Blue Jays Hold Off Miracle, 6-4
Published on June 9, 2018 under Florida State League (FSL1)
Fort Myers Mighty Mussels News Release
FORT MYERS, Fla. - The Dunedin Blue Jays jumped out to a 6-0 lead, and then held off a late charge from the Fort Myers Miracle to claim a 6-4 victory on Saturday night at Hammond Stadium.
Down 6-0 in the eighth, the Miracle scored three times to cut the deficit in half. After Jaylin Davis got the Miracle on the board with an RBI groundout, Ben Rortvedt delivered a two-run single in his Miracle debut. Rortvedt, a former second round pick (2016), finished 2-4.
Fort Myers scored a run in the ninth to get within 6-4, but Lewin Diaz struck out with the tying runs on second and third to end the game.
Dunedin scored single runs in the first and second innings on RBI singles from David Jacob and Joshua Palacios.
Leading 2-0 in the fifth, the Blue Jays scored twice more on a Bradley Jones double and an error from Miracle first baseman Diaz. Single runs in the sixth and eighth innings capped off the scoring for Dunedin.
Andro Cutura pitched five innings and allowed four runs (two earned) on eight hits. Cutura (3-2) walked one and struck out three.
Andrew Vasquez and Logan Lombana pitched two innings apiece. Both allowed a run.
Blue Jays left-hander Zach Logue pitched seven shutout innings. Logue (2-0) scattered five hits and did not walk a batter. He struck out four.
After Jonathan Cheshire allowed three runs (zero earned) in 0.2 innings, Ty Tice entered and pitched 0.2 innings before loading the bases in the ninth. Jackson McClelland entered and recorded the final two outs to earn his fourth save of the year.
The Miracle look to avoid the three-game sweep Sunday afternoon in Fort Myers when they send All-Star Tyler Wells (4-3, 2.86) to the mound. He'll square off against Tayler Saucedo (4-3, 4.02). First pitch is scheduled for 4:00 p.m.
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