Yankees surge late to beat Mets, 11-5
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TAMPA, Fla. (August 10, 2017) - The Tampa Yankees scored nine unanswered runs to beat the St. Lucie Mets 11-5 on Thursday at Steinbrenner Field.
The Mets overcame an early 2-0 deficit by scoring five runs in the fourth inning. They held that lead halfway through the ballgame, but it was all Tampa the rest of the way.
The Yankees scored three runs off of
Tampa scored five runs in the bottom of the seventh to break the game open. The Yankees were aided by two errors in the inning.
Later in the inning with the Yankees up 7-5 and two outs,
McGeorge took the loss despite none of the three runs against him being earned. Reyes allowed five runs in 4.1 innings in the no decision.
No Met had a multi hit game. Peter Alonso went 1 for 4 with a RBI double.
Holder had three hits for the Yankees. Reliever
The Mets (20-27, 53-62) and Yankees (31-15, 70-46) continue their series at Steinbrenner Field on Friday at 7 p.m.