Miami Palms Blog

 The Palms threatened throughout the game, but weren't able to push runners across off of Clay Buchholz. Dylan Bundy worked 7 innings, only allowing a solo home run to Randall Grichuk, which was all Toronto needed to complete the series sweep.  Toronto Blue Jays 1, Miami Palms 0  Wednesday, September 18, 2019      Toronto Blue Jays (8-3)                                  Miami Palms (78-75)                                       Player          AB R  H BI BB SO  P  A  E LOB   Ave      Player          AB R  H BI BB SO  P  A  E LOB   Ave        ------          -- -  - -- -- --  -  -  - --...

 The ball had a tough time staying in the park during the first game of a two game set with Toronto, and Manny Parra sacrificed three solo homers. The Palms smacked two of their own, but it wasn't enough to push Miami in front. The Jays scored twice without help of a homer to take an early lead they never looked back from. After their protracted winning streak, Miami has now dropped three in a row.  Toronto Blue Jays 5, Miami Palms 2  Tuesday, September 17, 2019      Toronto Blue Jays (7-3)                                  Miami Palms (78-74)                                       Player          AB R  H BI BB SO  P  A  E LOB   Ave      Player          AB R  H BI BB SO  P...

 In 2020, the Major League Baseball roster will expand to 26 players, up one from the 25 it has been for eons. The Palms have traditionally leaned heavily on starting pitching, and have been sparing when using the bullpen, but the manager suggested that adding a relief pitcher and using a more structured arrangement at the end of games could well be in Miami's near future. 

 After their season long 10 game win streak ended on Saturday, the Palms took the foot of the accelerator, opting for a second string lineup on Sunday against the Rays. It as the pitching that was an issue, however. Jarod Lantz spectacularly flamed out in the 6th after a pair of home runs, a solo shot from Tommy Pham and a three run shot from Joey Wendle. Meanwhile, Braden Shipley struggled mightily in his second inning of work in the 9th. Frank Sohn drove in all three runs from the 9 spot for Miami, with a single and a 2 run homer. Miami gets some time off this week, with scheduled off days on Monday and Thursday.   Tampa Bay Rays 10, Miami Palms 3  Sunday, September 15, 2019      Tampa Bay Rays (8-8)                                     Miami Palms (78-73)                             ...

 All good things come to an end, and it was apparent that the Palms win streak was coming to a close on Saturday fairly early. Blake Johnston had a heck of a time getting batters out, and Miami was down 4-0 before they even came to bat. Nick Markakis drove in all of Miami's runs on a 3 run homer, but Travis d'Arnaud had three separate run scoring hits to balance that out and aid the Rays to a streak busting victory.  Tampa Bay Rays 7, Miami Palms 3  Saturday, September 14, 2019      Tampa Bay Rays (7-8)                                     Miami Palms (78-72)                                       Player          AB R  H BI BB SO  P  A  E LOB   Ave      Player          AB R...

 Through 7 innings, it sure looked as though the Palms win streak was through. Charlie Morton was masterful through 7 shut out innings. The Rays only scored once off of Erick Fedde though, a surprise after Fedde walked the first three hitters of the game. The Palms tied it in the bottom of the 8th, thanks to an RBI double from Nick Markakis, but the Rays went back in front in the 9th when Jesus Aguilar hit a solo home run. The Rays brought Jalen Beeks in to close things out, but allowed hits to Chris Korb and Jaspero Gonzalez. Pat Grant followed up with a walk off home run to extend Miami's streak to ten.  Miami Palms 4, Tampa Bay Rays 2  Friday, September 13, 2019      Tampa Bay Rays (6-8)                                     Miami Palms (78-71)                                  ...

 Miami's streak hit 8 games as they completed a sweep against the Red Sox in the chilliest game they hae played since May. Jhoulys Chacin had some control problems that may have been on account of the chill, Dylan Bundy had now problems, working 6 scoreless innings, as Miami earned the sweep in dominant fashion.  Miami Palms 6, Boston Red Sox 2  Thursday, September 12, 2019      Miami Palms (77-71)                                      Boston Red Sox (3-7)                                      Player          AB R  H BI BB SO  P  A  E LOB   Ave      Player          AB R  H BI BB SO  P  A  E LOB   Ave        ------  ...