DUNEDIN, Fla. (Interstat) — Justin West struck out eight over five innings to lead the Tampa Tarpons to a 3-1 victory over the Dunedin Blue Jays on Tuesday at TD Ballpark.

West (3-3) allowed one earned run on four hits, striking out eight. Matthew Tippie earned his second save with a perfect ninth inning, striking out two. Greysen Carter tossed two scoreless innings in relief.

Tampa scored first in the second inning on a sacrifice fly by Bryce Martin-Grudzielanek that scored Logan Maxwell. Dunedin answered in the bottom half when Adam Hackenberg singled home Ismael Munguia.

The Tarpons took the lead for good in the fifth on Hans Montero’s two-run double, scoring Martin-Grudzielanek and Willy Montero.

Denis Samudio (2-2) took the loss, allowing two runs on four hits in 3 2/3 innings with five strikeouts. Carson Messina struck out five over four scoreless innings for Dunedin.

Tampa, which has won two of its last three, improved to 37-33. Dunedin fell to 32-37. The game drew 283 fans and lasted 2 hours, 8 minutes.