Late Rally Falls Short in Finale at Daytona
Published on August 21, 2014 under Florida State League (FSL1)
Clearwater Threshers News Release
The Clearwater Threshers fell in the series finale of a four-game set with the Daytona Cubs, 5-4 on Thursday night.
Clearwater (27-33) was down 5-2 heading into the ninth inning, and scored twice with two outs on a Gabriel Lino two-run homer. Angelo Mora followed with a walk and Roman Quinn then singled, but a flyout by Jesmuel Valentin ended the game with the tying run at second.
Lino finished 2-for-4 with three RBI's and a run scored.
Jordan Guth got the start for the Threshers and was charged with the loss. Guth (3-4) lasted six innings and surrendered four runs on six hits while striking out one and walking five.
Down 1-0 in the bottom of the fifth, Daytona (33-25) rallied for three runs off of Guth to take a 3-1 lead. Bijan Rademacher and Jacob Hannemann each homered in the inning off the Threshers' right-hander.
Rob Zastryzny was solid on the mound for the Cubs, tossing seven innings and giving up two runs - one earned - while striking out five.
In the eighth inning, Cubs first-round pick Kyle Schwarber homered to give Daytona an extra insurance run and it turned out to be the game winner.
The Threshers return to action on Friday for a doubleheader at Bright House Field when they start a four-game series with the Brevard County Manatees. Game one of the twin bill starts at 5:00 p.m. Colin Kleven gets the start for Clearwater while Taylor Williams goes for the Manatees. Coverage begins at 4:45 p.m. on threshersbaseball.com.
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