• Sunday's box score
• Cory Patton's statistics • Take in a game in Dunedin • Don Jays gear like Patton's Cory Patton tied a Florida State League record by driving in 10 runs to lead Dunedin in a 22-4 rout over visiting Fort Myers on Sunday. Patton, hitless in his first 12 at-bats since being called up from the Class A Lansing Lugnuts on Friday, finished the afternoon with two home runs, a double and a single in six at-bats. Only two players -- Richard Banse in 1957 and Steve Verduzzo in 1995 -- had equaled Patton's RBI feat in the league. Ryan Patterson went 3-for-6 with a home run, three RBIs and three runs, Ryan Klosterman was 2-for-2 with two walks and scored five times and drove in a run and David Corrente homered twice on a 3-for-5 day to pace the offense for the Blue Jays (2-2). Everyone in Dunedin's starting lineup recorded a hit. Scott Dragicevich and Jason Armstrong accounted for three runs apiece. Blue Jays starter Jesse Litsch (6-6) backed up the strong offense with six shutout innings. Litsch scattered three hits and a walk, striking out six. He worked with a comfortable lead throughout as Dunedin scored two runs in the first inning and added five in the third. Trailing in the eighth, 21-0, Kyle Geiger got Fort Myers (2-1) on the board with a grand slam to right field to prevent the shutout. But the 22 runs given up and the 18-run differential were franchise records for the Miracle. Fort Myers starter Justin Jones (1-2) got tagged for seven runs on eight hits and two walks in two innings. Colby Miller and Jose Mijares also gave up six runs apiece. Ryan McConnell is a contributor to MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of the National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues or its clubs. |
