Clearwater 6, at Tampa 5

TAMPA (Interstat) — Clearwater Threshers scored four runs in the third inning and held off a three-homer performance from Tampa Tarpons third baseman Jackson Lovich to win the first game of a doubleheader 6-5 on Wednesday evening at George M. Steinbrenner Field. The Threshers improved to 25-17, while the Tarpons fell to 19-21 in the 2-hour, 4-minute contest. Clearwater struck first in the third inning against Tampa starter Chase Hampton. Nolan Beltran was hit by a pitch, and Will Vierling reached on catcher interference. After a strikeout and a flyout, center fielder Griffin Burkholder launched a three-run homer to left… Read more...