Miami Palms Blog

Well, that's it. After a very successful season, the Palms were dumped out of the playoffs in the midst of a taut pitchers' duel. The Palms only had 4 hits, three of them coming from Frank Sohn, and were only able to mount a challenge in the 9th, when two runners were left on base, but Edwin Encarnacion struck out and Chris Korb lined out to end the season. The Yankees got 8 2 hit innings from Masahiro Tanaka, and his battery mate provided the only runs, with a 2 run homer in the third from Gary Sanchez. The Yankees now go to the World Series to take on the Dodgers.  New York Yankees 2, Miami Palms 0  Tuesday, October 17, 2017  Miami Palms (100-61)                                     New York Yankees (5-8)               ...

Miami staved off elimination, at least for one day, thanks to a dominant start from Manny Parra, who went 7 innings, scattering 4 hits and striking out 5. The Palms scored twice in the 4th, thanks to RBI singles from Johnny Giavotella and Travis Jankowski, in the lineup in an effort to shake things up after a dreadful start to the series. Tony Abreu would add an RBI single in the 6th. Blake Johnston had a scoreless inning of relief, before Francisco Rodriguez came in for the save. He allowed a Greg Bird homer to make it interesting, but the Palms will live to see another day. It ws another game of wasted opportunities, as they had 15 hits, and stranded 13 through the game.  Miami Palms 3, New York Yankees 1  Monday, October 16, 2017  Miami Palms (101-61)                                     New ...

It's been a stunning turn of events for the Palms, after so effortlessly defeating the Houston Astros, they now find themselves down 3-0 in the ALCS to the Yankees. The Palms wasted far too many chances in this game, taking an early 2-0 lead, but leaving 15 runners on base. CC Sabathia struggled, walking 6 and scattering 4 hits through 5 innings. Adam Warren walked in a run in the 6th inning as well, but it was all given back in the 7th, when the Yankees batted around, scoring 3 times, including twice on a clutch Brett Gardner single. The Palms now need to win 4 straight if they want to reach the World Series and any loss will mean the end of their season  New York Yankees 5, Miami Palms 2  Monday, October 16, 2017  Miami Palms (100-62)                                     New York Yankees (5-8)...

The Palms struggled mightily on offense against Luis Sevirino, and the Yankees big 5th inning were all the Yankees would need. Severino pitched 8 1/3rd innings, striking out only 4, but scattering 5 fits, and getting pulled when Jaspero Gonzalez hit a solo home run. The Yankeees scored three times in the 5th, starting with a leadoff homer from Brett Gardner, and exanding their leda with a 2 run Greg Bird double. The Yankees took both games in Miami, and now hold a heavy advantage as the series shifts to New York.  New York Yankees 3, Miami Palms 1  Saturday, October 14, 2017  New York Yankees (5-8)                                   Miami Palms (100-62)                          ...

Given the schedule of playoff games to this point, the offensive juggernaut that has been behind the plate for the Palms this season has been on the sidelines until this point. With an afternoon game on Saturday following their tough Friday night loss, Hayes will get a chance to make his way into the lineup. Carlos Ruiz has been one of the steadiest offensive performers to this point in the postseason, but more than that, his ability behind the plate has been appreciated as well. The Palms are down 1-0, but with the ALCS a best of 7 series, there is still plenty of time to turn things around and to work towards a spot in the World Series, with both catchers contributing.

The Palms fell in Game 1 of the ALCS in what was a strong pitchers duel. The Palms took a 1 run lead in the 4th when Carlos Ruiz hit an RBI double, and Miami held that lead until the 7th. Manny Parra had only allowed 1 hit through 6, but then he allowed a walk to Gary Sanchez, a single to Didi Gregorius and finally a three run blast to Starlin Castro, which would ultimately be all the scoring the Yankees would need. The Palms tried to come back in the 9th, but with Jaspero Gonzalez at the plate, runners at 2nd and 3rd were left stranded when he struck out. Game 2 is tomorrow afternoon.  New York Yankees 3, Miami Palms 2  Friday, October 13, 2017  New York Yankees (5-8)                                   Miami Palms (100-62)             ...

By virtue of their 4 game win over the Astros, the Miami Palms will now square off with the New York Yankees. The Yankees were the AL East team that Miami only faced 4 times this year, but they managed to win the season series 8-4/ The Yankees defeated Boston in a one game playoff and topped the Indians in a 5 game series to reach the battle the ALCS. New York obviously has the greater playoff history, but Miami was better this season, and will have home field advantage starting on Friday night. The Yankees will roll with 4 starters, while Miami plans on using the same three that started against Houston.

Miami closed out their series with the Astros thanks in large part to plate patience and a good pitching performance. Lucas Harrell won game 4 with a 1 run on 8 hit performance. The Palms scored 4 runs aided by 10 hits and 4 walks. They started in the first, scoring a pair, starting with back to back doubles from Pat Grant and Nick Markakis, followed by a single from Chris Korb. The Palms scored in the 4th and 5th, with a run scoring ground out in the 4th and an RBI single from Tony Abreu in the 5th. Abreu would single home another run in the 7th. The Astros would scratch one run across in the 8th, but it was the Palms that were able to secure a place in the ALCS.  Miami Palms 5, Houston Astros 1  Monday, October 9, 2017  Houston Astros (1-5)                                     Miami Palms (101...

It appears as though the trend for this ALDS is for the road team to be in control. The Palms allowed the first run on back to back doubles from Josh Reddick and Jose Altuve, but then they scored 4 of their own in the bottom of the frame. They strung together a three two out RBI hits, a single from Frank Sohn, a double from Tony Abreu and finally a home run from Carlos Ruiz. The Palms and Astros each continued to threaten, but it would be a pair of big flies that would set the tone for the rest of the game. In both the 4th and 6th, Carlos Beltran hit two run homers to take the Astros into the lead. Miami endured a bout of the flu, and most of the infield, up 2-0 in the series, took the night off.  Houston Astros 5, Miami Palms 4  Sunday, October 8, 2017  Houston Astros (2-5)                                 ...

Number Player GS W L S BS IP ERA H R K BB WHIP K/BB BAA HR QS K/9 FIP BaBIP FB GB GB% 50 Jarod Lantz 33 20 8 0 0 224 3.29 244 82 138 41 1.27 3.365854 0.266 29 22 5.54 4.357895 3.20 0.287 218 206 48.6% 43 Manny Parra 33 17 7 0 0 233 3.21 240 83 163 32 1.17 5.09375 0.256 28 24 6.30 5.393382 1.84 0.283 251 197 44.0% 26 Archie Bradley 32 10 13 172.67 5.52 204 106 151 76 1.62 1.986842 0.283 26 9 7.87 4.853571 4.89 0.327 160 152 48.7% 64 Lucas Harrell 32 14 9 239.67 3.08 230 82 141 55 1.19 2.563636 0.242 21 23 5.29 4.452632 2.08 0.266 223 182 44.9% 30 Blake Johnston 32 9 11 ...

Number Player Position G AB H AVG 2b 3b HR RBI Run K BB GIDP LOB/3outs TB SLG OBP OPS Sac OPS + Clutch Perceived value ISO BABIP K% BB% 10 Edwin Encarnacion 1b 147 585 185 0.316 39 2 42 111 101 102 70 2 142 354 0.605 0.387 0.992 4 146 Edwin Encarnacion 0.78169 114.0922042 0.289 0.324 15.6% 10.7% 12 Johnny Giavotella UTIL 29 107 31 0.290 9 1 3 14 18 15 7 1 28 51 0.477 0.333 0.810 102 Johnny Giavotella 0.5 51.14836863 0.187 0.315 13.2% 6.1% 17 Jaspero Gonzalez 2b 142 618 191 0.309 39 11 25 92 86 83 33 4 115 327 0.529 0.343 0.872 3 116 Jaspero Gonzalez 0.8 93.04973787 0.220 0.325 12.7% 5.1% 35 Greg Garcia UTIL...

Miami will leave Houston with a commanding 2-0 lead on the Astros in the ALDS, with eyes on the ALCS. They started early, with a solo home run from Nick Markakis. The 'Stros would match with a a shot from Brian McCann in the 3rd, but the Palms would score the next 5 to lock down the affair. Tony Abreu drove in 4 of the runs, first with a 2 run, bases loaded double in the 4th, and again with a 2 run homer in the 6th. Coco Crisp drove in the final run in the 4th on an RBI groundout. Houston would finish their scoring by collecting an RBI groundout in the 6th, but Mike Morin and Cody Allen pitched three scoreless innings of relief.  Miami Palms 6, Houston Astros 2  Friday, October 6, 2017  Miami Palms (101-61)                                     Houston Astros (1-6)     ...