Jays beat Threshers with a Santos Quality Start

By Eddie Michels on August 4, 2016

EDDIE MICHELS PHOTO

Right-hander Luis Santos went 6 2/3 innings to get the win as the Dunedin Blue Jays beat the Clearwater Threshers 7-2 in a two game home and home series. Santos allowed two runs on six hits while walking three and striking out six. The same two teams travel the five miles between stadiums on Thursday for a 7 PM game in Clearwater.

Prospect LB Dantzler Singles to Right Center (EDDIE MICHELS PHOTO)

Prospect Ryan McBroom Single to RighT (EDDIE MICHELS PHOTO)

Prospect Jorge Flores Double to Left (EDDIE MICHELS PHOTO)

Prospect Gunnar Heidt 2 Run Homer to Left Center on a 0-0 Pitch (EDDIE MICHELS PHOTO)

Lefty Brandon Leibrandt (0-1), son of former major leaguer Charlie Leibrandt took the loss Wednesday as the Dunedin Blue Jays beat the Clearwater Threshers 7-2. The younger Leibrandt went five innings allowing four runs on seven hits while walking two and striking out a like amount. (EDDIE MICHELS PHOTO)

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9			R	H	E
Clearwater (63-44)	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0			2	9	1
Dunedin (58-50)	1	0	2	0	1	0	3	0	X			7	11	0

Clearwater Threshers
Player	Pos	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG*
Carlos Tocci	CF	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.273
Josh Tobias	DH	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	2	1	.462
Chace Numata	C	5	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	.304
Zach Green	1B	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	.262
Mitch Walding	3B	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	.280
Jiandido Tromp	LF	4	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	.233
Herlis Rodriguez	RF	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	.209
Malquin Canelo	SS	4	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	.250
Drew Stankiewicz	2B	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	.178
Totals		35	2	9	3	0	0	2	3	9	.260

BATTING
2B: Canelo, M (14, Santos, L); Tromp (8, Santos, L); Tobias (3, Fernandez, J).
TB: Green, Z; Tromp 3; Numata; Canelo, M 3; Walding 2; Tobias 2.
RBI: Rodriguez, H (10); Numata (25).
2-out RBI: Numata.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Walding; Tocci; Stankiewicz; Green, Z; Numata.
SF: Rodriguez, H.
Team RISP: 1-for-7.
Team LOB: 10.FIELDING
E: Stankiewicz (4, throw).
DP: 2 (Stankiewicz-Green, Z; Leibrandt-Canelo, M-Green, Z).

Dunedin Blue Jays
Player	Pos	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
Anthony Alford	CF	4	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	2	.232
Jorge Flores	2B	3	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	.381
Gunnar Heidt	SS	4	3	3	1	0	1	3	0	1	.261
Ryan McBroom	1B	4	1	2	0	0	1	2	0	0	.265
L.B. Dantzler	LF	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250
D.J. Davis	LF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.196
Danny Jansen	C	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	.219
Dickie Joe Thon	3B	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	.252
Michael De La Cruz	DH	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.204
Josh Almonte	RF	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.148
Totals		32	7	11	3	0	2	6	4	5	.252

BATTING
2B: Flores, J (3, Leibrandt); Alford (14, Leibrandt); Heidt (12, Windle).
HR: Heidt (5, 3rd inning off Leibrandt, 1 on, 2 out); McBroom (15, 7th inning off Windle, 1 on, 1 out).
TB: Flores, J 2; Heidt 7; Alford 2; Almonte, J; Dantzler 2; Thon; McBroom 5.
RBI: Heidt 3 (23); Alford (30); McBroom 2 (56).
2-out RBI: Heidt 2.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Dantzler; McBroom; Almonte, J.
SAC: Flores, J.
GIDP: Thon; Jansen.
Team RISP: 2-for-8.
Team LOB: 6.BASERUNNING
SB: McBroom (4, 2nd base off Leibrandt/Numata); Jansen (4, 2nd base off Munoz, J/Numata).

Clearwater Threshers
Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA*
Brandon Leibrandt (L, 0-1)	5.0	7	4	4	2	2	1	7.20
Jairo Munoz	1.0	1	0	0	1	1	0	1.13
Tom Windle	2.0	3	3	3	1	2	1	5.63
Totals	8.0	11	7	7	4	5	2	3.57

Dunedin Blue Jays
Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Luis Santos (W, 2-0)	6.2	6	2	2	3	6	0	3.45
Dusty Isaacs (H, 3)	0.1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0.68
Conor Fisk	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	3.76
Jose Fernandez	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	3.63
Totals	9.0	9	2	2	3	9	0	4.11

Game Scores: Leibrandt 36; Santos, L 62.
WP: Leibrandt; Munoz, J.
Pitches-strikes: Leibrandt 84-52; Munoz, J 20-9; Windle 34-20; Santos, L 105-69; Isaacs 13-8; Fisk 19-14; Fernandez, J 13-8.
Groundouts-flyouts: Leibrandt 5-3; Munoz, J 1-1; Windle 2-1; Santos, L 5-6; Isaacs 0-0; Fisk 0-2; Fernandez, J 2-0.
Batters faced: Leibrandt 22; Munoz, J 5; Windle 10; Santos, L 29; Isaacs 2; Fisk 4; Fernandez, J 4.
Inherited runners-scored: Isaacs 2-1.
Umpires: HP: Ronnie Whiting. 1B: Edwin Moscoso.
Weather: 88 degrees, partly cloudy.
Wind: 5 mph, In from RF.
First pitch: 6:33 PM.
T: 2:52.
Att: 576.
Venue: Florida Auto Exchange Stadium.
August 3, 2016