Mets Bounce Back with 9-4 Win over Manatees
April 18, 2016 - Florida State League (FSL1)
St. Lucie Mets News Release
PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. - The St. Lucie Mets responded to their worse loss in seven seasons by clobbering the Brevard County Manatees 9-4 on Monday at Tradition Field.
The Mets lost 13-0 on Sunday, their largest margin of defeat since they lost 19-4 to the Fort Myers Miracle on May 14, 2009. On Monday, the Mets quickly moved past that by setting a season high with nine runs and 16 hits.
Every man in the lineup had a hit. Seven players drove in runs and seven players scored a run. Champ Stuart led the way, going 3 for 4 with a triple, walk, run and stolen base. He went 7 for 14 in the four-game series.
Luis Guillorme, John Mora, Wuilmer Becerra, Jhoan Urena and Patrick Biondi had two hit games.
The game was back and forth early. Then with the score 3-3 in the fourth, Stuart tripled and Guillorme brought him in with a single. Biondi's two-out single to left in the fifth made it 5-3.
Amed Rosario was the last Met to get a hit but it was worth the wait. He tripled to left field in the sixth to drive in Guillorme and make it 7-3.
Back-to-back two out RBI singles in the eighth by Becerra and Urena capped the scoring.
Mets starter Casey Delgado improved to 2-0 in two starts. He tossed 7.1 innings, which is the longest outing of the season by a Mets pitcher. Delgado scattered seven hits and allowed four runs, three earned.
Kevin McGowan got the final five outs to get his first save.
Notes: The Mets took three of four games from the Manatees. It's their second series victory in three series this season...The Mets win and a loss by the Palm Beach Cardinals puts the Met back in a tie for first place with the Cardinals at 8-4...Stuart's stolen base was his fifth of the season...Delgado retired 12 batters in a row at one point...Delgado committed two of the Mets three errors...The Mets have not lost back-to-back games this season.
Next Up: The Florida State League returns to divisional play. The Mets (8-4, T-1st) host the defending FSL champion Charlotte Stone Crabs (6-6, 4th) for a three game series starting Tuesday at 6:30 p.m.
For the Fans: Tuesday at Tradition Field fans can get two hot dogs, two sodas and two tickets for $15. Fans can also get $2 off a ticket by showing proof at the ticket office that they follow @stluciemets on Twitter. It's Silver Sluggers Night and there is free baseball bingo.
Florida State League Stories from April 18, 2016
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