Friday's Mets game suspended in 12th tied 5-5
LAKELAND, Fla. (June 9, 2017) - Friday's game between the St. Lucie Mets and Lakeland Flying Tigers was suspended in the top 12th inning with the teams tied 5-5. A downpour hit Joker Marchant Stadium before a pitch was thrown in the 12th and the tarp was not put on the
LAKELAND, Fla. (June 9, 2017) - Friday's game between the St. Lucie Mets and Lakeland Flying Tigers was suspended in the top 12th inning with the teams tied 5-5.
A downpour hit Joker Marchant Stadium before a pitch was thrown in the 12th and the tarp was not put on the field in time, turning the playing surface into mud. The game will resume on Saturday at 5 p.m.
The Mets held a 5-2 lead at the seventh inning stretch and a 5-3 lead entering the bottom of the ninth but could not put the game away.
With one on and one out in the inning the Mets turned to closer
Bashlor fanned
The Mets scored four runs in the top of seventh to erase a 2-1 deficit and take a 5-2 lead.
Mets starter Joseph Shaw pitched six innings and gave up just two runs. Both runs scored on a two-out, two-out single by
The Mets (30-28) and Flying Tigers (23-33) will play a nine-inning game Saturday after the conclusion of the suspended game.