CLEARWATER, Fla. (Interstat) — Brad Pacheco allowed one earned run on four hits and struck out seven over five innings, and the Clearwater Threshers used a five-run eighth inning to beat the Dunedin Blue Jays 8-4 on Tuesday at Spectrum Field.

Nolan Beltran hit a two-run homer in the eighth to put Clearwater ahead, and Will Vierling followed with a solo shot. Matthew Ferrara added an RBI single. Will Gasparino homered in the third for Clearwater, which had 16 hits and improved to 67-46. Brayden Bakes went 3-for-3. Clearwater grounded into two double plays.

Dunedin scored single runs in the fifth and seventh innings and two in the sixth, including Jake Bennett’s two-run homer. Giaconino Lasaracina also homered. The Blue Jays had nine hits and fell to 53-62. The Threshers outhit Dunedin 16-9.

Manuel Colon pitched the eighth inning for the win, and Edrwin Veras took the loss. The game lasted 2:45 with 3,270 in attendance.