Marauders report
Miracle 4, Marauders 3
The Marauders dropped the finale of their brief two-game set with Fort Myers at McKechnie Field.
The Miracle took a quick 1-0 lead in the first, added two in the third and got another run on an error in the top of fifth to make it 4-0.
But Cole Tucker’s two-run single with the bases loaded cut the deficit in half to 4-2 in the bottom half of the inning.
Jordan Luplow made it a one-run game with an RBI single in the bottom of the eighth.
Marauders starter Buddy Borden went 4.1 innings surrendering six hits, four runs and a season-high four walks with two strikeouts.
Reliever Justin Topa made his 2016 debut and pitched a scoreless, 1-2-3 eighth inning. It was his first appearance since having a second Tommy John surgery last year.
Bradenton finished their seven-game homestand with a 4-3 record.
Up next: The Marauders head out on a 10-game, nine-day road trip starting with a doubleheader Tuesday against the Palm Beach Cardinals. First pitch is at 5 p.m.
Monday’s box score
Miracle 4, Marauders 3
Fort Myers ab | r | h | bi | Bradenton ab | r | h | bi | ||
Kihle cf | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | Tucker ss | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Ibarra 3b | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Maffei cf | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Gordon ss | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | Kramer 2b | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Maloney rf | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | Suiter 1b | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Witt lf | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Joe 3b | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Murra dh | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Luplow lf | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Perez 2b | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Gushue c | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Vavra 1b | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Suchy rf | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Navarretto c | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Reyes dh | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Totals 31 | 4 | 7 | 3 | Totals 34 | 3 | 7 | 3 | ||
Fort Myers | 102 | 010 | 000 | — | 4 |
Bradenton | 000 | 020 | 010 | — | 3 |
E—Navaretto (7), Perez (5), Gordon (22), Luplow (2), Tucker (9). DP—Fort Myers 1, Bradenton 1. LOB—Fort Myers 6, Bradenton 8. 2B—Witt (11). SB—Perez (2), Gordon (15). CS—Gordon (13), Vavra (4).
Fort Myers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
Steele W, 6-10 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
Rosario | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
Anderson S, 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Bradenton | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
Borden L, 0-4 | 4 1/3 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
Street | 2 2/3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Topa | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Hirsch | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
HBP—Vavra (by Borden). Umpires—Home, Grant Conrad; First, Justin Robinson. T—2:43 (1:52 delay). A—605.
This story was originally published August 15, 2016 at 11:47 PM with the headline "Marauders report."