Mets blank Tortugas 3-0 in series finale

PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. (August 7, 2022) – The St. Lucie Mets completed a dominant season series over the Daytona Tortugas with a 3-0 win on Sunday afternoon at Clover Park.

The Mets won the series 5-1. They finished the season series with a 21-5 record vs. the Tortugas, including a 15-2 mark at home.

The Mets scored all three of their runs on Sunday before making an out against starter Julian Aguiar (7-7). William Lugo led off the first inning with a double, Junior Tilien drew a walk and Carlos Dominguez followed with a RBI single to plate Lugo for a 1-0 lead.

Tilien trotted home from third base for the second run when Dominguez stole second base and catcher Hayden Jones’ throw skipped away into center field for an error.

Dominguez scored to make it 3-0 when the next batter Raul Beracierta grounded to third baseman Sebastian Almonte and Almonte dropped the ball while chasing Dominguez down the line.

Five Mets pitchers made the three-run lead stand up. Harol Gonzalez, making his second MiLB rehab start of the series, pitched the first 3.1 innings. He scattered two hits, walked one and struck out four.

Michael Krauza, on his 25th birthday, pitched the next 1.2 innings. He struck out three.

Christian Scott (3-3) pitched innings six, seven and eight to earn the win. He gave up two hits, did not walk a batter and struck out three.

Daniel Juarez got the first two outs of the ninth and Joshua Cornielly struck out the final batter of the ninth to get his third save.

The Mets (60-41, 19-15) are off on Monday. They start a 12-game, 13-day road to Clearwater and Lakeland on Tuesday. First pitch Tuesday against the Clearwater Threshers is scheduled for 6:30 p.m.