Hammerheads Lose 4th-Straight to Clearwater Friday Night
JUPITER, FL - In the first game of the second half of the Florida State League season, the Jupiter Hammerheads (36-31, 0-1) continue to struggle offensively in a 4-2 loss to the Clearwater Threshers (44-23, 1-0) on Friday night at Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium. It is the fourth consecutive loss
JUPITER, FL - In the first game of the second half of the Florida State League season, the Jupiter Hammerheads (36-31, 0-1) continue to struggle offensively in a 4-2 loss to the Clearwater Threshers (44-23, 1-0) on Friday night at Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium. It is the fourth consecutive loss for Jupiter as they fall to 5-5-2 in series this season.
For the fourth time this series, the Threshers got the first run of the game. With two outs in the top of the first inning, JT Mabry committed a throwing error at third base to allow Keaton Anthony to reach second base. Kehden Hettiger would then hit a two-run home run off of Jupiter starting pitcher Keyner Benitez (L, 0-1) to give Clearwater an early 2-0 lead.
After being shut out the last two games, the Hammerheads would finally get a couple runs on the scoreboard in the bottom of the second inning. Kemp Alderman led off with a single and two batters later Yeral Martinez launched his third home run of the season, a two-run blast down the right field line, to tie the game 2-2.
The score remained 2-2 until the top of the fifth inning. With two outs and the bases loaded, Hettiger provided a two-RBI single to give the Threshers the lead again by a 4-2 score.
After the second inning, the Hammerheads offense went quiet against Clearwater starting pitcher Enrique Segura (W, 1-0) who went six innings and allowed just three hits and struck out six batters. Josh Bortka (H, 1) and Luis Avila (Sv, 2) combined for three scoreless innings out of the Clearwater bullpen and the Hammerheads would fall by the final score of 4-2 on Friday night.
Elvis Alvarado, who is here on a rehab assignment from Triple-A Jacksonville, tossed two scoreless innings out of the bullpen with one walk, one hit-by-pitch, and two strikeouts. Euri Montero tossed a scoreless top of the ninth with a hit-by-pitch but faced the minimum three batters.
The Hammerheads have been outscored 21-4 in the first four games against the Threshers and have tallied just 11 hits in their last three games.
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