Mets Snap Slide with 6-3 Win over Hammerheads
Published on June 11, 2014 under Florida State League (FSL1)
St. Lucie Mets News Release
JUPITER, Fla. (June 10, 2014) - The St. Lucie Mets snapped a three-game losing streak by defeating the Jupiter Hammerheads 6-3 on Tuesday at Roger Dean Stadium.
With the win, the Mets kept pace with the Fort Myers Miracle, who also won their game against the Charlotte Stone Crabs 10-0. The Mets still trail the Miracle by 1.5 games in the Florida State League South Division. Only five games remain in the first half.
The Mets led wire-to-wire. Jairo Perez lined a two-run homer to left field with two outs in the first against Josh Hodges.
In the fourth, the Mets increased their lead to 4-0. Maikis De La Cruz singled home Cam Maron and Eudy Pina hit a sac fly that plated Aderlin Rodriguez.
Mets starter Luis Cessa cruised through three scoreless innings, but he ran into trouble in the fourth. Terrence Dayleg drove in Matt Juengel with a single and Dayleg later scored on a wild pitch to make it 4-2. Cessa got a fielders choice ground out with the bases loaded to end the threat.
The Mets got one run back in the fifth when Gilbert Gomez doubled and scored on T.J. Rivera's single.
Jupiter tried to rally again in the fifth. Viosergy Rosa singled in a run to make it 5-3. Cessa again loaded the bases, but struck out Noah Perio to finish the inning.
Cessa earned the hard fought victory. He gave up three runs and seven hits in five innings. He struck out three and walked three.
Yeixon Ruiz added an RBI single in the sixth to complete the scoring.
Jake Kuebler pitched a scoreless sixth and seventh.
Randy Fontanez pitched a scoreless eighth and ninth to earn his team-high ninth save.
The Mets pounded out 15 hits in the game. Maron and Rivera had three hits apiece. Gomez, Perez and De La Cruz each had two hits.
Hodges suffered the loss for the Hammerheads. He gave up five runs and 10 hits in five innings. He struck out a season-high 10 batters.
The Mets (36-29) return to Roger Dean Stadium to face the Hammerheads (27-38) again on Wednesday at 6:35 p.m. The game can be heard on www.stluciemets.com with the Voice of the Mets Adam MacDonald.
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