Cardinals Down Bradenton 8-5 on Thursday Night

JUPITER, FL – The Palm Beach Cardinals (5-1, 38-34) beat the Bradenton Marauders (2-4, 33-38) by a final score of 8-5 on Thursday night at Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium.

For the first time this week, both teams were scoreless through the first inning. In the top of the second off Palm Beach starting pitcher Jack Martinez, Bradenton took the lead with a solo home run from Eddie Rynders to give the Marauders a 1-0 lead.

The Cardinals immediately responded in the bottom of the second inning. Ian Petrutz blasted a solo home run to center field, the second of his rehab assignment with Palm Beach, to tie the game at 1-1.

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— Palm Beach Cardinals (@GoPBCardinals) June 25, 2026

In the top of the third inning, the Marauders retook the lead when Eddie King Jr. hit an RBI single to center field. Martinez stranded the bases loaded to prevent further damage.

However, Palm Beach answered with four runs in the bottom of the third inning. Ryan Weingartner hit an RBI double to start the scoring against Bradenton starting pitcher Jaiker Garcia (L, 0-4). Garcia later balked in a run to give the Cardinals their first lead. Yordalin Peña broke his bat on an RBI double down the right field line and Petrutz smacked an RBI double down the left field line as the Cardinals took a 5-2 lead after three innings.

Martinez went just 3 2/3 innings pitched in his start and allowed two runs, four hits, one home run, two walks, one hit-by-pitch, and struck out seven hitters in a no-decision. Jesus Garcia (W, 2-0) was the first Palm Beach pitcher out of the bullpen and finished the fourth inning.

In the bottom of the fourth, the Cardinals added a run to their lead thanks to an opposite-field, solo home run from Trevor Haskins, his fifth home run of the year, as Palm Beach took a 6-2 lead after four innings.

The score remained until the bottom of the sixth inning when the Cardinals added to their lead. Chase Heath led off with a single and stole second base. After advancing to third base on a flyout, Heriberto Caraballo hit an RBI single to centerfield to make it a 7-2 Palm Beach lead after six innings.

Garcia was the first man out of the bullpen for Palm Beach and tossed 2 2/3 innings, where he allowed just one run and struck out four hitters.

In the top of the seventh inning, Bradenton scored on a wild pitch by Anthony Watts to make the score 7-3. The Marauders loaded the bases, but Watts struck out Raymond Mola to end the inning.

Bradenton drew closer in the bottom of the eighth inning when Edgleen Perez hit a two-run double to right-center field. However, Palm Beach added an insurance run minutes later with Haskins’ second home run of the game. It was a solo blast that gave the Cardinals an 8-5 lead.

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— Palm Beach Cardinals (@GoPBCardinals) June 26, 2026

Dylan Drissen (Sv, 3) entered for the top of the eighth inning and recorded four outs for the save with two strikeouts. This secured an 8-5 win for Palm Beach.

The Cardinals go into the weekend portion of this six-game series against the Bradenton Marauders with game four on Friday, June 26^th with first pitch scheduled for 6:30 p.m. Click here to purchase your Palm Beach Cardinals tickets.

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Opening in 1998, the 110-acre complex/stadium is specially designed to house two Major League and two Minor League Baseball Teams. The stadium is home to the Miami Marlins and the St. Louis Cardinals for Spring Training. The Florida State League’s Jupiter Hammerheads (Class A Affiliate of the Miami Marlins) and Palm Beach Cardinals (Class A Affiliate of the St. Louis Cardinals) make their home at Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium from April through September. Branded as “America’s Busiest Ballpark,” this year-round facility can accommodate everything from birthday parties to corporate outings to tournaments, while never forgetting that every fan is our most important priority.