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The Palms were ahead through 8 after good pitching from Kevin Correia, Felix Gonsales and Blake Johnson, who only allowed 2 runs between the three of them. Manny Parra came in and was in trouble from the beginning. Wilson Betemit drove in two with a single. The next inning, Dennis Sarfate struck out the first two, but fell apart from there. Palms killer Melky Cabrera drove in the go ahead run for the Royals. Kansas City Royals 5, Miami Palms 4 Saturday, April 30, 2011 Miami Palms (10-18) Kansas City Royals (1-0) Player AB R H BI BB SO P A E LOB Ave Player AB R H BI BB SO P A E LOB Ave ------ -- - - -- -- -- - - - --- --- ------ -- - - -- -- -- - - - --- --- Winn dh 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .234 Aviles 3b 6 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 5 .167 Abreu 3b 5 1 2 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 .375 Cabrera cf ...

Javier Vazquez was the best pitcher last year thanks to his high strikeout rate, and played his way to an opening day start this year. He was also gifted some good offense. His ERA was nearly the same as Troy Munoz, however Vazquez ended up with a 17-6 record while Munoz only went 10-11. So far through the first month of the season, Vazquez' hasn't lived up to his ace billing, and his 0-3 record shows that his luck may have run out.

The Palms beath the Royals for the first time this season, and did so thanks to the bat of Ayoz Sadan. Sadan hit 2 home runs and was a triple away from a cycle as the Palms took the wood to Bruce Chen. Troy Munoz shut the Royals down through 8 but struggled in the 9th. The manager came out to talk to him, but Munoz pleaded to finish, and subsequently retired the next three batters to win his first game of the season. Miami Palms 9, Kansas City Royals 3 Friday, April 29, 2011 Miami Palms (10-17) Kansas City Royals (0-1) Player AB R H BI BB SO P A E LOB Ave Player AB R H BI BB SO P A E LOB Ave ------ -- - - -- -- -- - - - --- --- ------ -- - - -- -- -- - - - --- --- Winn dh 6 3 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 .245 Getz 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 .000 Janish ss 6 0 1 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 .190 Cabr...

The Palms were ineffective against Red Sox ace Jon Lester Thursday night in Boston. Lester scattered 7 hits and allowed only one run on a Jose Molina solo homer, while the Red Sox had better success against Javier Vazquez, particularly Kevin Youkilis, who launched a three run homer, the decisive blow in the rubber game of the series. Boston Red Sox 6, Miami Palms 3 Thursday, April 28, 2011 Miami Palms (9-17) Boston Red Sox (1-0) Player AB R H BI BB SO P A E LOB Ave Player AB R H BI BB SO P A E LOB Ave ------ -- - - -- -- -- - - - --- --- ------ -- - - -- -- -- - - - --- --- Winn dh 5 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .229 Ellsbury cf 5 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 .200 Janish ss 5 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 2 .192 Pedroia 2b 4 1 1 0 1 1 0 3 0 2 .250 Gonzalez 2b 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 2...

The Palms broke out of their slump with a big win over division rivals the Boston Red Sox. Jaspero Gonzalez had a huge game, hitting two home runs, including a grand slam that put the team ahead by 7. Gonzalez ended up with 6 of Miami's 9 RBI, with Ryan Henning driving in 2 more with a home run of his own. Ivan Fernandez, the rookie, is now the team leader with three wins. Miami Palms 9, Boston Red Sox 4 Wednesday, April 27, 2011 Miami Palms (9-16) Boston Red Sox (0-1) Player AB R H BI BB SO P A E LOB Ave Player AB R H BI BB SO P A E LOB Ave ------ -- - - -- -- -- - - - --- --- ------ -- - - -- -- -- - - - --- --- Winn dh 5 2 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 .209 Ellsbury cf 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .250 Abreu 3b 5 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 .372 Pedroia 2b 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 ...

The Palms looked like they were going to win the first game of their first extended road trip of the season. With two outs in the bottom of the 9th, Manny Parra was on the mound ready to close the game, but Boston's Jed Lowrie had a different idea. He hit a three run blast over the Green Monster to win the game for the home side and continue the Palms' early season spiral. Thus far through the season, the Palms have the worst record in baseball. Boston Red Sox 7, Miami Palms 5 Tuesday, April 26, 2011 Miami Palms (8-16) Boston Red Sox (1-0) Player AB R H BI BB SO P A E LOB Ave Player AB R H BI BB SO P A E LOB Ave ------ -- - - -- -- -- - - - --- --- ------ -- - - -- -- -- - - - --- --- Winn dh 4 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 .198 Ellsbury cf 5 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 .200 Janish ss 5 2 2 1 ...

Orlando Tiropes has been the the utility outfielder for the team that has been noted for his glove, though last year, his bat showed signs of life, with a .333 average and two home runs. With Steve Drysdale slumping earlier, Tiropes looks to benefit with a few extra appearances this season.

Yesterday's win didn't turn the season around, as it turns out, as the team's bullpen remains completely dreadful. After 5 innings of good work from Kevin Correia, the Palms lost their lead when Art McLoughlin gave up three runs in the 7th. Dennis Sarfate gave up another as the Palms sunk further into last place. Oakland Athletics 6, Miami Palms 4 Sunday, April 24, 2011 Oakland Athletics (1-0) Miami Palms (8-15) Player AB R H BI BB SO P A E LOB Ave Player AB R H BI BB SO P A E LOB Ave ------ -- - - -- -- -- - - - --- --- ------ -- - - -- -- -- - - - --- --- Sweeney cf 5 2 3 0 0 1 3 0 0 2 .600 Crisp cf 4 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 .337 Barton 1b 5 1 2 2 0 1 11 0 0 0 .400 Janish ss 5 0 1 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 .165 DeJesus rf 5 0 1 1 0 1 2 0 0 1 ...

The Palms have finally snapped their losing streak, thanks in large part to the offensive contributions of Jaspero Gonzalez and Omir Santos, who each hit three run homers. Martin Prado contributed another with a solo blast in the 2nd, which was the only hit off Trevor Cahill through three innings. Blake Johnston managed his second win of the season with two strong innings of relief, and Manny Parra came in to close his 4th game of the season. Miami Palms 9, Oakland Athletics 6 Saturday, April 23, 2011 Oakland Athletics (0-1) Miami Palms (8-14) Player AB R H BI BB SO P A E LOB Ave Player AB R H BI BB SO P A E LOB Ave ------ -- - - -- -- -- - - - --- --- ------ -- - - -- -- -- - - - --- --- Sweeney cf 4 2 4 3 1 0 5 0 0 0 1.000 Winn dh 4 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .183 Barton 1b 5 1 2 0 0 1 ...

Frank Sohn, Ayoz Sadan and the no departed Joe Gras came up as an elite corps of outfield prospects, and have mostly panned out. Sohn is a classic five tool player, generally the better glove than Sadan, though with a slightly lighter stick, but only very slightly. Sohn and Sadan go toe to toe on home runs, but Sadan always has a higher batting average. The right handed Sohn is an excellent compliment to the lefty Sadan, and the Palms were lucky to re-sign him this off season.

The Palms continue to slide into oblivion, losing their 6th in a row. This time, the A's were ahead by enough after scoring 4 off of Javier Vazquez that the blame couldn't be attributed to the bullpen, though back to back homers off Don Schoppe didn't help. The Palms were able to hold onto a 3-2 lead before the 5th inning, but just like every game this week, it wasn't enough to hang on to the win. Oakland Athletics 6, Miami Palms 4 Friday, April 22, 2011 Oakland Athletics (1-0) Miami Palms (7-14) Player AB R H BI BB SO P A E LOB Ave Player AB R H BI BB SO P A E LOB Ave ------ -- - - -- -- -- - - - --- --- ------ -- - - -- -- -- - - - --- --- Sweeney cf 5 1 2 1 0 0 5 0 0 1 .400 Winn cf 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 .179 Barton 1b 5 0 0 0 0 0 8 2 0 1 .000 Abreu 3b ...

The offense finally came around for the Palms in the series, but it wasn't enough. Despite scoring 11 runs, it wasn't enough to overcome an 8 run inning by the Royals in which they hit 4 home runs, including two three run blasts by Billy Butler and Yunel Escobar. Wilson Betemit hit two homers and went 5/5 off of the overmatched Palms staff. Kansas City Royals 14, Miami Palms 11 Thursday, April 21, 2011 Kansas City Royals (1-0) Miami Palms (7-13) Player AB R H BI BB SO P A E LOB Ave Player AB R H BI BB SO P A E LOB Ave ------ -- - - -- -- -- - - - --- --- ------ -- - - -- -- -- - - - --- --- Getz 2b 6 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 .333 Crisp cf 5 3 4 2 1 0 3 0 0 3 .351 Cabrera cf 6 1 2 1 0 1 4 0 0 0 .333 Abreu dh 6 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .441 Gordon lf 6...

The Palms were shut down again by the Royals staff, this time a combination of Luke Hochevar and Joakim Soria held the Palms to only 5 hits. The Palms expect to start hitting later in the season, but the positive sign was a decent outing from Dave Balierough and quality relief from three pitchers in the bullpen. Expect this team to start reeling of victories sooner rather than later. Kansas City Royals 3, Miami Palms 0 Wednesday, April 20, 2011 Kansas City Royals (1-0) Miami Palms (7-12) Player AB R H BI BB SO P A E LOB Ave Player AB R H BI BB SO P A E LOB Ave ------ -- - - -- -- -- - - - --- --- ------ -- - - -- -- -- - - - --- --- Getz 2b 5 0 1 0 0 0 3 3 0 2 .200 Winn dh 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .176 Cabrera cf 5 0 2 1 0 3 3 0 0 1 .400 Janish ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 0...

Royals pitching has surprisingly kept the Palms in check this series. Miami scored their first two runs of the series Tuesday evening off of Bruce Chen, but those runs weren't enough as Melky Cabrera hit a three run shot off of relief pitcher Art McLoughlin, spoiling 6 strong innings from Kevin Correia. Kansas City Royals 4, Miami Palms 2 Tuesday, April 19, 2011 Kansas City Royals (1-0) Miami Palms (7-11) Player AB R H BI BB SO P A E LOB Ave Player AB R H BI BB SO P A E LOB Ave ------ -- - - -- -- -- - - - --- --- ------ -- - - -- -- -- - - - --- --- Getz 2b 5 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 .200 Winn dh 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .186 Cabrera cf 5 1 2 3 0 2 7 0 0 2 .400 Crisp cf 4 0 0 0 0 2 6 0 0 1 .300 Gordon lf 5 0 2 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 .400 Gonza...

There was one big blast in this game that tilted the balance. Troy Munoz loaded the bases, and Melky Cabrera cleared them with a grand slam that provided all of the runs the Royals staff needed. Kyle Davies and friends held Miami to 10 hits, and they were unable to push any runs across the plate. Kansas City Royals 5, Miami Palms 0 Monday, April 18, 2011 Kansas City Royals (1-0) Miami Palms (7-10) Player AB R H BI BB SO P A E LOB Ave Player AB R H BI BB SO P A E LOB Ave ------ -- - - -- -- -- - - - --- --- ------ -- - - -- -- -- - - - --- --- Aviles 2b 3 1 0 0 2 0 2 2 0 0 .000 Winn dh 4 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 .182 Cabrera cf 5 1 1 4 0 0 3 0 0 0 .200 Janish ss 5 0 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 1 .181 Gordon lf 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 .000 Prado 3b 4...

Don Schoppe is unusual for a reliever, in that he is not a power pitcher. In 2008, he had his best career, but has seen his numbers decrease as opponents have figured out his schemes. The Palms hope that Schoppe can develop another pitch to keep hitters on their toes this season, because the bullpen tends to be the weakest component of the team, and his arm will be relied upon.

Dennis Sarfate came from Baltimore two seasons ago, and has served as a middle reliever ever since. His numbers declined from 2009 to 2010, but his ERA in the low 4.00 range is still adequate. With a green starting pitching corps, his steady arm will be relied upon late in games this year.

The Blue Jays closed out their cross conference rivals with a strong pitching outing from Jesse Litsch. The Palms didn't do anything really well, with the team only getting 9 baserunners for the course of the game. Toronto Blue Jays 8, Miami Palms 0 Sunday, April 17, 2011 Toronto Blue Jays (1-0) Miami Palms (7-9) Player AB R H BI BB SO P A E LOB Ave Player AB R H BI BB SO P A E LOB Ave ------ -- - - -- -- -- - - - --- --- ------ -- - - -- -- -- - - - --- --- Escobar ss 5 1 2 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 .400 Winn dh 4 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 .194 Patterson cf 4 0 0 1 0 2 3 0 0 1 .000 Janish ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 2 .179 Bautista rf 4 0 1 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 .250 Gonzalez 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 1 .382 Lind 1b 3 1 0 0 1 1 5 2 0 1...

The Palms waited until late in the game to pull away, despite a solid outing from Ivan Fernandez, who went the hole way on less than 90 pitches. The Jays only scored when Jayson Nix hit a three run blast in the 7th. Two innings later, the Palms started to get their offense going an inning later. They batted around, with the big blasts coming off the bat of Billy Dupont who hit a three run homer. Three pitches later, Coco Crisp launched one to the seats to seal the deal for Miami. Miami Palms 7, Toronto Blue Jays 3 Saturday, April 16, 2011 Toronto Blue Jays (0-1) Miami Palms (7-8) Player AB R H BI BB SO P A E LOB Ave Player AB R H BI BB SO P A E LOB Ave ------ -- - - -- -- -- - - - --- --- ------ -- - - -- -- -- - - - --- --- Escobar ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 .000 Winn dh 4 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .1...

The Palms pitching failed today as the team tried to take the second game of the 4 game set against Toronto. The Blue Jays got three homers in the game to pair with their 18 hits. The Palms had no trouble getting on base, but problems arose when they tried to score afterward, leaving 11 ducks on the pond. Ivan Fernandez goes for win number 2 tomorrow Toronto Blue Jays 9, Miami Palms 2 Friday, April 15, 2011 Toronto Blue Jays (1-0) Miami Palms (6-8) Player AB R H BI BB SO P A E LOB Ave Player AB R H BI BB SO P A E LOB Ave ------ -- - - -- -- -- - - - --- --- ------ -- - - -- -- -- - - - --- --- Escobar ss 5 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 1 .000 Winn rf 4 0 0 0 1 1 5 0 0 0 .185 Patterson cf 5 2 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .800 Janish ss 4 0 0 0 1 3 1 2 0 2 .190 Bautista rf 5 ...

Omir Santos has been the back up catcher for the Palms the past two seasons and is expected to see his playing time increase this year with the departure of Eddie Black. He and Jose Molina are expected to be relied more upon for their pitch calling and glove, but his bat has been known to be clutch at times as well. Black's offense will be tough to replace, but the Palms hope the advantage for their pitchers will more than make up for it.

The Palms got their best pitching outing of the season, with new addition Kevin Correia getting into the 7th inning allowing only 3 hits and a walk while striking out 4. Art McLoughlin and Dennis Sarfate cleaned up the late innings. The Palms had two solo homers from Billy Dupont and Ryan Henning, and a pair of 2 run triples from Frank Sohn and Martin Prado. Miami Palms 7, Toronto Blue Jays 0 Thursday, April 14, 2011 Toronto Blue Jays (0-1) Miami Palms (6-7) Player AB R H BI BB SO P A E LOB Ave Player AB R H BI BB SO P A E LOB Ave ------ -- - - -- -- -- - - - --- --- ------ -- - - -- -- -- - - - --- --- Escobar ss 4 0 2 0 0 1 2 2 0 1 .500 Winn lf 5 0 1 0 0 1 3 0 0 1 .200 Patterson cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 1 .000 Janish ss 5 1 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 .204 Bautista rf ...

In what was perhaps the closest thing to a pitcher's duel this season, Troy Munoz and Max Scherzer each went deep for their respective teams, but left it to the bullpen to decide in the 9th inning. Brayan Villarreal came through, shutting the Palms down in the 9th, but Alex Avila hit a walk off home run for the Tigers with one out off of Dennis Sarfate, who is still yet to get it going this season. The team heads home for an 11 game home stand. Detroit Tigers 3, Miami Palms 2 Wednesday, April 13, 2011 Miami Palms (5-7) Detroit Tigers (1-0) Player AB R H BI BB SO P A E LOB Ave Player AB R H BI BB SO P A E LOB Ave ------ -- - - -- -- -- - - - --- --- ------ -- - - -- -- -- - - - --- --- Crisp cf 5 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 .340 Jackson cf 4 1 1 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 .250 Janish ss 4 0 0 0 1 1 1...

The Tigers mashed the Palms bullpen, hitting three of their 5 homers off of relievers. The Palms once again scattered several hits, but with only one home run, they weren't able to push runs across the plate, dropping the second game in Detroit. Detroit Tigers 7, Miami Palms 3 Tuesday, April 12, 2011 Miami Palms (5-6) Detroit Tigers (1-0) Player AB R H BI BB SO P A E LOB Ave Player AB R H BI BB SO P A E LOB Ave ------ -- - - -- -- -- - - - --- --- ------ -- - - -- -- -- - - - --- --- Winn dh 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .200 Jackson cf 5 1 2 2 0 0 3 0 0 3 .400 Janish ss 5 0 1 0 0 1 0 7 0 3 .200 Santiago 2b 5 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .400 Gonzalez 2b 5 0 1 0 0 1 2 2 0 1 .359 Raburn lf 4 2 2 1 1 0 5 0 0 0 .500 Sadan lf 5 1...

Ayoz Sadan, born of Armenian parents, is one of the fan favorites on the roster, and can generally be relied upon to get about 20 home runs and a high average, around .300 or so. This season, with the departure of Eddie Black, he will likely be counted upon to be the second bat in a lineup that will still feature Jaspero Gonzalez and several high average batters.

The Palms are again back to .500 after winning their first road game of the season. Ivan Fernandez's second outing of the year went much better, allowing three runs over 7 innings. The Palms got a pair of homers, from Ayoz Sadan and Billy Dupont to score 3 of their runs. Miami Palms 6, Detroit Tigers 3 Monday, April 11, 2011 Miami Palms (5-5) Detroit Tigers (0-1) Player AB R H BI BB SO P A E LOB Ave Player AB R H BI BB SO P A E LOB Ave ------ -- - - -- -- -- - - - --- --- ------ -- - - -- -- -- - - - --- --- Crisp cf 3 0 0 0 2 0 4 0 0 0 .378 Rhymes 2b 4 1 1 2 1 0 1 3 0 0 .250 Janish ss 5 0 1 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 .200 Boesch lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 .250 Gonzalez 2b 5 2 3 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 .382 Ordonez rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 ....

The Palms won the final game of the 4 game set with Seattle the same way they won the first game: A walk off home run from the catcher. this time, the game went to the 12th inning after both bullpens locked down the opposing offenses late in the game, but Omir Santos stepped in for the walk off winner to even the series. Miami Palms 7, Seattle Mariners 6 Sunday, April 10, 2011 Seattle Mariners (0-1) Miami Palms (4-5) Player AB R H BI BB SO P A E LOB Ave Player AB R H BI BB SO P A E LOB Ave ------ -- - - -- -- -- - - - --- --- ------ -- - - -- -- -- - - - --- --- Suzuki rf 6 2 3 3 0 1 6 0 0 0 .500 Winn lf 6 1 2 2 0 1 4 0 0 1 .195 Figgins 3b 5 1 3 2 1 0 0 2 0 3 .600 Janish ss 5 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 3 .200 Kennedy 2b 6 0 1 0 0 1 0 4 0 3 .167 ...

Doug Fister dominated the Palms for 8 innings, allowing two solo home runs to Frank Sohn and Coco Crisp, and not much else. The Mariners chewed through the Palms bullpen, however, scoring off every pitcher that made it to the mound. Adam Kennedy, as he always seems to do against Miami, blasted another home run and drove in three. Seattle Mariners 11, Miami Palms 6 Saturday, April 9, 2011 Seattle Mariners (1-0) Miami Palms (3-5) Player AB R H BI BB SO P A E LOB Ave Player AB R H BI BB SO P A E LOB Ave ------ -- - - -- -- -- - - - --- --- ------ -- - - -- -- -- - - - --- --- Suzuki rf 6 1 3 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 .500 Winn dh 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .171 Figgins 3b 5 0 0 0 1 1 2 2 0 4 .000 Janish ss 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 .200 Bradley lf 6 1 2 2 0 1 3 0 0 2 ...

The Palms had many chances to score in this one, but they struggled to get the runs across the plate. Troy Munoz pitched 9 solid innings, but was unable to see his team climb over the three run total that the Mariners scored earlier in the game, primarily off the bat of Adam Kennedy. Don Schoppe gave up the game winning blast to Chone Figgins to see the Mariners take the lead in the 10th. Seattle Mariners 5, Miami Palms 3 Friday, April 8, 2011 Seattle Mariners (1-0) Miami Palms (3-4) Player AB R H BI BB SO P A E LOB Ave Player AB R H BI BB SO P A E LOB Ave ------ -- - - -- -- -- - - - --- --- ------ -- - - -- -- -- - - - --- --- Suzuki rf 5 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 .200 Winn dh 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .200 Figgins 3b 5 1 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 .200 Janish ss 4 1 1 1 1 2 0 1 0...

After a somewhat disastrous trip to Minnesota that saw the Palms fall to 2-3 after a home series victory, things looked tough in Miami against ace pitcher Felix Hernandez. It looked worse still after the Mariners batted around in the 6th and took a 7-0 lead. The Palms came back though, starting in the bottom of the 6th, with back to back homers from Frank Sohn and Martin Prado. Jaspero Gonzalez hit a three run blast an inning later after being stymied previously. In the bottom of the 9th, after the Palms relief corps held Seattle scoreless for 3 innings, Coco Crisp hit a single up the middle. On the first pitch of his at bat, new addition Jose Molina hit a home run over the left field fence for the walk off winner, bringing the Palms back to .500 Miami Palms 8, Seattle Mariners 7 Thursday, April 7, 2011 Seattle Mariners (0-1) Miami Palms (3-3) Player AB R H BI BB SO P A E LOB Ave Player ...

Francisco Liriano dominated the Miami batters in this one. Ivan Fernandez had his major league debut, and was nicked by home runs from Michael Cuddyer and a three run blast by Denard Span, but was fairly decent for a rookie. The Palms hope to return home to some success on Thursday against hte Mariners Minnesota Twins 6, Miami Palms 1 Wednesday, April 6, 2011 Miami Palms (2-3) Minnesota Twins (3-2) Player AB R H BI BB SO P A E LOB Ave Player AB R H BI BB SO P A E LOB Ave ------ -- - - -- -- -- - - - --- --- ------ -- - - -- -- -- - - - --- --- Winn dh 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .269 Span cf 4 2 2 3 1 1 2 0 0 2 .500 Janish ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 .182 Nishioka 2b 5 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .400 Gonzalez 2b 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .400 Mauer c 5...

In this slugfest, the Twins had the first and last laugh. They jumped to a 4 run lead in the first inning, and looked to cruise through the game. The Palms scored 5 and batted around in the 4th inning to get back into the game. In the bottom of the 8th, however, Alexi Casilla managed to hit a go ahead homer to win it for the home team. Minnesota Twins 12, Miami Palms 9 Tuesday, April 5, 2011 Minnesota Twins (1-0) Miami Palms (2-2) Player AB R H BI BB SO P A E LOB Ave Player AB R H BI BB SO P A E LOB Ave ------ -- - - -- -- -- - - - --- --- ------ -- - - -- -- -- - - - --- --- Span cf 6 2 4 2 0 0 4 0 0 0 .667 Winn dh 5 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 .174 Nishioka 2b 5 1 3 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 .600 Janish ss 4 1 2 1 1 0 1 2 0 0 .333 Mauer c 5 2 2 1 0 1 1 0 0...

For the first time in 3 years, the Palms won their first series of the season, this one with cross state rival Tampa Bay. Kevin Correia struggled a bit in his first outing with the team but allowed only 2 runs, while his bullpen picked up the starters once again. Miami Palms 3, Tampa Bay Rays 2 Sunday, April 3, 2011 Tampa Bay Rays (0-1) Miami Palms (2-1) Player AB R H BI BB SO P A E LOB Ave Player AB R H BI BB SO P A E LOB Ave ------ -- - - -- -- -- - - - --- --- ------ -- - - -- -- -- - - - --- --- Upton cf 4 0 2 0 1 1 4 0 0 1 .500 Winn cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 1 .118 Johnson ss 5 1 2 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 .400 Janish ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 .143 Zobrist 2b 5 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 1 .000 Gonzalez 2b 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 .235 Ramirez ...

The Palms were able to come from behind to overtake the hard hitting Rays in this one. Ben Zobrist hit two homers for Tampa, but Omir Santos managed one of his own that drove in three runs. The Palms first win of the season was credited to Dennis Sarfate, coming out of a bullpen that has been more effective this season than last. Miami Palms 6, Tampa Bay Rays 5 Saturday, April 2, 2011 Tampa Bay Rays (0-2) Miami Palms (1-1) Player AB R H BI BB SO P A E LOB Ave Player AB R H BI BB SO P A E LOB Ave ------ -- - - -- -- -- - - - --- --- ------ -- - - -- -- -- - - - --- --- Zobrist 2b 5 2 4 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 .800 Winn rf 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 1 .222 Damon lf 5 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 .400 Janish ss 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 .333 Longoria 3b 5 1 1 2 0 1 1 3 0 2 ....

The Rays started the season poorly, except for one inning against Javier Vaszquez, the 6th when they loaded the bases for BJ Upton who hit his first home run of the season, a grand slam to put the Rays in front. The Palms were on base plenty, but only got a run when Billy Dupont hit a home run in his first at bat of the season. (Due to a vacation, the first 6 games of the season are going to be posted through the day and end of the week... Also, I am now using new stat software which generates a boxscore and everything, so please bear with this first one, as it is a little glitchy) Tampa Bay Rays 5, Miami Palms 1 Friday, April 1, 2011 Tampa Bay Rays (1-0) Miami Palms (0-1) Player AB R H BI BB SO P A E LOB Ave Player AB R H BI BB SO P A E LOB Ave ------ -- - - -- -- -- - - - --- --- ------ -- - - -- -- -- - - - --- --- Zobrist 2b ...