FLORIDA STATE LEAGUE
TAMPA TARPONS AT LAKELAND FLYING TIGERS
08/11/2023
 
TAMPA TARPONS AT LAKELAND FLYING TIGERS
GAME ID: 8930 - FRIDAY, AUGUST 11TH , 2023
GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Tampa Tarpons (61-58) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 5 4 2
Lakeland Flying Tigers (72-47) 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 3 7 0
Flying Tigers Lose Late, 5-3
The Tampa Tarpons had to overcome a fine effort from Lakeland pitcher Ricky Vanasco to grab a narrow 5-3 win at JetBlue Park at Fenway South. Vanasco went 7.1 innings and allowed 1 run. Tampa now has a record of 61-58 with the win.

Tampa used the clutch hitting of Luis Kirk to capture the win. The designated hitter drilled a grand slam home run in the top of the ninth inning to put the Tarpons ahead, 5-3. It was his only hit in 4 at-bats, but it was a big one.

"It was a solid team effort," said Kirk after the game.

TAMPA BATTING LINESCORES LAKELAND BATTING LINESCORES
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Bayer SS 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .226 0 26
   a-F. Anderson PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269 5 38
   b-B. Moreau SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .185 0 9
B. Foster C 2 1 0 0 2 1 0 .311 9 52
K. Aakers RF 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .246 3 11
K. Scott LF 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .255 6 21
C. Hill 1B 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 .228 12 50
B. Thomas 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .197 9 53
L. Kirk DH 4 1 1 4 0 0 1 .236 8 45
E. Miller 2B 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .231 5 24
O. Castillo CF 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 .223 6 33
Totals 31 5 4 5 4 6 9      
a - F. Anderson pinch hit for J. Bayer in the 8th
b - B. Moreau substituted for F. Anderson in the 8th

BATTING
Triples: E. Miller (1, 8th Inning off R. Vanasco, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: L. Kirk (8, 9th Inning off J. Valdéz, 3 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: K. Scott , C. Hill , L. Kirk 4 , E. Miller 3
2-out RBI: L. Kirk
Team LOB: 3

FIELDING
Errors: J. Massey (1) , B. Thomas (13)
Double Plays: 1 (Aakers-Foster)
OF assists: 1 (Aakers(Gentry at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Gentry SS 4 0 1 0 1 0 1 .259 0 8
C. Acevedo CF 4 1 2 2 1 0 1 .297 0 6
R. May LF 5 0 0 0 0 0 6 .198 14 55
C. McLaughlin 1B 3 0 0 0 1 1 4 .261 12 63
A. MacDonald RF 4 0 1 1 0 1 0 .250 0 12
J. Trussell 3B 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .253 6 26
E. Johnson DH 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .256 4 15
D. Hernández 2B 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .213 1 4
M. Blom C 3 1 1 0 0 0 2 .243 0 5
Totals 33 3 7 3 5 3 16      
BATTING
Doubles: C. Acevedo (5, 1st Inning off J. Massey, 1 on, 0 outs) , M. Blom (5, 6th Inning off J. Massey, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Gentry , C. Acevedo 3 , A. MacDonald , E. Johnson , D. Hernández , M. Blom 2
2-out RBI: A. MacDonald
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , C. McLaughlin 2 , J. Trussell , M. Blom
Sac Bunt: M. Blom
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
CS: J. Trussell (2)
TAMPA PITCHING LINESCORES LAKELAND PITCHING LINESCORES
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
J. Massey 6.0 5 3 2 3 1 0 94 53 3.75
G. Peña W (3-1) 2.0 2 0 0 2 2 0 38 22 2.59
J. Brustoski SV (3) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 7 2.28
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Massey 50
Batters Faced: J. Massey 26, G. Peña 10, J. Brustoski 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Massey 8-7, G. Peña 3-1, J. Brustoski 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: J. Massey 94-53, G. Peña 38-22, J. Brustoski 9-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: G. Peña 2-1
WP: J. Massey 2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
R. Vanasco 7.1 2 1 1 2 6 0 96 58 2.65
R. Self H (7) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 4.11
J. Valdéz L (4-5), BS (5) 0.2 2 4 4 2 0 1 22 10 2.80
L. Gabriel 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 1.61
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Vanasco 74
Batters Faced: R. Vanasco 26, R. Self 2, J. Valdéz 6, L. Gabriel 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Vanasco 5-11, R. Self 1-1, J. Valdéz 0-2, L. Gabriel 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: R. Vanasco 96-58, R. Self 3-3, J. Valdéz 22-10, L. Gabriel 2-2
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Self 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ricky Vanasco
Ballpark: JetBlue Park at Fenway South
Weather: Partly Cloudy (71 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:00 PM ET
Time: 3:11
Attendance: 8437
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