Carlos Tocci and Jiandido Tromp each went yard for the Clearwater Threshers on Tuesday night, launching Clearwater past the Daytona Tortugas, 5-4 in the series opener at Jackie Robinson Ballpark.

Zach Green doubled three times and finished 3-for-3 with a walk and RBI, while Chace Numata turned in a 2-for-3 night, driving in two and nabbing three opposing base stealers.

Tocci got things going in the first inning by knocking his third home run of the season, a solo drive to left-center to put the Threshers ahead quickly.

An inning later Green led off with a double, and Mitch Walding dropped a single to center. Numata sent a soft grounder to shortstop for a fielder's choice, permitting Green to cross the plate and make it 2-0 Threshers.

Daytona (15-13) climbed its way back when Aristides Aquino hit his 15th homer of the year in the second inning, and the Tortugas grabbed the lead in the third after loading the bases with nobody out.

Blake Trahan grounded into a forceout to plate the tying run, and with two down Trahan got caught up in a rundown between first and second, but that permitted Ronald Bueno to sneak down the line and score from third before Trahan was tagged out to end the inning.

Tromp brought it back even in the fifth. The Florida State League's Player of the Week launched his fourth round-tripper in the last week, and his sixth total with the Threshers, bringing the teams to a three-all tie.

The 22-year-old now has a career-high 16 home runs this year combined between Lakewood and Clearwater.

The Threshers (21-11) took back the lead an inning later, after Kyle Martin worked a leadoff walk. Green delivered his third double of the ballgame, driving home Martin to push the Threshers ahead, 4-3.

Elniery Garcia (9-2) gave Clearwater six innings in the start, limiting Daytona to three runs on six hits and a walk. Holding a one-run lead in the sixth, the lefty worked his way around a situation with the tying run at third and just one out, striking out Angelo Gumbs and getting Gavin LaValley out on a popper to first to end the inning.

Numata tacked on a sacrifice fly to make it 5-3 in the eighth. Matt Hockenberry twirled two scoreless innings in relief of Garcia, before Victor Arano permitted a run but stranded the tying run at second to end the ballgame and earn his fourth save.

The series continues on Wednesday, as Luke Leftwich (2-2) squares off against Tejay Antone (9-6) at 7:05 p.m.