CLEARWATER, Fla. (Interstat) — The Clearwater Threshers defeated the Fort Myers Mighty Mussels 7-3 on Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2026, at Spectrum Field, taking the series opener in front of 2,453 fans. Five runs in the bottom of the second set the tone. Reece Moroney singled in Cade Climie, Tyler Spangler doubled in Jack Hopko, Will Gasparino doubled to score Moroney and Spangler, and Nolan Beltran’s sacrifice fly brought home Gasparino for a 5-0 lead. Clearwater added a run in the fourth and another in the fifth to lead 7-2. Moroney finished 2 for 5 with an RBI, Spangler drove in two runs, and Gasparino scored twice. Fort Myers answered with Isaiah Lane’s two-run inside-the-park home run in the third, then scored once in the sixth on Bryce Fowler’s RBI single. James Tallon earned the win in relief with 1 1/3 scoreless innings, striking out three. Jui-Chieh Lin took the loss. Brad Pacheco started for Clearwater and allowed two earned runs on three hits over four innings, striking out five. Eric Hammond fanned six in relief for Fort Myers. Clearwater improved to 71-53; Fort Myers fell to 66-57. The teams meet again Wednesday.