Mets Rebound with 5-4 over Cardinals
May 1, 2016 - Florida State League (FSL1)
St. Lucie Mets News Release
PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. - The St. Lucie Mets avoided a sweep by clipping the Palm Beach Cardinals 5-4 on Sunday afternoon at Tradition Field.
The game was exciting with the Mets jumping out to a four-run lead in the sixth then having to hang on for the victory.
Former Independent Baseball players Casey Delgado and Kevin Taylor played huge roles in the victory. Delgado improved to 4-0 in his fourth start. He allowed three runs in six innings. Taylor went 3 for 4 with a home run and three RBI.
Taylor served a two-out, two-run single to right filed off of Jack Flaherty in the third that put the Mets up 2-1. Taylor's second homer of the year, a solo shot in the sixth, made it 3-1 and chased Flaherty from the game.
Later in the sixth Jhoan Urena drove in Wuilmer Becerra with a base hit. Jonathan Johnson's two out single to center moved John Mora to third base and Mora scored on an errant throw home by center field Blake Drake. The Mets left the sixth with a 5-1 lead.
The Cardinals roared back with three runs in the seventh. Robby Coles threw a wild pitch that let in a run to make it 5-4 and moved the tying run to third base. Coles recovered by striking out Brian O'Keefe.
In the eighth the Cardinals got back-to-back two out hits but Coles coaxed a ground out to short to keep the Mets on top.
Tim Peterson struck out two in the ninth and worked around a two-out single to notch his first save.
Becerra went 3 for 4 and raised his average to .371. Mora was 2 for 4.
The Mets snapped their three-game losing streak and moved back into a first place tie with Palm Beach at 14-10.
Next Up: The Mets (14-10, T-1st) start a six-game road trip on Monday. Their first stop is Bradenton where they will play the Marauders (10-14, 6th) on Monday at 6:30 p.m.
For the Fans: The Mets return to Tradition Field next Monday (5/9) against Jupiter.
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