Cardinals fall to Tortugas in homestand opener
It was not the homecoming Palm Beach was looking for on Tuesday night as the Cardinals fell to the visiting Daytona Tortugas 5-2. Alex Reyes got the start for Palm Beach for the second time in 2019 and was flashing his pitch speed variation all night. He got two strikeouts
It was not the homecoming Palm Beach was looking for on Tuesday night as the Cardinals fell to the visiting Daytona Tortugas 5-2.
After returning home following a seven game road trip, the Cardinals wasted no time getting on the board in the first inning putting up a two spot on the board.
Off of Reyes, Daytona tied the game at two in the the third on a one-out RBI triple off the bat of
After Reyes departed the game with runners on first and second and one out, CJ Saylor came in relief and immediately induced a fly out to short center field not allowing the runners to advance. With two outs in the frame,
With two outs in the top of the ninth, Daytona scored two insurance runs courtesy of Jonathan India's two-run homer to make it a 5-2 game which would be the eventual final
Palm Beach, who led the league in hitting heading into Tuesday's game, were unable to score at all in the final eight innings, recording just three hits in that span.
Yariel Gonzalez recorded the only multi-hit game for Palm Beach going 2-4. Justin Toerner, Zach Kirtley,
Out of the 'pen, CJ Saylor threw a scoreless inning and
The teams will meet again tomorrow for a 6:30 PM first pitch from Jupiter. Tickets and more info can be found at Rogerdeanchevroletstadium.com