JUPITER, Fla. (Interstat) — Luke Pettitte hit a three-run homer in the eighth inning as the Tampa Tarpons defeated the Jupiter Hammerheads 10-5 on Tuesday at Roger Dean Stadium.

Tampa scored in the fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth innings, taking the lead for good with two runs in the seventh and adding four in the eighth. Pettitte finished 1-for-4 with three RBIs.

Jupiter’s Echedry Vargas went 3-for-4 with two homers and three RBIs. PJ Morlando added a solo homer in the second. Vargas’ second homer gave Jupiter a 5-3 lead in the fifth, but Tampa answered with a run in the sixth and pulled ahead in the seventh.

Both teams had eight hits. Tampa starter Sabier Marte allowed five runs and struck out nine over five innings. Antonio Gomez earned the win with a scoreless inning, striking out three; Hamlet Garcia took the loss. Jonas Uzcategui struck out six over 4 1/3 innings for Jupiter.

The game drew an announced attendance of 263 and lasted 2:57. Tampa improved to 69-50; Jupiter fell to 60-59.