Miracle beat Cubs 6-4

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YUNET JOMOLCA Evan Bigley of the Fort Myers Miracle slides into second base during the third inning of Thursday’s game against the Daytona Cubs at Hammond Stadium. Daytona’s Starlin Castro throws to first for a double play.

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YUNET JOMOLCA Miracle infielder Chris Cates runs to first base during Thursday’s game. More photos available at cu.cape-coral-daily-breeze.com

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YUNET JOMOLCA Ben Revere of the Fort Myers Miracle takes a swing during Thursday’s Florida State League game against the Daytona Cubs at Hammond Stadium. Revere singled in the third inning. Thursday’s game was the first game of the second half. The Miracle won the first-half division title. They host Daytona Friday. More photos online at: cu.cape-coral-daily-breeze.com.

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YUNET JOMOLCA Steve Singleton (left) of the Fort Myers Miracle greets his teammates by the dugout after scoring a run in Thursday’s game against Daytona. More photos available at cu.cape-coral-daily-breeze.com.

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The Daytona Cubs took three out of four games against the Fort Myers Miracle in June. The Miracle used a third-inning rally and good pitching to take the series opener 6-4 Thursday night at Hammond Stadium.

The Miracle (44-26, 1-0 in second half) have struggled scoring runs of late, but that wasn’t a problem in the third inning against the Cubs. They had four hits and three runs.

The Miracle also overcame a three-run deficit after Daytona (34-34, 0-1) struck first in the first inning.

Deibinson Romero finished 4-for-4 with a run scored, two doubles, a triple, and three RBI. He was thrown out at third trying to stretch one of the doubles into another three-bagger. Romero’s onslaught of offense continued after his walk-off three-run blast in the bottom of the ninth Wednesday.

The third baseman has six hits in his last seven at-bats with two doubles, a triple, a homer, and seven RBI.

Tyler Robertson (5-3) rebounded against Daytona. He allowed only one earned run in six innings and struck out three.

The left-hander gave up five earned runs on 10 hits in five innings to the Cubs at Jackie Robinson Ballpark June 11.

Blair Erickson saved his eighth with two strikeouts in the ninth inning and is now 8-for-10 in save opportunities.

Mike McCardell (7-4, 3.84) starts for the Miracle Friday against Daytona at Hammond Stadium.