FSL1 Fort Myers Mighty Mussels

Yankees Outlast Miracle in Extra Innings

Published on July 26, 2011 under Florida State League (FSL1)
Fort Myers Mighty Mussels News Release


FORT MYERS, FL (July 26th, 2011) - The Tampa Yankees eked out a 2-1 victory over the Fort Myers Miracle in 11 innings at Hammond Stadium on Tuesday night.

Ronnier Mustelier led off the top of the 11th inning with a triple off of Miracle reliever Brad Stillings. The next hitter, Kyle Roller, drove in Mustelier to give the Yankees a 2-1 lead. Ronny Marte pitched a 1-2-3 bottom half to pick up his second save and extend the Miracle losing streak to six games.

Cody Johnson provided the only offense off Miracle starter Jhon Garcia with a solo homer in the second inning. Garcia threw seven strong innings, scattering six hits and striking out five in a no decision.

Down 1-0, Fort Myers tied the game in the fourth. Aaron Hicks and Oswaldo Arcia led off the inning with back-to-back singles to post runners at first and third. Dan Rohlfing hit a sharp grounder to second base which the Yankees flipped for two, but yielded a run scored.

Preston Claiborne (2-4) pitched three innings of scoreless relief to earn the win and Stillings (2-3) was hung with the loss. Matt Hauser allowed just one hit in three relief innings and notched a pair of strikeouts.

The Miracle (48-54, 14-18) will host the Yankees (55-46, 18-14) for game three of the series on Wednesday afternoon at 12:05 p.m. at Hammond Stadium; which will be converted into a water-park themed event called Big Splash.

Listen to every pitch on www.miraclebaseball.com with the 'Voice of the Miracle' Alex Margulies and Brice Zimmerman. The pregame show will start at 11:45 a.m.

Check out the Fort Myers Mighty Mussels Statistics

Share: Facebook | Twitter/X | LinkedIn | Reddit | Email



Florida State League Stories from July 26, 2011


The opinions expressed in this release are those of the organization issuing it, and do not necessarily reflect the thoughts or opinions of OurSports Central or its staff.

OurSports Central