Stone Crabs run away with 8-1 victory over Mets
PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. (August 17, 2019) - The Charlotte Stone Crabs pulled away for an 8-1 win over the St. Lucie Mets on Saturday at Charlotte Sports Park.The game was highly competitive for most of the night. The Mets trailed 2-1 with the bases loaded in the top of the
PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. (August 17, 2019) - The Charlotte Stone Crabs pulled away for an 8-1 win over the St. Lucie Mets on Saturday at Charlotte Sports Park.
The game was highly competitive for most of the night. The Mets trailed 2-1 with the bases loaded in the top of the sixth. Reliever
Mets starting pitcher
Johnson scored later in the inning on a ground ball that turned into an error.
The Stone Crabs took advantage of a dropped popup in the seventh inning when
The only run the Mets scored came on a leadoff home run by
Charlotte starter
The Stone Crabs got contributions from two Tampa Bay Rays rehabbers.
For the second straight night Jeremy Vaquez went 1 for 3 with a single and a walk.
Megill was charged with four runs (three earned) in five innings. His streak of three straight starts earning a win was snapped.
The Mets lost their fourth consecutive game, which is their longest losing streak of the second half. The Stone Crabs padded their division lead to 5.5 games over the Mets with just 14 games remaining.
The Mets (35-22, 67-56) and Stone Crabs (41-17, 76-48) conclude their series at Charlotte Sports Park on Sunday. First pitch is scheduled for 12:30 p.m.