Tortugas Walk Off Hammerheads, Even Series at 1-1

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — The Daytona Tortugas snapped a six-game losing streak in dramatic fashion Wednesday night, scoring the winning run on a wild pitch in the bottom of the ninth to defeat the Jupiter Hammerheads 3-2 at Jackie Robinson Ballpark.

The Rundown

Jupiter opened the scoring in the second inning when Andres Valor launched a solo home run to left field, giving the Hammerheads a 1-0 lead.

The Hammerheads added another run in the third. Nixon Chirinos walked, moved to second on a balk, and scored on an RBI double by Carter Johnson, extending Jupiter's lead to 2-0.

Daytona broke through in the fifth inning. Yeycol Soriano singled, moved to second on a wild pitch, and scored on an RBI single by Anthuan Valencia, cutting the deficit to 2-1.

The Tortugas tied the game in the seventh. Ian Francis walked and Valencia doubled to put runners at second and third with one out. Drew Davies then lifted a sacrifice fly to left, scoring Francis and tying the game at 2-2.

Daytona completed the comeback in the ninth. Soriano drew a one-out walk, advanced to second on a wild pitch, moved to third on a groundout by Francis, and scored the winning run on another wild pitch to give the Tortugas their fifth walk-off win of the season.

The Daytona bullpen delivered after Stharlin Torres worked 5.0 innings and allowed two runs. Anyer Laureano followed with 3.0 scoreless innings and a career-high seven strikeouts before Jordan Little worked a perfect ninth to earn his first professional win.

Stat of the Day

7 — Laureano set a new career high with seven strikeouts over 3.0 scoreless innings of relief.

Notes

• Daytona improved to 20-39 overall and 13-16 at home.
• The Tortugas snapped a six-game losing streak.
• The series is now tied 1-1.
• Daytona improved to 7-7 against left-handed starters.
• The Tortugas improved to 5-2 when tied after eight innings.
• Daytona improved to 9-9 in one-run games.
• The Tortugas earned their 13th come-from-behind win of the season.
• Daytona improved to 7-32 when scoring five runs or fewer.
• The Tortugas are now 13-0 when outhitting their opponent.
• Daytona recorded its fifth walk-off win of the season.
• It was the Tortugas' third walk-off win on a wild pitch this year.
• Daytona's last walk-off win also came on a wild pitch, when Kyle Henley scored against Tampa in game one of a doubleheader on May 30.
• Little earned his first professional win.
• Soriano recorded his first multi-hit game at the Single-A level.
• Valencia recorded his second multi-hit game of the season.

Up Next

The Tortugas continue their six-game series against the Jupiter Hammerheads on Thursday, June 11 at Jackie Robinson Ballpark. First pitch is scheduled for 6:35 p.m. ET.