Offense Stays Hot in Series-Opening Win
CLEARWATER, Fla. - The Clearwater Threshers' offense stayed steady in Tuesday afternoon's 5-3 victory over the Lakeland Flying Tigers at Publix Field at Joker Marchant Stadium to open a three-game set. With 10 more hits, the Philadelphia Phillies affiliate kept their batting average at .256, and raised their slugging percentage
CLEARWATER, Fla. - The Clearwater Threshers' offense stayed steady in Tuesday afternoon's 5-3 victory over the Lakeland Flying Tigers at Publix Field at Joker Marchant Stadium to open a three-game set. With 10 more hits, the Philadelphia Phillies affiliate kept their batting average at .256, and raised their slugging percentage to .390 with three doubles and a home run.
Clearwater (42-32, 6-2) started the scoring with a two-out rally against
The Threshers' starter settled in after the first two batters, setting down 13 of the next 16 Flying Tigers to step up to the plate, with the two exceptions being hit by a pitch. The right-hander earned his sixth win of the season with the one run allowed on two hits and six strikeouts.
The visitors broke the game open with a four-run fourth. Duran started things out with a lead-off walk, and advanced to second on an infield single by
Two batters later,
Clearwater aims for the series victory on game two of the three-game set on Wednesday night at Publix Field at Joker Marchant Stadium. RHP