LAKELAND, Fla. (Interstat) — The Lakeland Flying Tigers defeated the Clearwater Threshers 8-2 on Wednesday at Joker Marchant Stadium. Lakeland scored three runs in the first inning and never trailed. Clearwater pulled within 3-2 with two runs in the fifth, but Lakeland answered with two in the sixth, two in the seventh and one in the eighth. Lakeland outhit Clearwater 11-10. Cale Wetwiska picked up the win, allowing two earned runs over 4.2 innings with six strikeouts. Brad Pacheco took the loss, giving up three earned runs in three innings. Javier Osorio went 2 for 4 with a home run and two RBIs, Cris Rodriguez drove in two runs, and Jack Goodman homered. Cameron Flukey tossed three scoreless innings with four strikeouts. Victor Cardoza and Reece Moroney each had RBIs for Clearwater. The Threshers managed 10 hits but could not overcome the early deficit. The attendance was 972, and the game lasted 2:24. Lakeland improved to 60-60, while Clearwater fell to 68-52.