FORT MYERS, Fla. (Interstat) — The Tampa Tarpons scored four runs in the sixth inning and added two more in the eighth to defeat the Fort Myers Mighty Mussels 6-2 on Friday at CenturyLink Sports Complex.

Tampa improved to 15-16 while Fort Myers fell to 17-14. The attendance was 4,333, and the game lasted 2 hours, 49 minutes.

Engelth Urena’s ground-rule double drove in two runs in the sixth. Luis Durango added an RBI single in the same inning and later delivered a two-run single in the eighth. Brando Mayea had two hits for Tampa.

The Mighty Mussels answered in the seventh on Yasser Mercedes’ two-run homer, his sixth of the season.

Brennan Stuprich (1-0) pitched three innings, allowing two earned runs on two hits with four strikeouts to earn the win. Kolten Smith (2-3) took the loss. Chase Hampton tossed three scoreless innings with one hit and three strikeouts to earn top-star honors for Tampa.

Tampa has won two of three in the series heading into Saturday’s matchup.