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Yankees Dispose of Fort Myers, 8-2

June 2, 2014 - Florida State League (FSL1)
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FORT MYERS, Fla. (June 2, 2014) - The Tampa Yankees defeated the Fort Myers Miracle, 8-2, in the third of a four-game series at Hammond Stadium on Monday night.

Tampa scored five runs in the fourth inning, taking advantage of a pair of Miracle errors. Sending nine to the plate, the Yankees put the first runner on base against Miracle starter David Hurlbut on a Jorge Polanco miscue. Zach Wilson hit a bouncing ball to the left side and Polanco's throw skipped in the dirt and off the glove of Dalton Hicks. A single by Matt Snyder then put runners on the corners.

On an 0-2 pitch, Jose Toussen singled up the middle to bring in Wilson and give the Yankees at 1-0 lead. Wes Wilson then laid down a sacrifice bunt in front of home plate. Hurlbut (3-3) jumped off the rubber, fielded and threw high over Hicks at first allowing a run to come into score. Cody Grice then tripled into center field to bring in two more runs and Cito Culver added a sacrifice fly to cap off the inning for the Yankees, 5-0.

The Miracle struggled against Tampa starter Conner Kendrick over six innings. Kendrick (2-2) allowed just three hits and no runs with one walk while striking out five to earn the win.

Fort Myers got on the board in the seventh on a bases loaded sacrifice fly by Aderling Mejia. After Hicks was struck with a pitch, Stuart Turner singled through the infield and Max Kepler had a base hit past the right side to load the bases. Mejia lifted a fly ball to right that brought in Hicks to cut the Yankee lead to 5-1.

Tampa put the game out of reach in the ninth with a three-run inning against Miracle reliever Steven Gruver. Wilson, Snyder and Grice each picked up RBI singles to extend the Yankees advantage to 8-1.

Mejia added another RBI on ground out in the ninth, but Alex Smith recorded the final three outs for Tampa without any further damage to secure an 8-2 win.

Hurlbut was the losing pitcher for the Miracle after allowing five runs, two earned, on six hits with a pair of walks and five strikeouts. Brandon Peterson and Brian Gilbert each pitched a pair of scoreless innings in relief combining for seven punch outs.

The Miracle (33-23) wrap up the series with the Yankees (27-29) on Tuesday evening at Hammond Staidum. First pitch is set for 7:05 p.m. and fans can enjoy beers priced at 10 cents per ounce in honor of the infamous 10-cent Beer Night at Municipal Stadium in Cleveland, Ohio on July 4, 1974. For tickets, call (239) 768-4210.

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