St. Lucie Mets fall to Hammerheads 6-5 in 10 innings

Crow-Armstrong reach base 5 times in loss

 

PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. (May 5, 2021) – The Jupiter Hammerheads clipped the St. Lucie Mets 6-5 in 10 innings at Clover Park on Wednesday afternoon.

 

Troy Johnston lifted a sac fly in the top of the 10^th to bring home free runner Dalvy Rosario for the go-ahead run. Rosario had advanced from second to third base on a wild pitch.

 

The Mets had their chance to respond in the bottom of the 10^th but Hammerheads reliever Justin Sterner struck out three batters, including Jose Peroza to end the game with runners on second and third.

 

The Mets took an early 3-0 lead in the second inning and held a 4-2 advantage in the eighth inning when the game turned wild. Jupiter tied the game 4-4 when Johnston scored from third on a double play attempt that ended in a throwing error to first base. The Hammerheads went ahead 5-4 later in the eighth when reliever Dan Goggin’s pickoff throw to first base skipped away and Ynmanol Marinez scored from third.

 

The Mets tied the game 5-5 in the home eighth. Tanner Murphy led off the inning with a double and went to third on an error. He later scored on a wild pitch by Edison Suriel. The Mets had the go-ahead run on third base with one out but a strikeout and ground out got Suriel out of trouble.

 

Overall, the Mets went 1 for 18 with runners in scoring position. The Hammerheads went 0 for 9 with runners in scoring position. The teams still managed to combine for 11 runs.

 

Pete Crow-Armstrong reached base five times for St. Lucie. He drew four walks and was hit by a pitch.

 

Murphy went 2 for 5 with two doubles, two runs scored and a stolen base in his season debut.

 

The Mets (1-1) and Hammerheads (1-1) meet again on Thursday. It’s Dollar Night at Clover Park with $1 hot dogs, $1 beer (8 oz. cans of Bud and Bud Light) and $1 popcorn. First pitch is scheduled for 6:10 p.m.