FSL1 St. Lucie Mets

Bowman Pitches Mets Past Stone Crabs 3-0

Published on June 17, 2013 under Florida State League (FSL1)
St. Lucie Mets News Release


Matt Bowman struck out eight and pitched six scoreless innings as the Mets defeated the Charlotte Stone Crabs 3-0 on Monday at Tradition Field.

Bowman allowed four hits and issued one walk to earn his fourth win of the season. Bowman has a combined eight wins between low-A Savannah and St. Lucie this season. He struck out the side in his final inning during the sixth.

The Mets(35-30) scored three runs in the fifth to jump ahead. Robbie Shields had a leadoff single and scored on a Cam Maron RBI double to right-center. Albert Cordero had an RBI double to left to plate Maron to extend the lead to 2-0. Matt den Dekker's RBI fielder's choice made it 3-0. Den Dekker batted leadoff and finished 0-for-4 with an RBI in his first game with St. Lucie. He also had a sliding catch in centerfield.

Matt Reynolds and Shields each had two hits to pace the Mets offense.

Chasen Bradford pitched 1 2/3 scoreless innings in relief and T.J. Chism earned his seventh save with a 1 1/3 scoreless innings and two strikeouts.

The Mets will host the Charlotte Stone Crabs on Tuesday, June 18 at 6:30 p.m. Alex Panteliodis will make the start for the Mets.




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