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5/24/18

St. Lucie 8 - Clearwater 3


PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. (May 23, 2018) – The St. Lucie Mets capped their series against the Clearwater Threshers with an 8-3 win on Wednesday at First Data Field.

Mets third baseman Mike Paez broke a 3-3 tie in the sixth inning with a three-run homer off of Threshers starter Nick Fanti.

That was plenty of run support for the Mets bullpen. Three relievers – Matt Blackham, Adam Atkins and Ryder Ryan – stifled the Threshers. The trio did not give up a run over 5.1 innings and allowed just one single and one walk while striking out five.

Kevin Kaczmarski went 3 for 3 with a three singles, a walk and two runs scored.

Dash Winningham also went 3 for 3 with a walk. He had a double, RBI and a run.

Blackham earned the win. He threw 2.1 scoreless innings.

The Mets jumped out to a 3-0 lead through the first two innings. Desmond Lindsay and Jacob Zanon hit RBI doubles and Luis Carpio added a RBI sac fly.

The Threshers sent nine batters to the plate and scored three runs to tie the game in the fourth. Jose Gomez hit a two-run single with two outs that made it 3-3. The damage was done against Mets starter Michael Gibbons.

Blackham snuffed out the rally by getting a fly out from Arquimedes Gamboa to strand the bases load and keep the game tied.

The Mets added to their lead with two runs in the eighth. Winningham roped a run-scoring single and Paez scored on a throwing error by Gomez at third base.

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