FILE PHOTO Right-hander David Bromberg was selected to South Division squad for the Florida State League All-Star Game on June 20 at Hammond Stadium. Bromberg has a 5-0 record this season with a 2.06 ERA.

Even before the addition of 7-foot-1 pitcher Loek Van Mil, the Fort Myers Miracle pitching staff wasn’t small in stature.

Taking the mound regularly this season for the Miracle have been pitchers David Bromberg (6-5), Deolis Guerra (6-5), Mike McCardell (6-5), Steve Hirschfeld (6-5), Tyler Robertson (6-5) and Kyle Waldrop (6-4).

Eight of the 11 pitchers on the roster as of Monday – before the game against Lakeland was postponed – are 6-4 or taller.

“That’s kind of how they want them to look in the big leagues,” Miracle pitching coach Steve Mintz said.

“We got big arms,” second-year manager Jeff Smith said. “I think that makes them a little more durable and probably a little imposing at times.”

MICHAEL PISTELLA A lone Fort Myers Miracle fan wearing a waterproof poncho waits out a rainshower Monday at Hammond Stadium. The game with the Lakeland Tigers was postponed and will be made up as part of doubleheader at 5:05 p.m. Tuesday

The pitching staff has stood out for its work ethic and performance, too.

It’s become a strength for the Miracle (36-19) through the majority of the first-half of the Florida State League season.

The Miracle (36-19) play a doubleheader against Lakeland Tuesday at Hammond Stadium, beginning at 5:05 p.m. They lead the South Division standings by seven games over the Charlotte Stone Crabs (27-24) with 13 games left in the first half.

The Miracle have won four straight games, thanks to the combination of strong pitching and the ability to win one-run games.

Robertson, a left-handed starter, threw seven scoreless innings Saturday in a 1-0 win over Clearwater, and the trio of McCardell, Van Mil and Waldrop helped the Miracle preserve a 2-1 win over Lakeland Sunday. The team improved to 14-6 in one-run games.

MICHAEL PISTELLA Fort Myers Miracle fans seek shelter from the rain Monday during a delay at Hammond Stadium. The game was postponed and will be made up as part of doubleheader today starting at 5:05 p.m.

“Everybody feeds off of everybody else,” Smith said. “I think it starts with the starting pitching and then it’s nice to know you have guys to come in at the end and get outs.”

Bromberg (5-0, 2.06 ERA) is one of three Miracle pitchers to be selected to the FSL All-Star Game, which will be played June 20 at Hammond Stadium. The other two are reliever Spencer Steedley (4-0, 0.67 ERA) and starter Carlos Gutierrez, who was selected, but will not participate due to his recent promotion to Double-A New Britain.

Plenty of others have pitched well enough to be selected, Mintz said.

The Miracle have had a strong history of sending pitchers on to the next level in the Minnesota Twins’ system, which is New Britain. They had five players promoted during last season.

For the previous 10 years, Eric Rasmussen served as the Miracle pitching coach, but was promoted to a new position this season as Twins Minor League Pitching Coordinator.

Mintz, who coached with Smith for two years at Class-A Beloit, took over as Miracle pitching coach this season, and it’s been a smooth transition.

“To this point, it’s been a downright pleasure to work with these guys,” Mintz said. “All of the guys act like men, they take their jobs serious and everyone has gotten better.”