This Day in Threshers History: April 16
The Clearwater Threshers may have finished 12.5 games behind the Daytona Cubs in 2013, but got the better of the eventual league champions on April 16, 2013 with a 15-6 victory at Bright House Field. Every batter finished the contest with at least two hits, with four Threshers ending the
The Clearwater Threshers may have finished 12.5 games behind the Daytona Cubs in 2013, but got the better of the eventual league champions on April 16, 2013 with a 15-6 victory at Bright House Field.
Every batter finished the contest with at least two hits, with four Threshers ending the game with at least four knocks. Jose Mojica had a career night at the dish, finishing 5-for-5 with two runs and two RBI. Carlos Alonso, Maikel Franco and Cameron Perkins each had four-hit games, with Perkins driving in four runs.
Clearwater scored at least one run in every inning, and blew the game open with a six-run seventh that saw an 8-5 lead grow to a 16-5 advantage.
Despite allowing five runs in the start, Perci Garner improved to 2-0 by tossing 5.2 innings. The right-handed hurler allowed the damage on eight hits, three walks and five strikeouts.