Cardinals' Win Streak Snapped at Eight Games with 4-2 Loss to Jupiter Thursday Night
JUPITER, FL – The Palm Beach Cardinals (9-3) had their eight-game win streak snap as they fell to the Jupiter Hammerheads (3-8) by a final score of 4-2 in game three of the first “Duel of the Dean” on Thursday night at Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium. The Cardinals took an
JUPITER, FL – The Palm Beach Cardinals (9-3) had their eight-game win streak snap as they fell to the Jupiter Hammerheads (3-8) by a final score of 4-2 in game three of the first “Duel of the Dean” on Thursday night at Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium.
The Cardinals took an early lead in the bottom of the second inning when Luis Pino lined a single to right field which scored Chase Heath as Palm Beach took a 1-0 lead.
The Hammerheads responded in the top of the third inning when Julio Henriquez led off with a single, and Carter Johnson drove home Henriquez with a RBI double to right field. Later in the inning with two outs, Andrew Salas drove in Johnson with an RBI single to give Jupiter the 2-1 lead.
In a back-and-forth ball game, the Cardinals capitalized on a Jupiter mistake. In the bottom of the fourth inning, Yordalin Peña led off reaching on an error to get to second base. After the next two batters got out, Cameron Nickens got Peña across home plate with a bloop RBI single to left field to tie the game at 2-2.
Palm Beach starting pitcher Cade Crossland finished his night with a career-high 4 2/3 innings pitched and allowed the two runs on five hits and one walk while he tallied six strikeouts in a no-decision. Antoni Cuello finished the top of the fifth inning with a strikeout for his only batter faced on the mound.
Jupiter starting pitcher Julio Mendez (W, 1-0) finished his start with a season-high five innings and allowed two runs (one earned) on four hits and struck out six Cardinals hitters.
In the top of the sixth inning, Jupiter once again got the lead against new Palm Beach pitcher Jake Shelagowski (L, 1-1). With one out, Salas hit his second single of the game and advanced to second base on a throwing error from Peña. With two outs, Jake McCutcheon broke his bat on an RBI single to score Salas and the Hammerheads took a 3-2 lead.
Jupiter had another scoring chance in the top of the seventh inning. The Hammerheads loaded the bases with no outs, but Shelagowski struck out the first hitter he faced. Carter Johnson followed hit a sacrifice fly to left to score a run, making it 4-2 in favor of Jupiter, but Nickens threw out Emilio Barraras trying to move to third to end the inning.
In the bottom of the seventh inning, Brayden Smith was on second base and Ryan Weingartner lined a single to left field. However, Andres Valor threw out Smith at home plate from left field for an outfield assist to prevent the Cardinals from scoring in the frame.
A half inning later in the top of the eighth, Salas hit a fly ball to center field but Peña fired a strike to home plate for the outfield assist to prevent another run from scoring.
The Cardinals trailed 4-2 entering the bottom of the ninth inning. Jupiter relief pitcher Ramon Sanchez entered the game with one runner on and one out and issued two walks to load the bases and put the tying run on second base. However, Peña struck out and Jupiter manager Kyle Stahlberg pulled Sanchez in favor of Samuel Carpio (S, 2). With the tying run at second base and the winning run at first base, Carpio struck out Alex Birge as the eight-game win streak came to an end with Palm Beach suffering the 4-2 defeat.
Despite Jupiter committing a season-high four errors and Palm Beach going 3-for-11 with runners in scoring position, the Cardinals left 11 men on base and only recorded six hits with none going for extra bases. Ryan Weingartner led the offense after he went 2-for-3 with a walk and a hit-by-pitch.
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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.