Williams goes 2 for 3 with 2B, 2 RBI in return to lineup
ST. LUCIE METS PRESS RELEASE: PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. (May 2, 2023) – The St. Lucie Mets return to Clover Park was spoiled by the Jupiter Hammerheads, as the Hammerheads won the series opener 7-4 on Tuesday night (Box Score).
The game
was tied 3-3 after five innings but the Hammerheads were able to pull away.
Harrison Spohn hit a go-ahead RBI single in the sixth off Christopher Vasquez
to put Jupiter up 4-3. Jorge Caballero knocked a two-out RBI in the seventh to
make it 5-3.
Dyon Campos blasted a solo home run, his first of the season, in the bottom of the
seventh to bring the Mets within a run. However, the Hammerheads scored two
runs with two outs in the top of the ninth on a Caballero RBI single and a wild
pitch by Jean Calderon that made it 7-4.
Jett Williams smashed a two-out double in the bottom of the ninth to bring up Tim Locastro
as the tying run. Locastro, in the second game of a MLB rehab assignment, flew
out to deep center to end the game.
Williams,
who missed the final four games of the previous series in Clearwater after
being hit on the elbow, went 2 for 3 with a pair of RBI sac flies, a double and
single in his return to the lineup.
Mets
starter Jordany Ventura pitched his best game of the season. He logged 5.0
innings and scattered seven hits and three runs. Ventura struck out five and
walked just one. He induced two double play balls and received a no-decision.
Jupiter
starter Cole Kirschsieper matched Ventura’s 5.0 innings and three runs. He was
credited with his fourth win of the season.
Vasquez (0-3) took the loss for the Mets. He gave up four hits and two runs in 1.2 innings.
Jacob Reimer hit his first home run of the season, a 433-foot blast off the top of
the batter’s eye, that briefly put the Mets ahead 2-1 in the fourth inning.
Campos
added a triple to his homer.
Caballero
went 4 for 5 to lead the Hammerheads.
The Mets (5-17)
and Hammerheads (13-9) play the second game of their series at Clover Park on Wednesday.
First pitch is 6:10 p.m.
Jacob Reimer goers deep for the St. Lucie Mets. 108 MPH off the bat - 433 feet deep. #Mets #LGM #MetsTwitter @ernestdove @MiLBMetsMadness pic.twitter.com/kmg05dkY9V
— Mets News and Links (@JohnFromAlbany) May 2, 2023
Dyon Campos with a good night - 2 for 3 with a Triple and a HR but the St. Lucie Mets fall to Jupiter 7-4. #Mets #LGM #MetsTwitter @ernestdove @MiLBMetsMadnesshttps://t.co/iarI9LHXAZ pic.twitter.com/b9sj4XhEUB
— Mets News and Links (@JohnFromAlbany) May 3, 2023
Jett Williams doubles as part of a 2 for 3 - 2 RBI night - 1st game back after missing 4 games after being HBP. #Mets #LGM #MetsTwitter @ernestdove @MiLBMetsMadnesshttps://t.co/iarI9LHXAZ pic.twitter.com/1VbpN8rq4I
— Mets News and Links (@JohnFromAlbany) May 3, 2023
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