Hald shines on the mound as Cards win 4-2

JUPITER, FL- Cardinals' left hander, Kyle Hald, paved the way for a 4-2 Palm Beach victory Monday afternoon at Roger Dean Stadium.

Hald pieced together one of his best outings of the year, throwing 8 innings while giving up 2 runs on four hits and an error. The Old Dominion University product walked none while collecting two strikeouts along the way. Hald faced a mere 27 batters (3 over the minimum) as he retired 15 straight spanning from the 4th inning to the 8th. All-Star closer, Ronnie Shaban, relieved Hald in the 9th, only to continue the streak with a 1-2-3 inning. Shaban earned his team leading 10th save of the season.

Offensively, Palm Beach captured the lead in the bottom of the seventh. 

Trailing 2-1, catcher Casey Rasmus led off the inning with a single to right. Shortstop Ronny Gil followed with a sac-bunt, advancing Rasumus to second. Colin Walsh was then able to follow through with the game plan, capitalizing on Gil's sacrifice as he knocked Rasmus in with a single. Two batters later, Starlin Rodriguez ripped a double down the left field line, scoring Walsh and providing Palm Beach with a 3-2 lead.

The Cardinals notched a security run in the 8th on timely placed singles by Matt Williams and Casey Rasmus. Fort Meyers was unable to fight their way back, falling 4-2 on the afternoon.

Five Palm Beach batters recorded multi-hit games while the dynamic duo of Hald and Shaban limited the Miracle to only 4 hits on the day.

The two teams will play the last game of a three game series tomorrow, 6:35 p.m. at Roger Dean Stadium. LHP Ryan Sherriff (0-1, 2.70 ERA) is set to throw against LHP Jason Wheeler (6-2, 4.44 ERA).

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WP: Hald (3-6) LP: Tomshaw (2-3) S: Shaban (10)