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Dameury Pena had five hits — all singles — in the loss to the Tarpons Tuesday.<\/p>\n

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TAMPA, Fla. \u2013\u00a0Ramiro Dominguez homered twice and Dameury Pena matched a franchise record with five hits as the Fort Myers Mighty Mussels were defeated by the Tampa Tarpons by a final score of 15-9 Tuesday night at George M. Steinbrenner Field in Tampa.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Dameury Pena\u00a0registered his second career five-hit game, scoring four times on five singles. It was the first five-hit game for a Mighty Mussel (35-28) since\u00a0Noah Cardenas\u00a0on Aug. 7, 2022, against Bradenton. That total matches a franchise record which has now been done 11 times since the MLB research tool began tracking such instances in 2004.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Pena\u2019s first five-hit game came back in the Dominican Summer League, exactly three years ago today. It was his 22nd multi-hit game in 54 games played this year. Pena continues to pace the Florida State League in hits with 70.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Minnesota Twins No. 14 prospect\u00a0Quentin Young\u00a0destroyed his sixth home run of the year in the eighth inning. Young\u2019s blast came off his bat at a blistering 112.6 mph, marking the eighth-hardest hit ball and hardest-hit home run in Fort Myers\u2019 franchise history.<\/p>\n

Dominguez\u2019\u00a0pair of homers marked the first multi-homer game for a Fort Myers\u2019 player since\u00a0Enrique Jimenez\u00a0on Aug. 28, 2025 at Dunedin.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Tampa (35-29) left fielder Luis Puello hit three home runs and drove in seven runs on the night. The last player to hit at least three home runs against Fort Myers was Daytona\u2019s Javier Baez on June 10, 2013, who went deep four times while driving in seven. Baez went on to reach three All-Star Games, win a Gold Glove, Silver Slugger and World Series Title.<\/p>\n

The teams combined to hit eight home runs on the night, bashing four per side. Tampa\u2019s quartet of longballs blew past the season-high for home runs allowed by Mussels\u2019 pitching, which was previously two, done eight times. The last time the Mussels gave up four home runs in a game was May 6, 2025 against Dunedin.<\/p>\n

Murphy Hernandez\u00a0connected on his first Florida State League home run in the fifth inning, ripping a line drive over the wall in right field.<\/p>\n

Mussels\u2019 starter\u00a0Hendry Chivilli\u00a0(0-1) allowed seven runs on six hits across 3.2 innings in his first FSL start.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Merit Jones\u00a0worked 2.2 innings, giving up a season-high six earned runs and striking out five.<\/p>\n

Jake Murray\u00a0went the final 1.2 innings, giving up two runs and striking out three.<\/p>\n

The series continues today, June 17 at George M. Steinbrenner Field.\u00a0Justin Mitrovich\u00a0(1.08) will start for the Mussels while Yankees No. 9 prospect Thatcher Hurd (9.90) starts for Tampa. First pitch is set for 5 p.m. with coverage beginning at 4:45 p.m. on the Mighty Mussels Baseball Network.\u00a0<\/p>\n


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