FLORIDA STATE LEAGUE
LAKELAND FLYING TIGERS AT FORT MYERS MIRACLE
07/05/2109
 
FLORIDA STATE LEAGUE
LAKELAND FLYING TIGERS AT FORT MYERS MIRACLE
GAME ID: 8684 - FRIDAY, JULY 5TH , 2109 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Lakeland Flying Tigers (45-33) 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 5 1
Fort Myers Miracle (45-32) 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 0
Victors Again, Lakeland Win Streak at 8
The Lakeland Flying Tigers rode a solid performance from 24-year-old starting pitcher Willie Gutierrez to a win, beating the Fort Myers Miracle, 3-2, at Hammond Stadium. Gutierrez yielded 2 runs over 6.1 innings to notch the win. He scattered 6 hits, walked 3, and struck out 5. His record improves to 5-5. Javier Hernandez closed it out for Lakeland, earning his 17th save.

Lakeland used a clutch at-bat from Rob Castillo to capture the win. The first baseman hammered a 3-run home run in the top of the sixth inning to put the Flying Tigers ahead, 3-2. It was his lone hit in 4 at-bats, but it was a humdinger.

"The guys are feeling pretty good about where they're at right now," said Flying Tigers manager Meka Fabiano. "We have a lot of guys playing with confidence."

The second-place Flying Tigers improved to 45-33.
LAKELAND BATTING LINESCORE FORT MYERS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
F. Valenzuela RF 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .291 4 16
M. Grado LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .289 7 28
M. Rubio CF 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 .294 4 29
   a-I. Marin CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .160 0 5
R. Castillo 1B 4 1 1 3 0 2 1 .296 14 43
M. Hull 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .257 12 46
K. Finke DH 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .287 3 10
N. Hill C 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .291 2 28
G. Paul SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .231 2 18
J. Black 3B 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .226 5 22
Totals 32 3 5 3 1 7 8      
a - I. Marin substituted for M. Rubio in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Black (10, 3rd Inning off M. Doering, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: R. Castillo (14, 6th Inning off S. Buck, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: F. Valenzuela , M. Grado , R. Castillo 4 , K. Finke , J. Black 2
2-out RBI: R. Castillo
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: F. Valenzuela
Team LOB: 3

BASERUNNING
SB: F. Valenzuela (2)

FIELDING
Errors: N. Hill (2)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Bautista DH 5 0 1 0 0 1 3 .296 8 39
C. Perez SS 5 0 1 0 0 1 2 .286 2 8
C. Middleton 1B 3 0 1 0 2 1 3 .282 11 26
S. Wilhelm RF 4 1 1 0 0 1 4 .289 10 49
D. Cuozzo LF 3 1 1 0 1 1 4 .255 0 14
J. Biddix C 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .250 2 9
M. Recendez 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .256 2 20
M. Barragan 3B 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .243 5 43
K. Anderson CF 3 0 1 1 0 0 2 .375 1 3
Totals 34 2 7 2 4 8 23      
BATTING
Doubles: C. Middleton (10, 1st Inning off W. Gutierrez, 0 on, 2 outs) , K. Anderson (1, 7th Inning off W. Gutierrez, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: L. Bautista , C. Perez , C. Middleton 2 , S. Wilhelm , D. Cuozzo , J. Biddix , K. Anderson 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Bautista , S. Wilhelm 2 , D. Cuozzo , M. Barragan
Sac Fly: K. Anderson
Hit by Pitch: S. Wilhelm
Team LOB: 10
LAKELAND PITCHING LINESCORE FORT MYERS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
W. Gutierrez W (5-5) 6.1 6 2 2 3 5 0 102 4.26   
B. Espinoza H (2) 0.2 0 0 0 1 1 0 15 2.38   
J. Hernandez SV (17) 2.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 28 3.83   
PITCHING
Game Score: W. Gutierrez 55
Batters Faced: W. Gutierrez 28, B. Espinoza 4, J. Hernandez 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: W. Gutierrez 7-7, B. Espinoza 0-1, J. Hernandez 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: W. Gutierrez 102-66, B. Espinoza 15-8, J. Hernandez 28-19
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Espinoza 1-0
WP: W. Gutierrez
Hit Batsmen: B. Espinoza
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Doering 5.2 3 2 2 1 4 0 94 3.53   
S. Buck L (2-2), BS (4) 2.1 2 1 1 0 1 1 38 4.06   
R. Aranda 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 14 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Doering 58
Batters Faced: M. Doering 21, S. Buck 9, R. Aranda 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Doering 5-8, S. Buck 3-3, R. Aranda 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Doering 94-60, S. Buck 38-24, R. Aranda 14-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Buck 2-2
WP: M. Doering
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Willie Gutierrez
Ballpark: Hammond Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (83 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 7 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 3:24
Attendance: 7437
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