Lalane fans nine as Tarpons down Marauders 8‑2
BRADENTON, Fla. (Interstat) — Henry Lalane tossed six shutout innings and Bryce Martin-Grudzielanek homered and drove in two runs as the Tampa Tarpons beat the Bradenton Marauders 8-2 on Friday at LECOM Park.
Lalane (2-1) allowed two hits, struck out nine and walked none, lowering his ERA to 0.61 over his past three starts. Logan Maxwell added two RBIs on a sacrifice fly and a double, and Luis Escudero contributed an RBI on a sacrifice fly. Tampa scored two in the first, one in the third, two in the fifth, two in the sixth and one in the seventh to build an 8-0 lead.
Eddie King Jr. hit a two-run homer in the eighth for Bradenton’s only runs. Jeter Martinez (1-3) took the loss, allowing five earned runs on six hits in 4.2 innings with seven strikeouts.
The Tarpons (33-28) have won two of three in the series. The Marauders (28-32) dropped to 5-15 in their last 20 home games. Attendance was 1,095, and the game lasted 2 hours, 31 minutes.