St. Lucie Mets Game Recap: St-L Mets Rally Past Hammerheads Again for 8th Straight Win

Randy Guzman, Photo courtesy of  the St. Lucie Mets

 

St. Lucie beats Jupiter 10-5, scores in double figures in all three games in series

Box Score: Rafael Ortega*: RF 2 for 4; 1 run; 2 RBIs; 1 K; 1 double; Mitch Voit: 2B 0 for 2; 1 run; 1 walk; 1 K; Trey Snyder: 2B 0 for 0; 1 RBI; 1 walk; Jeremy Rodriguez*: SS 0 for 3; 1 run; 1 RBI; 1 walk; 1 K; Trace Willhoite: DH 0 for 3; 1 RBI; 1 walk; 2 Ks; Randy Guzman: 1B 3 for 5; 3 RBIs; 1 double; 1 SB; Vincent Perozo*: C 1 for 4; 1 run; 1 walk; 1 K; Simon Juan: CF 1 for 5; 2 runs; 1 RBI; 1 K; 1 HR; Sam Robertson: SS 0 for 2; Kevin Villavicencio: 3B 1 for 3; 1 run; Chase Meggers: C 1 for 2; 2 runs; 1 walk; Yonatan Henriquez#: LF 0 for 1; 1 run; 1 walk; Jose Guevara:  4 innings; 5 runs; 5 ERs; 3 hits; 2 walks; 3 Ks; Ernesto Mercedes:  1.2 innings; no runs; 1 hit; 2 walks; 1 K; Layonel Ovalles: (W, 2-0) 2.2 innings; no runs; 2 hits; 1 K; Estarlin Escalante:  0.2 inning; no runs; 1 hit;

By Adam MacDonald, St. Lucie Mets Broadcaster

JUPITER, Fla. (July 31, 2025) – The St. Lucie Mets overcame another multi-run deficit in the seventh inning to snag a 10-5 win over the Jupiter Hammerheads on Thursday night at Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium. The Mets completed the three-game sweep and won their eighth consecutive game.

 

Jupiter’s PJ Morlando hit a three-run homer in the third inning to break a 2-2 tie and put the Hammerheads up 5-2. That score held until the Mets mounted a comeback in the seventh inning. Trey Snyder hit a sac fly to make it 5-3, then Randy Guzman tied the game 5-5 with a two-out, two-run single.

 

The Mets scored four runs on just one hit in the eighth inning as the Hammerheads melted down. Vincent Perozo hit a leadoff single against reliever Michael Perez. The Mets then hit two ground balls in a row to Ian Lewis at third base. Lewis made an error on each. The second error off Kevin Villavicencio’s bat resulted in Perozo scoring to give the Mets a 6-5 lead.

 

Rafael Ortega hit a sac fly to push the lead to 7-5. Jeremy Rodriguez worked a bases loaded walk off Baulio Salas to force in a run that made it 8-5. Trace Willhoite capped the inning with a long sac fly for a 9-5 lead.

 

Simon Juan put a stamp on the night offensively with a home run in the ninth to make the lead 10-5. It was Juan’s seventh home run of the season.

 

The Mets scored in double figures in all three games in the series. They outscored the Hammerheads 22-0 from the sixth inning onward over the course of the three games.

 

The Mets went 17-6 in July. It was their highest winning percentage in a full month of baseball since the team went 20-4 in April of 2012. The Mets were 13-2 on the road this July.

 

Guzman led all hitters by going 3 for 5 with a double and three RBI.

 

Mitch Voit, the Mets first round draft pick from Michigan, went 0 for 2 with a walk, strikeout and a run scored in his professional debut. He played five innings at second base.

 

Sam Robertson, the Mets 17^th round draft pick from Northwest Shoals CC, went 0 for 2 in his pro debut. He played five innings at shortstop.

 

Chase Meggers, signed by the Mets out of Oregon after the draft, was 1 for 2 with a single, walk and two runs in his pro debut. Meggers caught seven innings.

 

Ortega was 2 for 4 with a double and two RBI as he continues his MiLB rehab assignment.

 

Mets starter Jose Guevara was charged with five runs on three hits over 4.0 innings. After surrendering the three-run homer to Morlando, Guevara retired the final five batters he faced.

 

Layonel Ovalles pitched 2.2 scoreless innings of relief to get the win.

 

Jupiter starter Liomar Martinez received a no-decision after holding the Mets to two runs and four hits over 5.1 innings.

 

The Mets (23-9, 57-40) return to Clover Park on Friday to start a four-game, three-day series against the Daytona Tortugas. First pitch Friday is 6:10 p.m. All veterans and active duty military members receive free admission. Kids can run the bases after the game.

Chase Meggers with his first pro hit! pic.twitter.com/No5X9hnZnl

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Randy Guzman! His 3rd RBI of the night to tie the game! pic.twitter.com/vVsxJW5cb2

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Kevin Villavicencio for the lead! pic.twitter.com/qawgk79c48

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Simon Juan with his 7th home run of the season, and it's another 10 runs for the Mets! pic.twitter.com/YVWLexGeX8

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