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The White Sox got a stellar outing from Jake Peavy, who shut the Palms down for 8 innings. Only after closer Chris Sale came in and Steve Drysdale hit a 2 run homer did the Palms get on the board. The Sox manufactured their runs, but Gordon Beckham managed to drive in 2. Chicago White Sox 3, Miami Palms 2 Wednesday, August 31, 2011 Chicago White Sox (1-0) Miami Palms (59-77) Player AB R H BI BB SO P A E LOB Ave Player AB R H BI BB SO P A E LOB Ave ------ -- - - -- -- -- - - - --- --- ------ -- - - -- -- -- - - - --- --- Pierre lf 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 .200 Sohn cf 3 0 2 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 .300 Lillibridge 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 12 2 0 1 .000 Abreu ss 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 1 .281 Konerko dh 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 Prado 3b 4 0 0...

Miami scuffled through another game, thought they had the lead through 5 innings. The bullpen will be a major point of emphasis though the offseason. They allowed 4 runs in this game, blowing what had been a competitive match up. Zach Stewart, after a rough first 4 innings, didn't allow another hit, nor did Will Ohman who came in to finish the game. Chicago White Sox 7, Miami Palms 3 Tuesday, August 30, 2011 Chicago White Sox (1-0) Miami Palms (59-76) Player AB R H BI BB SO P A E LOB Ave Player AB R H BI BB SO P A E LOB Ave ------ -- - - -- -- -- - - - --- --- ------ -- - - -- -- -- - - - --- --- Pierre lf 5 0 2 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 .400 Crisp cf 5 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 .292 Ramirez ss 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 2 .250 Prado 3b 5 1 1 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 .328 ...

In what might have been the worst game for Miami of the season, the White Sox scored 8 in the first inning, while Mark Buehrle held the Palms scoreless until 2 outs in the 9th. Chicago hit 3 homers, and had 17 hits. Chicago White Sox 13, Miami Palms 1 Monday, August 29, 2011 Chicago White Sox (1-0) Miami Palms (59-76) Player AB R H BI BB SO P A E LOB Ave Player AB R H BI BB SO P A E LOB Ave ------ -- - - -- -- -- - - - --- --- ------ -- - - -- -- -- - - - --- --- Pierre lf 5 3 4 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 .800 Crisp cf 4 0 1 0 0 1 6 0 0 0 .290 Ramirez ss 5 2 4 1 0 0 2 3 0 0 .800 Prado 3b 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .331 Konerko 1b 5 1 2 1 0 1 5 0 0 0 .400 Sohn rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 5 0 0 1 .297 Rios cf 5 1 2 2 ...

Frank Sohn legged out his second double in the 4th inning. When he hit a grand slam an inning that was significant as the extra base he took meant he didn't hit for the cycle. He ended up with 6 RBI, while Martin Prado, who hit right after him, drove in 4 more. Miami Palms 12, Toronto Blue Jays 8 Sunday, August 28, 2011 Miami Palms (59-75) Toronto Blue Jays (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 ------ -- - - -- -- -- - - - --- --- ------ -- - - -- -- -- - - - --- --- Sohn cf 5 4 4 6 0 0 3 0 0 0 .297 McCoy cf 4 1 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 .000 Prado 3b 5 2 3 4 0 0 1 2 0 0 .329 Escobar ss 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 1 .000 Sadan lf 5 0 1 0 0 2 5 0 0 1 .287 Bautista rf 4 3 3 0 0 ...

The Palms pitchers, including Kevin Correia for 7 2/3rds, a batter from Don Schoppe and finally an inning from Manny Parra, only allowed 3 hits. the Blue Jays hit a home run in the 6th for their only run, while the Palms scattered their 4 runs, though their big blast was a 2 run shot from Omir Santos in their half of the 6th. Miami Palms 4, Toronto Blue Jays 1 Saturday, August 27, 2011 Miami Palms (58-75) Toronto Blue Jays (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 4 1 2 0 1 0 3 0 0 1 .291 Escobar ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 .000 Prado 3b 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 .326 Thames lf 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 .250 Sohn rf 4 0 0 ...

The Palms dramatically outhit the Jays, however Toronto hit 4 homers, including a grand slam from Mike McCoy that was eventually the undoing of Troy Munoz. The Palms tried to come back in the 9th, scoring 4, including three when Martin Prado hit a home run of his own, but it was not enough to take the first of their 4 game set. Toronto Blue Jays 8, Miami Palms 6 Friday, August 26, 2011 Miami Palms (57-75) Toronto Blue Jays (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 2 3 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 .289 Escobar ss 4 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 .000 Prado 3b 5 2 3 3 0 0 2 0 0 1 .325 Thames lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 .000 Sohn rf 5 0 1 0 ...

Miami took a four game set in Tampa, winning on the back of a three home run outing from the offense, including a blast from Ayoz Sadan, who is tied once more for the team lead. Paul Janish had the big blow, however, hitting a three run show when the team batted around in the 4th. Miami Palms 7, Tampa Bay Rays 3 Thursday, August 25, 2011 Miami Palms (57-74) Tampa Bay Rays (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 5 0 1 0 0 1 3 0 0 1 .286 Jennings cf 5 1 3 2 0 1 5 0 0 1 .600 Prado 3b 5 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .322 Damon dh 5 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .400 Sohn rf 5 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 .295 Longoria 3b 3...

The Palms are batting .290 with runners in scoring position and two outs. Players like Frank Sohn, Jose Molina and Paul Janish have struggled in this situation. They are balanced out by Jaspero Gonzalez and Coco Crisp, each batting over .400 in these situations. Gonzalez is hitting .433 with 26 RBI, while Crisp is hitting .306 with 28 RBI.

The Palms avoided getting shutout only on the last out of the game. With two out in the ninth, Randy Winn singled and was driven in on a Paul Janish double. The Rays jumped out early with two home runs, a two run shot from Ben Zobrist and a solo shot from John Jaso. Wade Davis pitched 7 innings of shut out ball for Tampa. Tampa Bay Rays 5, Miami Palms 1 Wednesday, August 24, 2011 Miami Palms (56-74) Tampa Bay Rays (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 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 3 .287 Jennings cf 4 1 2 0 0 0 4 0 0 2 .500 Prado 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .321 Damon dh 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Sohn rf 3 0 0 0 1 2 ...

The Palms jumped out to an early lead, but late runs in the 7th and 8th made the game much more interesting. Some recently dormant bats, Frank Sohn and Ayoz Sadan contributed with home runs in the early stages, while Billy Dupont even had a triple that scored a run before he scored as well. Miami Palms 8, Tampa Bay Rays 7 Tuesday, August 23, 2011 Miami Palms (56-73) Tampa Bay Rays (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 5 2 3 1 0 1 10 0 0 0 .290 Jennings cf 5 1 1 2 0 0 3 0 0 1 .200 Prado 3b 5 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .322 Damon dh 5 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .200 Sohn rf 5 1 3 3 0 0 5 0 0 1 .298 Longoria 3...

While Jaspero Gonzalez leads the team in home runs, a surprising position is home to the platoon that has produced the most home runs. Omir Santos has 14 home runs, and after a slug fest of a week, Jose Molina has 13 homeruns of his own. The Palms now have 27 home runs from the catcher position, more than any other position on the team.

The Palms and Rays played a tough, back and forth battle, with the Rays finally taking the lead in the 8th on a Sam Fuld double. The Rays biggest blast was a 3 run John Jaso homer. Both catchers had a three run blast, as Jose Molina hit his in the frst. Tampa Bay Rays 8, Miami Palms 6 Monday, August 22, 2011 Miami Palms (55-73) Tampa Bay Rays (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 4 2 2 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 .287 Joyce rf 4 2 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 .500 Prado 3b 4 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 .325 Damon dh 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250 Sohn rf 5 2 2 1 0 0 4 0 0 2 .295 Longoria 3b 3 1 0 0 1 2 1 3 0 0 .0...

The Palms have had a lengthy home stand that covered 9 games at home in Miami. They are about to set out on an 8 game trip to Tampa and Toronto, This is just in time, as a hurricane, Irene, is bearing down on Miami. Undoubtedly, if they tried to play in Miami this week, there would certainly be some rain outs. Most players that live in the area are taking their families along for the trip this week, lest an evacuation be needed in Miami as the hurricane approaches.

The Palms avoided a sweep from the Orioles with a dominant all around performance. Troy Munoz saw his pitch count climb early and left after 5, but between him and the bull pen, the Orioles only gained 5 hits. The Palms hit 4 homers, from Randy Winn, Jose Molina and a pair from Coco Crisp, clearly the power hitter of the group. Miami Palms 8, Baltimore Orioles 1 Sunday, August 21, 2011 Baltimore Orioles (0-1) Miami Palms (55-72) Player AB R H BI BB SO P A E LOB Ave Player AB R H BI BB SO P A E LOB Ave ------ -- - - -- -- -- - - - --- --- ------ -- - - -- -- -- - - - --- --- Hardy ss 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 3 .000 Crisp cf 5 2 4 5 0 0 7 0 0 0 .285 Markakis rf 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 .333 Prado 3b 5 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 .328 Jones cf 2 0 1 1 ...

The Palms will have one game to avoid the 4 game sweep at the hands of the lowly Orioles. Javier Vazquez had a rough second inning that saw Baltimore score 4 of their runs while batting around. newly acquired Tommy Hunter shut Miami down, with the Palms's only runs coming on a 2 run double by Ayoz Sadan. Baltimore Orioles 7, Miami Palms 2 Saturday, August 20, 2011 Baltimore Orioles (1-0) Miami Palms (54-72) Player AB R H BI BB SO P A E LOB Ave Player AB R H BI BB SO P A E LOB Ave ------ -- - - -- -- -- - - - --- --- ------ -- - - -- -- -- - - - --- --- Hardy ss 4 2 2 0 1 0 2 3 0 0 .500 Crisp cf 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 0 0 1 .280 Markakis rf 5 1 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 .200 Prado 3b 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .330 Jones cf 4 1 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 ...

The Orioles scored a run on every pitcher who came into the game for Miami and had 25 hits. They rally looked like an offensive powerhouse when matched against the Palms. The Palms did manage to score 9 runs of their own, but were never within less than 2. Baltimore Orioles 13, Miami Palms 9 Friday, August 19, 2011 Baltimore Orioles (1-0) Miami Palms (54-71) Player AB R H BI BB SO P A E LOB Ave Player AB R H BI BB SO P A E LOB Ave ------ -- - - -- -- -- - - - --- --- ------ -- - - -- -- -- - - - --- --- Hardy ss 5 2 4 4 0 0 0 2 0 1 .800 Crisp cf 5 0 1 1 0 0 5 0 0 2 .280 Markakis rf 6 1 1 0 0 1 3 0 0 1 .167 Prado 3b 5 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .330 Jones cf 6 2 3 2 0 0 5 0 0 2 .500 Sohn rf 5 2 3 1 0 0 4 0 ...

The Orioles took the make up game played at the beginning of their scheduled 3 game set in Miami. The O's hit 4 home runs, including 2 from Palm killer Robert Andino. The Palms never quit in this one, but a shakey bullpen meant they weren't going to be coming back in this one. Baltimore Orioles 8, Miami Palms 5 Thursday, August 18, 2011 Baltimore Orioles (1-0) Miami Palms (54-70) Player AB R H BI BB SO P A E LOB Ave Player AB R H BI BB SO P A E LOB Ave ------ -- - - -- -- -- - - - --- --- ------ -- - - -- -- -- - - - --- --- Andino 2b 5 3 5 3 0 0 0 3 0 0 1.000 Crisp cf 5 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .281 Hardy ss 5 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 1 .000 Prado 3b 4 1 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 .330 Markakis rf 5 1 3 2 0 0 6 0 0 2 .600 Sohn rf ...

The Indians earned the series split in Miami with an early domination of the Palms. Kevin Correia was knocked out in the 4th, and Don Schoppe only added to the chaos by allowing a Jason Donald home run. The rest of the game saw the Indians head scoreless, and the Palms tried to stage a comeback, scoring 4 times in the 7th, to no avail. Cleveland Indians 8, Miami Palms 5 Wednesday, August 17, 2011 Cleveland Indians (1-0) Miami Palms (54-69) Player AB R H BI BB SO P A E LOB Ave Player AB R H BI BB SO P A E LOB Ave ------ -- - - -- -- -- - - - --- --- ------ -- - - -- -- -- - - - --- --- Brantley lf 5 1 3 1 0 0 6 0 0 0 .600 Crisp cf 5 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 .282 Choo rf 3 1 2 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .667 Prado 3b 4 1 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 .328 Cabrera ss ...

The Palms began their two game set with Cleveland in Miami with a strong 8 inning outing from Troy Munoz. The team got back to back 2 run hits from Frank Sohn and Tony Abreu to take a lead in the 4th, and got some insurance on a Paul Janish homer in the 8th. Manny Parra got his 24th save of the year. Miami Palms 6, Cleveland Indians 3 Tuesday, August 16, 2011 Cleveland Indians (0-1) Miami Palms (54-68) Player AB R H BI BB SO P A E LOB Ave Player AB R H BI BB SO P A E LOB Ave ------ -- - - -- -- -- - - - --- --- ------ -- - - -- -- -- - - - --- --- Brantley lf 5 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 2 .000 Sohn cf 5 1 1 2 0 0 8 0 0 0 .290 Choo rf 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 .000 Abreu 2b 4 0 2 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 .286 Cabrera ss 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 2 0 0 .667 ...

Since a rough 3 inning outing against hte Pirates back in June, Javier Vazquez has become a stable, front of the rotation arm. He has pitched at least 4 every game since that time, allowing no runs in 3 starts, and never more than 5. He has seen his ERA drop to the 4.30 range as his W-L record is a more tolerable 7-11.

Monday and Thursday were scheduled off on the Palms schedule this week, in the event the team needed to make up a game. As it turns out, they did. Thursday's off day has been filled with the make up game versus the Baltimore Orioles in Miami.

Dan Haren had the Palms locked down in Miami through 6. Ayoz Sadan led the 7th with a home run, which cavalcaded into 2 more runs. Jaspero Gonzalez led off the 8th with a triple, which led to an insurance run. Javier Vazquez didn't pitch bad, but Felix Gonsales came in to get the win. Miami Palms 5, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim 3 Sunday, August 14, 2011 Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (0-1) Miami Palms (53-68) Player AB R H BI BB SO P A E LOB Ave Player AB R H BI BB SO P A E LOB Ave ------ -- - - -- -- -- - - - --- --- ------ -- - - -- -- -- - - - --- --- Bourjos cf 5 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 3 .000 Crisp cf 3 0 1 0 0 0 5 0 0 1 .282 Callaspo 3b 5 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .600 Abreu 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 .281 Abreu dh 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 ...

Last season, Martin Prado scuffled for hald the season but still ended up with a .307 batting average, an OBP of .359 and a SLG of .495. Certainly, his stats were above average, indicating a torrid end to the season. Now, Prado has been on for the bulk of the 2011 season. His stats this year are .329/.367/.544, better in all regards. Even if he hasn't had the power flash of, say, Jaspero Gonzalez, he has clearly been the team's best player this season.

The Palms just didn't have the pitching in this one, especially against Jered Weaver, who held Miami in check. the Angels hit 5 home runs off of Ivan Fernandez, including two each from Jeff Mathis and Howie Kendrick, while Vernon Wells hit a 3 run shot. Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim 11, Miami Palms 2 Saturday, August 13, 2011 Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (1-0) Miami Palms (52-68) Player AB R H BI BB SO P A E LOB Ave Player AB R H BI BB SO P A E LOB Ave ------ -- - - -- -- -- - - - --- --- ------ -- - - -- -- -- - - - --- --- Izturis 2b 5 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 0 1 .000 Crisp cf 4 0 0 1 1 3 2 0 0 3 .282 Bourjos cf 5 1 2 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 .400 Prado 3b 5 0 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 .329 Hunter dh 5 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400 Sohn rf 5 0 0 ...

For the second game in a row, the Palms came back to win 4-2. Ervin Santana had held the Palms hitless through 4 before they started hitting. Santana had some serious control problems as well, walking 4 and hitting Jose Molina. The Palms took the lead when Frank Sohn hit a 2 run, bases loaded single, his second game in a row with the go ahead hit. Miami Palms 4, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim 2 Friday, August 12, 2011 Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (0-1) Miami Palms (52-67) Player AB R H BI BB SO P A E LOB Ave Player AB R H BI BB SO P A E LOB Ave ------ -- - - -- -- -- - - - --- --- ------ -- - - -- -- -- - - - --- --- Aybar ss 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 .200 Crisp cf 2 0 0 0 2 1 8 0 0 0 .284 Callaspo 3b 4 1 2 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 .500 Prado 3b 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 ...

Bartolo Colon held the Palms to another low run total, but Miami was actually able to pull together a few late runs, starting with Frank Sohn's 2nd home run in as many games. An inning later, he had the game winning RBI with one out in the 8th. Felix Gonsales pitched three scoreless innings of relief to earn the win. Miami Palms 4, New York Yankees 2 Thursday, August 11, 2011 Miami Palms (51-67) New York Yankees (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 5 1 1 0 0 0 5 0 0 2 .286 Gardner lf 4 0 1 0 1 1 4 0 0 2 .250 Prado 3b 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 1 .332 Jeter dh 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 .000 Sohn rf 4 1 2 2 0 0 ...

After the way things have been going, a marathon pitchers' duel was not what was expected. Ivan Nova went a full 9 for the Yankees, while Troy Munoz worked a whopping 10 innings. The Yankees' bullpen held the Palms to one hit in extra frames. Derek Jeter led off the 13th with with a triple. A swinging bunt from Mark Teixeira finally ended this one. New York Yankees 2, Miami Palms 1 Wednesday, August 10, 2011 Miami Palms (50-67) New York Yankees (51-66) Player AB R H BI BB SO P A E LOB Ave Player AB R H BI BB SO P A E LOB Ave ------ -- - - -- -- -- - - - --- --- ------ -- - - -- -- -- - - - --- --- Sohn cf 5 1 1 1 0 0 5 0 0 0 .295 Gardner lf 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 2 .000 Abreu 3b 6 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 1 .287 Jeter ss 6 1 1 0 0 0 1 4 0 3 ....

Javier Vazquez had a very good outing, struggling in his first and last innings of work, where he allowed all but one of his hits, and all three runs. Paul Janish gave the Palms the win with a three run homer in the 4th, winning their first game in this 5 game set. Miami Palms 5, New York Yankees 3 Tuesday, August 9, 2011 Miami Palms (50-66) New York Yankees (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 5 0 2 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 .287 Gardner lf 4 1 2 1 0 1 2 0 0 1 .500 Prado 3b 5 0 3 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 .333 Jeter ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 .000 Sohn rf 5 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 2 .296 Granderson cf 4 0 2 1 0 0 ...

The second game of Monday's double-header wasn't quite as tight. The Yankees hit multiple run homers off of Ivan Fernandez and Don Schoppe that really blew the game wide open. The Bombers' bombers were Russell Martin and Eric Chavez respectively. There are three more games in this series, making it an incredible 5 game set. New York Yankees 10, Miami Palms 1 Monday, August 8, 2011 Miami Palms (49-66) New York Yankees (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 ------ -- - - -- -- -- - - - --- --- ------ -- - - -- -- -- - - - --- --- Sohn cf 3 0 1 0 1 0 3 0 0 1 .300 Gardner lf 5 1 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 .200 Prado 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .329 Jeter ss 4 1 3 0 1 0 1 3 0 0 .750 Gonzalez 2b 4 ...

The first game of the double header at Yankee Stadium certainly was closer than anticipated. Dava Balierough and CC Sabathia took a 1-1 game to the 8th, but Mark Teixeira hit a game winning 2 run homer in the bottom of the 8th. The bullpens were spared, and the game was over very quickly. New York Yankees 3, Miami Palms 1 Monday, August 8, 2011 Miami Palms (49-65) New York Yankees (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 4 0 0 0 0 1 6 0 0 0 .285 Gardner lf 4 0 2 1 0 0 5 0 0 0 .500 Prado 3b 4 1 2 1 0 2 1 2 0 0 .333 Jeter ss 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 .000 Sohn dh 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .299 Granderson...

Miami certainly should have taken this one. They had 15 hits, including three players with at least 3 hits. Starting pitcher Kevin Correia had one rough inning, in the 6th, when the Indians scored 3 and used 2 walks and 2 of their 5 hits to do so. The bull pen shut the Indians down as well, leaving the onus solely on batting with runners in scoring position, which was simply not there. Cleveland Indians 3, Miami Palms 2 Sunday, August 7, 2011 Miami Palms (49-64) Cleveland Indians (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 3 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 2 .288 Brantley lf 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 .333 Prado 3b 5 0 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 2 .331 Kipnis 2b 4 0 ...

The Palms rode a big 7th inning, in which they batted around and scored 4 runs, including 3 on a Paul Janish home run. The Palms got good outings from Felix Gonsales and Art McLoughlin as they pulled away for the victory off of Cleveland's pen. Miami Palms 8, Cleveland Indians 4 Saturday, August 6, 2011 Miami Palms (49-63) Cleveland Indians (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 4 1 1 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 .290 Brantley cf 4 1 1 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 .250 Prado 3b 6 1 2 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 .332 Kipnis 2b 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .400 Sohn rf 5 0 4 1 1 0 4 0 0 0 .299 Cabrera ss 5 2 2 2 0 1 2 0 0 3 .400 Gonzalez 2b ...

Ubaldo Jiminez's first outing against the Miami Palms as a Cleveland Indian (actually, his first outing as an Indian) was well done. He held the Palms to 2 runs and 9 hits in a complete game in Cleveland. The game started, however, with a lead off home run from Coco Crisp, meaning for 9 full innings garnered just 1 run for Miami. Cleveland Indians 7, Miami Palms 2 Thursday, August 4, 2011 Miami Palms (48-63) Cleveland Indians (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 4 2 2 1 0 0 5 0 0 0 .290 Carrera cf 5 3 3 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 .600 Abreu ss 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 5 0 0 .302 Kipnis 2b 3 2 3 2 1 0 1 2 0 0 1.000 Prado 3b 4 0 2 0 0 1 1...

The Palms couldn't take the series sweep from the Blue Jays. Brett Cecil held down a lineup that featured the bench prominently. Every player that was on the bench played in this game, and getting on base wasn't the issue. Rather, the issue was getting those runners across the plate... the Palms left 14 on base. Toronto Blue Jays 7, Miami Palms 5 Thursday, August 4, 2011 Miami Palms (48-62) Toronto Blue Jays (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 ------ -- - - -- -- -- - - - --- --- ------ -- - - -- -- -- - - - --- --- Sohn cf 5 1 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 3 .293 Escobar ss 4 2 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 .750 Abreu 3b 5 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 .304 Rasmus cf 5 0 1 0 0 1 3 0 0 1 .200 Prado ss 4 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 .3...