Miracle Evan Bigley (21) steps on the bag as the ball gets away from Daytona first baseman Joe Opitz Friday night. The Cubs committed a second error at third on the sequence as Bigley scored the first run in a five-run second inning. More photos are available online at: cu.cape-coral-daily-breeze.com. Photo by Micheal Pistella

What goes around comes around. Even in the Florida State League and the Fort Myers Miracle and Daytona Cubs proved Friday night at Hammond Stadium.

The Cubs enjoyed a big five-run inning Thursday night on their way to a 7-5 victory. Twenty four hours later, it was the Miracle riding a five-run inning to a 7-0 victory.

Miracle starting pitcher Michael Tarsi allowed just two hits over six shutout innings to protect Friday’s early Miracle advantage. Tarsi (3-4) earned his first win at Hammond Stadium.

Joe Benson (4-for-5) did the most damage at the plate for the Miracle (18-23). In his first career four-hit night, Benson belted a pair of double and a home run. He has been the hottest hitter (9-for-19) since returning from Double-A New Britain earlier this week. Benson also homered in Thursday’s loss to the Cubs.

The Miracle sent 10 batters to the plate in their five-run second-inning eruption against Daytona starting pitcher Dae-Eun Rhee (2-4). The Korean right-hander did not last through the inning, charged with five earned runs on six hits.

The Miracle had five singles in the rally, including RBI hits by Benson and Deibinson Romero. The Cubs (17-25) hurt themselves by committing two errors in the inning. They made five errors in the game.

Brad Tippett and Andrei Lobanov pitched the final three scoreless innings as the Miracle recorded their third shutout win of the season. The Miracle snapped a three-game losing streak as they enter Saturday’s rematch with the Cubs. Australian right-hander Liam Hendriks (2-0) will be on the hill for the Miracle.

Two home runs in the third inning powered the Cubs to a 5-0 lead Thursday night, but the Miracle did not go down quietly.

The Miracle bullpen silenced the Cubs over the final five innings while the offense mounted a comeback bid that fell short in the 7-5 loss.

A leadoff solo home run by Brett Jackson and a grand slam homer by Kyler Burke four batters later provided the 5-0 lead that expanded to 7-1 in the fourth inning, thanks to RBI singles by D.J. LeMahieu and Rebel Ridling. The barrage sent Miracle starting pitcher Blake Martin to an early shower, charged with all seven runs (earned) over 3 2/3 innings.

The Miracle’s only run to that point was the solo home run by Benson, his first of the season, in the bottom of the third.

The Miracle started their comeback in the sixth with two runs, coming on a timely two-run, two-out double by second baseman Ramon Santana (2-for-4, 2 RBI). Santana’s hit came off the first of four Cubs relievers, David Patton, who lasted just 2/3 of an inning.

The Miracle added single runs in the seventh and eighth to close the gap to 7-5 heading into the ninth. Estarlin De Los Santos (3-for-4) singled, stole second and scored on Evan Bigley’s RBI double with one out in the seventh. In the eighth, Santana ripped a two-out triple to the left-center field wall and Benson beat out a ground ball behind the third base bag down the line to drive in Santana with what proved to be the final run.

Miracle relievers Tony Davis (2 1/3 innings) , Billy Bullock (one inning) and Steve Blevins (two innings) blanked the Cubs on two hits and six strikeouts.

The Miracle went down in order in the ninth to end the game.

Daytona000 000 000 – 0 3 5

Fort Myers051 001 00x – 7 9 0

W – Tarsi. L – Rhee.

2B – Flaherty (D), Ridling (D), Benson (FM) 2. HR – Benson (FM).

Thursday’s Linescore

Daytona005 200 000 – 7 9 1

Fort Myers001 002 110 – 5 9 2

W – Raley. L – Martin. S – Sommer.

2B – LeMahieu (D), Ridling (D), Santana (FM), Bigley (FM). 3B – Santana (FM). HR – Jackson (D), Burke (D), Benson (FM).