TAMPA, Fla. (Interstat) — Jake Clemente struck out five over 5 1/3 innings while allowing one hit and no earned runs, and Jupiter Hammerheads beat Tampa Tarpons 9-1 on Sunday afternoon at George M. Steinbrenner Field in the opener of their Florida State League A-Adv playoff series. Justin West allowed five hits over five scoreless innings with seven strikeouts for Tampa, but Jose Martinez took the loss. Samuel Carpio earned the win in relief, working 2 2/3 innings with one run and four strikeouts. Echedry Vargas went 2-for-5 with two RBIs, Luis Arana went 1-for-5 with two RBIs, and Luis Escudero homered for Tampa. Jupiter scored twice in the sixth and seven times in the eighth. Tampa scored once in the seventh. The Hammerheads had 10 hits to the Tarpons’ two. Jupiter is now 63-67, Tampa is 78-52, and Jupiter leads the series 1-0. Attendance was 957, and the game lasted 2:51.