JUPITER, Fla. - Julian Garcia fired in seven innings of one-run ball on Thursday night, helping the Clearwater Threshers to a 4-1 victory over the Jupiter Hammerheads at Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium. The outing was the longest of any Thresher pitcher in 2019 in the right-hander's third win of the
JUPITER, Fla. - Julian Garcia fired in seven innings of one-run ball on Thursday night, helping the Clearwater Threshers to a 4-1 victory over the Jupiter Hammerheads at Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium. The outing was the longest of any Thresher pitcher in 2019 in the right-hander's third win of the season.
Clearwater (23-24) went down in order through the first two frames against Edward Cabrera (3-2), but struck for a run in the third stanza against the Miami Marlins' eighth-ranked prospect (MLB.com).
Rodolfo Duran started things out with the first of five doubles on the night for the visitors, and moved up to third on Danny Mayer's ground out to first. Daniel Brito delivered a double to right to push the runner home for the 1-0 lead.
The score stayed the same heading into the fifth, when the Threshers crossed the plate three times on five hits.
Mayer ignited the action with a lead-off two-bagger, and scored on Brito's knock to right for the 2-0 edge. After Nick Maton struck out for the first out, Alec Bohm extended his hitting streak to five games with an RBI double on a hit-and-run to right center. Matt Vierling drove Bohm home on a single to right to cap off the three-run frame.
Garcia (3-3) coasted through the middle innings, retiring 12 consecutive batters after back-to-back singles started the second. The 24-year-old set down the first two batters to start the sixth, but surrendered a solo home run off the bat of Riley Mahan to break up the shutout bid.
Tyler Carr (SV, 1) worked the final to innings of relief for Clearwater, and allowed a hit while adding a strikeout in his first save of the season.
Clearwater and Jupiter take the series into game two on Friday morning at Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium. It has yet to be determined who will take the mound for the Threshers against the Hammerheads' LHP Will Stewart (1-4, 7.79). First pitch is scheduled for 10:30 a.m., with coverage starting at 10:15 a.m. with Threshers Live! The Pre-game Show on threshersbaseball.com.
