PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. (April 27, 2022) – St. Lucie pitchers Nick Zwack and Keyshawn Askew combined for a dominant performance in a 5-2 Mets win over the Daytona Tortugas on Wednesday at Clover Park.
Zwack got the start and hurled 4.0 shutout innings, fanning the Tortugas nine times. He scattered three singles and walked just one batter.
Askew pitched the final 5.0 innings without surrendering a hit. He did not walk a batter and struck out six. The Tortugas scraped across two unearned runs on ground outs after pair of errors started the eighth inning.
Shevyen Newton smashed a two-run homer, his first of the season, in the third inning to increase the Mets lead to 3-0.
Carlos Dominguez hit a line drive home run in the fourth inning to make it 4-0.
Alex Ramirez blooped a run-scoring single in the seventh for a 5-0 advantage.
William Lugo went 2 for 4 with a double and a run.
Daytona starter Arij Fransen took the loss after getting tagged for four runs in 4.0 innings.
The Mets (11-6) and Tortugas (8-9) play the third game of their series at Clover Park on Thursday. It’s Dollar Night with $1 Bud and Bud Light (8 oz. cans), $1 soda, $1 popcorn and $2 hot dogs. First pitch is 6:10 p.m.
These two pitchers and Daniel Juarez are off to fine seasons
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