Miracle win another with late-inning magic

Naples Daily News
Staff Report

For the third time in four games, the Fort Myers Miracle used a late-inning rally to scratch out a victory.

They scored four runs over the final two innings to beat the Dunedin Blue Jays 6-5 on Wednesday night at Hammond Stadium.

With the Miracle trailing 3-1 in the sixth inning, Caleb Moore hit his first home run as a Miracle, a solo blast over the left-field wall.

Steve Tolleson hit another solo homer in the seventh, his third with the Miracle, to tie the game at 3.

The Miracle (20-17) took the lead in the eighth against Blue Jays reliever T.J. Gornati. David Winfree's bases-loaded single to right scored two runs and gave Fort Myers a 5-3 lead.

Brock Peterson followed with a sacrifice fly to give the Miracle a three-run cushion, which they ended up needing, as Dunedin scored twice in the ninth.

Miracle starter Josh Hill went seven innings, allowing three runs — one earned — on six hits while walking two and striking out four.

The Miracle improved to 7-1 when he starts.

Fort Myers takes to the road for a four-game series against the Brevard County Manatees beginning tonight at 7 p.m.

MIRACLE MOVES

The Fort Myers Miracle added right-handed pitcher Oswaldo Sosa from the Midwest League. The 20-year-old Sosa was 9-7, with a 2.75 ERA in 20 games with Single-A Beloit. He pitched 117Ò innings, walking 36 and striking out 95. Opponents are hitting .233 against him.