Blue Jays’ Single-A Team Strikes Out 24 in Combined 2-Hitter vs. Yankees’ Affiliate

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Nick Frasso, Dahian Santos and Braden
Scott combined to strike out 24 batters Saturday night to lead the
Dunedin Blue Jays to a 1-0 win over the Tampa Tarpons.

Dunedin, the Single-A affiliate of the
Toronto Blue Jays, limited Tampa hitters to just two hits while
recording all but three outs via the K. The Tarpons are a New York
Yankees affiliate.

“It was honestly one of the most
unbelievable things I’ve ever seen,” Dunedin pitching coach Drew
Hayes told Joe Trezza of MLB Pipeline. “I started in pro ball in
2010, and I don’t have words for what I watched tonight.”

By comparison, the most strikeouts by
an MLB team in a nine-inning game is 20, which has been accomplished
six times.

Frasso started the game and struck out
eight of the 10 batters he faced across three innings. Santos
followed with 10 strikeouts in four innings, and Scott closed out the
contest by recording all six of his outs by K.

Here’s the final team pitching line: 9
IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 5 BB, 24 K.

“It was nine innings of pitchers just
being ultra aggressors,” Hayes said. “That was one of the coolest
things I’ve ever seen.”

Cameron Eden delivered the game’s only
run with a solo homer in the fourth inning for the Blue Jays.

Racking up strikeouts isn’t a rarity
for the Dunedin staff. The club entered Sunday’s play leading the
Florida State League with 382 strikeouts, 44 more than any other FSL
team.

The high K rates haven’t translated
into consistent success, however, as the Blue Jays have also allowed
the league’s most runs (160) and own a 13-19 record.