TAMPA, Fla. (Interstat) — The Fort Myers Mighty Mussels erupted for nine runs in the fifth inning and routed the Tampa Tarpons 13-3 on Sunday afternoon at George M. Steinbrenner Field.

Byron Chourio went 4-for-5 with a home run and two RBIs to lead Fort Myers. Luis Fragoza added a grand slam and four RBIs, while Ryan Sprock drove in two runs. The Mighty Mussels collected 14 hits.

Fort Myers scored single runs in the second and fourth innings before breaking the game open in the fifth. Fragoza’s grand slam highlighted the outburst. The visitors added a run in the eighth and another in the ninth.

Tampa managed six hits and scored two in the eighth and one in the ninth.

Callan Fang (2-0) earned the win with two scoreless innings of relief. Hendry Chivilli started and tossed four innings of two-hit ball. Brennan Stuprich (2-2) took the loss.

The victory improved Fort Myers to 39-29. Tampa fell to 36-33. The game drew 712 fans and lasted 3 hours, 7 minutes.