Jake Bloss made his third rehab assignment with the Dunedin Blue Jays and performed well. He struck out Merphy Hernandez to start, retired batters with a mix of changeups, curveballs, and ground outs, and limited damage after allowing a lead-off single in the second inning. The only run he allowed came from a solo home run by Enrique Jimenez in the fourth, after which Bloss recorded a line out, a pop out, and a strikeout to finish. Bloss finished with 4 innings, 3 hits, 1 earned run, 0 walks, and 5 strikeouts on 50 pitches, with 36 strikes. His fastball velocity rose to an average of 95.8 mph, topping at 97 mph.
"Bloss began his outing by striking out lead-off hitter Merphy Hernandez, with strike three coming thanks to a time violation. Next up was Ramiro Dominguez, who swung on a changeup in the dirt. After a single, Bloss generated a line out to end the inning. The D-Jays got a run on the board in the bottom of the first, but left a runner stranded on second base. Bloss returned to the mound for the top of the second, giving up a lead-off single to Ryan Sproff."
"But once again, Bloss got out of the inning, striking out Jayson Bass with a 80 mph curveball, followed by two ground outs. In the top of the third, Bloss struck out Hernandez for a second time, as the Minnesota Twins prospect watched a 95.4 mph fastball zip by him. That was sandwiched between ground outs as Bloss went three up, three down. Bloss' lone blemish came in the top of the fourth, as Enrique Jimenez led-off the inning with a solo home run, tying the game at one."
"Following the home run, Bloss got a line out and a pop out, before striking out Bass with a down and away changeup to end his afternoon. Overall, Bloss finished with a line of 4 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 5 K, with 50 pitches thrown, 36 of which for strikes. The 24-year-old also generated 10 whiffs on 28 total swings. Four of his 10 whiffs came with his four-seam fastball, while his curveball, slider, and changeup all generated two whiffs each."
"But the most encouraging sign about Bloss' outing was his velocity. Before receiving Tommy John surgery last spring, Bloss' four-seam fastball averaged 93.4 mph. In Sunday afternoon's game, Bloss' fastball sat 95.8 mph, maxing out at 97 mph. This was Bloss' third rehab start, with his first two coming with the Florid"
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