Miami Palms Blog

The Palms had two extra base hits and managed to leverage both of them. Tony Abreu's 2 out double drove in Miami's first run in the first, while Kelly Johnson led off the 7th with a double of his own, coming around to score on Coco Crisp's 2 out single.  Miami Palms 2, Detroit Tigers 1  Wednesday, September 23, 2015  Miami Palms (76-74)                                      Detroit Tigers (2-4)                                     Player          AB R  H BI BB SO  P  A  E LOB   Ave      Player   ...

Miami and Detroit played a taut game until the 9th inning, when the Palms sent nine to the plate and capitalized, with a 3 run Billy Dupont home run. The lead was already theirs thanks to a 2 run shot in the 6th from Trevor Plouffe.  Miami Palms 9, Detroit Tigers 2  Tuesday, September 22, 2015  Miami Palms (75-74)                                      Detroit Tigers (2-3)                                     Player          AB R  H BI BB SO  P  A  E LOB   Ave      Player       ...

The Palms jumped out to an early lead thanks in no small part to John Jaso's 30th home run of the season. Unfortunately for Miami, the Tigers had a big inning in them, plating 7 two out runs in the bottom half of the 4th. The bullpen did put together 4 innings of solid work.  Detroit Tigers 7, Miami Palms 4  Monday, September 21, 2015  Miami Palms (74-74)                                      Detroit Tigers (2-2)                                     Player          AB R  H BI BB SO  P  A  E LOB   Ave      Player...

Each team batted around in the 4th inning, but Toronto was able to score an extra run that inning, thanks two three home runs in a row from the bottom and top of their order, including light hitting Ben Revere. The Palms had the bases loaded in each the 9th and 0th inning, but were unable to score, sealing their fate.  Toronto Blue Jays 9, Miami Palms 6  Sunday, September 20, 2015  Toronto Blue Jays (7-10)                                 Miami Palms (74-73)                                      Player          AB R  H BI BB SO  P  A  E LOB   Ave  ...

Miami's weekend got off to a good beginning thanks in part to a good outing from Tony Abreu. He had three hits, all for extra bases, including what would ultimately be the game winning blast. Erik Bedard got the win, going 7 solid innings.  Miami Palms 4, Toronto Blue Jays 3  Saturday, September 19, 2015  Toronto Blue Jays (6-10)                                 Miami Palms (74-72)                                      Player          AB R  H BI BB SO  P  A  E LOB   Ave      Player          A...

It was a well pitched game Friday night, save for one rough inning from Marcus Stroman. The Palms batted around, but scored 2 of their three runs with the first two batters, when Billy Dupont led off with a double, annd was driven in with a Joe Mather home run. TJ McFarland was dominant, scattering 3 hits and striking out 6  Miami Palms 4, Toronto Blue Jays 1  Friday, September 18, 2015  Toronto Blue Jays (6-9)                                  Miami Palms (73-72)                                      Player          AB R  H BI BB SO  P  A  E LOB   Ave...

Miami jumped on Marco Estrada early, scoring two runs in the first, allowing Manny Parra to take over. He had a complete game, striking out 5 and allowing only the one run in the 6th.  Miami Palms 2, Toronto Blue Jays 1  Thursday, September 17, 2015  Toronto Blue Jays (6-8)                                  Miami Palms (72-72)                                      Player          AB R  H BI BB SO  P  A  E LOB   Ave      Player          AB R  H BI BB SO  P  A  E LOB...

The Palms claimed the final game of the series and of the season against Minnesota thanks in large part to the bat of Chris Korb. Korb hit two solo home runs among his 3 hits, driving in a run with each of them. Blake Johnston struggled early, but ultimately went 8 2/3 innings with 8 strike outs.  Miami Palms 7, Minnesota Twins 4  Wednesday, September 16, 2015  Minnesota Twins (1-5)                                    Miami Palms (71-72)                                      Player          AB R  H BI BB SO  P  A  E LOB   Ave   ...

The Palms and Twins played their longest game of the season, and one of the longest in Miami history. Miami took the lead in the bottom of the 8th thanks to an enormous Billy Dupont home run, but Eddie Rosario tied it in the top fo the second with a clutch single. Byron Buxton netted an RBI double in the top of the 12th to put Minnesota ahead. The Palms answered in the bottom of the frame with a two out Frank Sohn double. Sohn was on second basee with Billy Dupont on third again in the 17th when Kelly Johnson blooped a single to right. It was the same set up as the 12th, but this time. Johnson let everyone off the hook, and prevented an 18th inning.  Miami Palms 8, Minnesota Twins 7  Tuesday, September 15, 2015  Minnesota Twins (1-4)                                    Miami Palms (70-72)  ...

Erik Bedard hasn't performed like he would have hoped in 2015, and he attributes that to his age. Because of his decline in production and a desire to spend more time with his family, Bedard has informed the Palms that he doesn't plan to return in 2016

As the trend continues, only the road team has won a game in this series. On Monday night, the Twins overcame a 5 run 2nd inning from Miami, in which they batted around an had 4 hits and three walks, as pitcher Tyler Duffy came into his own. He didn't allow another hit before being removed after 8 innings as his teammates came back to score 5 more runs to retake the lead, holding on for the eventual victory.  Minnesota Twins 7, Miami Palms 6  Monday, September 14, 2015  Minnesota Twins (1-3)                                    Miami Palms (69-72)                                      Player    ...

For the third time in this series, the Palms and Rays went to extra frames. It didn't look like that was how it would end, when Miami led with 2 outs in the bottom of the 9th, but the Rays came through with a 2 out rally, capped by an RBI single from Richie Schaffer. An inning later, it was a two out home run from Evan Longoria that allowed the Rays to walk off with the game and the sereis.  Tampa Bay Rays 5, Miami Palms 3  Sunday, September 13, 2015  Miami Palms (69-71)                                      Tampa Bay Rays (4-13)                                    Player        ...

The Palms and the Rays have played 24 innings in 2 games, and the team that tied the game to bring it to extras ended up the team that lost. The Palms were down by 3 leading into the 9th inning, but an RBI double, followed by a 2 run, Kelly Johnson home run, his second of the day, brought the score level. Unfortunately for Miami, Tampa put together a rally in the bottom of the 10th, and won the game on an RBI single from Asdrubal Cabrera.  Tampa Bay Rays 5, Miami Palms 4  Saturday, September 12, 2015  Miami Palms (69-70)                                      Tampa Bay Rays (3-13)                                    Pla...

The Palms and Rays played late into Friday night after Tampa tied the game in the bottom of the 8th on a Richie Schaffer home run. Oliver Perez went 6 solid innings, but allowed the homer to Schaffer in relief. The bullpens were both strong, but it was a lead off double from Brett Hayes, followed by RBI singles from Coco Crisp and Tony Abreu in the 14th that finally ended the longest game of the year in the Palms' favor.  Miami Palms 7, Tampa Bay Rays 5  Friday, September 11, 2015  Miami Palms (69-69)                                      Tampa Bay Rays (2-13)                                    Player   ...