LAKELAND, Fla. (Interstat) — Hans Montero drove in four runs on a triple and a double to lead the Tampa Tarpons to a 10-7 victory over the Lakeland Flying Tigers on Sunday afternoon at Joker Marchant Stadium.

Tampa trailed 4-0 before scoring two runs in the fourth inning on sacrifice flies by Enmanuel Tejeda and Engelth Urena. The Tarpons added three more in the fifth, capped by Kevin Verde’s RBI single. Tampa took the lead for good with a run in the eighth and four in the ninth, highlighted by Montero’s two-run double.

Lakeland cut the deficit in the ninth on Jesus Pinto’s solo home run and Jude Warwick’s RBI triple, but could not complete the comeback.

Winning pitcher J.T. Etheridge allowed two earned runs in three innings with five strikeouts. Josh Tiedemann earned the save despite allowing two runs in 1 1-3 innings. Alistair Tanner took the loss.

The Tarpons had nine hits; the Flying Tigers had 11. Attendance was 749. Time of game was 2:56. Tampa improved to 8-13; Lakeland fell to 13-8.