PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. (Interstat) — Thatcher Hurd tossed five shutout innings, allowing one hit with six strikeouts, and Logan Maxwell drove in three runs as the Tampa Tarpons blanked the St. Lucie Mets 6-0 on Wednesday at Clover Park. The Tarpons (43-34) scored all their runs in the middle innings. Jackson Lovich doubled in a run in the fifth, Maxwell hit a two-run homer in the sixth, and David McCann added an RBI single in the same frame. In the seventh, Hans Montero singled in a run and later scored on Maxwell’s second hit. Hurd (1-2) earned his first win. Jose Guevara (0-1) took the loss for St. Lucie (35-40), allowing four hits and two earned runs over four innings with five strikeouts. Four Tampa relievers combined for three scoreless innings, with Jose Martinez striking out three in 1 2/3 innings. The Mets managed just four hits. Attendance was 348, and the game lasted 2 hours, 55 minutes.