FSL1 Fort Myers Mighty Mussels

Mother Nature Strikes Again; Miracle One-Hit In Six

Published on April 6, 2008 under Florida State League (FSL1)
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DUNEDIN, F.L. (April 6, 2008) - Déjà vu struck once again less than 24 hours later for the Fort Myers Miracle as Mother Nature helped the Dunedin Blue Jays to a 3-0 rain-shortened victory on Sunday afternoon. Knology Park has never been too kind to the Miracle in the past, proving that once again as time ran out on the Miracle in the bottom of the sixth. Jays starter Kenny Rodriguez wasn't too kind either allowing just one Miracle hit in his six innings of work.

As they did on Saturday, Dunedin jumped on the board with an early first inning run. Chris Emanuele led off with a single to center and scored promptly on Travis Snider's double to left. Five of the Jays six hits on Sunday were in the two-base variety, leading to two more runs in the bottom of the fourth and sixth innings.

Paul Franko and Jesus Gonzalez teamed up to bring in the Jays second run of the afternoon in the fourth. Franko and Cory Patton combined on doubles in the sixth before the rains arrived in Dunedin.

The lone bright spot for the Miracle was a two-out single by Toby Gardenhire in the Miracle third. Gardenhire was the only Miracle base-runner to reach in the afternoon contest. Rodriguez, in his first professional start, got the win tossing all six innings, allowing one hit with seven strikeouts.

The same two teams wrap up the series at 7 p.m. Monday night. The Miracle send RHP Alex Burnett to the Knology Park mound against the Jays' RHP Julio Pinto.

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