(Interstat) — Fort Myers jumped ahead early, scoring two runs in the first inning on Henry Kusiak’s RBI single. The Mighty Mussels added a run in the second on Dameury Pena’s RBI single. Tampa tied the game with single runs in the fourth and fifth innings, but Fort Myers regained the lead in the fourth on a forceout that scored Jayson Bass. A seventh-inning sacrifice fly by Bass gave the Mighty Mussels a two-run cushion.

Brent Francisco earned the win with two innings of relief, allowing one earned run and striking out five. Mike McKenna recorded his second save with a perfect ninth inning. Henry Lalane took the loss for Tampa, which fell to 15-18.

Pena led Fort Myers with two hits and two RBIs. Santiago Gomez had two hits for the Tarpons. Fort Myers improved to 19-14 with its fourth win in five games against Tampa this series.