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Suchy's Three-Run Blast Helps Marauders Top Miracle

Published on May 10, 2016 under Florida State League (FSL1)
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FORT MYERS, Fla. - The Bradenton Marauders defeated the Fort Myers Miracle, 6-2, at Hammond Stadium on Tuesday night.

Michael Suchy's three-run homer in the top of the seventh inning lifted the Marauders. The Miracle led 2-1 behind Kohl Stewart's six innings of strong pitching. Stewart (2-1) had given up an RBI hit to Suchy in the third, but struck out three. Chase Simpson began the seventh with a single to right. After striking out Connor Joe, Stewart surrendered a single to Elvis Escobar.

Miracle manager Jeff Smith went to the bullpen and brought in Raul Fernadez. After working a 1-2 count, Suchy sent a drive into the Sunharvest Citrus Lawn in left field for a three-run homer and a 4-2 Marauders lead. Stewart's night closed after 6.1 innings with three runs, two earned, allowed on seven hits.

Bradenton added two insurance runs in the ninth inning. With two outs and the bases loaded, Jordan Luplow knocked in a pair with a single up the middle off Miracle reliever Yorman Landa, 6-2.

Henry Hirsch earned the win out of the Marauders pen. Hirsch (1-1) went two innings with one strikeout. The Marauder bullpen combined for five shutout innings and only one hit allowed from the trio of Hirsch, Junior Lopez and Luis Heredia.

Fort Myers had opened the scoring in the second without a hit off Marauders starter Stephen Tarpley. With one out, Logan Wade reached second base on a throwing error by Joe at third base. Alex Real then coaxed a walk from Tarpley and Max Murphy was also issued a base on balls. With the bases loaded, Brian Navarreto lifted a fly ball into center field deep enough to score Wade on a sacrifice fly, 1-0.

After Suchy tied the game in the third, the Miracle regained a lead in the bottom of the sixth. Trey Vavra began the frame with a double into the left field corner. Wade's ground out to second moved Vavra to third base, but Real struck out. Murphy delivered an RBI hit with an opposite field hit into right, 2-1.

The Miracle (18-13) pack up and head to McKechnie Field for the third game of a set of four with the Marauders (14-16). Tyler Jay (2-2) gets the nod for the Miracle against Bradenton starter Colten Brewer. Wednesday's game will not be broadcast on MiracleBaseball.com and can be followed on the MiLB First Pitch app ow at www.miraclebaseball.com with Gameday pitch-by-pitch statistics.

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