FLORIDA STATE LEAGUE
DUNEDIN BLUE JAYS AT TAMPA YANKEES
05/21/2026
 
FLORIDA STATE LEAGUE
DUNEDIN BLUE JAYS AT TAMPA YANKEES
GAME ID: 8449 - THURSDAY, MAY 21ST , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Dunedin Blue Jays (19-21) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 11 0
Tampa Yankees (21-19) 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 X 7 13 1
Yankees Cancel Blue Jays, 7-1
The Tampa Yankees defeated the Dunedin Blue Jays, 7-1. Center Fielder Sam Morehead deserved a large share of the credit. Morehead went 2 for 3 with a home run and a walk. He scored 2 times and drove in 3 for the Yankees. The save was credited to Xavier García, his 1st. With the win, Tampa pushed its record to 21-19.

Early in the game, Morehead had a 3-run home run for Tampa. It was his 5th home run of the season and put the Yankees on top, 3-0.

Said Dunedin manager Jose Mejia: "They did a lot of things right. We did a lot of things wrong."
DUNEDIN BATTING LINESCORE TAMPA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Thompson LF 5 0 2 0 0 1 5 .298 0 13
R. Blankenbeckler SS 5 0 2 0 0 0 3 .273 3 16
J. López 2B 4 0 1 0 1 1 3 .348 0 11
C. King RF 5 0 1 0 0 0 3 .265 2 9
S. Collins DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 5 .341 1 14
W. Barnes 1B 4 1 2 0 0 1 2 .200 3 12
D. Henley 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .275 1 8
J. Morgan CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .248 0 15
J. Féliz C 3 0 3 1 1 0 0 .275 2 9
Totals 38 1 11 1 2 9 26      
BATTING
Doubles: W. Barnes (3, 4th Inning off J. Bartolo, 0 on, 1 out) , J. López (12, 5th Inning off J. Bartolo, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: S. Thompson 2 , R. Blankenbeckler 2 , J. López 2 , C. King , W. Barnes 3 , J. Féliz 3
2-out RBI: J. Féliz
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , S. Thompson 2 , R. Blankenbeckler , S. Collins 2 , W. Barnes
GIDP: J. López
Hit by Pitch: S. Collins
Team LOB: 13

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (López-Blankenbeckler-Barnes)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Taylor 2B 5 1 3 1 0 2 1 .229 0 13
P. Bailey 3B 5 0 0 0 0 2 5 .288 5 23
T. Moore RF 3 2 2 0 1 0 0 .292 1 5
S. Morehead CF 3 2 2 3 1 0 3 .263 5 19
B. West 1B 4 0 1 1 0 0 3 .241 0 7
B. Nelson SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 6 .259 2 13
I. Romo DH 4 1 2 2 0 0 1 .333 1 5
T. Hayashi C 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .237 0 2
J. Soto LF 4 1 2 0 0 0 2 .455 0 0
Totals 36 7 13 7 2 7 22      
BATTING
Doubles: I. Romo (1, 3rd Inning off D. West, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: S. Morehead (5, 1st Inning off D. West, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: A. Taylor 3 , T. Moore 2 , S. Morehead 5 , B. West , I. Romo 3 , T. Hayashi , J. Soto 2
2-out RBI: A. Taylor , B. West , I. Romo
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Nelson , T. Hayashi
GIDP: J. Soto
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Taylor (2)

FIELDING
Errors: S. Morehead (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Bailey-Taylor-West)
DUNEDIN PITCHING LINESCORE TAMPA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
D. West L (1-6) 2.2 9 6 6 0 0 1 16 58 5.80   
V. Banks 4.2 4 1 1 2 5 0 20 73 3.41   
S. Collins 0.2 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 8 4.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. West 12
Batters Faced: D. West 16, V. Banks 20, S. Collins 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. West 3-4, V. Banks 0-9, S. Collins 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: D. West 58-42, V. Banks 73-49, S. Collins 8-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: V. Banks 1-0 , S. Collins 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
J. Bartolo W (3-2) 5.2 7 1 0 2 5 0 27 91 3.92   
X. García SV (1) 3.1 4 0 0 0 4 0 14 51 2.57   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Bartolo 56
Batters Faced: J. Bartolo 27, X. García 14
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Bartolo 2-9, X. García 2-4
Pitches - Strikes: J. Bartolo 91-57, X. García 51-36
Inherited Runners - Scored: X. García 1-0
Hit Batsmen: J. Bartolo
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Sam Morehead
Ballpark: George M. Steinbrenner Field
Weather: Cloudy (83 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 8 mph
Start Time: 11:00 AM ET
Time: 3:19
Attendance: 5888
Thursday, May 21st , 2026 - OOTP Baseball 27.2 Build 60