Encarnacion energizes home crowd with late blast
FORT MYERS, Fla. - Yeltsin Encarnacion crushed a seventh inning home run to break a 1-1 tie, as the Miracle slipped past the St. Lucie Mets, 2-1, on Wednesday night at Hammond Stadium. Encarnacion's blast, a 400 foot bomb to right-center, was the shortstop's first High-A home run.Jacob Pearson gave the
FORT MYERS, Fla. -
Encarnacion's blast, a 400 foot bomb to right-center, was the shortstop's first High-A home run.
Jacob Pearson gave the Miracle a 1-0 lead with a third inning home run. The blast was the Miracle outfielder's first of the year.
The Mets tied the game in the top of the fourth but wasted a golden opportunity for more after loading the bases with nobody out.
The game remained 1-1 until Encarnacion's mammoth blast in the seventh.
The Miracle go for the series win on Thursday night in Fort Myers. First pitch is scheduled for 7:00 p.m.