Tampa Trips Florida Late, 5-4
KISSIMMEE, FLA.: The Tampa Tarpons erased 3-0 and 4-2 deficits on their way towards outlasting the Florida Fire Frogs in ten innings, 5-4, on Tuesday evening at Osceola County Stadium.
KISSIMMEE, FLA.: The Tampa Tarpons erased 3-0 and 4-2 deficits on their way towards outlasting the Florida Fire Frogs in ten innings, 5-4, on Tuesday evening at Osceola County Stadium.
After a 1:03 delay started the evening due to wet grounds, the Fire Frogs came out of the gates early with single tallies in the first two frames.
Hard-throwing Tarpons starter RHP
The margin was extended to 3-0 on a
Tampa started to chip away against RHP
Javier tossed 6 and 1/3's stanzas for the second straight start, yielding six hits, two earned runs, four walks, and fanning four as part of a no-decision.
Rodgers singled and Langhorne was drilled by an LHP
Ramos notched his 26th multi-hit game and his 12th multi-RBI effort by going 2-4 with two RBIs and coaxing a walk. He has hit safely in eight of his last nine assignments.
Josephina singled twice, stole a bag, and scored once while recording his 18th multi-hit game.
Severino surrendered three hits and two runs with four strikeouts over five outs for the Tarpons as their first arm out of the bullpen.
The Tarpons had their first two men reach of the ninth opposite RHP
Young gave up two hits, a walk, and two runs across 1 and 2/3's innings.
A wild pitch from White moved placed runner
White (3-4) faced nine across two one-run frames of two-hit baseball and accepting the setback.
RHP
Schwartz was issued a free pass in the second against Medina, advancing his on-base streak to seven consecutive games. He has reached in 19 of his previous 23 assignments.
NEXT UP: The Fire Frogs will have to contend with one of the FSL's best pitchers in RHP
Fans in attendance can enjoy whiskey, mixed drink, and beer specials along with four "Fire Frog legs" for $5 or a basket with fries for $8.
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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.