Ramirez and Brazoban Homer in Marauders 11-6 Loss

Pimentel collects a triple and double, Iredale earns multi-hit game

Richard Ramirez and Bralyn Brazoban each smacked home runs during the Bradenton Marauders (5-7, 36-41) 11-6 loss to the Daytona Tortugas (6-5, 27-50) on Thursday from LECOM Park. Antonio Pimentel earned a double and RBI triple, while Brent Iredale notched a multi-hit game.

After Daytona plated a run in the top of the first off Bradenton starter Yonleg Gaetano, the Marauders answered back in the bottom half of the inning. Edgleen Perez singled and scored on a two-run homer by Richard Ramirez. The Tortugas scratched across two more runs in the top of the second to make it a 3-2 ballgame.

In the bottom of the second, Iredale doubled, moved to third on a groundout, and scored on a sacrifice fly from Raymond Mola to tie the game 3-3.

The Tortugas plated a run in the top of the third, but the Marauders responded again in the bottom of the fourth. Brazoban connected for his second homer of the year on a solo blast to make it 4-4.

After Daytona put up a run in the sixth and two in the seventh, Bradenton scratched across a run in the bottom half of the inning. Fredderick Ovalle worked a walk, and Pimentel tripled to plate Ovalle and cut the deficit, 7-5.

In the top of the ninth, the Tortugas put up four runs and held the Marauders to one run in the bottom half of the inning to finalize an 11-6 win.

Deivi Villafana (2-5) secured the win, letting up four runs on seven hits, a walk, and three strikeouts over 5.0 innings. Irwin Ramirez (0-1) took the loss, allowing three runs (two earned) on five hits, three walks, and a strikeout over 4.0 frames.

The Marauders and Tortugas will play game four of a six-game series on Friday from LECOM Park. First pitch is set for 6:30 p.m.

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