Hammerheads Fall to Mets 4-1 on Saturday Night

JUPITER, FL – The Jupiter Hammerheads (8-12, 45-41) fell to the St. Lucie Mets (5-13, 38-46) by a final score of 4-1 on Friday night at Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium.

The Mets took the lead in the top of the first inning against Jupiter’s starting pitcher Walin Castillo (L, 1-7). Elian Pena led off the game with a single off the wall and Mike Tauchman, on a Major League rehab assignment, lined a double into right-center field to put St. Lucie ahead 1-0.

The next hitter, Trey Snyder, blasted his first home run of the season over the left field wall to put St. Lucie on top 3-0.

In the top of the third inning, Julio Zayas hit a solo home run to left field to give St. Lucie a 4-0 lead.

Emilio Obispo (W, 4-2) started the game for St. Lucie and tossed five shutout innings. He struck out six Hammerheads and allowed three walks and four hits.

Despite the rocky first inning, Castillo worked into the sixth inning. He finished 5 2/3 innings with four strikeouts with just one run allowed in his last 4 2/3 innings of work.

Engel Peralta was the first man out of the Jupiter bullpen and threw 2 1/3 shutout innings where he struck out two hitters. Samuel Carpio followed and pitched a clean top of the ninth inning.

Jupiter’s only run of the game was created by Andres Valor. In the bottom of the eighth inning, he beat out an infield single and advanced on a throwing error. One hitter later, he stole third base and scored when the throw trickled into left field, which cut the Mets’ lead to 4-1.

However, the Hammerheads could not score in the bottom of the ninth inning against Elwis Mijares (SV, 2) and fell 4-1.

The finale of this six-game series between Jupiter and St. Lucie takes place on Sunday, July 12 with first pitch scheduled for 12:00 p.m. Click here to purchase your Jupiter Hammerheads tickets.

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About Jupiter Stadium, LTD:

Opening in 1998, the 110-acre complex/stadium is specially designed to house two Major League and two Minor League Baseball Teams. The stadium is home to the Miami Marlins and the St. Louis Cardinals for Spring Training. The Florida State League’s Jupiter Hammerheads (Class A Affiliate of the Miami Marlins) and Palm Beach Cardinals (Class A Affiliate of the St. Louis Cardinals) make their home at Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium from April through September. Branded as “America’s Busiest Ballpark,” this year-round facility can accommodate everything from birthday parties to corporate outings to tournaments, while never forgetting that every fan is our most important priority.