PCL1 Salt Lake Bees

Blash Bombs Bees Past 'Topes

Published on April 21, 2018 under Pacific Coast League (PCL1)
Salt Lake Bees News Release


SALT LAKE CITY - Jabari Blash launched two home runs off the batter's eye in centerfield to lift the Bees to an 8-6 win over the Albuquerque Isotopes on Saturday night.

Blash's first homer came in the third inning with Jose Miguel Fernandez aboard to cut the Bees deficit to 6-5. Then in the fifth inning Blash hit a tape measure solo shot that nearly cleared the 40-foot tall batter's eye in centerfield to put the Bees up 8-6. The right fielder is the third Bee of the season to have a multi-home run game joining Chris Carter and Michael Hermosillo, who have also accomplished feat on during the Bees homestand.

Ryan Schimpf and Sherman Johnson also homered for the Bees, who lead all of Minor League Baseball with 30 homers as a team after 17 games. Blash leads Minor League Baseball with 8 homers and is tied with Bryce Harper and Mike Trout for the professional baseball lead. Dylan Unsworth (1-0) picked up the win for the Bees in his Salt Lake debut. Unsworth allowed six runs to Albuquerque, all coming in the third inning, over five frames of work. Adam Hofacket, Justin Anderson and Jordan Jankowski combined for four scoreless innings out of the Bees bullpen with Jankowski getting his first save of the year.

The Bees and Isotopes will meet again on Sunday afternoon at 1:05 and then finish off the series on Monday at 6:35 p.m.

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