Jupiter Jumps Past Daytona, 6-4

June 23, 2022 – Florida State League (FSL) – Daytona Tortugas News Release

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – For the 20th game out of the last 21 contests, LF-RF Jack Rogers reached base, blasting a grand slam in the fourth. However, Jupiter mustered runs in the sixth and seventh to snap Daytona’s five-game winning streak, as the Hammerheads bested the Tortugas, 6-4, in front of 1,523 fans at Jackie Robinson Ballpark on Thursday night.

Trailing 4-0 entering the home fourth, 2B Tyler Callihan (1-4, R) started a rally for Daytona (29-36) with an infield single to second and promptly stole second base. The Tortugas then loaded the bases on a walk to LF Luis Chevalier (0-2, R, BB, SO) and a knock to center from 3B Michel Triana (1-4, R, SO).

On a 3-1 offering, Rogers (1-4, R, HR, 4 RBI, 2 SO) unloaded a drive beyond the fence in right for a grand slam. The Spring, Texas native’s second blast of the season – Daytona’s second grand slam of the campaign – knotted the game up at four.

It stayed even until the sixth. 1B Zach Zubia (3-4, R, 2B, RBI) led off the top of the inning with a single to center and advanced to second on a walk to SS Cristhian Rodríguez (1-3, R, 3B, BB). A one-out single to right from LF Jorge Caballero (1-3, R, BB, SO) and a sacrifice fly to left from CF Osiris Johnson (0-3, RBI, SO) put Jupiter (34-30) back in front, 5-4.

An inning later, 3B Ian Lewis (1-3, R, 3B, BB) punched a triple to deep center with two out that could not be squeezed. Zubia then followed with a two-bagger down the left-field line to stretch the Hammerheads’ edge back to two, 6-4.

Daytona would rally in the seventh and ninth, but could not even the tide.

The Tortugas placed the tying runs aboard in the seventh on a two-out knock from 1B Yassel Pino (1-3, BB, 2 SO) and a free pass to C Wilfred Astudillo (0-2, BB, SO), but a ground ball to first quelled the threat. DH Jamal O’Guinn (0-3, BB, SO) coaxed a walk with one down in the ninth to bring the tying run to the dish, but a fly out to center and a strikeout closed out the contest.

Jupiter snatched an early lead with a big third inning. The Hammerheads managed to load the bases in the inning thanks to a trio of walks. After two runs scored on separate wild pitches, DH José Salas (1-5, 2B, RBI, SO) ripped a run-scoring double to left-center to grant the visitors a 3-0 advantage.

An inning later, Jupiter increased their lead to four when Rodríguez laced a triple into the gap in left-center field before being brought home on a…