Mets Pull Away Late, Defeat Flying Tigers 6-2
July 22, 2016 - Florida State League (FSL1)
St. Lucie Mets News Release
LAKELAND, Fla. - The St. Lucie Mets scored five unanswered runs over the final four innings on Friday afternoon to defeat the Lakeland Flying Tigers 6-2 at Henley Field.
Lakeland's Zac Shepherd hit a two-run homer in the fifth to briefly put the Flying Tigers up 2-1. John Mora answered for the Mets with a two-run long ball of his own in the sixth to put the Mets back in front 3-2.
Kevin Taylor would go on to deliver two-out RBI singles in the seventh and ninth innings to help the Mets pull away.
Mets starter Chris Flexen picked up his second straight win. He allowed two runs and eight hits in 5.2 innings. Alex Palsha, Kelly Secrest and Robby Coles held Lakeland off the board for the final 3.1 innings.
Kevin Kaczmarski went 3 for 4, drew a walk and scored two runs. Taylor collected three RBIs. He now has five RBIs in the two games vs. Lakeland with four coming on two-out hits.
Mora had a double to go along with his home run. Tomas Nido went 2 for 4.
Patrick Biondi made a diving catch in center to end the fifth. Had he missed, the Flying Tigers would have scored two runs and taken a three-run lead.
The Mets have won the first two games of their series against the Flying Tigers and they remain in first place in the FSL South Division.
Next Up: The Mets (52-43, 17-11) and Flying Tigers (42-52, 8-18) play game 3 of their four-game series at Henley Field on Saturday at 1 p.m.
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