Home runs by De Andrade and Neuse power Mighty Mussels’ comeback win

FORT MYERS – Danny De Andrade and Dylan Neuse blasted a pair of titanic two-run homers Tuesday to propel the Mighty Mussels to a 6-5 comeback victory over the St Lucie Mets at Hammond Stadium

The Mussels (26-20) have now won six consecutive series openers and have launched a league-leading 38 homers In the process, the Mets’ season-high three-game winning streak was snapped

With St Lucie (13-32) leading 3-0 in the bottom of the fourth, Major League rehabber Gilberto Celestino singled to right to open the frame De followed with a majestic blast that kn off the facing of the signage on the l field scoreboard The blast traveled 415 feet, left the bat at 104 7 miles per hour, and cut the deficit to one run

In the top of the sixth inning, Jac R e i m e r w a l k e d t o o p e n t h e i n n i n g . A f t e r h e advanced to second on a balk, Vincent Perozo scorched a double down the right-field line to bring home the run and give St Lucie a 4-2 advantage

Still trailing by two in the bottom of the same frame, Mussels second baseman Mikey Perez singled to right before stealing second base Later in the inning, Perez took off for third, drawing an errant throw from Perozo As the ball rolled into left field, Perez scored to make it a 4-3 game

Two hitters later, Maddux Houghton served a groundball single to right to place the tying run at first base The next batter was Neuse, who pummeled his first homer of the season to left to give Fort Myers a 5-4 advantage. The ball left his bat at 104 6 miles per hour and traveled a projected distance of 425 feet

With the same score and two outs in the bottom of the seventh, Dillon Tatum reached on a leadoff single and advanced to second on a wild pitch With two outs, Perez cracked a line drive off the wall in left field to score Tatum and give Fort Myers a two-run lead

After the Mets tacked on another run on a passed ball in the eighth, reliever A J Labas slammed the door for the Mussels, tossing 1 1 scoreless innings to secure his first save of the year