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Maron, Mets Walk-Off, 5-4, in Ten Innings

Published on April 12, 2014 under Florida State League (FSL1)
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ST. LUCIE, Fla. - Cam Maron walked off the St. Lucie Mets with a run-scoring single in the tenth inning to defeat the Fort Myers Miracle, 5-4, on Saturday evening at Tradition Field.

Miracle reliever Tim Shibuya entered the game in the tenth and was greeted by a Brandon Nimmo base hit, his third of the night. Shibuya (1-1) then walked T.J. Rivera. After getting Aderlin Rodriguez to pop up to second base, Maron laced a 1-0 pitch into right field to plate Nimmo and seal a victory for the Mets.

After trailing 3-1, the Miracle took a brief 4-3 lead in the top of the eighth on a three-run homer by Adam Brett Walker. Facing Mets reliever Beck Wheeler with runners on the corners, Walker roped a drive down the left field line for his fourth home run of the season.

The Mets answered in the bottom of the eighth. Miracle reliever Steven Gruver gave up two singles to Dilson Herrera and Nimmo. Brian Gilbert then entered from the Miracle bullpen and struck out T.J. Rivera. A passed ball by catcher Tyler Grimes would move Herrera to third and Nimmo to second. Rodriguez then hit a grounder that skipped off the glove of Niko Goodrum. Jorge Polanco picked up the ball and recorded an out, but Herrera scored to tie the game, 4-4.

Paul Sewald set the stage for Maron by working out of jams in the ninth and tenth innings. Sewald (1-0) stranded a pair of Miracle base runners in each inning.

Early in the game, Mike Gonzales gave the Miracle a 1-0 lead with a solo homer off Mets starter Michael Fulmer in the second inning. On a 1-1 pitch, Gonzales sent a screaming line drive over the fence in right field, his second home run of the season.

The Mets returned fire in the fourth, pushing across a run off Miracle starter Jose Berrios. After one out was recorded, Berrios issued a walk to Eudy Pina. Then, Cole Frenzel singled into right field and Pina raced to third. The next hitter, Phillip Evans, chopped a grounder to third base and beat out an attempted double play to score Pina, 1-1.

St. Lucie scored a pair of runs in the bottom of the sixth. With a runner at second and two outs, Maron hit a line drive to deep right field that skipped off a leaping Walker's glove for a run-scoring triple. Maron would score moments later on a wild pitch by Berrios to give the Mets a 3-1 lead.

Berrios received a no decision while allowing three runs, four hits, two walks and striking out five. Fulmer also did not record a decision after seven strong innings for the Mets.

The Miracle (6-3) will try to avoid the sweep by the Mets (5-4) on Sunday afternoon at 1 p.m. Fans can listen to the play-by-play action with the "˜Voice of the Miracle' Brice Zimmerman on www.miraclebaseball.com. The Head Quarters Men's Haircuts pregame show starts at 12:40 p.m.

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