Palms Stumble in Season Opener, Fall to Twins 8-4

 MINNEAPOLIS – The Miami Palms began their 2020 campaign on a chilly Minnesota evening, and while they showed some pop at the plate, they couldn't keep up with the hometown Twins, falling 8-4 at Target Field.

Jarod Lantz struggled out of the gate, surrendering four runs on eight hits in just three innings of work. The right-hander couldn't keep Minnesota’s bats in check, allowing a two-run blast to Miguel Sanó in the third inning that put the Twins ahead for good.

“I just wasn’t sharp today,” Lantz admitted. “Fell behind in too many counts, and they made me pay for it.”

Offensively, Miami flashed some power of its own, with Brett Gardner, Chris Korb, and Jaspero Gonzalez each launching home runs. Despite their efforts, the Palms couldn’t string together enough sustained offense against Kenta Maeda, who pitched seven strong innings, allowing just two runs while striking out seven.

Manager Scott Hatteberg remained optimistic despite the loss.

“We saw some good things,” Hatteberg said. “Jaspero had a great game, and the guys kept battling. We’ll tighten things up and get back at it tomorrow.”

The Palms will try to even the series on Friday, with Manny Parra set to take the mound against the Twins’ Jake Odorizzi

Minnesota Twins 8, Miami Palms 4  

Thursday, March 26, 2020  


Miami Palms (0-1)                 Minnesota Twins (1-0)  

Player          AB  R  H BI BB SO  Player          AB  R  H BI BB SO  

Gardner cf      5   1  2  1  0  1  Buxton cf       5   0  0  0  0  1  

Markakis lf     4   0  0  0  0  2  Donaldson 3b    4   1  2  2  1  0  

Grant 1b        4   0  1  0  0  0  Cruz dh         5   1  3  1  0  0  

Korb 3b         4   1  2  1  0  0  Sano 1b         4   1  1  2  0  0  

Encarnacion dh  4   0  1  0  0  1  Polanco ss      3   1  1  0  1  1  

Sohn rf         4   1  1  0  0  0  Garver c        4   2  2  2  0  0  

Wieters c       4   0  0  0  0  1  Kepler rf       4   1  2  0  0  1  

Munoz ss        4   0  1  0  0  2  Rosario lf      3   1  1  0  1  0  

Gonzalez 2b     4   1  2  2  0  0  Adrianza 2b     4   0  1  1  0  0  


Totals         37   4 10  4  0  7  Totals         36   8 13  8  3  3  


               1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9   R  H  E  

Miami Palms    1  0  1  0  0  0  0  0  2   4 10  0  

Minnesota      0  1  3  0  2  0  0  2  X   8 13  0  


2B - Sohn (1), Cruz (1), Polanco (1), Kepler (1)  

3B - Garver (1)  

HR - Gonzalez (1), Gardner (1), Korb (1), Sano (1), Garver (1)  

RBI - Gonzalez 2(2), Gardner (1), Korb (1), Donaldson 2(2), Cruz (1), Sano 2(2), Garver 2(2), Adrianza (1)  

GIDP - Rosario (1)  

LOB - Miami Palms 6, Minnesota 7  

DP - Miami Palms 1  


Miami Palms              IP   H  R  ER BB SO   ERA  

Lantz (L, 0-1)           3.0  8  4   4  1  3  12.00  

Morin                    2.0  1  2   2  1  0   9.00  

Matusz                   2.0  1  0   0  1  0   0.00  

Peralta                  1.0  3  2   2  0  0  18.00  


Minnesota Twins          IP   H  R  ER BB SO   ERA  

Maeda (W, 1-0)           7.0  8  2   2  0  7   2.57  

May                      2.0  2  2   2  0  0   9.00  


Pitches-strikes - Lantz 46-32, Morin 30-19, Matusz 22-11, Peralta 10-9, Maeda 92-62, May 22-12  

Batters faced - Lantz 17, Morin 8, Matusz 8, Peralta 6, Maeda 29, May 8  


Temp - 44°F, Sky - Partly Cloudy, Wind - S 5 MPH  


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