Tampa Yankees 3, Lakeland Flying Tigers 1

TAMPA | Ryan Pope pitched six solid innings and Seth Fortenberry hit his first home run of the season to lead the Tampa Yankees Tuesday.

The victory evened the three-game series at 1 for Tampa. The pair play again tonight at Steinbrenner Field at 7 p.m.

Pope allowed one run on four hits and struck out one against Lakeland.

It was 1-1 going into the bottom of the fourth when Tampa took the lead for good.

Josue Calzado's sacrifice fly and a run-scoring single by Kyle Anson provided the margin.

Ryan Strieby went 2-for-2 and drove in Lakeland's lone run Tuesday. The Flying Tigers fell to 20-18.

BASEBALL

FSL Standings

Eastern Division

W L Pct. GB

Palm Beach (Cardinals) 23 15 .605 -

Brevard County (Brewers) 19 19 .500 4

Jupiter (Marlins) 19 19 .500 4

Daytona (Cubs) 18 20 .474 5

Vero Beach (Rays) 18 20 .474 5

St. Lucie (Mets) 8 30 .211 15

Western Division

W L Pct. GB

Fort Myers (Twins) 24 14 .632 -

Tampa (Yankees) 23 15 .605 1

Sarasota (Reds) 21 17 .553 3

Dunedin (Blue Jays) 20 18 .526 4

Lakeland (Tigers) 20 18 .526 4

Clearwater (Phillies) 15 23 .395 9

Tuesday's Games

Brevard County 3, Daytona 0

Clearwater 4, Dunedin 3

Fort Myers 10, Sarasota 6

Tampa 3, Lakeland 1

Palm Beach 9, Jupiter 5

Vero Beach 1, St. Lucie 0

Today's Games

Clearwater at Dunedin

Daytona at Brevard County

Lakeland at Tampa

Palm Beach at Jupiter

Sarasota at Fort Myers

St. Lucie at Vero Beach

Thursday's Games

Daytona at St. Lucie

Dunedin at Lakeland

Jupiter at Brevard County

Sarasota at Clearwater

Tampa at Fort Myers

Vero Beach at Palm Beach