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Mets win 3 of first 4 in Fort Myers
By Adam MacDonald
FORT MYERS, Fla. (August 2, 2024) – The St. Lucie Mets edged out a 3-2 victory over the Fort Myers Mighty Mussels on Friday night at Hammond Stadium. The Mets have won three of the first four games of the series.
Mets pitcher Joel Diaz threw a career-high 7.0 innings to claim the win. Diaz pitched innings two through eight after Grant Hartwig pitched a scoreless first inning on a minor league rehab assignment.
Diaz scattered eight hits, struck out two and did not walk a batter. He threw 83 pitches (61 strikes).
Boston Baro hit the second pitch of the game for a triple into right field. Yonatan Henriquez followed with a ground out to bring Baro home for a 1-0 lead.
The Mets led 1-0 until Yohander Martinez hit a sac bunt to bring home Maddux Houghton from third base in the fifth inning to tie the game 1-1.
The Mets took advantage of a key error in the seventh inning to take the lead. With runners on first and second and one out, Kevin Villavicencio hit a sharp ground ball to third baseman Isaac Pena. Instead of starting a double play to get out of the inning, Pena couldn't connect with Martinez at second base and the ball scuttled away, allowing Yohairo Cuevas to score for a 2-1 lead. Two batters later Diego Mosquera grounded a RBI single into right field to put the Mets up 3-1.
The Mussels strung together three straight hits with two outs in the eighth to score a run and put the tying run at third base. Diaz was able to escape the inning with the 3-2 lead by getting Daniel Pena to pop out.
Juan Arnaud worked around a leadoff walk and a two-out single in the bottom of the ninth to close out the game and get the save. Arnaud improved to 3 for 3 in save chances this season.
The Mets (12-22, 34-66) and Mighty Mussels (20-12, 51-46) play the fifth game of their series at Hammond Stadium on Saturday. First pitch is 6:05 p.m.
Grant Hartwig throws a scoreless inning for the @stluciemets as he continues his rehab - 1 HBP, 1 walk, 19 pitches, 10 strikes. Grant was placed on the IN in June 13th. #Mets #LGM #MetsTwitter @ernestdove @FarmToFlushing @bkfan09 @WexlerRules @ImAriBeRKO @bronxfanatic… pic.twitter.com/KxCNBkUbdi
— Mets News and Links (@JohnFromAlbany) August 3, 2024
20 Year old Joel Diaz (W,2-5) with the longest outing of his Pro Career Friday night as @stluciemets wins 3-2, 7 innings, 8 hits, 2 runs, 2 ER, 2 Ks - 83 pitches, 51 strikes - ending his outing by stranding the tying run at 3rd. #Mets #LGM #MetsTwitter @ernestdove @FarmToFlushing… pic.twitter.com/cVLamykuSy
— Mets News and Links (@JohnFromAlbany) August 3, 2024
The @stluciemets win their 3rd game this week, 3-2 on Friday, Joel Diaz gets the win, 7 innings, 8 hits, 2 runs, 2 ER, Juan Arnaud the save - 1 inning, no runs, 1 hit, 1 walk. #Mets #LGM #MetsTwitter @ernestdove @FarmToFlushing @bkfan09 @WexlerRules @ImAriBeRKO @bronxfanatic… pic.twitter.com/hH79xWEL50
— Mets News and Links (@JohnFromAlbany) August 3, 2024
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