Tampa 3, at Clearwater 2

CLEARWATER, Fla. (Interstat) — Allen Facundo delivered a dominant starting performance and the Tampa Tarpons survived a tense ninth-inning rally to edge the Clearwater Threshers 3-2 on Wednesday night at Spectrum Field, snapping a four-game losing streak. The Tarpons, who improved to 1-4, rode the right arm of Facundo, who struck out eight over 5 2/3 innings while allowing just one hit and one earned run. He outdueled Clearwater starter Tanner Gresham, who was also sharp in a three-inning, one-hit outing but was tagged with the loss. Tampa struck first in a messy second inning. After walks to Logan Maxwell… Read more...