Blue Jays top Tarpons 12‑6 behind Ramon’s four-hit night
DUNEDIN, Fla. (Interstat) — The Dunedin Blue Jays rallied past the Tampa Tarpons 12-6 on Thursday night at TD Ballpark, snapping a two-game losing streak. Willy Montero homered and doubled, finishing 3-for-3 with four RBIs for Tampa, but Dunedin’s offense erupted for 15 hits. Dariel Ramon went 4-for-5 with two doubles and two RBIs, and Giaconino Lasaracina added three hits and two RBIs. Austin Smith (2-0) earned the win with 1⅓ scoreless innings. J.T. Etheridge (6-1) took the loss after allowing five earned runs in 4⅓ innings. Silvano Hechavarria started for Dunedin, giving up two earned runs over 5⅔ innings. Tampa scored three runs in the first and two in the third, but Dunedin tied the game in the sixth and broke it open with four runs in the seventh. Dunedin added two more in the eighth. Tampa scored its final run in the ninth. The Blue Jays improved to 33-38, the Tarpons to 38-34. Attendance was 210, time of game 2 hours, 47 minutes.