PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. (April 28, 2019) – The Florida Fire Frogs held on to the beat the St. Lucie Mets 3-2 on Sunday afternoon at First Data Field.

Florida starting pitcher Jasseel De La Cruz limited the Mets to two singles and one run over six impressive innings to get the win. He walked one and struck out six. The previous two starting pitchers for the Fire Frogs lasted only 3.1 innings combined.

New York Mets infielder Jed Lowrie (left knee) began a rehab assignment with St. Lucie. He played all nine innings, splitting his time between shortstop and second base. At the plate Lowrie went 0 for 4 with two long fly outs to center field.

The Mets took an early 1-0 lead when Matt Winaker’s sac fly plated Carlos Cortes in the second inning.

The Fire Frogs tied the game 1-1 in the fifth inning on a solo home run by Izzy Wilson.

The next batter Riley Unroe singled and advanced to second on a fielding error. Riley Delgado followed with a RBI single to drive in Unroe for 2-1 Florida lead.

Both runs came against Mets starter Kyle Wilson who took the loss. He gave up two runs and seven hits across four innings.

The Fire Frogs scored their final run in the sixth inning. Brett Langhorne ripped a triple and scored on a sac fly by Shean Michel to make it 3-1.

The Mets tried to rally late. Luis Carpio hit a one-out double in the eighth. Then with two outs Jacob Zanon doubled to right to bring in Carpio to cut the deficit to 3-2. Zanon was left stranded on second base.

Quinn Brodey worked a leadoff walk in the ninth but Florida reliever Brandon White retired the next three batters in a row to end the game.

Florida catcher William Contreras went 4 for 4 with two doubles, two singles and a walk.

The Mets (13-11) are off on Monday. They return to First Data Field on Tuesday to start a three-game series against the Palm Beach Cardinals.