Clearwater Slips Behind Early, Falls in Middle Match to Tampa
CLEARWATER, Fla. - The Clearwater Beach Dogs could not overcome an early 3-0 deficit and fell to the Tampa Tarpons 8-4 at Spectrum Field on Friday night to even the three-game series at one apiece.
CLEARWATER, Fla. - The Clearwater Beach Dogs could not overcome an early 3-0 deficit and fell to the Tampa Tarpons 8-4 at Spectrum Field on Friday night to even the three-game series at one apiece.
Beach Dogs' left-hander
Tampa (6-10) would add two more off Young on three hits in the third to make it a 5-0 game.
Young fought through five frames, but allowed six earned runs on nine hits for his third loss of the season.
The Beach Dogs found an answer in the fourth, thanks to a solo home-run from Jhaylin Ortiz, his first in a Clearwater uniform. The Tarpons quickly answered in the fifth, scoring two to push the lead to 7-1.
Clearwater made it 7-4 in the sixth when
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The Beach Dogs had chance in the ninth when the first two men reached, but a strikeout and a double-play ended the threat.
Clearwater looks to take the series against Tampa in the rubber match on Saturday evening at Spectrum Field. RHP