McCann’s two homers power Tarpons past Mets
PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. (Interstat) — David McCann homered twice and drove in seven runs to lead the Tampa Tarpons to a 10-3 victory over the St. Lucie Mets on Saturday afternoon at Clover Park.
McCann, who went 3 for 4 with a two-run homer in the eighth and a three-run homer in the ninth, sparked a six-run eighth inning that broke open a one-run game. Tampa trailed 3-1 entering the eighth before scoring six runs on two errors, McCann’s first homer and a single.
Tyler Boudreau started and allowed three earned runs on five hits with four strikeouts over six innings. Jose M. Rodriguez earned the win, pitching a scoreless ninth with two strikeouts to improve to 3-0.
Simon Juan homered and drove in two runs for St. Lucie, and Chase Meggers had two hits and an RBI. Conner Ware took the loss, falling to 1-7.
The Tarpons improved to 46-34. The Mets dropped to 35-43. Attendance was 1,079, and the game lasted 2 hours, 50 minutes.