Tarpons shut out Blue Jays behind homers in doubleheader opener
TAMPA, Fla. (Interstat) — Anthony Potestio homered in the fifth inning and Dax Kilby and Wilberson De Pena each homered in the sixth as the Tampa Tarpons defeated the Dunedin Blue Jays 4-0 on Wednesday afternoon in the first game of a doubleheader at George M. Steinbrenner Field.
Rafael Arias earned the win with two and two-thirds innings, allowing one hit and striking out three. Brennan Stuprich earned the save; he pitched one inning, allowed one hit and struck out two. Tyler Boudreau, the top star, struck out five and allowed one hit in three scoreless innings. Sann Omosako took the loss after allowing one earned run on two hits over five innings, striking out two.
Tampa improved to 74-50 and Dunedin fell to 62-66. Tampa had six hits while Dunedin had three. Attendance was 888, and the game lasted 1:40. Potestio opened the scoring with a homer in the fifth. Kilby followed in the sixth with a two-run homer that scored Luis Escudero, and De Pena added a solo shot.