Tampa 7, at Daytona 1

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Interstat) — Mac Heuer pitched six strong innings and the Tampa Tarpons used a three-run fifth inning to defeat the Daytona Tortugas 7-1 in the first game of a doubleheader Friday evening at Jackie Robinson Ballpark. Tampa improved to 24-25, while Daytona fell to 16-34. The game lasted 2 hours, 19 minutes. The Tarpons took a 1-0 lead in the second inning. Willy Montero singled, stole second base and scored on a sharp ground-ball single to center field by Gabriel Lara. Lara’s hit advanced Austin Green, who had walked, to second. Tampa made it 2-0 in the… Read more...