FSL1 Dunedin Blue Jays

Case Locks Down Win for Jays, Zeuch

Published on May 1, 2017 under Florida State League (FSL1)
Dunedin Blue Jays News Release


The Blue Jays started May the same way they ended April: scoring runs. For the fifth straight game, the team put five or more runs on the scoreboard on their way to a 5-4 win over the Tampa Yankees at home Monday night.

The Blue Jays continued their tendency to score early and score in bunches in the first game of their four-game series against the Yankees, putting up four runs in the third inning. 1B Max Pentecost and C Danny Jansen each singled following a 2B Cavan Biggio walk to load the bases with two outs. 3B Juan Kelly then lined a 3-1 pitch from Yankees starter Albert Abreu down the line in right for a two-run double. RF Lane Thomas followed immediately after with a double of his own to left, scoring two more.

Jansen extended the Jays lead to five in the fifth, hitting a solo home run to left. The homer was the third of the year for the Florida State League's leader in batting average.

The Yankees would not go down without a fight. In the top of the sixth, they finally were able to score against Dunedin starter RHP T.J. Zeuch, stringing together three hits off Zeuch and one off reliever RHP Connor Eller to score twice. Zeuch finished the day with 5.1 innings pitched, seven hits and two earned runs allowed, and six strikeouts to earn his second win of the season.

In the top of the ninth, Tampa was able to get two more off of LHP Danny Young to draw within one run on a two-run home run by CF Jeff Hendrix . The pair of runs were the first allowed by Young this season.

With one out in the ninth, RHP Andrew Case entered the game and induced the next batter to fly out weakly to right before recording a strikeout to end the game, lock down the win, and earn his third save of the year.

"It's one pitch at a time," Case said after the game about pitching in such a crucial spot. "You gotta make sure you execute each pitch. It's a one-on-one battle."

With the win, the Blue Jays improve to 14-11 on the year. The Yankees fall to 10-15. The two teams will play again tomorrow with LHP Ryan Borucki taking the mound for the 6:30 PM start.

Of Note

With his third inning single, Max Pentecost improved his hitting streak to fifteen games. Danny Jansen raised his league-leading batting average to .407 with two hits tonight.

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