Mets pull away from Tortugas, 6-1
PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. (July 6, 2019) - The St. Lucie Mets made it three straight wins over the Daytona Tortugas with a 6-1 victory on Saturday night at First Data Field.The Mets scored runs in five consecutive innings from the fourth through the eighth to pull away. They pounded
PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. (July 6, 2019) - The St. Lucie Mets made it three straight wins over the Daytona Tortugas with a 6-1 victory on Saturday night at First Data Field.
The Mets scored runs in five consecutive innings from the fourth through the eighth to pull away. They pounded out 12 hits.
Due to threatening weather at the start of the game, the Mets used reliever
Regularly scheduled starter
The Mets offense used great situational hitting to tie the game and take the lead. Their first four runs came on two grounds outs and two sacrifice flies.
Zanon, Bohanek, Winaker and Meyer had two hits apiece.
The Mets (12-7, 44-41) and Tortugas (7-12, 42-42) conclude their series at First Data Field on Sunday at noon. The Mets are going for the four-game sweep.