Badenhop, Flying Tigers Win

By MARC JIMINEZ
Special to the Lakeland Ledger

LAKELAND - Burke Badenhop tossed six solid innings to lead Lakeland past visiting Fort Myers, 3-2, on Tuesday.

Badenhop (10-5) allowed a run on five hits while striking out five and walking three en route to his fourth straight win. The 24-year-old right-hander lowered his ERA to 3.09 and leads the team in wins.

Ed Clelland scattered two hits and two walks in two frames. Freddy Dolsi converted his 19th save, despite allowing a run in the ninth inning.

Michael Hernandez had an RBI double and scored on a groundout by Justin Justice in the first. Ovandy Suero went 2-for-4 and scored in the eighth on a wild pitch by reliever David Shinskie as the Flying Tigers (13-17) snapped a four-game losing streak.

Fort Myers starter Kyle Waldrop (4-3) surrendered two runs on five hits and two walks with a strikeout in seven innings. Alexander Soto ripped an RBI double in the second and Johnny Woodard belted a leadoff homer, his fourth, in the ninth for the Miracle (16-17).