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Wilson strikes out 5 in 2 perfect innings in MiLB rehab start
PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. (August 6, 2022) – The St. Lucie Mets won another tight game over the Daytona Tortugas, 3-1, on Saturday at Clover Park. (Box Score)
The Mets broke a 1-1 tie in the bottom of the seventh inning when Omar De Los Santos rolled ground ball up the middle to beat the drawn-in Daytona defense for a RBI single that scored Brady Smith from third base for a 2-1 lead.
Smith started the rally with a one-out double. He advanced to third base on a wild pitch by Brett Lockwood.
Fernando Villalobos added an insurance run with a RBI ground out that scored Justin Guerrera in the eighth inning. Guerrera had started the inning with a single.
Reyson Santos struck out two batters in the ninth to close out the game for his first save of the season.
Kyle Wilson, on MiLB rehab assignment, started the game. He pitched two perfect innings and struck out five of the six batters he faced.
Jeffrey Colon pitched the next five innings to get the win. He allowed just one run on a sac fly. He scattered three singles, walked two and struck out four.
Benito Garcia pitched a perfect eighth inning to get a hold.
Raul Beracierta broke a scoreless tie with a solo home run off Daytona starter Jose Franco in the sixth inning. It was the second straight game for Beracierta with a home run and his 11th long ball of the season.
De Los Santos, Guerrera and Junior Tilien had two hits apiece.
The Mets (59-41, 19-16) and Tortugas (39-59, 10-23) conclude their six-game series on Sunday. First pitch at Clover Park is 12:10 p.m.
Raul Beracierta crushes another ball, this man is on fire! pic.twitter.com/FEbDowDm1y
— St. Lucie Mets (@stluciemets) August 6, 2022
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