Cardinals Fall in Spite of Paniagua Gem
Inohan Paniagua tossed eight scoreless innings and allowed just two baserunners, but the Palm Beach Cardinals were unable to hold on against the Lakeland Flying Tigers at Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium on Tuesday night. The 22-year-old from the Dominican Republic struck out eight batters, and logged his 100th strikeout of
Inohan Paniagua tossed eight scoreless innings and allowed just two baserunners, but the Palm Beach Cardinals were unable to hold on against the Lakeland Flying Tigers at Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium on Tuesday night.
The 22-year-old from the Dominican Republic struck out eight batters, and logged his 100th strikeout of 2022 in the third inning. The reigning Florida State League Pitcher of the Week and St. Louis Cardinals Minor League Pitcher of the Month allowed just one hit, hit one batter, and walked none in a no-decision. He improved his league-best ERA (1.97), WHIP (0.93) and strikeout (105) total while remaining tied for first in wins (six).
100 K for Paniagua!
— Palm Beach Cardinals (@GoPBCardinals) July 12, 2022
Our starter hit the century mark for strikeouts in 2022 in the 3rd inning, and currently leads the Florida State League in that metric!
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Elite. Eight.
— Palm Beach Cardinals (@GoPBCardinals) July 13, 2022
Paniagua has allowed just ✌️ baserunners through 8⃣ frames. The #BeachBirds still lead 1-0 as we head to the home half! pic.twitter.com/XEwdByfSvs
Palm Beach's lone run came in the third, on a Matt Chamberlain sacrifice fly to score Lizandro Espinoza. After Lakeland took the lead in the ninth, Espinoza drew a one-out walk before a double play ended the contest.
The Cardinals are back in action Wednesday night for Game 2 of the series against the Flying Tigers. Tink Hence--the No. 9 overall Cardinals prospect on MLB Pipeline--is slated to start on the mound. It will also be Silver Sluggers Wednesday at the ballpark.
For Tuesday's final box score, click here.