Fort Myers Sweeps Bradenton
July 7, 2016 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Portland Pirates News Release
Fort Myers, FL - The Bradenton Marauders (43-40) lost twice to the Fort Myers Miracle (45-39) at Hammond Stadium on Thursday night. The Miracle finished a suspended game from June 26 with a 5-0 win and raced to an 8-0 lead before hanging on for an 8-3 win in the regularly scheduled game. The Marauders sent RHP Tanner Anderson to the mound for a spot start in the night cap. Anderson set down nine in a row after allowing consecutive hits to begin the game. The Miracle broke through in the fourth and batted around to take a 4-0 lead. A late flurry at the plate by the Marauders in the seventh prevented a second shutout loss. C Erik Lunde's RBI double ended the shutout bid. 2B Pablo Reyes and CF Tito Polo also collected RBIs in the 8-3 defeat.
UP NEXT: The Marauders return home to open a four-game series against the Brevard County Manatees... RHP Buddy Borden will take the hill for Bradenton.... Live streaming audio will be available online at www.BradentonMarauders.com, via TuneIn, and on the MiLB First Pitch App. WIN: Randy Rosario (5-5) LOSS: Tanner Anderson (0-1) SAVE: HR: ATTENDANCE: 1,571 TIME OF GAME: 1:59 NOTES: The game began at 8:01 p.m. under partly cloudy skies, 86 de- grees, wind blowing 9 mph out to RF... The Marauders were shutout for just the third time this season (least in FSL)...Prior to the game, Fort Myers and Bradenton completed a suspended game with the Miracle winning 5-0.
TOP PERFORMERS BRD: Chase Simpson...2-for-3, R; Michael Suchy...2-for-3, R
FTM: Randy Rosario...6.1 IP (W), 2 K FINAL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E BRD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X X 3 7 1 FTM 1 0 0 3 0 4 X X X 8 12 0
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