Mets Rally Past Hammerheads Again for 8th Straight Win
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Mets Rally Past Hammerheads Again for 8th Straight Win

July 31, 2025 - Florida State League (FSL)
St. Lucie Mets News Release


St. Lucie Mets outfielder Randy Guzman
St. Lucie Mets outfielder Randy Guzman
(St. Lucie Mets)

JUPITER, Fla. - The St. Lucie Mets overcame another multi-run deficit in the seventh inning to snag a 10-5 win over the Jupiter Hammerheads on Thursday night at Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium. The Mets completed the three-game sweep and won their eighth consecutive game.

Jupiter's PJ Morlando hit a three-run homer in the third inning to break a 2-2 tie and put the Hammerheads up 5-2. That score held until the Mets mounted a comeback in the seventh inning. Trey Snyder hit a sac fly to make it 5-3, then Randy Guzman tied the game 5-5 with a two-out, two-run single.

The Mets scored four runs on just one hit in the eighth inning as the Hammerheads melted down. Vincent Perozo hit a leadoff single against reliever Michael Perez. The Mets then hit two ground balls in a row to Ian Lewis at third base. Lewis made an error on each. The second error off Kevin Villavicencio's bat resulted in Perozo scoring to give the Mets a 6-5 lead.

Rafael Ortega hit a sac fly to push the lead to 7-5. Jeremy Rodriguez worked a bases loaded walk off Baulio Salas to force in a run that made it 8-5. Trace Willhoite capped the inning with a long sac fly for a 9-5 lead.

Simon Juan put a stamp on the night offensively with a home run in the ninth to make the lead 10-5. It was Juan's seventh home run of the season.

The Mets scored in double figures in all three games in the series. They outscored the Hammerheads 22-0 from the sixth inning onward over the course of the three games.

The Mets went 17-6 in July. It was their highest winning percentage in a full month of baseball since the team went 20-4 in April of 2012. The Mets were 13-2 on the road this July.

Guzman led all hitters by going 3 for 5 with a double and three RBI.

Mitch Voit, the Mets first round draft pick from Michigan, went 0 for 2 with a walk, strikeout and a run scored in his professional debut. He played five innings at second base.

Sam Robertson, the Mets 17 th round draft pick from Northwest Shoals CC, went 0 for 2 in his pro debut. He played five innings at shortstop.

Chase Meggers, signed by the Mets out of Oregon after the draft, was 1 for 2 with a single, walk and two runs in his pro debut. Meggers caught seven innings.

Ortega was 2 for 4 with a double and two RBI as he continues his MiLB rehab assignment.

Mets starter Jose Guevara was charged with five runs on three hits over 4.0 innings. After surrendering the three-run homer to Morlando, Guevara retired the final five batters he faced.

Layonel Ovalles pitched 2.2 scoreless innings of relief to get the win.

Jupiter starter Liomar Martinez received a no-decision after holding the Mets to two runs and four hits over 5.1 innings.

The Mets (23-9, 57-40) return to Clover Park on Friday to start a four-game, three-day series against the Daytona Tortugas. First pitch Friday is 6:10 p.m. All veterans and active duty military members receive free admission. Kids can run the bases after the game.

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St. Lucie Mets outfielder Randy Guzman
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