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| Tomas Nido 2016 St. Luice Mets team set |
Nido
homers, bullpen pitches 4.0 scoreless innings in 4-2 Mets victory
ST. LUCIE METS PRESS RELEASE: PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. (May 21, 2023) – The St. Lucie Mets won their second consecutive game over the Palm Beach Cardinals with a 4-2 victory on Sunday afternoon at Clover Park (Box Score).
The Mets
received great pitching from a trio of pitchers again. Starter Jawilme Ramirez
limited the Cardinals to two runs over 5.0 innings to earn the win. ChristopherVasquez pitched 2.0 scoreless innings and stranded the tying run on third base
in the sixth inning. Luke Bartnicki retired all six batters he faced in the
eighth and ninth innings to collect his first save.
The Mets
offense was powered by MLB rehabber Tomas Nido, who clubbed two-run homer in
the first inning off Cade Winquest.
Kevin Villavicencio led off the second inning with a single to extend his hitting
streak to seven games. Scott Ota then laced a RBI double to plate Villavicencio
for a 3-0 Mets lead.
The
Cardinals got on the board against Ramirez in the fourth inning when Adanson
Cruz lofted a sac fly.
Darlin
Moquete made it a 3-2 game when he hit a solo home run off Ramirez in the fifth
inning.
Vasquez
took over in the sixth inning and got a pop out from Carlos Linarez to strand
runners at the corners. The Cardinals would only get one base runner the rest
of the game.
Blaine McIntosh started the bottom of the eighth with a bunt single. He would end up
scoring on a two-out infield hit by Junior Tilien to provide the Mets an
insurance run.
The Mets
(10-29) are off on Monday. Their home stand at Clover Park continues on Tuesday
when they welcome the Clearwater Threshers to town for six games. First pitch Tuesday
is 6:10 p.m.
Tomas Nido on a rehab assignment "looking good" for the @stluciemets as he HRs in the 1st. #Mets #LGM #MetsTwitter @ernestdove @MiLBMetsMadness @bkfan09 pic.twitter.com/2vqaHYbGOz
— Mets News and Links (@JohnFromAlbany) May 21, 2023
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