The Dunedin Blue Jays defeated the Clearwater Threshers 9-6 on Saturday night at BayCare Ballpark in Clearwater, Florida, clinching the series victory in game six of a seven-game series. Dunedin recorded 13 hits and won its fourth consecutive game. Jake Cook and Aldo Gaxiola homered in the victory.
Cook hit the first leadoff home run by a Dunedin Blue Jay this season on the second pitch of the game. It was his fifth home run of the season, his second in his last three games and his third in his last seven games. Cook finished 1-for-5 with one RBI, one run and one walk, and he has recorded an RBI in seven straight games.
Brandon Barriera Extends Scoreless Streak
Brandon Barriera pitched four scoreless innings for the Dunedin Blue Jays, allowing three hits and three walks while recording one strikeout. The outing extended his scoreless streak to 13.1 innings spanning four starts. Barriera threw four shutout frames in the win.
Raimundo De Los Santos and Ryan Cooney each recorded three hits for Dunedin. De Los Santos went 3-for-5 with three RBIs and a double, matching his season high with three hits and setting a season high with three RBIs. He hit an RBI double in the second inning and added RBI singles in the third and ninth.
De Los Santos has reached base in all eight games since returning to Dunedin and is batting .346 with seven RBIs during that span. Cooney went 3-for-5 with two RBIs, a double and one run. He recorded a career-high three hits, including an RBI single in the first inning, and has reached base in 12 of 14 professional games.
Aldo Gaxiola Adds 14th Home Run
Gaxiola hit his 14th home run of the season in the eighth inning. He went 1-for-3 with one RBI, three runs and two hit-by-pitches. Gaxiola has homered in back-to-back games and in three of his last five contests.
Gaxiola is batting .354 with four home runs and a 1.106 OPS in 14 August games. Cook is batting .364 with 10 RBIs, seven extra-base hits and a 1.207 OPS over his last seven games. He is batting .311 with four home runs and a .907 OPS over his last 31 games since July 7.
Cooney is batting .286 with six RBIs over his last nine games. The Dunedin Blue Jays have won four straight games. Saturday’s result gave Dunedin the series victory over the Clearwater Threshers.
Source: Original report