FLORIDA STATE LEAGUE
DAYTONA TORTUGAS AT LAKELAND FLYING TIGERS
05/01/2026
 
FLORIDA STATE LEAGUE
DAYTONA TORTUGAS AT LAKELAND FLYING TIGERS
GAME ID: 8345 - FRIDAY, MAY 1ST , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Daytona Tortugas (13-9) 0 0 2 0 0 4 0 0 0 6 9 1
Lakeland Flying Tigers (15-7) 2 0 0 3 0 4 0 0 X 9 12 1
Flying Tigers Hand Daytona 9-6 Loss
The Lakeland Flying Tigers downed the Daytona Tortugas, 9-6. The hitting star was second baseman Jesús Ríos. Ríos was 1-2 with 3 walks. He drove in 2 runs and scored once for the Flying Tigers. The Flying Tigers, now 15-7, have been red hot.

In the bottom of the sixth, Jesús Ruíz delivered a clutch hit. With two gone and runners on 1st and 2nd, the Lakeland first baseman hit a run-scoring single, putting the Flying Tigers in front, 9-6.

"It's always nice to be on the winning side," Ríos told the Lakeland Today. "But we take nothing for granted."
DAYTONA BATTING LINESCORE LAKELAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
F. Elliott CF 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .240 2 5
   a-S. Alomar PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .242 2 7
   b-N. Hayes CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .298 1 4
K. MacKinney SS 5 1 2 1 0 0 0 .229 0 2
W. Carter 3B 3 0 2 2 2 1 0 .354 1 11
K. Patrick 2B 5 0 0 0 0 1 6 .162 2 7
J. Kennedy LF 3 1 1 0 1 0 3 .274 4 12
L. Miranda DH 5 1 2 0 0 0 3 .357 0 5
R. Vaughan C 4 1 0 0 0 2 3 .284 2 10
J. Guerra 1B 4 1 1 2 0 1 1 .271 0 12
P. Baker RF 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .214 2 10
Totals 38 6 9 5 3 9 19      
a - S. Alomar pinch hit for F. Elliott in the 8th
b - N. Hayes substituted for S. Alomar in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: L. Miranda (3, 2nd Inning off J. Wells, 0 on, 1 out) , K. MacKinney (2, 3rd Inning off J. Wells, 1 on, 1 out) , W. Carter (5, 3rd Inning off J. Wells, 2 on, 1 out) , J. Guerra (5, 6th Inning off J. Wells, 3 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: F. Elliott , K. MacKinney 3 , W. Carter 3 , J. Kennedy , L. Miranda 3 , J. Guerra 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Kennedy , L. Miranda , J. Guerra
Hit by Pitch: J. Kennedy
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Errors: K. MacKinney (2)
Double Plays: 1 (Patrick-MacKinney-Guerra)
PB: R. Vaughan
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Jacobs CF 5 1 1 0 1 3 4 .337 1 7
J. Martínez 1B 1 2 0 0 2 0 1 .299 3 13
   a-L. Watson PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .421 2 6
   b-M. Águila 1B, 3B 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 .280 0 2
T. York RF 3 1 1 0 2 1 5 .292 1 2
J. Ríos 2B 2 1 1 2 3 0 1 .258 0 9
J. Sheehan LF 5 1 2 2 0 1 4 .320 1 7
O. Matos DH 5 1 2 2 0 1 2 .222 0 2
J. Ruíz 3B, 1B 4 1 2 1 1 0 3 .379 0 6
G. Bishop SS 4 0 1 2 1 0 2 .274 0 11
D. Thompson C 4 1 2 0 1 0 1 .290 0 6
Totals 36 9 12 9 11 8 26      
a - L. Watson pinch hit for J. Martínez in the 6th
b - M. Águila substituted for L. Watson in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: T. York (1, 7th Inning off D. Chase, 0 on, 2 outs) , J. Ruíz (8, 8th Inning off D. Chase, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Jacobs , T. York 2 , J. Ríos , J. Sheehan 2 , O. Matos 2 , J. Ruíz 3 , G. Bishop , D. Thompson 2
2-out RBI: O. Matos , J. Ruíz , G. Bishop
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Águila , T. York , J. Sheehan , O. Matos , G. Bishop
GIDP: J. Ruíz
Team LOB: 14

FIELDING
Errors: J. Wells (1)
PB: D. Thompson
DAYTONA PITCHING LINESCORE LAKELAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
K. Williams 2.1 2 2 1 4 2 0 14 55 3.57   
S. Adams 2.2 3 3 3 4 1 0 14 60 6.75   
S. Gaines L (0-2), BS (1) 0.2 4 4 4 1 1 0 7 31 14.29   
D. Chase 2.0 3 0 0 2 4 0 11 44 5.40   
T. Cantrell 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 6.46   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Williams 41
Batters Faced: K. Williams 14, S. Adams 14, S. Gaines 7, D. Chase 11, T. Cantrell 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Williams 4-1, S. Adams 1-5, S. Gaines 1-0, D. Chase 1-1, T. Cantrell 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: K. Williams 55-27, S. Adams 60-30, S. Gaines 31-18, D. Chase 44-25, T. Cantrell 4-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Adams 1-0 , D. Chase 1-0 , T. Cantrell 3-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
J. Wells 5.1 8 6 4 2 7 0 29 99 2.53   
S. Lowe W (1-0) 2.2 0 0 0 1 1 0 9 37 0.96   
J. Castro SV (4) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 14 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Wells 37
Batters Faced: J. Wells 29, S. Lowe 9, J. Castro 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Wells 2-8, S. Lowe 5-2, J. Castro 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Wells 99-63, S. Lowe 37-22, J. Castro 14-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Lowe 2-0
Hit Batsmen: J. Wells
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jesús Ríos
Ballpark: Joker Marchant Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (73 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:52
Attendance: 8448
Special Notes: SP Kurt Williams was injured while pitching.
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