Williams, Rivas Lead Offense in 8-3 win
CLEARWATER, Fla. - Luke Williams collected three more hits, and Raul Rivas drove in a season-high three runs as the Threshers earned their second straight win over Dunedin, 8-3 on Elvis Night at Spectrum Field.Williams finished 3-for-4 with an RBI and two runs scored, and has put up multiple hits
CLEARWATER, Fla. -
Williams finished 3-for-4 with an RBI and two runs scored, and has put up multiple hits in five of his last seven games.
Dunedin (0-2) (31-39) jumped ahead on the first pitch of the ballgame, when Josh Palacios lined an opposite field homer to left off
On a two-strike pitch from
Clearwater (2-0) (34-36) grabbed the lead an inning later, after
The offense came alive again in the fourth, after Pujols doubled to left, and Lartigue followed with a single. Williams followed with a double to left-centerfield to plate Pujols, and Rivas' grounder to short pushed home Lartigue. Cumana singled in Williams to extend the lead to 5-1.
With one down in the fifth,
Falter worked five strong innings in his first start since June 4, holding Dunedin to just a run on five hits without issuing a walk. He racked up nine strikeouts in the win.
Game three of the series is set for Saturday at 6:15 p.m., with