The Marauders play their fourth home-opener 6:30 p.m. tonight against the Fort Myers Miracle, who won last night's season-opener, 4-3, Thursday night in Fort Myers.
PLAYERS TO WATCH: Miracle 3B Miguel Sano is the top-ranked prospect in Minnesota's organization, according to MLB.com, which ranks him 12th overall. Sano is ranked ninth overall by Baseball America. Sano hit 28 home runs and knocked in 100 runs last season with the Twins' low-A team in Beloit, and was named the Midwest League's Player of the Year...Miracle 2B Eddie Rosario is ranked eighth in Twins' chain by MLB...Marauders' CF Gregory Polanco was the Pirates' Minor League Player of the Year with low Single-A West Virginia last season and is ranked the team's fourth-best prospect. Ranked 65th overall by MLB and 51st by Baseball America, Polanco hit .325 with 85 RBIs last season...SS Alen Hanson is ranked third in the Pirates' organization, 54th by MLB and 61st by Baseball America...Pitcher Nick Kingham is ranked 17th in the Pirates' system.
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MIRACLE
Angel Morales, cf
Eddie Rosario, 2b
Miguel Sano, 3b
Michael Gonzalez, 1b
Kenny Vargas, dh
Lance Ray, rf
Jhon Goncalves, lf
Kyle Knudson, c
A.J. Petterson, ss
Jason Wheeler, p
MARAUDERS
Alen Hanson, ss
Taylor Lewis, lf
Gregory Polanco, cf
Jose Osuna, 1b
Dan Gamache, 2b
Willy Garcia, rf
Jacob Stallings, c
Eric Avila, 3b
Carlos Mesa, dh
Nick Kingham, p
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