PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. (Interstat) — The St. Lucie Mets erased an early four-run deficit with a relentless offensive display to defeat the Dunedin Blue Jays 11-4 on Saturday evening in the first game of a doubleheader at Clover Park.

Dunedin struck quickly as Yorman Licourt hit a two-run homer in the first inning, part of a three-run frame. St. Lucie responded with one run in the first, three in the second and scored in each of the next three innings to pull away. The Mets sent 10 batters to the plate during a four-run fifth.

Winning pitcher Tyler McLoughlin provided 2 2/3 innings of scoreless relief for St. Lucie. Licourt finished 2 for 2 with two RBIs for Dunedin. Attendance was 2,732. The game lasted 2 hours, 18 minutes. Both teams moved to 4-4.