Marauders Get Better of Mets 5-2
Published on August 18, 2015 under Florida State League (FSL1)
Bradenton Marauders News Release
Port St. Lucie, FL - The Marauders (32-19, 64-57) won their second straight with a 5-2 road win over the St. Lucie Mets (25-26, 60-61) at Tradition Field on Tuesday night. Four Bradenton pitchers teamed to strike out nine Mets.
A David Wright throwing error with one out in the third inning helped open the flood gates for a four-run Bradenton inning. A wild throw from the rehabbing seven-time MLB All-Star on DH Justin Maffei's grounder to third led to a prolonged inning in which the Marauders did the bulk of their damage. Maffei's grounder plated LF Jeff Roy with the tying run, erasing a 1-0 deficit. 1B Jordan Steranka followed with a two-run single and C Jin-De Jhang also notched an RBI hit.
Jhang plated the last Bradenton run with a solo home run in the sixth. Three of his four home runs have come in the team's last 12 games.
RHP Junior Lopez pitched 2 1/3 innings in relief of RHP Luis Heredia to earn the win. RHP Montana DuRapau is now 10-for-10 on save opportunities.
The win keeps Bradenton three games behind Palm Beach in the South Division 2nd Half standings.
NOTES: The game began at 6:35 p.m. under cloudy skies, 82 degrees, and wind blowing 3 mph out to right field ... The Marauders had not previously won consecutive games against the Mets this season; St. Lucie has an 8-7 edge in the season series ...
TOMORROW: The Marauders wrap up the series against St. Lucie at Tradition Field at 6: 30 p.m....LHP Cody Dickson will be on the mound for the Marauders and St. Lucie will have RHP Kevin McGowan on the hill ... Live streaming audio will be available on www.BradentonMarauders.com and on the TuneIn App.
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