After allowing a combined nine runs over the fifth and sixth innings, the Lakeland Flying Tigers (32-36, 1-2) could not recover as they dropped the series finale, 10-1, to the Dunedin Blue Jays (32-36, 2-1) on Sunday afternoon at Joker Marchant Stadium.
For the fifth time in the six-game series, Dunedin kicked off the scoring in the first. Jake Casey tripled and scored on a balk from starter Charlie Christensen, giving the Blue Jays a 1-0 lead.
Lakeland quickly responded with one run in the bottom half off starter Troy Guthrie. Beau Ankeney doubled and Edian Espinal drove him in on a ground-rule double, extending his on-base streak to a team-season-high 17 games and tying the game at 1-1…