TAMPA, Fla. (Interstat) — The Tampa Tarpons edged the Palm Beach Cardinals 2-1 on Sunday afternoon at George M. Steinbrenner Field before a crowd of 654.

The game took 2 hours, 27 minutes. Tampa scored single runs in the sixth and seventh innings. In the bottom of the sixth, a throwing error by shortstop Ryan Weingartner allowed Jackson Lovich to score, tying the game at 1-1. An inning later, Lovich delivered a sacrifice fly to left, scoring Ediel Rivera and giving the Tarpons a 2-1 lead.

Palm Beach outhit Tampa 10-5 but managed only one run, coming in the ninth when Trevor Haskins singled home Matthew Miura.

Tampa starter Brennan Stuprich worked 5 1/3 innings, allowing three hits and no earned runs with four strikeouts. Jose Martinez (2-0) earned the win with 1 2/3 innings of scoreless relief, and Jose M. Rodriguez recorded his first save. Palm Beach’s Kaden Echeman (5-3) took the loss.

Both teams have 30-27 records. The Cardinals had won three of the previous four meetings in the series but dropped this one.