Navarro, Rincon Dominate in Doubleheader Sweep
JUPITER, Fla (Aug. 10, 2017) -Raymar Navarro and Junior Rincon shut down the Jupiter Hammerheads on Thursday night, as the Florida Fire Frogs came away with a doubleheader sweep at Roger Dean Stadium with 4-2 and 5-1 victories. The wins snap a 13-game road losing streak for the Fire Frogs.
JUPITER, Fla (Aug. 10, 2017) -Raymar Navarro and
Navarro (1-1) blanked Jupiter (25-21, 58-56) over a season-high six innings in the opener. The 26-year-old limited the Hammerheads to just two hits and walked a man, while collecting one strikeout in the quality start.
Florida (16-26, 41-67) gave its starter an early cushion with
Seymour started the inning with a double to stretch his on-base streak to 14 games, while Lago's run-scoring knock extended the second baseman's hitting streak to seven games.
The lead remained 1-0 until the Fire Frogs struck for three runs in the fifth to break the game open.
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Lago lined a single into left to plate Gaylor, and give the visitors a 4-0 lead.
Rincon (1-0) took the bump for Florida in game two, and the right-hander fell just short of matching his game-one predecessor with one run allowed on four hits, a walk and six strikeouts. The 25-year-old needed just 63 pitches to work through the back end of the twin bill, with 42 going for strikes.
The Fire Frogs spotted Rincon with a 3-0 lead after putting up a three-spot in the third.
Seymour drew a walk, then scored on Didder's (2x4, 2 R, 2B, RBI) double to center. Didder advanced to third on the play, setting up Lago's (1x4, RBI) RBI single to right for the third run of the inning. Lago's run-scoring single extended the native of Cuba's hitting streak to eight games.
Seymour wasted no time in extending his on-base streak to 15 games in the finale, as the 22-year-old ripped a single to center to lead off the game.
Florida will go for the series victory on Friday night in game three of the five-game set at Roger Dean Stadium. RHP
The Fire Frogs return home on Monday, Aug. 14 to take on the Tampa Yankees for game one of a four-game series at Osceola County Stadium. Every Monday is "Margarita Monday" at the ballpark, where fans can enjoy $2 margaritas and $2 empanadas. All Monday through Wednesday home games are "Service Industry Night" in Kissimmee, where members of the service industry may purchase tickets at a discounted rate.
About the Florida Fire Frogs
The Florida Fire Frogs are the Advanced-A affiliate of the Atlanta Braves and compete in the Florida State League. The Fire Frogs play their home games at Osceola County Stadium, located at Osceola Heritage Park in Kissimmee, Fla. For more information, please visit www.FloridaFireFrogs.com, and follow the team on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat and YouTube.