TAMPA, Fla. (Interstat) — Jackson Lovich hit two home runs and drove in two runs to lead the Tampa Tarpons to a 5-4 victory over the Dunedin Blue Jays on Thursday at George M. Steinbrenner Field. Attendance was 899, and the game took 2 hours, 12 minutes.

Dunedin scored two runs in the third inning on a groundout and a wild pitch, then added two more in the sixth on a double and a single. Tampa answered with two in the third, one in the fourth, one in the sixth and one in the eighth. The Blue Jays outhit the Tarpons 9-5 but could not take the lead.

J.T. Etheridge earned the win, allowing four hits over four scoreless innings with six strikeouts. He improved to 3-0. Matthew Tippie recorded the save, giving up two hits in the ninth for his first save. Jack Eshleman took the loss, surrendering one run in two innings, falling to 1-2. Troy Guthrie struck out six in five innings for Dunedin, allowing three runs.

Lovich went 2 for 3. The Tarpons improved to 18-18, while the Blue Jays dropped to 13-23.