Miracle handed first loss
After scoring 27 runs combined in the first three games against the Charlotte Stone Crabs, the Fort Myers Miracle managed just three in a 5-3 loss Monday afternoon at Hammond Stadium.
Matt Fields connected for a three-run homer in the top of the first for the Stone Crabs (1-3) and they never trailed. The Miracle (3-1) took the first three games against their newest Florida State League rival.
Joe Benson was the only Miracle player to collect more than one hit and they failed to hit a home run for the first time this season.
The Miracle bullpen was sharp, throwing five scoreless innings.
Henry Arias worked a scoreless fifth and sixth with two strikeouts and two hits allowed. Arias topped out at 95 mph on the radar gun.
Spencer Steedley, Steve Hirschfeld, and Kyle Waldrop didn’t yield a run either. They each pitched one inning.
The Miracle host the Jupiter Hammerheads in the first game of a three-game set Tuesday night at Hammond Stadium. The game starts at 7:05 p.m.