Wednesday.The Blue Jays' fourth-ranked prospect racked up five hits and four RBIs as the Fisher Cats completed a
Richard Urena has seen peaks and valleys in his first full season with Double-A New Hampshire and a recent uptick in production from MLB.com's No. 85 overall prospect produced a pair of wins on Wednesday.
The Blue Jays' fourth-ranked prospect racked up five hits and four RBIs as the Fisher Cats completed a doubleheader sweep of Harrisburg at FNB Field. Urena doubled, singled twice and drove in a run in a 6-3 victory in the opener, then went 2-for-3 with a triple, three RBIs and a run scored as New Hampshiretook the nightcap, 5-4.
The 21-year-old extended his hitting streak to a season-high six games and improved his slash line to .235/.284/.337. His batting average dropped to .183 on April 24, but he went 6-for-19 over the next five games to get it back to .215. An 0-for-18 funk in early May knocked it down to .173 before four consecutive two-hit performances created a 38-point jump.
On Wednesday, Urena hit a one-out double in the first inning of the opener against
Facing reliever
In the nightcap, Fisher Cats leadoff man
Davis, the Blue Jays' 29th-ranked prospect, knocked a leadoff double in the third and raced home on Urena's single. Urena followed a walk by
After hitting second in the lineup in Game 1, Urena moved down a spot in the nightcap. While he's hit two homers in 49 games, he's batting .311 with 20 RBIs in 45 at-bats with runners in scoring position.
Guillotte was 1-for-3 in each game, giving him a hit in all eight contests since he was promoted from Class A Advanced Dunedin. Overall, he's batting .320 and is tied for 13th in the Minor Leagues with 39 runs scored.
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