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Hicks Drives in Three, Miracle Pound Cardinals, 9-1

August 10, 2014 - Florida State League (FSL1)
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JUPITER, Fla. (August 10, 2014) - The Fort Myers Miracle churned out nine runs on 15 hits and Aaron Slegers delivered a quality start in a 9-1 victory over the Palm Beach Cardinals at Roger Dean Stadium on Sunday afternoon.

Dalton Hicks broke a scoreless tie in the third inning. With one out, Byron Buxton lined a single into left and stole second base. After a strikeout of Niko Goodrum, Cardinals starter Jimmy Reed issued a walk to Travis Harrison. Hicks then lofted a 2-2 pitch into left center for a two-run double to put the Miracle up 2-0.

In the fourth, the Miracle sent eight batters to the plate and scored four runs. Mejia started the inning with a single to center and moved to third on a double by Max Kepler into center field. Tyler Grimes then hit a high fly ball into shallow right field. Cardinals second baseman Mason Katz and first baseman Luke Voit battled the sun, but watched the ball drop down on the grass. Mejia scored. Jairo Rodriguez then floated a single into center field to score Kepler.

Reed (4-1) left after the RBI single from Rodriguez, but would be charged for two more runs. Iden Nazario entered from the Palm Beach bullpen and tossed a wild pitch with Buxton at the plate that brought in Grimes from third. Nazario then walked Buxton and Goodrum dropped a single into center to load the bases. Harrison then lifted a first pitch into center field deep enough to score Rodriguez and push the Miracle advantage to 6-0.

Slegers (2-0), in his second start for the Miracle, went six innings and his only run allowed came in his final frame on a sacrifice fly from Aledmys Diaz. Slegers yielded just three hits and struck out four with one walk.

The Miracle offense continued in the seventh. Nazario issued a pair of walks to start the inning to Goodrum and Harrison. Hicks then sliced an 0-1 pitch into left to drive in Goodrum. Nazario left the game and the Cardinals went to Logan Billbrough from the pen. Billbrough struck out Adam Brett Walker and got Mejia to hit into a force play. With two down, Kepler ripped a double up the middle for a RBI and an 8-1 Miracle lead.

Fort Myers final blow was dealt in the ninth against Cardinals reliever Corey Baker. Hicks picked up his third hit of the day with a lead-off double into left center. Walker followed with a one-hop smash past third base and into left to score Hicks, 9-1.

Hicks finished 3-for-5 with two doubles, three RBI and a run scored. Kepler was 2-for-4 with a double, RBI and scored a run.

The Miracle bullpen combined for a scoreless final three innings. Brian Gilbert pitched the seventh, Madison Boer the eighth and Alex Muren posted a 1-2-3 ninth inning.

Fort Myers (70-47, 29-19) go for the series sweep against the Cardinals at Roger Dean Stadium on Monday night at 6:35 p.m. Fans can listen to the play-by-play call with the 'Voice of the Miracle' Brice Zimmerman on www.miraclebaseball.com . The Head Quarters men's haircuts pregame show is set for air at 6:10 p.m.

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