FLORIDA STATE LEAGUE
LAKELAND FLYING TIGERS AT CLEARWATER THRESHERS
08/27/2026
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FLORIDA STATE LEAGUE
LAKELAND FLYING TIGERS AT CLEARWATER THRESHERS
GAME ID: 8982 - THURSDAY, AUGUST 27TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Lakeland Flying Tigers (85-43) 0 8 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 13 20 0
Clearwater Threshers (69-59) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 1
Flying Tigers Paddle Threshers, 13-1
Flying Tigers left fielder Lou Watson put his stamp on his team's 13-1 win over the Clearwater Threshers. Watson was 3-4 with a home run, a double, and a walk, while scoring 2 times and driving in 4 for Lakeland in the contest. Lakeland is now 85-43, 14½ games up in the FSL North.

Lakeland used the hitting of Jonathan Thomas to pick up the win. The shortstop clubbed a 3-run home run in the top of the fourth inning to put the Flying Tigers on top, 12-0. For the game, Thomas had 1 home run and 1 single in 4 at-bats.

"We'll enjoy this win for now, but it's just one," Watson told local reporters. "We've got to keep it going."
LAKELAND BATTING LINESCORE CLEARWATER BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Magana 2B 7 2 4 1 0 1 2 .347 2 16
J. Ruíz 3B 6 0 2 0 0 0 4 .309 2 40
C. Welch CF 5 1 1 1 1 0 5 .286 1 6
F. Johnson 1B 4 2 2 1 1 0 2 .267 0 2
   a-A. Guerra PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .184 0 2
   b-V. Locatelli 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .279 3 13
L. Watson LF 4 2 3 4 1 0 1 .309 10 52
T. York RF 3 2 2 0 3 1 2 .289 2 8
J. Martínez P, DH 6 1 1 1 0 2 8 .288 3 33
D. Todd C 6 2 3 1 0 0 1 .333 7 40
J. Thomas SS 4 1 2 4 1 1 4 .239 3 22
Totals 46 13 20 13 7 5 30      
a - A. Guerra pinch hit for F. Johnson in the 8th
b - V. Locatelli substituted for A. Guerra in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: L. Watson (24, 2nd Inning off J. Marrón, 0 on, 0 outs) , D. Todd (15, 2nd Inning off J. Marrón, 2 on, 0 outs) , J. Magana 2 (7, 2nd Inning off J. Marrón, 1 on, 1 out; 6th Inning off D. Davis, 0 on, 0 outs) , F. Johnson (2, 4th Inning off K. Ross, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: L. Watson (10, 2nd Inning off J. Marrón, 2 on, 2 outs) , J. Thomas (3, 4th Inning off K. Ross, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Magana 6 , J. Ruíz 2 , C. Welch , F. Johnson 3 , L. Watson 7 , T. York 2 , J. Martínez , D. Todd 4 , J. Thomas 5
2-out RBI: F. Johnson , L. Watson , J. Thomas
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Magana , C. Welch 2 , L. Watson , J. Martínez , J. Thomas
Sac Fly: L. Watson , J. Thomas
Team LOB: 15
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Joseph LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .272 1 10
J. Norman RF 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .272 9 34
B. Howe DH 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .244 2 28
L. Bannatyne 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .267 4 29
N. Kakuta CF 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .268 7 30
B. Crowder 1B 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .230 1 13
C. Schneider SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .287 0 11
L. Trevino C 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .249 5 25
J. Ochoa 3B 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .288 1 22
Totals 32 1 5 1 2 10 12      
BATTING
Doubles: N. Kakuta (8, 9th Inning off J. Bentley, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Norman 2 , N. Kakuta 2 , B. Crowder , L. Trevino
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , C. Schneider 2 , L. Trevino
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: C. Schneider (12)
LAKELAND PITCHING LINESCORE CLEARWATER PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
J. Martínez W (11-5) 7.1 3 1 1 2 10 0 27 119 2.79   
J. Bentley 1.2 2 0 0 0 0 0 7 31 3.49   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Martínez 76
Batters Faced: J. Martínez 27, J. Bentley 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Martínez 6-6, J. Bentley 5-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Martínez 119-71, J. Bentley 31-21
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
J. Marrón L (9-8) 1.2 8 8 8 1 0 1 14 58 3.74   
K. Ross 2.1 6 4 4 3 1 1 16 69 6.27   
D. Davis 4.0 6 1 0 3 3 0 22 88 3.23   
C. Malone 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 14 0.58   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Marrón 0
Batters Faced: J. Marrón 14, K. Ross 16, D. Davis 22, C. Malone 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Marrón 3-2, K. Ross 1-5, D. Davis 5-4, C. Malone 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Marrón 58-37, K. Ross 69-41, D. Davis 88-55, C. Malone 14-10
WP: D. Davis
Balk: K. Ross
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Lou Watson
Ballpark: Bright House Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (85 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 7 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 4:02
Attendance: 7123
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