PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. (Interstat) — The St. Lucie Mets erupted for seven runs in the eighth inning Sunday to beat the Tampa Tarpons 10-5 at Clover Park, snapping a five-game losing streak against their Florida State League rivals.

Tampa jumped ahead with one run in the first, then added three in the fourth on a wild pitch, an Isael Arias RBI single and a sacrifice fly. The Tarpons made it 5-1 with a run in the fifth. St. Lucie pulled within 5-3 in the seventh on a double by Jack Scanlon.

The Mets then sent 11 batters to the plate in the eighth, scoring seven times on four hits, two walks and an error. Francisco Toledo delivered a two-run double, and Taylor Darden added a two-run single. Antonio Jimenez capped the rally with an RBI single.

Ernesto Mercedes (1-2) earned the win with two scoreless innings of relief. Jordarlin Mendoza (2-3) took the loss, allowing four earned runs in two-thirds of an inning. Attendance was 382, and the game lasted 3 hours, 14 minutes.