PLAYOFF RECAP 9/5: Tortugas Even Up Set, Threshers Fall 6-5
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. - Clearwater jumped out to an early 4-0 lead on Thursday night, but the Daytona Tortugas surged for six runs over the first two innings and held off the Threshers, 6-5 to force a decisive game three in the Florida State League North division series.The winner of
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. - Clearwater jumped out to an early 4-0 lead on Thursday night, but the Daytona Tortugas surged for six runs over the first two innings and held off the Threshers, 6-5 to force a decisive game three in the Florida State League North division series.
The winner of Thursday night's contest will face off against the Fort Myers Miracle in the FSL Championship series beginning on Friday. The Miracle won the South by defeating the Palm Beach Cardinals, two games to none.
The Threshers led early on Wednesday, grabbing a four-run lead in the top of the first.
With one out,
Daytona cut the deficit in half in the bottom of the inning.
With two outs, a single, an error, and a wild pitch put two men in scoring position, and
The Tortugas overtook Clearwater for their first lead of the series in the second. Three straight hits and an error opened the inning against
Clearwater inched closer in the fourth. With two outs, Brito was hit by a pitch, and Gamboa lined a single to center.
After Tirado turned in 2.2 scoreless,
The finale of the FSL North Division Series will take place at 7:05 p.m. at Jackie Robinson Ballpark on Thursday night, with the winner set to face Fort Myers in the FSL Championship series. The game will be broadcast live on threshersbaseball.com beginning at 6:50 p.m.