Shafer gets a Win

By Eddie Michels on July 1, 2016

Blue Jays prospect Justin Shafer allowed four runs over seven innings as the Dunedin Blue Jays beat the

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Clearwater Threshers 8-4 Thursday night in Clearwater. Shafer allowed the four runs, three earned on 11-hits while walking one and striking out one. The win was Shafer’s first of the season against four loses.

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	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9			R	H	E
Dunedin (40-37)	0	1	1	2	2	1	0	0	1			8	12	1
Clearwater (43-33)	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	0	0			4	11	0

Dunedin Blue Jays
Player	Pos	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG*
Anthony Alford	CF	4	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	.204
Richard Urena	SS	5	1	3	1	0	0	1	0	2	.271
Emilio Guerrero	3B	5	1	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	.289
Ryan McBroom	LF	5	1	2	1	0	1	1	0	0	.267
Jonathan Davis	LF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.269
L.B. Dantzler	1B	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.224
Gunnar Heidt	2B	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	.250
Michael De La Cruz	C	4	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	2	.224
Dickie Joe Thon	DH	4	2	2	1	0	1	2	0	2	.260
Josh Almonte	RF	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	.211
Totals		38	8	12	4	1	3	8	3	8	.252

BATTING
2B: Alford (7, Leftwich); Thon (15, Leftwich); McBroom (21, Leftwich); Urena, R (13, Nin).
3B: De La Cruz, M (3, Leftwich).
HR: Guerrero, Em (8, 5th inning off Leftwich, 1 on, 0 out); Thon (3, 6th inning off Nin, 0 on, 0 out); McBroom (11, 9th inning off Therrien, 0 on, 2 out).
TB: Guerrero, Em 4; Heidt; Almonte, J; Alford 2; De La Cruz, M 3; Urena, R 4; McBroom 6; Thon 6.
RBI: De La Cruz, M (14); Urena, R (23); Thon 2 (18); Almonte, J (2); Guerrero, Em 2 (36); McBroom (43).
2-out RBI: De La Cruz, M; Thon; Almonte, J; McBroom.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Thon; McBroom; De La Cruz, M; Guerrero, Em.
Team RISP: 3-for-11.
Team LOB: 6.

BASERUNNING
SB: Heidt (3, 2nd base off Leftwich/Numata).
CS: Alford (3, 2nd base by Joaquin/Numata).

FIELDING
E: Dantzler (1, throw).
Outfield assists: Alford (Numata at home).
DP: 2 (Heidt-Dantzler; Shafer-Urena, R-Dantzler).
Pickoffs: Shafer (Canelo, M at 1st base).

Clearwater Threshers
Player	Pos	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
Carlos Tocci	CF	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.275
Malquin Canelo	SS	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.243
Scott Kingery	2B	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	.287
Kyle Martin	1B	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	.242
Zach Green	DH	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	.271
Mitch Walding	3B	4	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	.264
Chace Numata	C	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	.265
Jiandido Tromp	LF	4	1	2	1	0	1	1	0	1	.200
Herlis Rodriguez	RF	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.226
Totals		34	4	11	1	0	1	3	1	6	.254

BATTING
2B: Tromp (3, Shafer).
HR: Tromp (1, 5th inning off Shafer, 0 on, 1 out).
TB: Tromp 6; Martin 2; Walding 2; Canelo, M; Rodriguez, H 2; Kingery 2.
RBI: Tromp (3); Walding (38); Numata (7).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Tromp.
GIDP: Tocci.
Team RISP: 1-for-3.
Team LOB: 4.

BASERUNNING
PO: Canelo, M (1st base by Shafer).

Dunedin Blue Jays
Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA*
Justin Shafer (W, 1-4)	7.0	11	4	3	1	1	1	6.33
Colton Turner (S, 2)	2.0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0.82
Totals	9.0	11	4	3	1	6	1	4.16

Clearwater Threshers
Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Luke Leftwich (L, 1-1)	5.0	8	6	6	2	6	1	6.97
Jose Nin	1.2	3	1	1	0	0	1	5.40
Ulises Joaquin	1.1	0	0	0	1	1	0	2.36
Jesen Therrien	1.0	1	1	1	0	1	1	2.38
Totals	9.0	12	8	8	3	8	3	3.29

Game Scores: Shafer 41; Leftwich 32.
Pitches-strikes: Shafer 92-55; Turner 25-18; Leftwich 94-62; Nin 32-18; Joaquin 15-10; Therrien 17-11.
Groundouts-flyouts: Shafer 10-3; Turner 0-1; Leftwich 2-6; Nin 1-3; Joaquin 2-0; Therrien 1-0.
Batters faced: Shafer 29; Turner 6; Leftwich 25; Nin 8; Joaquin 4; Therrien 4.
Inherited runners-scored: Joaquin 1-0.
Umpires: HP: Ben Sontag. 1B: Gary Glover.
Weather: 86 degrees, partly cloudy.
Wind: 4 mph, L to R.
First pitch: 7:01 PM.
T: 2:30.
Att: 1,919.
Venue: Bright House Field.
June 30, 2016