LAK 6, CLR 7 | May 17, 2026 | The Best Box Score

Sunday, May 17, 2026•BayCare Ballpark•86°F, Partly Cloudy

LAK

Flying Tigers

CLR

Threshers

Final

WIN

Gabe Craig

LOSS

Pedro Garcia

The Threshers edged the Flying Tigers 7-6 in a tightly contested game that came down to the final outs.

★Beau Ankeney3 RBI

★Manolfi Jimenez3 RBI

★Nathan Humphreys3-for-5, 1 RBI

Key Moment

Bot 9: Tyler Pettorini singles on a line drive to left fielder Zach MacDonald. Nathan Humphreys scores. Manolfi Jimenez to 2nd.

Weather: 86°F, Partly CloudyWind: 9 mph, Out To LFFirst pitch: 4:00 PM UTCT: 2:40Att: 1,449Venue: BayCare Ballpark

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92.3%B

11 missed calls

+15.9% LAK

+0.64 runs LAK

Win Probability

CLR WinLAK Win

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
LAK	0	0	0	4	2	0	0	0	0	6	6	0
CLR	0	0	0	0	0	2	2

Game 820811 • Sources: MLB

Batting

Lakeland Flying Tigers

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG
Jude WarwickSS	4	1	0	0	0	2	.231/.352/.380
Jesus PintoCF	2	2	1	0	1	1	.264/.400/.391
Zach MacDonaldLF	3	0	0	1	0	3	.233/.312/.556
Carson Rucker3B	3	2	1	2	1	2	.230/.353/.442
Edian EspinalDH	3	1	0	0	1	0	.312/.404/.416
Beau Ankeney1B	4	0	2	3	0	1	.252/.353/.385
Jack Goodman2B	3	0	0	0	1	1	.183/.295/.248
Anibal SalasRF	4	0	2	0	0	0	.208/.347/.396
Sergio TapiaC	4	0	0	0	0	0	.215/.284/.323
Bench
Charlie ChristensenP							.000/.000/.000
Preston HoweyP							.000/.000/.000
Jan CaraballoP
Totals	30	6	6	6	4	10	-

HR:Rucker (5th off Walters, 1 on, 2 out)

2B:Salas; Ankeney 2

TB:12

RBI:Rucker 2; MacDonald; Ankeney 3

SB:Warwick; Pinto

CS:Pinto

SF:MacDonald

Team LOB:4

Clearwater Threshers

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG
Robert Phelps3B	4	1	0	0	1	2	.231/.403/.363
Griffin BurkholderCF	5	1

Pitching

Lakeland Flying Tigers

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Charlie Christensen	4.0	2	0	0	1	7	0	53-35	87.4	1.59
Preston Howey	1.2	1	1	1	2	1	0	32-20	92	12.60
Jan Caraballo	1.1	6	3	3	0	0	0	38-25	89.7	6.00
Pedro GarciaLBS	1.2	5	3	3	2	1	1	35-25	83.4	8.84
Totals	8.2	14	7	7	5	9	1	158-105	-	-

IBB:Garcia

Inherited runners-scored:Caraballo 1-1

Pitches-strikes:Christensen 53-35; Howey 32-20; Caraballo 38-25; Garcia 35-25

Groundouts-flyouts:Christensen 1-4; Howey 1-3; Caraballo 3-0; Garcia 1-3

Clearwater Threshers

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Sean Youngerman	3.0	0	0	0	0	4	0	42-25	90.7	4.30

Scoring Plays

Top 4 • LAK

4-0

Beau Ankeney doubles (6) on a sharp line drive to right fielder Manolfi Jimenez. Jesus Pinto scores. Carson Rucker scores. Edian Espinal scores. Beau Ankeney out at 3rd on the throw, right fielder Manolfi Jimenez to second baseman Tyler Pettorini to catcher Angel Mata to third baseman Robert Phelps.

EV: 101.7 mph349 ftLA: 22°

1-0

Zach MacDonald out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Griffin Burkholder. Jude Warwick scores. Jesus Pinto to 3rd.

EV: 101.5 mph356 ftLA: 29°

Top 5 • LAK

6-0

Carson Rucker homers (5) on a fly ball to left center field. Jesus Pinto scores.

EV: 107.3 mph💣 431 ftLA: 28°

Bot 6 • CLR

6-2

Manolfi Jimenez doubles (4) on a sharp fly ball to right fielder Anibal Salas, deflected by center fielder Jesus Pinto. Nolan Beltran scores. Juan Villavicencio scores.

EV: 100.7 mph408 ftLA: 28°

Bot 7 • CLR

6-3

Keaton Anthony hits a ground-rule double (1) on a line drive down the left-field line. Robert Phelps scores. Griffin Burkholder to 3rd.

EV: 94.9 mph277 ftLA: 19°

6-4

Nathan Humphreys singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Anibal Salas. Griffin Burkholder scores. Nathan Humphreys out at 2nd on the throw, right fielder Anibal Salas to first baseman Beau Ankeney. Keaton Anthony to 3rd.

EV: 104.9 mph237 ftLA: 8°

Bot 8 • CLR

6-5

Juan Villavicencio homers (5) on a fly ball to left center field.

EV: 100.1 mph💣 393 ftLA: 26°

Bot 9 • CLR

6-6

Manolfi Jimenez grounds into a force out, second baseman Jack Goodman to shortstop Jude Warwick. Jaeden Calderon scores. Nathan Humphreys to 3rd. Juan Villavicencio out at 2nd. Manolfi Jimenez to 1st.

EV: 95.7 mph15 ftLA: -13°

6-7

Tyler Pettorini singles on a line drive to left fielder Zach MacDonald. Nathan Humphreys scores. Manolfi Jimenez to 2nd.

EV: 89.6 mph224 ftLA: 15°

WP:Bowen

HBP:Pinto (by Youngerman); Warwick (by Tallon)

Inherited runners-scored:Pruitt 3-3

Pitches-strikes:Youngerman 42-25; Tallon 23-7; Pruitt 13-7; Walters 27-23; Cain 11-8; Bowen 17-13; Craig 11-8

Groundouts-flyouts:Youngerman 1-3; Tallon 0-1; Pruitt 0-1; Walters 3-2; Cain 1-0; Bowen 0-1; Craig 0-2

Bench
Keaton AnthonyDH	4	0	2	1	1	1	.400/.533/.500
Angel MataC	4	0	2	0	0	1	.094/.171/.094
Sean YoungermanP							.000/.000/.000
James TallonP							.000/.000/.000
Jacob PruittP							.000/.000/.000
Brian WaltersP							.000/.000/.000
Tegan CainP							.000/.000/.000
Tyler BowenP							.000/.000/.000
Gabe CraigP							.000/.000/.000

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Batting

Lakeland Flying Tigers

Clearwater Threshers

Pitching

Lakeland Flying Tigers

Clearwater Threshers

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