The Dunedin Blue Jays lost 18-8 to the Tampa Tarpons on Sunday afternoon at TD Ballpark in Dunedin, Florida, in the series finale. The defeat was Dunedin’s fourth straight. Aldo Gaxiola and Owen Carapellotti provided back-to-back home runs in the fourth inning.
Gaxiola led off the fourth with a solo home run, his 12th of the season. Carapellotti followed with a solo home run, his third homer in his last three games and 11th of the season. His home run left the bat at 106.5 mph.
Gaxiola went 2-for-5 with one RBI and two runs. He has recorded three straight multi-hit games and has hit safely in six straight games. Across five games against Tampa during the week, Gaxiola went 8-for-17 with a home run, two doubles, four RBIs and a 1.291 OPS.
Carapellotti went 1-for-4 with one RBI and one run. He has hit safely in four straight games. Each of his last four hits has gone for extra bases.
Jake Cook went 2-for-5 with two RBIs and one run. He delivered an RBI single in the fourth inning and an RBI triple in the eighth, his third triple of the season. Sunday marked Cook’s second straight multi-hit performance and his 18th multi-hit game of the season.
Dameury Pena went 2-for-5 with two doubles and one run. It was his third multi-hit game over his last five contests. Pena is 9-for-21 with a 1.097 OPS across his last five games.
Source: Original report