DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Interstat) — Brennan Stuprich pitched the Tampa Tarpons to a 7-0 victory over the Daytona Tortugas on Sunday afternoon at Jackie Robinson Ballpark, giving Tampa a win in the series finale.

Stuprich improved to 2-0 on the season, while Daytona starter Deivi Villafana fell to 0-4 after allowing six runs over five innings. Tampa scored two runs in the second inning, capitalizing on a missed catch error by first baseman Ian Francis. The Tarpons broke the game open with a four-run fifth, highlighted by Luis Puello’s three-run home run, his third of the season. The final run came in the eighth on a single by Jackson Lovich.

Tampa totaled nine hits; Daytona managed four. Drew Davies went 2-for-3 for the Tortugas, but the team could not push a run across. Abraham Gaitan threw three scoreless innings of relief for Daytona, striking out three.

The Tarpons improved to 25-26, while the Tortugas dropped to 18-33. Attendance was 1,077, and the game lasted 2 hours, 19 minutes.