Contreras goes deep twice, but Miracle fall, 13-12
FORT MYERS, Fla. - Mark Contreras belted two home runs out of the number nine slot in the batting order and drove in five, but the Fort Myers Miracle fell to the Charlotte Stone Crabs, 13-12, on Tuesday night at Hammond Stadium. Down 11-8 in the seventh, the Stone Crabs struck
FORT MYERS, Fla. -
Down 11-8 in the seventh, the Stone Crabs struck for five runs. With three runs already in,
After falling behind 4-0 before their first turn at bat, the Miracle answered with four runs in the bottom of the first.
The Stone Crabs plated two runs in the top of the second on a
Now trailing 7-5 in the bottom of the third, Contreras blasted a three-run home run, his first of two long balls on the night, to give Fort Myers an 8-7 lead.
Charlotte tied the game, 8-8, in the fourth on a
Contreras broke the tie in the fifth with his second home run of the night, a two-run shot, to push the Miracle back in front, 10-8.
The five home runs in a game marks a season-high for the Miracle.
The loss drops the Miracle to 1.5 games back of the Stone Crabs for first place in the Florida State League South Division.
The four-game series continues on Wednesday night. First pitch is slated for 7:00 p.m.