"Drafted in the 20th round of the 2023 draft, Peterson pitched in relief during the sixth inning, entering with a 4-1 lead. The first batter he faced, Esmerlyn Valdez, popped up on the second pitch. The 23-year-old walked the next two batters, but got the 2024 third overall pick, Charlie Condon, to ground out into a double play. Peterson threw 14 pitches, six of which were for strikes."
"Only two of those pitches were sliders, generating no swings. The rest of his pitches were sinkers, with the pitch averaging a tick over 91 mph. It generated five total swings, but Peterson failed to get a batter to whiff. Although Peterson was the lone Blue Jays' prospect to appear in the Fall Stars game, he is joined by eight other prospects from the Blue Jays."
Peterson, a 20th-round 2023 draftee, entered in relief during the sixth with a 4-1 lead and threw 14 pitches, six for strikes, inducing a double play after two walks. Only two pitches were sliders with no swings; the rest were sinkers averaging just over 91 mph, generating five swings but no whiffs. Peterson has a 7.36 ERA through 7.1 innings. Other Blue Jays pitchers have struggled: Alex Amalfi (9.95 ERA in 12.2 innings), Yondrei Rojas (8 earned runs in 2.1 innings), Kelena Sauer (6.75 ERA in four innings), and Chay Yeager (11.37 ERA in 6.1 innings). Offensively, Cutter Coffey (.317/.397/.383) and Josh Kasevich (.255/.419/.255) have produced; Cade Doughty hit a home run in limited plate appearances and Edward Duran has three triples but a .167 average. The Glendale Desert Dogs sit at 10-15 with three regular-season games remaining, 7.5 games behind the Scottsdale Scorpions.
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