Castillo, Gilliam Go Yard as Tampa Blanks Bradenton, 2-0
BRADENTON, Fla. - Diego Castillo and Isiah Gilliam each blasted a leadoff home run as five Tampa pitchers combined to shut out the Bradenton Marauders in a 2-0 victory on Sunday afternoon at LECOM Park.It was the sixth shutout win of the season for the Tarpons, earning them a split
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It was the sixth shutout win of the season for the Tarpons, earning them a split of the four-game series in Bradenton (3-4, 39-34). The Marauders left 13 men on base and finished 0-for-13 with runners in scoring position.
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Tampa (3-3, 31-41) did not have a runner reach base until Castillo smashed a leadoff home run off the batter's eye to begin the third against RHP
Case retired 13 of the next 14 batters he faced before
Yajure stranded a two-out single in the second, a leadoff single in the third, a two-out double in the fourth and a two-out single in the fifth, maintaining the 1-0 lead.
After striking out
Yajure (W, 4-6) scattered four hits in four and two-third scoreless innings, tallying six strikeouts while throwing 52 of 83 pitches for strikes.
Case (L, 1-1) logged his eighth quality start of the season, yielding one earned run on four hits in seven innings. The 22-year-old struck out five and walked none on 96 pitches (62 strikes).
An error and a pair of walks loaded the bases with two outs for Bradenton in the seventh, but Weissert got
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Gilliam (2-for-4, HR, RBI, R) logged his second multi-hit game of the series. Sands (1-for-3, BB) has reached base safely in five-straight games. Heller played in his first game since 2017 after missing the entire 2018 season ("Tommy John" surgery).
Following a day off on Monday, the Tarpons will travel to Jackie Robinson Ballpark for a three-game series against the Daytona Tortugas. RHP