LAKELAND, Fla. (Interstat) — Lakeland scored three runs in the sixth inning to pull away and beat Clearwater 7-4 on Sunday, Aug. 30, 2026, at Joker Marchant Stadium.

Cris Rodriguez drove in two runs for the Flying Tigers, and Kelvis Salcedo struck out seven over four innings. Clearwater scored one in the second and one in the fourth, and Lakeland answered each time. Lakeland took a 4-2 lead with two runs in the fifth, then extended it on RBI singles by Anibal Salas and Jude Warwick plus a sacrifice fly from Javier Osorio in the sixth. Clearwater got an RBI double from Nolan Beltran in the sixth and a run-scoring double by Will Vierling in the eighth. Vierling finished 2 for 3 with an RBI. Clearwater outhit Lakeland 9-8, but Lakeland used two sacrifice flies. Richie Cortese struck out five in two scoreless innings for Clearwater. Yendy Gomez pitched a scoreless inning for the win, improving to 7-3. Tyler Bowen took the loss, falling to 4-2. The Flying Tigers improved to 61-62, while the Threshers dropped to 70-53. Attendance was 910, and the game lasted 2:45.