Blue Jays beat Tarpons 6‑2 behind three home runs
TAMPA, Fla. (Interstat) — RJ Schreck hit a two-run homer, Jake Bennett added a solo shot and Aldo Gaxiola homered, leading the Dunedin Blue Jays to a 6-2 victory over the Tampa Tarpons on Saturday, Sept. 5, at George M. Steinbrenner Field.
Dunedin scored three runs in the first inning and added single runs in the fourth, seventh and eighth innings. The Blue Jays finished with nine hits, while the Tarpons managed three. Tampa scored twice in the bottom of the first.
Denis Samudio earned the win, allowing no earned runs on three hits in 5 1/3 innings with seven strikeouts. Landon Waters and Isaac Williams each pitched 1 2/3 scoreless innings of relief with two strikeouts. Schreck went 1 for 3 with two RBIs, Bennett went 2 for 4 with an RBI and Gaxiola went 1 for 4 with two RBIs.
Wyatt Parliament took the loss for Tampa, allowing four earned runs and six hits in 4 2/3 innings with seven strikeouts. Tampa’s record fell to 76-52, while Dunedin improved to 64-68. The game lasted 2 hours, 40 minutes before an announced attendance of 1,440.