Mets 7, Hammerheads 6 — Box Score & Recap (9/1/2026)

 

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Final: Mets 7, Hammerheads 6

Player of the Game: Ryan Tayman

The St. Lucie Mets defeated the Jupiter Hammerheads, 7-6, at Clover Park on Tuesday, September 1, 2026. Ryan Tayman went 1-for-3 with a home run and 3 RBI to lead the way. Zack Mack (9-2) earned the win; Kifraidy Encarnacion took the loss; Miguel Mejias (6) picked up the save.

Line Score

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
JUP	0	1	1	1	0	0	3	0	0	6	7	2
SLU	1	2	0	0	0	0	3	1	X	7	5	2

Jupiter Hammerheads Batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
Jacob Lombard SS	5	0	0	0	0	4	.194
Wessley Roberson CF	3	2	2	1	2	1	.400
Echedry Vargas 1B	5	1	2	2	0	2	.320
Luis Arana 2B	4	1	0	0	1	1	.250
Andres Valor RF	5	0	0	0	0	2	.214
PJ Morlando DH	4	1	1	1	0	2	.209
Carlos Sanchez C	4	1	2	0	1	0	.237
Luis Cova PR	0	0	0	0	0	0	.193
Jake McCutcheon LF	1	0	0	0	4	1	.212
Eric Guevara 3B	3	0	0	0	1	2	.205
Totals	34	6	7	4	9	15

HR: Echedry Vargas  |  2B: PJ Morlando, Carlos Sanchez

St. Lucie Mets Batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
Bruin Agbayani 2B	4	1	1	0	0	3	.267
Dylan Carey 2B	1	0	0	0	0	0	.145
Ryan Tayman C	3	2	1	3	1	2	.290
Boston Baro SS	4	0	0	0	0	1	.227
Kuhio Aloy LF	2	1	0	0	2	2	.200
Yovanny Rodriguez DH	2	1	1	0	2	0	.221
Julio Zayas 1B	4	0	0	0	0	3	.246
Jeremy Rodriguez 3B	4	0	0	0	0	1	.219
Jack Toomey RF	3	1	1	1	1	1	.276
Branny De Oleo CF	2	1	1	2	2	1	.242
Totals	29	7	5	6	8	14

HR: Ryan Tayman  |  2B: Bruin Agbayani, Jack Toomey, Branny De Oleo

Jupiter Hammerheads Pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Dameivi Tineo	5.0	2	3	2	3	10	2.94
Samuel Carpio	1.2	1	1	1	1	3	5.31
Janero Miller	0.1	2	2	2	0	0	28.50
Kifraidy Encarnacion (L)	0.2	0	1	1	4	1	5.40
Jonawel Valdez	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	7.71

St. Lucie Mets Pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Irving Cota	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0.00
Roberto Pena	2.1	4	3	3	3	2	11.57
Tyler McLoughlin	0.2	0	0	0	2	2	9.00
Dillon Stiltner	2.0	0	0	0	1	3	13.50
Candido Cuevas	0.2	1	3	3	2	2	12.71
Zack Mack (W)	1.1	1	0	0	1	2	2.98
Miguel Mejias (SV)	1.0	1	0	0	0	2	3.35

Pitches-strikes: Tineo 91-55; Carpio 34-20; Miller 7-4; Encarnacion 28-9; Valdez 1-1; Cota 13-10; Pena 54-34; McLoughlin 26-12; Stiltner 30-17; Cuevas 24-9; Mack 25-19; Mejias 16-10

Scoring Plays

B1: Boston Baro grounds out, shortstop Jacob Lombard to first baseman Echedry Vargas. (JUP 0, SLU 1)

T2: PJ Morlando doubles (12) on a sharp ground ball to right fielder Jack Toomey, deflected by first baseman Julio Zayas. Luis Arana scores. (JUP 1, SLU 1)

B2: Jack Toomey doubles (1) on a line drive to center fielder Wessley Roberson. Yovanny Rodriguez scores. (JUP 1, SLU 2)

B2: Branny De Oleo doubles (14) on a line drive to right fielder Andres Valor. Jack Toomey scores. (JUP 1, SLU 3)

T3: Andres Valor grounds out, shortstop Boston Baro to first baseman Julio Zayas. (JUP 2, SLU 3)

T4: Wessley Roberson walks. Carlos Sanchez scores. Jake McCutcheon to 3rd. Eric Guevara to 2nd. (JUP 3, SLU 3)

T7: Echedry Vargas homers (26) on a line drive to left field. Wessley Roberson scores. (JUP 5, SLU 3)

T7: Eric Guevara strikes out swinging. (JUP 6, SLU 3)

B7: Ryan Tayman homers (3) on a fly ball to left field. Branny De Oleo scores. Bruin Agbayani scores. (JUP 6, SLU 6)

B8: Branny De Oleo walks. Kuhio Aloy scores. Yovanny Rodriguez to 3rd. Jack Toomey to 2nd. (JUP 6, SLU 7)

Statcast

Top Exit Velocity

Batter	Result	MPH
Echedry Vargas	Home Run	114.0
Ryan Tayman	Home Run	106.7
Yovanny Rodriguez	Single	106.4
Eric Guevara	Forceout	103.6
Carlos Sanchez	Double	103.2

Top Distances

Batter	Result	FT
Ryan Tayman	Home Run	393
Echedry Vargas	Home Run	369
Carlos Sanchez	Double	361
Luis Arana	Lineout	318
Yovanny Rodriguez	Flyout	299

Top Pitch Velocity

Pitcher	Pitch	MPH
Kifraidy Encarnacion	Sinker	99.6
Kifraidy Encarnacion	Sinker	99.6
Kifraidy Encarnacion	Sinker	99.5
Kifraidy Encarnacion	Sinker	99.5
Kifraidy Encarnacion	Sinker	99.3

Swing & Misses

Pitcher	#
Dameivi Tineo	18
Candido Cuevas	4
Samuel Carpio	4
Irving Cota	3
Kifraidy Encarnacion	3

Home Runs — Statcast

Home Run	Exit Velo	Distance
Echedry Vargas (off Candido Cuevas)	114.0 mph	369 ft
Ryan Tayman (off Janero Miller)	106.7 mph	393 ft

Pitchers — Max Velo / Max EV Against

Pitcher	Max Velo	Max EV	Whiffs
Dameivi Tineo	96.4	89.9	18
Roberto Pena	96.4	103.2	2
Samuel Carpio	93.9	106.4	4
Dillon Stiltner	95.2	103.6	3
Kifraidy Encarnacion	99.6	64.7	3
Tyler McLoughlin	95.0	—	2
Zack Mack	93.8	88.1	2
Candido Cuevas	95.5	114.0	4
Miguel Mejias	99.2	93.2	2
Irving Cota	94.7	78.0	3
Janero Miller	90.8	106.7	0
Jonawel Valdez	80.5	68.8	0

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