Miracle win 12th straight, tie record

Dinkelman gets three hits, two RBIs in 9-4 victory over Lakeland

By Marc Jimenez
Special to MLB.com

Brian Dinkelman went 3-for-5 with two RBIs on Friday as the Fort Myers Miracle tied a team record with their 12th straight win, a 9-4 triumph over the Lakeland Flying Tigers.

Dinkelman smacked RBI singles in the second and sixth innings for the Miracle (32-23), who tied the record set in 1995. They trail first-place Dunedin in the Florida State League Western Division.

Red-hot Erik Lis ripped a run-scoring double in the first and delivered an RBI single in the second for Fort Myers. The 23-year-old designated hitter is 19-for-49 (.388) with seven homers and 21 RBIs since the winning streak began on Aug. 5.

Edward Ovalle went 3-for-3 with three runs scored and Jeff Christy drove in two runs.

Miracle starter Zachary Ward (5-15) allowed four runs -- two earned -- on five hits and two walks while striking out five in six innings.

Maxwell Leon, who went 2-for-4, plated runs with a groundout in the first and a double in the fifth for the Flying Tigers (20-33), who have lost a season-high eight straight.

Lakeland starter Lucas French (5-11) suffered his fourth straight loss after surrendering six runs -- five earned -- on 12 hits in six innings. He fanned three and walked one.