FSL1 Fort Myers Mighty Mussels

Mets Sweep Miracle After 5-1 Win in Series Finale

Published on June 1, 2015 under Florida State League (FSL1)
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PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. (June 1, 2015) - The St. Lucie Mets completed a three-game sweep of the Fort Myers Miracle on Monday night with a 5-1 win at Tradition Field.

L.J. Mazzilli returned to the Mets lineup with a thump after serving a 50-game suspension. In the second inning, Mazzilli launched a two-run homer to center field off Miracle starter Mat Batts. Champ Stuart reached on an error by Engelb Vielma with one out. After Batts (0-1) retired Jeff McNeil on a fly out to center, Mazzilli hit a line drive on a 3-2 pitch that bounced off the top of the wall and over to put the Mets up 2-0.

St. Lucie added another pair of runs off Batts in the sixth. With one out, Dominic Smith doubled into left. Batts struck out Ahmed Rosario, but surrendered an RBI single to Stefan Sabol to push the Mets lead to 3-0.

Batts exited the game in favor of Brian Gilbert. The fist hitter Gilbert faced, Colton Plaia, hit a fly ball into shallow right that dropped in between three Miracle players and Sabol raced around to score, 4-0.

Finished after 5.2 innings, Batts' final line included four runs, two earned, on eight hits with no walks and seven strikeouts.

In the seventh, McNeil led off with a triple off Gilbert. After a strikeout by Mazzilli, Maikis De La Cruz shot a ground ball through the right side for an RBI and a 5-0 Mets lead.

St. Lucie starter Logan Taylor fired seven scoreless frames with only three hits allowed, four walks and four strikeouts. Taylor (1-3) earned his first win of the season.

The only Miracle run came off Mets reliever Mike Hepple in the eighth. Zack Granite reached on a one-out single into left. After Marcus Knecht struck out, Alex Swim doubled down the third base line and Granite crossed home, 5-1.

Hepple stranded to base-runners in the ninth to close the door and complete the three-game sweep. The Miracle have now lost a season-high five games in a row and finished the road trip 2-5.

Fort Myers (24-27) returns to Hammond Stadium on Tuesday night for a 7:05 p.m. first pitch against the first place Charlotte Stone Crabs. It's a 2-for-1 Tuesday with buy one, get one general admission tickets, hot dogs and domestic draft beers. For tickets and information, call (239) 768-4210 or visit www.miraclebaseball.com.

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