St. Lucie Mets Game Recap: St-L Mets drop wild game to Tortugas, 11-9

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Houck hits 4^th homer of the season

Box Score: Jeremy Rodriguez*  SS 0 for 3; 2 runs; 3 walks; Trey Snyder  2B 1 for 4; 1 run; 2 RBIs; 1 walk; 3 Ks; Colin Houck  3B 1 for 3; HR; 1 run; 4 RBIs; 1 walk; 1 K; Corey Collins  DH 0 for 3; 1 RBI; 2 walks; 1 K; Daiverson Gutierrez  C 1 for 3; HR; 1 run; 1 RBI; 2 walks; 1 K; Nick Roselli*  LF 0 for 4; 1 RBI; 1 walk; 2 Ks; Simon Juan  RF 1 for 4; 1 run; 1 walk; 2 Ks; Yohairo Cuevas*  1B 1 for 5; 1 run; 2 Ks; Yonatan Henriquez#  CF 3 for 4; double; 2 runs; 1 walk; 1 K; Edgar Moreta   3 innings; 6 runs; 5 ERs; 3 hits; 3 walks; 5 Ks; Brett Banks   1.2 innings; no runs; 2 hits; 1 K; Josh Blum   1.1 innings; no runs; 1 K; Ernesto Mercedes  (L, 0-1) 1.1 innings; 4 runs; 4 ERs; 4 hits; 3 Ks; Hunter Hodges   0.2 inning; 1 run; 1 ER; 2 hits; 1 K; 

By Adam MacDonald, St. Lucie Mets Broadcaster

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (May 13, 2025) – The St. Lucie Mets lost their fifth straight game as the Daytona Tortugas won a series-opening thriller 11-9 on Tuesday night at Jackie Robinson Ballpark.

 

Daytona’s Esmith Pineda hit a grand slam off Edgar Moreta in the first inning and the Tortugas built a 6-0 lead through three innings.

 

The Mets got on the board in the fourth inning on a solo home run by Daiverson Gutierrez to make it 6-1. The Mets had a big chance in the fifth inning with the bases loaded and no outs but could only muster one run on a sac fly by Colin Houck to make it 6-2.

 

Finally the Mets broke through in the seventh inning when Houck launched a towering three-run homer that cut the Mets deficit to 6-5.

 

However, Daytona scored three runs off reliever Ernesto Mercedes in the bottom of the seventh. Bernard Moon hit a two-run double and Pineda lofted a sac fly to make it 9-5.

 

The Mets were undeterred. They scored four runs in the top of the eighth against a leaky Daytona bullpen to tie the game 9-9. Trey Snyder belted a two-run single and Corey Collins and Nick Roselli worked bases loaded walks.

 

However, the Tortugas had another answer in the bottom of the eighth. Luis Reyes hit a one-out triple against Mercedes and Sammy Stafura followed with a go-ahead RBI double off Hunter Hodges to make it 10-9. Stafura would go on to score on RBI single by Kyle Henley for a 11-9 lead.

 

Trent Hodgdon pitched a perfect ninth inning to close out the game for Daytona and get the win.

 

Yonatan Henriquez went 3 for 4 with a double and a walk for the Mets from the No. 9 spot.

 

Jeremy Rodriguez walked three times. Houck went 1 for 3 with the homer, a walk and four RBI.

 

The Mets drew 12 walks on the night but finished just 2 for 12 with runners in scoring position.

 

The Mets (17-17) and Tortugas (16-18) play the second game of their series at Jackie Robinson Ballpark on Wednesday. First pitch is scheduled for 6:35 p.m.

Daiverson Gutierrez gets us on the board! pic.twitter.com/Boh5KddC6c

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HOUCK! 1 RUN GAME! pic.twitter.com/V60Dt5qBlD

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Snyder keeps the rally going! pic.twitter.com/RA6FOQamnT

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