The Dunedin Blue Jays scored 10 unanswered runs after falling behind early and defeated the Clearwater Threshers 10-2 Friday night at BayCare Ballpark in Clearwater, Florida.
The game was the fifth of a seven-game series. Dunedin took the lead in the fifth inning and continued to add to its advantage in the later innings.
Jake Cook stays productive
Right fielder Jake Cook went 2-for-5 with two RBIs, a double, a triple and one run scored. He hit a two-run triple in the sixth inning and added a double in the eighth for his second straight multi-hit performance.
Cook has recorded multiple hits in four of his last six games, a stretch in which he is batting .393 with nine RBIs, six extra-base hits and a 1.221 OPS. He has driven in a run in six consecutive games and is batting .316 with a .897 OPS over his last 30 games.
Denis Samudio earns the win
Right-handed pitcher Denis Samudio earned the win after throwing five innings of one-run ball. He allowed four hits, walked four and struck out five while throwing a career-high 83 pitches.
Samudio has a 3.38 ERA across four August starts covering 18.2 innings.
Dunedin produces in the fifth
Second baseman Dameury Pena went 2-for-5 with two RBIs and a double. He hit a two-run double in the fifth inning and has five multi-hit performances while batting .325 through 11 games with the Dunedin Blue Jays.
First baseman Ryan Franden went 2-for-5 with one RBI and two runs scored. His go-ahead RBI single in the fifth inning came during his second professional multi-hit performance.
Source: Original report