Threshers Down Daytona, 13-4
Phillies second baseman César Hernández matched a Florida State League record by drawing six walks in Clearwater's 13-4 victory over the Daytona Tortugas at Jackie Robinson Ballpark on Sunday night.Clearwater's 13 runs and 13 walks drawn were a both a season-high, as the Threshers earned the series win over Daytona
Phillies second baseman
Clearwater's 13 runs and 13 walks drawn were a both a season-high, as the Threshers earned the series win over Daytona (35-53, 2-21). Hernandez finished 1-for-1 with six walks in his fourth rehab game, becoming the first FSL player to draw six free passes in a game since Stephen Aleschuk in 1966.
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The Threshers (50-42, 12-10) leapt ahead in the second inning facing
After the Tortugas grabbed a run to cut the deficit in half in the bottom of the fourth, Clearwater began to pull away in the fifth.
Grullon singled and advanced two bases on wild pitches, and would score on a Jan Hernandez single to right. With two outs, Marrero and Cesar Hernandez both walked, and Laird reached on an error on first baseman
Clearwater matched a season-high with six runs in the seventh inning to open up an 11-2 lead. Laird and Randolph each singled home a run, and two more Daytona errors piled on a total of four unearned runs in the frame. Jan Hernandez capped the rally with an RBI triple to center.
The Threshers will go for the sweep on Monday, when