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Mets Win First Game, Second Postponed

August 9, 2016 - Florida State League (FSL1)
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*FORT MYERS, Fla. - The Fort Myers Miracle and St. Lucie Mets played one game of a scheduled doubleheader on Tuesday night at Hammond Stadium with the Mets coming away with a 1-0 win before rain washed out game two.

Tuesday's second game has been rescheduled as part of a doubleheader on Wednesday night with two seven-inning games with the first set to begin at 5 p.m. Fans with tickets from Tuesday's game can exchange them for any non-fireworks game remaining on the Miracle home schedule including Wednesday's twin bill.

In a seven-inning game, starters Keaton Steele and Josh Prevost were locked in a pitcher's duel.

Scoreless after three innings, the only run of the game came in the top of the fourth inning. Patrick Biondi led off with a double down the right field line. David Thompson followed with a single to left to put runners at the corners. Steele (5-10) was able to get Kevin Taylor to roll into a 4-6-3 double play, but Biondi scored to put the Mets up 1-0.

Steele tossed a complete game in a losing effort with just one run allowed on four hits with one walk and three strikeouts. Prevost (4-7) out-dueled Steele with 6.2 innings of scoreless work. Prevost allowed just three hits, one walk and struck out six. Corey Taylor earned his 18th save of the season with a three-pitch strikeout of Alex Perez to end the game.

The Miracle (56-57, 22-22) and Mets (60-50, 25-18) wrap up a three-game series on Wednesday evening at Hammond Stadium. Sam Clay (1-1) gets the nod for the Miracle against St. Lucie starter Scarlyn Reyes (7-10). Fans can join the Stevie Tomato's Mug Club on Wednesdays for $12. The mug club includes a general admission ticket and your first drink for free when you join. Inside the gates, the mug gets you $2 domestic draft beers and fountain soda as well as $3 craft beers and well drinks. Fans can take their mug to Stevie Tomato's after the game to get 50 percent off their food order and a first drink for free.

Brice Zimmerman Director of Broadcasting & Media Relations Fort Myers Miracle Baseball Club/Minnesota Twins Spring Training 14400 Six Mile Cypress Pkwy Ft. Myers, Florida 33912 (239) 768-4210 - Office (803) 509-0363 - Cell

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