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Mets Score Late and Take 3-1 Win in St. Lucie

August 11, 2015 - Florida State League (FSL1)
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PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. (August 11, 2015) - The St. Lucie Mets edged the Fort Myers Miracle, 3-1, at Tradition Field on Tuesday night.

The Miracle tagged MLB rehabilitation starter Rafael Montero for a run in the second inning. Engelb Vielma led off with a triple into right center field. Montero then retired Michael Quesada on a fly out to left, but Zack Granite drove in Vielma on a ground out to second. Granite bounced a first pitch to a pulled in Jeff McNeil, but the second baseman mishandled the ball and settled for the out at first while Vielma scored, 1-0.

In the bottom of the second, the Mets tied the game. Dominic Smith started with a double into left center off Miracle starter Stephen Gonsalves. After Matt Oberste lined out to first, Victor Cruzado hit a high drive that deflected off the glove tip of Marcus Knecht on a diving attempt in left center field. Smith rounded third and tied the game, 1-1.

Gonsalves would keep the Mets off the board for the remainder of his four innings in the game. Over six frames, Gonsalves gave up just one run on four hits with two walks and four strikeouts.

The Mets got to the Miracle bullpen in the seventh. Zack Jones surrendered a walk to the first hitter Maikis De La Cruz. After a strikeout of Ahmed Rosario, De La Cruz stole second base. Lednier Ricardo then pulled an 0-1 pitch from Jones (2-2) into left to drive in De La Cruz and put the Mets up by a run, 2-1.

In the eighth, St. Lucie added an insurance marker off reliever Tyler Jay. Jhoan Urena tripled into right center field on an 0-2 pitch. Ryan Walker's cut-off throw from the outfield hopped over Aderling Mejia's shoulder at third base and popped into the Mets' dugout. Urena was awarded home to push the Mets advantage to 3-1.

St. Lucie's bullpen held the Miracle to four hits over the final seven innings. Marco Molina went 4.2 innings after Montero's first two frames. Mike Hepple improved to 3-2 with 1.1 innings of scoreless work. Kyle Regnault recorded his fourth save in a perfect ninth.

The Miracle (62-54, 24-22) wrap up the season series with the Mets (59-55, 24-20) at Tradition Field on Wednesday evening at 6:30 p.m. Kohl Stewart (4-7) is expected to start for the Miracle and Kevin McGowan (6-9) will be on the mound for the Mets. Fans can listen to the broadcast on www.miraclebaseball.com with the "Voice of the Miracle" Brice Zimmerman.

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