DUNEDIN, Fla. (Interstat) — The Tampa Tarpons defeated the Dunedin Blue Jays 9-3 on Wednesday at TD Ballpark. Tampa scored in six different innings, with two runs each in the first, second and eighth. The Tarpons backed strong pitching from Thatcher Hurd, who struck out 10 over 4.2 scoreless innings while allowing one hit. Luis Escudero, Willy Montero and Hans Montero each homered. Escudero went 3-for-4 with a home run and two RBIs, Willy Montero was 3-for-5 with a homer and two RBIs, and Hans Montero contributed a sacrifice fly and a two-run homer. Jose M. Rodriguez earned the win with 2.1 innings of relief. Dunedin scored once in the sixth and twice in the ninth. Blake Purnell took the loss. The Tarpons improved to 38-33, while the Blue Jays fell to 32-38. Attendance was 1,004, and the game lasted 3 hours, 10 minutes.