FLORIDA STATE LEAGUE
ST. LUCIE METS AT LAKELAND FLYING TIGERS
09/02/2114
 
FLORIDA STATE LEAGUE
ST. LUCIE METS AT LAKELAND FLYING TIGERS
GAME ID: 9039 - SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 2ND , 2114 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
St. Lucie Mets (60-78) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 8 0
Lakeland Flying Tigers (84-53) 0 3 0 0 1 0 4 0 X 8 12 0
Flying Tigers Chop Down Mets, 8-3
The Lakeland Flying Tigers trumped the St. Lucie Mets, 8-3, at Joker Marchant Stadium. Lakeland third baseman John Evans was terrific. He was 2 for 4 with a home run, while adding 4 RBI and scoring once. Andy Howard picked up the win, improving his season record to 6-2. He struck out 4 in 6 innings. The save went to Ryan Aaron, his 7th this season.

With Lakeland leading 4-2 in the bottom of the seventh, Evans batted against St. Lucie pitcher Danny Gonzalez. Evans hit a fastball to left-center for a grand slam home run. His 7th home run of the season put the Flying Tigers on top, 8-2.

"It's nice to step up when your team needs you," said Evans.

Lakeland is 84-53 and St. Lucie, with the loss, 60-78.
ST. LUCIE BATTING LINESCORE LAKELAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Rainmayr 2B 4 2 2 0 1 1 0 .320 0 1
T. Blaha LF, RF 4 0 2 0 1 1 2 .274 0 4
E. Knight RF 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 .295 1 12
   a-N. Breivogel PH, LF 3 0 1 0 0 0 5 .248 5 13
J. Reed 3B 3 1 0 1 2 1 4 .266 5 40
J. Johnsen CF 5 0 1 0 0 3 5 .256 3 25
T. Cave C 3 0 0 1 0 1 3 .196 1 10
E. Leal DH 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .217 1 5
   b-M. Keilholtz DH 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .241 2 13
J. Bramlett 1B 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .193 1 8
R. Iglsias SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .193 1 24
   c-C. Yelland PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .261 4 19
Totals 34 3 8 3 6 9 27      
a - N. Breivogel pinch hit for E. Knight in the 5th
b - M. Keilholtz inserted as DH in the 8th
c - C. Yelland pinch hit for R. Iglsias in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Bramlett (4, 5th Inning off A. Howard, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: T. Rainmayr 2 , T. Blaha 2 , E. Knight , N. Breivogel , J. Johnsen , J. Bramlett 2
2-out RBI: J. Reed
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: N. Breivogel , J. Reed , J. Johnsen 2 , M. Keilholtz
Sac Fly: T. Cave
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: T. Rainmayr (2) , E. Knight 2 (5)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Rainmayr-Iglsias-Bramlett, Reed-Rainmayr-Bramlett)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
P. Waters 2B 3 1 0 0 2 3 2 .173 0 4
A. Dominguez SS 5 1 2 0 0 0 3 .241 4 19
J. Martin LF 4 1 1 1 0 1 4 .278 1 15
J. Evans 3B 4 1 2 4 0 0 1 .289 7 51
R. Sanchez RF 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 .270 2 25
A. Collins 1B 4 1 1 0 0 0 3 .324 4 34
C. Heatherly DH 4 0 2 1 0 1 0 .254 1 11
E. Delgado C 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .259 4 22
B. Kroll CF 4 2 2 2 0 1 2 .294 7 51
Totals 34 8 12 8 3 7 17      
BATTING
Doubles: R. Sanchez (16, 2nd Inning off J. Stevens, 0 on, 0 outs) , B. Kroll (20, 7th Inning off D. Gonzalez, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: B. Kroll (7, 2nd Inning off J. Stevens, 1 on, 2 outs) , J. Martin (1, 5th Inning off J. Stevens, 0 on, 2 outs) , J. Evans (7, 7th Inning off D. Gonzalez, 3 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: A. Dominguez 2 , J. Martin 4 , J. Evans 5 , R. Sanchez 2 , A. Collins , C. Heatherly 2 , E. Delgado , B. Kroll 6
2-out RBI: J. Martin , J. Evans , B. Kroll
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Dominguez
GIDP: A. Collins , E. Delgado
Hit by Pitch: R. Sanchez
Team LOB: 6
ST. LUCIE PITCHING LINESCORE LAKELAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Stevens L (2-2) 5.1 7 4 4 1 4 2 91 4.25   
B. Comrie 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4.10   
D. Gonzalez 0.2 3 4 4 1 1 1 23 15.43   
B. Catalano 1.1 2 0 0 1 2 0 29 2.53   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Stevens 41
Batters Faced: J. Stevens 23, B. Comrie 2, D. Gonzalez 6, B. Catalano 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Stevens 5-5, B. Comrie 1-1, D. Gonzalez 0-1, B. Catalano 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Stevens 91-58, B. Comrie 4-4, D. Gonzalez 23-11, B. Catalano 29-16
Hit Batsmen: J. Stevens
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Howard W (6-2) 6.0 4 2 2 3 4 0 92 3.25   
R. Aaron SV (7) 3.0 4 1 1 3 5 0 58 3.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Howard 57
Batters Faced: A. Howard 25, R. Aaron 16
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Howard 7-7, R. Aaron 3-1
Pitches - Strikes: A. Howard 92-55, R. Aaron 58-32
WP: A. Howard
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: John Evans
Ballpark: Joker Marchant Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (79 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 8 mph
Start Time: 3:05 PM ET
Time: 3:30
Attendance: 8391
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