Tampa Tarpons Down Daytona Tortugas 7‑1 in Doubleheader Opener
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Interstat) — Mac Heuer pitched the Tampa Tarpons to a 7-1 win over the Daytona Tortugas in the first game of a doubleheader Friday evening at Jackie Robinson Ballpark.
Tampa scored single runs in the second, third and fourth innings, then added three in the fifth. Willy Montero doubled in a run in the seventh. The Tarpons finished with seven hits. Daytona scored its lone run in the seventh on Anielson Buten’s RBI single.
Heuer earned his first win. Edgar Colon took the loss, allowing four earned runs on six hits over 4 1/3 innings. Buten went 2-for-3 for the Tortugas.
The Tarpons improved to 24-25. Daytona fell to 16-34. The game lasted 2 hours, 19 minutes.