Tortugas Power Past Threshers, 9-8
DAYTONA BEACH, FL - After scoring just 32 runs over their last 16 games, the Tortugas bats came alive to lead Daytona to a 9-8 triumph over the Clearwater Threshers on Thirsty Thursday at Radiology Associates Field at Jackie Robinson Ballpark in front of 1,975 fans.While Deivi Grullon's solo blast
DAYTONA BEACH, FL - After scoring just 32 runs over their last 16 games, the Tortugas bats came alive to lead Daytona to a 9-8 triumph over the Clearwater Threshers on Thirsty Thursday at Radiology Associates Field at Jackie Robinson Ballpark in front of 1,975 fans.
While Deivi Grullon's solo blast in the second put Daytona in an early 1-0 hole, a resilient club battled back from each setback all night long. The Tortugas got hits from the first three men in their half of the second, with the final of the three hits being an RBI double from
Down 4-3 in the third, following a three-run blast from
The home-run power that the Tortugas had been lacking soon became an afterthought. With the game tied at 5 due to a Grullon RBI double in the top half, Gonzalez nailed his first long ball as a Tortuga to the right of the scoreboard in left-center in the home half of the fifth. A two-run shot to the right field corner from T.J. Friedl in the sixth was followed up by a Piatnik inside-the-park homer which provided Daytona with a 9-5 advantage.
The Tortuga bullpen bent but didn't break after RHP
The Tortugas continue the homestand as they open up a four-game set with the Lakeland Flying Tigers on First Responders Night at the Jack on Friday evening. RHP
Notes: Daytona went deep for the first time in 16 games (since June 19th)…The Tortugas scored more than four runs for the first time in their last 14 contests…Daytona has won its last two one-run games after losing five straight…Mitch Piatnik had his first home-run since August 21st of last season with the Dayton Dragons, while TJ Friedl and Luis Gonzalez hit their first home runs as Tortugas.