PORT ST. LUCIE – The St. Lucie Mets overcame five errors and 10 walks to beat the Lakeland Flying Tigers 5-4 in the series opener between the teams on Tuesday night at Clover Park.
Mets second baseman and first round draft pick Mitch Voit made several stellar defensive plays to help the team erase the errors and walks. Voit recorded an unassisted double play with the bases loaded in the first inning to keep the Mets down just 1-0. He made a sliding catch in foul ground down the right field line in the second inning. He turned a 4-3 double play capped by a jump throw to first base in the third inning. He also made a diving catch to his left and a backhanded play over the second base bag for an out.
Mets third baseman and third round draft pick Antonio Jimenez went 1 for 2 with three RBI. Jimenez hit sac flies in the first and fifth innings. He then broke a 4-4 tie with a two-out, RBI single in the seventh inning off Eric Silva to give the Mets a 5-4 lead…