Morimando among top prospect performers Wednesday

A pair of Blue Jays’ prospects led the way in a slugfest for Class A Advanced Dunedin on Wednesday.

Anthony Alford (Blue Jays’ No. 3) and Richard Urena (Blue Jays’ No. 1, No. 91 overall) combined for six hits, five RBIs and four runs in Dunedin’s 10-9 win over Lakeland.

The duo put their club on the board early as Alford led off with a triple, his first of the season, and Urena drove him in with an RBI groundout. Alford tripled again in the second, this time collecting two RBIs of his own, and once again Urena drove him in, this time with a base hit.

Alford, who would later double and finish the night 3-for-5 with two RBIs, took advantage of his extra-base hits as he crossed the plate three times, a season high. The season hasn’t gone quite as planned for Alford, but Wednesday’s performance show just how talented he is.

“I’m just learning, learning more about myself. This season has been a good learning season for me because I’ve never had to deal with failure. I’ve failed a lot this year. I guess that’s something I needed to go through,” Alford told MiLB.com. “I’m not afraid to fail because I know myself and I know my ability and my mind-set. I’m going to overcome it and I’m going to make the adjustment because that’s just who I am as an athlete.”

Despite the quick start, Dunedin found itself trailing in the bottom of the eighth, but Urena promptly tied the game with a solo homer to cap off his 3-for-5, three-RBI game.

The rest of the best performances from top prospects Wednesday:

• Franklin Barreto (Athletics’ No. 1, No. 55 overall) has two hits in three of his past four games after going 2-for-3 with two RBIs for Double-A Midland. Franklin gave Midland an early lead as he hit his eighth homer of the season in the first inning and later drove in another run via a sacrifice fly in the seventh.

• Reds’ No. 1 prospect Nick Senzel (No. 56 overall) is starting to flash some power for Class A Dayton. …

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