Miami Palms Blog

Catcher Eddie Black struggled at either end of the season, but his 15 game hitting streak in the middle of the month was a huge reason that the offense was as explosive as it was. Sure, there was ample support, notably from Jaspero Gonzalez who always seems to be on base, but Black not only strung together an extensive streak, it was a streak where every game seemed to have multiple hits off the bat of the young catcher. The team definitely hopes to get a little more support from his rotation this month. Can Eddie work his magic calling games too?

Each team hit three home runs in this game, mostly from nontypical home run sources. The Orioles received the blasts from Matt Wieters, Julio Lugo and Corey Patterson, while the Palms saw long balls off the bats of Randy Winn, Martin Prado and Ryan Henning. Henning isn't as surprising this season. What is surprising is that he is tied atop the team leaderboard for home runs, with 9. The Palms managed to double up the Orioles three times. 3b Prado 3-6 2R SS Gonzalez 3-6 2R RF Sohn 3-4 BB C Black 1-5 LF Sadan 1-5 K 2b Henning 1-5 R 1b Fields 0-4 BB R 2K CF Crisp 2-3 2BB 3R 2b Gonzalez (12) Crisp (10) 3b Sohn (2) HR Prado (5) Winn (4) Henning (9) RBI Prado 3 (25) Gonzalez (28) Sohn 3(38) Black (35) Winn 2 (16) Henning (26) Pitcher W-L S IP H R ER BB SO HR Vazquez W 6-2 9 14 4 4 0 8 3 Player of the Game: Martin Prado 24-28 10.5GB

Troy Munoz had one of his best outings of the season, going 8 strong with 7 strikeouts and allowing only two runs, both on Carlos Pena sacrifices. James Shields was better, however, holding the Palms scoreless to come back to earn the series split in Tampa. They head to Baltimore for a three game set starting tomorrow. LF Sadan 2-4 2K RF Crisp 0-4 CF Sohn 1-4 SS Gonzalez 1-4 2b Henning 0-4 K 1b Dupont 1-4 DH Winn 1-4 3b Fields 1-2 BB C Santos 0-3 GIDP 2b Gonzalez (11) Winn (11) Pitcher W-L S IP H R ER BB SO HR Munoz L 2-5 8 7 2 2 3 7 0 Player of the Game: Jamie Shields 23-28, 11GB

The Palms offense could be one for the ages. They have 257 runs this year, good for 4th in the league and not too far behind their division rivals New York, Boston and Toronto, all of whom have 260. Even then, they haven't driven in runs as effectively as one might hope, stranding 374 runners. Their batting average as a team is over .300, on pace for the best in the modern era, and 7 regular starters are hitting at or above .300. Clearly, this is not why they are 4 games below .500. Instead, their atrocious pitching thus far is to blame. Even typically reliable Troy Munoz has struggled with his ERA well above 5.00. Making matters worse has been the porous bullpen. Dennis Sarfate has the best ERA at 3.62, and the team has often let games get away late. The pitching staff needs an infusion of talent or for the current roster to shape up. The offense is definitely pulling their weight.

After a few days of excellent pitching, everything fell apart. The Rays scored 7 off of Dave Balierough in the first 2 innings, which was more than enough for the Rays. They added 6 more against the bullpen for good measure. Evan Longoria hit two home runs for the Rays . LF Sadan 2-5 R SS Gonzalez 2-4 HBP R CF Sohn 2-5 DH Black 0-5 2b Henning 1-5 K 1b Dupont 1-5 K RF Winn 3-5 R 3b Prado 2-4 2R K C Santos 2-4 R 2b Sadan (8) Sohn (10) Dupont (9) Prado (12) HR Winn (3) RBI Sadan 2 (29) Gonzalez (27) Sohn (35) Dupont (28) Winn (14) Pitcher W-L S IP H R ER BB SO HR Balieroough L 2-6 2 9 7 7 1 0 2 Sarfate 1 3 2 2 0 1 1 McLoughlin 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 Gonsales 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 Johnston 2 2 3 3 1 1 1 Player of the Game: Evan Longoria 23-27 11GB

Aside from a few very productive innings, the Palms were stymied at the plate. Of course, in the 5th, when they scored three runs on a Josh Fields home run, and again in the 8th when they scored 6. The Palms batted around in each of those innings, adding two more in the 7th. They took 7 walks from an erratic Tampa pitching staff, who somehow managed to walk Billy Dupont for only the second time this season. The team has secured at least a split with the Rays over the weekend. LF Sadan 2-6 R SS Janish 1-4 2BB R 2K CF Crisp 1-3 3BB R RF Sohn 3-6 2K R C Black 1-4 SAC R SS Gonzalez 2-5 R 2K 1b Dupont 3-4 BB R 3b Prado 1-5 2R DH Fields 1-4 BB 2R K 2b Sadan (7) Dupont (8) HR Fields (1) RBI Crisp 2 (17) Sohn (34) Black 3 (34) Gonzalez (26) Dupont (27) Fields 3 (10) Pitcher W-L S IP H R ER BB SO HR Chastanet W 6-2 7 9 5 5 1 5 2 Gonsales 1 2/3 5 4 4 0 3 1 Carlyle S 10 1...

After Manny Parra tweaked his hamstring in the 4th inning on a Ben Zobrist ground ball, the bullpen came in and swept the Rays away, allowing only one run to the potent Rays offense. On offense, the Palms got a two run homer from Ryan Henning and two RBI from Frank Sohn and Martin Prado on separate occasions to take the first game of this 4 game set with their cross state rivals. After 14 games with hits, Eddie Black is now hitless in his last two. LF Sadan 0-5 K SS Gonzalez 2-4 BB R K CF Crisp 1-5 RF Sohn 3-5 R C Black 0-5 2b Henning 3-5 2R 1b Dupont 3-5 R DH Winn 2-5 3b Prado 2-4 BB 2R 2K 2b Sohn (9) Henning (8) Dupont (8) Prado (11) HR Henning (8) RBI Crisp (15) Sohn 2 (33) Henning 2 (25) Prado 2 (22) Pitcher W-L S IP H R ER BB SO HR Parra 4 1/3 5 2 2 3 7 0 Gonsales W 2-2 1 2/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 Schoppe 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 Sarfate 2 ...

The Palms had the lead through most of this game, however in the 8th inning, the Yankees took a 6-5 lead after Javier Vazquez loaded the bases and Don Schoppe allowed all of his inherited runners to score. The Palms came back and scored a run on a Frank Sohn RBI single, however it was for naught as the first 4 batters for the Yankees reached in the bottom of the 9th, meaning a walk off winner off the bat of rookie Kevin Russo. Adding insult to injury, Eddie Black saw his 14 game hitting streak come to an end with an abysmal 0-5 outing with 3 strikeouts LF Sadan 1-5 K SS Gonzalez 2-5 CF Crisp 0-3 2 BB RF Sohn 2-5 C Black 0-5 3K 2b Henning 2-4 1b Dupont 1-4 2R DH Winn 2-4 2R 3b Prado 2-4 2R 2b Gonzalez (10) Prado (10) HR Winn (2) RBI Gonzalez 2 (25) Sohn (31) Winn 2 (13) Prado (20) Pitcher W-L S IP H R ER BB SO HR Vazquez 7 12 6 6 2 5 1 Schoppe L 0-2 1 5 1 1 1 0 0 Player of...

The Palms took the second of their three game set in New York, thanks to a strong outing from Troy Munoz and a two run blast from Ayoz Sadan, his 5th of the season. Control was an issue for Munoz who walked 4 in 7, but he scattered 5 hits, allowing a home run to Juan Miranda, the only run allowed. LF Sadan 2-5 R SS Gonzalez 2-5 R CF Crisp 1-4 BB C Black 1-5 2b Henning 2-5 1b Dupont 0-4 DH Winn 1-4 K 3b Prado 2-3 BB R RF Tiropez 1-4 K 2b Gonzalez (9) 3b Crisp (5) HR Sadan (5) RBI Sadan 2 (27) Henning (23) Pitcher W-L S IP H R ER BB SO HR Munoz W 2-4 7 5 1 1 4 2 1 Schoppe 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 Carlyle S 9 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 Player of the game: Ayoz Sadan 21-25 11 GB

CC Sabathia shut the Palms down, scattering 6 hits and striking out 4 as the Yankees took the season series opener. Dave Balierough had one of his best starts of the season, however a rocky 2nd saw the Yankees string together 4 hits, including a 2 run single from Marcus Thames. IT was all the Yankees needed. LF Sadan 2-4 SS Gonzalez 1-3 BB CF Crisp 0-4 RF Sohn 0-2 2 BB C Black 1-4 K 2b Henning 0-4 1b Dupont 0-4 DH Winn 0-4 2K 3b Prad0 2-4 K 2b Prado (10) Pitcher W-L S IP H R ER BB SO HR Balierough L 2-5 8 8 3 3 0 2 0 Player of the game: CC Sabathia 20-25 12GB

Eddie Black has been crushing through the middle of May, taking his hitting streak to 13 games. More impressively, he has been doing it with 10 multi hit games in that stretch. Starting tonight (game results will be posted tomorrow) the Palms will be hitting the road for their longest road trip of the season. They will start in New York and spend 16 games on the road with this lengthy road swing. 4 games below 500, such a lengthy trip away from Miami could make or break the Palms' young season. Eddie Black will have ot continue swinging the hot bat if they hope to get back in contention this year.

Cubs unlikely ace Carlos Silva and the Palms' Dallas Chastanet dueled on Sunday afternoon with the key hits triples that eventually led to runs. Orlando Tiropes led off the third with a triple, scoring on a sacrifice grounder from Paul Janish. The Cubs scored both of their runs in the 8th, after a lead off triple by Geovany Soto and a string of hits behind him, including a game winning single from Marlon Byrd. LF Sadan 1-3 BB SS Janish 0-3 SAC CF Crisp 1-4 RF Sohn 1-4 C Black 1-4 K 2b Henning 0-4 GIDP 1b Dupont 2-4 3b Prado 1-4 K DH Tiropez 1-3 R 3b Tiropez (1) RBI Janish (7) Pitcher W-L S IP H R ER BB SO HR Chastanet L 5-2 8 8 2 2 1 1 0 McLoughlin 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 Player of the Game: Carlos Silva 20-24, 12GB

The Cubs jumped on Manny Parra early in this one, including a two run homer from Derrek Lee. They added two more before he finally was extracted in the 5th, replaced by a bullpen that pitched extremely well. Art McLoughlin went 2+ for the win while Buddy Carlyle got his 8th save of the season. Eddie Black extended his hitting streak to 12 games, while Frank Sohn and Ryan Henning added triples, their first of the season. Henning was a home run away from a cycle. LF Sadan 1-5 2K SS Janish 2-4 BB R CF Crisp 1-3 2BB R RF Sohn 3-5 R K C Black 1-4 R SAC 2b Henning 3-5 R 1b Dupont 2-5 DH Winn 1-4 BB 2K 3b Prado 2-4 R K 2b Janish (5) Crisp (9) Henning (7) Prado (9) 3b Sohn (1) Henning (1) RBI Sadan (25) Crisp (14) Sohn (30) Black (31) Henning 2 (22) Prado (19) Pitcher W-L S IP H R ER BB SO HR Parra 4 1/3 7 4 4 3 4 1 McLoughlin W (1-2) 2 2/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 Sarfate 1 ...

The Cubs started interleague play with a bang Friday night as they welcomed the Cubs to Miami. Javier Vazquez had another stellar outing, pitching the complete game and allowing only one run on a solo homer from Xavier Nady in the 9th. The Palms had two homers, however, in Eddie Black's 9th of the season in the second inning, and the big shot of the game, a 6th inning grand slam from Jaspero Gonzalez. The Palms needed little else to earn the first win of the Interleague season. Former Palm Rico Gomez went 0-4 in his return to Miami. 2b Gonzalez 4-5 R SS Janish 1-5 2K CF Crisp 1-5 2K RF Sohn 1-4 C Black 3-4 R 1b Dupont 1-4 R DH Winn 2-4 2R LF Drysdale 1-4 R 3b Fields 0-3 BB 2b Dupont (7) Drysdale (2) 3b Black (1) HR Black (9) Gonzalez (8) RBI Gonzalez 5 (23) Janish (6) Black (30) Pitcher W-L S IP H R ER BB SO HR Vazquez W 5-2 9 6 1 1 3 8 1 Player of the Game: Jaspero Gonzalez 19-23 11GB

It was a tight game until the 8th inning when at 11, Troy Munoz finally broke down, allowing a pair of lead off doubles to Ben Zobrist and Evan Longoria. Carlos Pena followed with a 2 run shot to center to take the game to 4-1. The Palms answered with back to back homers from Eddie Black and Ryan Henning. Each team scored another run in the 9th, and the Palms ended the game with men at the corners, but Frank Sohn flew out to left to end the game. LF Sadan 3-5 R SS Gonzalez 1-5 CF Crisp 1-5 RF Sohn 1-5 C Black 2-4 R 2b Henning 1-4 R DH Winn 0-3 BB K 3b Prado 2-4 1b Fields 0-3 BB K 2b Black (14) HR Black (8) Henning (7) RBI Crisp (13)Black 2 (29)Henning (20) Pitcher W-L S IP H R ER BB SO HR Munoz L 1-4 7 9 4 4 2 3 1 Schoppe 2 2 1 1 0 0 1 Player of the Game: Carlos Pena 18-23 12GB

The Rays came out of the gates strong against Dave Balierough, scoring t6 runs in the first three innings, including three RBI from Carlos Pena. The bullpen had a decent enough game, allowing only one run, a towering blast that reached the beach in right, again by Pena, this time off of Art McLoughlin. It was the only run the Rays scored off the pen, and it was the deciding run as the Palms were able to score 6 runs to make the game exciting late. Eddie Black collected 3 more hits, bringing his average up to .378, good for highest in the American League. LF Sadan 1-5 SS Gonzalez 2-5 R CF Crisp 0-5 K RF Sohn 1-4 BB 2R C Black 3-4 BB R 2b Henning 0-5 K 1b Dupont 2-4 R DH Winn 3-4 R 3b Prado 1-4 2b Black (13) HR Sohn (9) Winn (1) RBI Sohn 2 (29) Black (27) Dupont (26) Winn 2 (!1) Pitcher W-L S IP H R ER BB SO HR Balierough L 2-4 3 9 6 6 0 1 1 McLoughlin 2 1 1 1 0 2 1 Sch...

For whatever reason, the Palms tend to get good pitching and good hitting in the same game, and fail to take care of business on both sides of the ball in the same games. Today was a game where everything came together. Dallas Chastanet pitched a complete game, and on offense, the Palms managed 15 hits, including a 7 run 2nd which was bookended by home runs from Ryan Henning and Eddie Black. They scored three more on a bases clearing double from Martin Prado in the 5th, giving the Palms the two game split in Baltimore. They return for 5 games at home against the Rays and Cubs starting tonight. LF Sadan 2-4 2bb R SS Gonzalez 1-5 BB R CF Crisp 2-6 RF Sohn 2-5 R C Black 2-4 BB 2R 2b Henning 1-5 R 2K 1b Dupont 2-5 R 3K DH Winn 1-4 BB 2R 3b Prado R 2b Gonzalez (8) Crisp (8) Dupont (6) Winn (10) Prado 2 (8) HR Black (7) Henning (6) RBI Sadan 2 (26) Gonzalez (18) Black 3 (26) Henning (19) Prado 3 (18) Pitcher W-L S IP H R ER BB SO HR Chastanet ...

The Palms had the lead until the instant Manny Parra was pulled. He left with a runner on base and a one out in the 7th inning. On his first pitch, Don Schoppe gave up a two run homer to Nick Markakis. Blake Johnston came in the next inning and compounded problems with a disastrous 8th inning, and Manny Parra's excellent outing was for naught. 3b Prado 2-4 SS Janish 0-4 K CF Crisp 0-4 2R K DH Black 3-4 R 2b Gonzalez 1-4 R K LF Winn 2-4 RF Drysdale 1-4 1b Fields 0-4 3K C Santos 0-4 K 2b Black (12) Gonzalez (7) Winn (10) HR Black (6) RBI Black 3 (23) Winn (9) Pitcher W-L S IP H R ER BB SO HR Parra 6 1/3 8 3 3 2 6 0 Schoppe L 0-1 2/3 4 2 2 0 0 1 Johnston 1 3 3 3 2 0 0 Player of the Game: Nick Markakis 17-21 10GB

The Palms both pitched and hit consistently in this one. Javier Vazquez had a stellar outing, working into the 8th inning allowing only 1 run, while the offense pushed the team average above .300, which is extraordinary, while collecting 16 hits. Eddie Black had 4 of them, including a home run, three RBI and three runs. The team flies to Baltimore for a quick two game set starting tonight. LF Sadan 1-5 R 2K SS Gonzalez 3-5 K CF Crisp 0-4 SAC R RF Sohn 2-5 R K C Black 4-4 3 R 2b Henning 0-4 2K 1b Dupont 3-4 R DH Winn 2-4 R 3b Prado 1-4 R K 2b Sadan (6) Gonzalez (6) Black (11) Dupont (5) HR Black (5) Prado (4) RBI Gonzalez 2 (17) Crisp (12) Black 3 (20) Dupont (25) Winn (8) Prado (15) Pitcher W-L S IP H R ER BB SO HR Vazquez W 4-2 7 2/3 10 1 1 1 11 0 Schoppe 1 1/3 2 3 3 1 0 1 Player of the Game: Eddie Black 17-20 9GB

The bullpen issues returned in this one. Troy Munoz had his first quality start in about a month, but saw the bullpen allow 8 runs. the biggest offender was Art McLoughlin, who didn't retire a batter in allowing 5 runs. Every pitcher that appeared for the Palms allowed at least a run. For the Palms offense, this was another frustrating game, as the Sox allowed them to bat around in the first inning, and the White Sox came back from behind twice to tie or take the lead. Randy Winn finally became the second player for Miami to hit a triple this season. LF Sadan 0-5 K SS Gonzalez 2-5 2R BB CF Crisp 2-5 R RF Sohn 3-5 R C Black 1-4 SAC 2b Henning 0-4 BB GIDP 1b Dupont 2-4 K DH Winn 1-3 BB K GIDP 3b Prado 2-3 BB K 3b Winn (1) RBI Black 2 (17) Henning (18)Dupont (24)Winn (7)Prado (14) Pitcher W-L S IP H R ER BB SO HR Munoz 6 8 3 3 1 3 1 Schoppe BS 1 2 1 1 2 0 0 McLoughli...

In their last playoff victory, the Palms took down the Chicago White Sox in the ALDS. Just like old times, the Palms broke the Southsiders' hearts. Ayoz Sadan led the game off with a home run, and from then on, it was neck and neck. Every time the Sox would score, the Palms would answer in the bottom of the inning, including when Gordon Beckham hit a solo bomb off closer Buddy Carlyle. In the bottom of the 9th, the Palms had men on the corners with two out when Ryan Henning dropped a 2-1 pitch in front of the left fielder Juan Pierre to give the Palms their second walk off winner in as many games. LF Sadan 3-5 R SS Gonzalez 2-5 R K GIDP CF Crisp 2-5 GIDP RF Sohn 1-5 C Black 4-5 2R 2b Henning 1-4 BB K 1b Dupont 0-4 3K DH Winn 2-3 BB 3b Prado 1-3 SAC 2b Crisp (7) Black (10) Winn (9) 3b Crisp (4) HR Sadan (4) RBI Sadan 2 (22) Henning (17) Prado (13) Pitcher W-L S IP H R ER BB SO HR Balierough 8 8 2 2 0 2 0 ...

For the first time of the young season, the Palms had a walk off winner, this coming in the bottom of the 9th with 1 out. Randy Winn was on third, Martin Prado on first with Omir Santos at the plate. He took a 1-0 pitch into the gap, behind the outfield which was playing in, in order to prevent the sacrifice fly, driving in Winn with what was scored a double, and the Palms walked off winners. LF Sadan 0-4 K SS Gonzalez 1-3 BB R CF Crisp 0-3 BB RF Sohn 1-4 R K 2b Henning 1-4 1b Dupont 2-3 SAC DH Winn 1-4 R 3b Prado 2-4 C Santos 1-3 GIDP BB 2b Sohn (8) Santos (2) HR Gonzalez (7) RBI Gonzalez (15) Dupont (23) Santos (6) Pitcher W-L S IP H R ER BB SO HR Chastanet W 4-1 9 6 2 2 3 4 2 Player of the Game: Omir Santos 15-19, 8.5GB

A few quick hits as the team is about a quarter of the way into the season. - The Palms have three triples through the season, all off the bat of Coco Crisp - Light hitting Paul Janish is off to a very hot start, hitting .449, highest on the team. He even has 1 home run, more than designated hitter Randy Winn who had 22 last year. - Buddy Carlyle hasn't been needed since April 26th. - Frank Sohn, leading the team in homers with 8, had 14 last year and 6 the year prior. - Billy Dupont has walked only once this season.

The Palms continue to get runs across the plate against the Orioles young pitching staff. The first three hitters in the lineup didn't manage a single hit off of Daniel Hernandez. The O's scored 5 off of Manny Parra, including a three run 5th. The only run scored from Miami was a lead off 9th inning homer off the bat of Frank Sohn. LF Sadan 0-4 2b Janish 0-4 CF Crisp 0-4 2K RF Sohn 2-4 R C Black 1-4 SS Henning 1-4 1b Dupont 2-4 Dh Winn 0-3 3b Prado 1-3 HR Sohn (8) RBI Sohn (27) Pitcher W-L S IP H R ER BB SO HR Parra L 2-3 4 2/3 7 5 5 6 5 0 Schoppe 1 1/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 Sarfate 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 Johnston 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Player of the game: Daniel Hernandez 14-19, 9GB

Tonight's game was a tight fought pitchers duel until the 6th inning, when the Palms finally got on the board with an upper deck shot from Jaspero Gonzalez, then had a two out rally for another run. Unfortunately, the Orioles did the same in the top of the 7th, only doubling the totals on each account. Nolan Reimold hit a 2 run shot, then the O's rallied for another pair of runs with 2 outs. It was all the runs that were scored in this game. LF Sadan 0-5 3K SS Gonzalez 2-5 R K CF Crisp 2-5 RF Sohn 0-5 R K C Black 2-4 2b Henning 2-3 BB 1b Dupont 1-4 DH Winn 1-4 3b Fields 2-4 2b Black (9) HR Gonzalez (6) RBI Gonzalez (14) Winn (6) Pitcher W-L S IP H R ER BB SO HR Vazquez L 3-2 7 8 4 4 3 6 1 Gonsales 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 Player of the game: Nolan Reimold 14-18 8GB

In a special surprise for some of the Palms, all of the mothers of the starting 9 came on the field and threw out the first pitch in yesterday's Mothers Day game. It was especially surprising for guys like Steve Drysdale and Josh Fields, who aren't typically in the lineup. Perhaps the most surprised, however, was Jaspero Gonzalez, whose mother came all the way from Venezuela to throw out the pitch. Unfortunately, they could not watch their sons take care of the sweep against the A's

The Palms could not execute the sweep of the Oakland A's and saw their 4 game winning streak ended. Troy Munoz had another shaky outing, but made it through 5 innings, better than he has been of late. The A's' Dallas Braden held the Palms scoreless through 7 before they were able to string some hits together. Munoz's primary issue was with control, often falling behind hitters. He gave up 8 hits as well, including a first inning home run to Ryan Sweeney. The Palms offense, on the other hand, left the bases loaded 4 times. LF Sadan 1-4 BB 3b Prado 1-5 2K CF Crisp 1-4 BB R K C Black 1-5 K R SS Gonzalez 1-4 BB 2b Henning 1-5 K DH Winn 2-4 BB R RF Drysdale 1-3 2BB 1b Fields 2-4 BB 2b Prado (6) Crisp (6) Black (8) RBI Sadan (20) Drysdale (3) Fields (7) Pitcher W-L S IP H R ER BB SO HR Munoz L 1-3 5 8 4 4 3 4 1 Sarfate 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 Schoppe 1 3 ...

The hits keep on coming, as the Palms scored in the double digits for the 3rd game in a row. They were being stymied right up until the 5th, when they scored a run every inning after that, starting with a two run blast from Billy Dupont, a solo shot from Coco Crisp an inning later, the team batting around in the 7th (including a three run homer from Frank Sohn) and another three run shot from Martin Prado in the 8th. Dave Balierough pitched well enough to earn his second win of the young season, and the Palms won their 4th in a row. LF Sadan 2-5 K R SS Gonzalez 0-5 CF Crisp 2-3 BB 2R RF Sohn 1-4 R 2K GIDP C Black 0-4 K 2b Henning 2-4 2R 1b Dupont 2-4 2R K DH Winn 2-3 BB 2R 3b Prado 1-3 BB 2R 2b Crisp (5) Henning (6) Winn (8) HR Crisp (2) Sohn (7) Dupont (7) Prado (3) RBI Sadan (19) Crisp 3 (11) Sohn 3 (26) Dupont 2 (22) Prado 3 (12) Pitcher W-L S IP H R ER BB SO HR Balierough W 2-3 6 10 2 2 2 3 0 Gonsales ...

After a lackluster month of April, the manager has decided to shake things up in the batting order. He talked to the team statistician, and they put together what would be the most advantageous lineup in terms of run scored with the players available. The only player to keep his spot was Jaspero Gonzalez in the 2 hole. The best player through April at getting on base, Ayoz Sadan will now bat lead off, while Coco Crisp, Frank Sohn and Ryan Henning moved up in the order. Eddie Black, Billy Dupont, Randy Winn and Martin Prado moved down, with Prado sliding all the way to the 9th spot. The manager and statistician will be reviewing every month to make sure that the best lineup possible is on the field. Since the new order was implemented, the Palms are 3-1, scoring no fewer than 5 runs a game.

The Palms seemed to have certainly found their offense, haven't they? For the second game in a row, the Palms scored in the double digits, this time thanks to three home runs from the unlikely trio of Jaspero Gonzalez, Ryan Henning and Omir Santos. They batted around again in the 3rd inning, followed by a 5 run 4th, which was more than enough to top the A's. Dallas Chastanet pitched a complete game, allowing the bullpen a day off for the first day of an extended homestand. LF Sadan 1-5 R 2K SS Gonzalez 2-5 2R K CF Crisp 2-5 R K RF Sohn 3-5 2R DH Black 1-3 2BB 2R 2b Henning 1-3 2BB R 1b Dupont 2-4 3b Prado 0-4 2K C Santos 2-3 2R 2b Gonzalez (5) Dupont (4) HR Gonzalez (5) Henning (5) Santos (1) RBI Gonzalez 2 (13) Crisp (8) Sohn (23) Henning 4 (16) Dupont (20) Santos 3 (5) Pitcher W-L S IP H R ER BB SO HR Chastanet W 3-1 9 11 4 4 0 3 0 Player of the Game: Ryan Henning 13-16 9GB