Larnach launches two home runs, Miracle take down Charlotte
PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. - Trevor Larnach homered twice, his first two home runs of the season, and the Miracle staved off a late Charlotte Stone Crabs rally in a 9-7 win on Tuesday night at Charlotte Sports Park.Larnach's first blast, a deep drive to the right of the batter's eye, gave
PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. -
Larnach's first blast, a deep drive to the right of the batter's eye, gave the Miracle a 1-0 lead in the first. Following a
The Miracle added to their lead with two more runs in the second, taking advantage of three Stone Crabs errors. Charlotte answered with three runs in the bottom of the frame, capitalizing on two Miracle errors to cut the deficit to 5-3.
In the seventh, with the Miracle still leading 5-4, Larnach clubbed his second home run of the night, a three-run shot into the Miracle bullpen beyond the left field wall. Larnach finished 3-5 with 4 RBI.
The Miracle added an important insurance run in the eighth to take a 9-4 advantage as Charlotte plated three runs in the bottom of the inning to close the gap to 9-7.
In the ninth, the Stone Crabs put the tying runs on base with two outs before
Every Miracle starter recorded at least a hit with Diaz,
The teams combined to make seven errors. The Miracle committed three while the Stone Crabs were charged with four.
The rubber game of the three-game series is on Wednesday night as the series shifts to Hammond Stadium in Fort Myers.