🌴 Palms Power Past Rays Behind Gardner, Korb & Bundy

MIAMI — The Miami Palms’ offense broke loose and Dylan Bundy finally broke into the win column as the Palms thumped the Rays, 8–3, Tuesday night at Coca-Cola Palms Park. Miami racked up four home runs—two in the first three innings—and never looked back.

The Palms (8–10) got on the board early with Jaspero Gonzalez continuing his torrid start, launching a solo homer in the first—his fifth of the season. In the third, it was Brett Gardner’s turn, crushing a three-run shot to right that gave Miami a commanding 4–0 lead.

“This is the kind of night we needed,” said manager Scott Hatteberg, whose club snapped a two-game slide. “Bundy kept us in it, and the bats made sure we had room to breathe.”

Chris Korb and Matt Wieters added solo home runs of their own in the later innings, with Korb’s fourth of the season coming in the eighth, a laser into the left-field bullpen. Gardner finished with three RBIs and a pair of runs scored in a bounce-back performance at the top of the order.

🔥 Bundy Steps Up, Jeffress Slams the Door

Dylan Bundy (1–2) turned in his best outing as a Palm, allowing three earned over 6.1 innings while striking out four. The only damage came in the seventh, when the Rays strung together three straight hits including a two-run shot by Jose Martinez.

After Bundy exited with the tying run looming, Jeremy Jeffress entered and was lights out, tossing 2.2 hitless innings for the save.

“Big shoutout to Jeff,” said Bundy. “He bailed me out and shut ‘em down. I owe him dinner.”

⚾ Game Notes:

  • The Palms have now hit 13 home runs in their last 9 games.

  • Gonzalez leads the team with 5 homers and 11 RBIs.

  • Gonzalez and Gardner each hit their second home run in as many games.

  • Miami played error-free baseball for the fourth time in their last five contests.

📅 Up Next:

The series wraps Wednesday night with Erick Fedde expected to take the hill for Miami. First pitch at 7:05 p.m. from Coca-Cola Palms Park.

Final Score:
Miami Palms 8, Tampa Bay Rays 3
WP: Bundy (1–2) | LP: Snell (0–1) | SV: Jeffress (1)
HR: MIA – Gonzalez (5), Gardner (3), Wieters (4), Korb (4); TB – Martinez (1)

 Miami Palms 8, Tampa Bay Rays 3
 Tuesday, April 14, 2020
 
 
 Tampa Bay Rays (1-1)                                     Miami Palms (8-10)                                      
 Player          AB R  H BI BB SO  P  A  E LOB   Ave      Player          AB R  H BI BB SO  P  A  E LOB   Ave      
 ------          -- -  - -- -- --  -  -  - ---   ---      ------          -- -  - -- -- --  -  -  - ---   ---      
 Margot cf       5  0  2  1  0  0  3  0  0  0   .400      Gardner cf      4  1  1  3  0  2  2  0  0  0   .308
 Martinez dh     4  1  2  2  0  0  0  0  0  0   .571      Gonzalez 2b     4  1  2  1  0  0  2  1  0  0   .344
 Meadows lf      4  0  0  0  0  1  0  0  0  2   .125      Grant 1b        3  1  0  0  1  2  13 0  0  1   .242
 Renfroe rf      4  0  0  0  0  1  2  0  0  1   .250      Korb 3b         3  2  2  1  1  0  0  3  0  0   .306
 Lowe 1b         4  0  1  0  0  0  4  0  0  0   .125      Encarnacion dh  4  0  1  1  0  1  0  0  0  1   .224
 Diaz 3b         3  0  1  0  1  0  1  1  0  0   .143      Sohn rf         4  0  0  0  0  2  1  0  0  0   .250
 Lowe 2b         3  0  0  0  1  0  3  1  0  3   .286      Wieters c       4  1  1  1  0  2  4  0  0  0   .308
 Adames ss       4  1  1  0  0  2  1  0  0  1   .250      Koch ss         4  1  2  1  0  0  3  4  0  0   .217
 Smith c         4  1  1  0  0  0  10 0  0  0   .250      Markakis lf     4  1  1  0  0  0  2  0  0  2   .265
 
                 -- -  - -- -- -- -- -- -- ---                            -- -  - -- -- -- -- -- -- ---            
 Totals          35 3  8  3  2  4  24 2  0  7             Totals          34 8  10 8  2  9  27 11 0  4  
 
 
                        1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9      R  H  E
                        -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -      -  -  -
 Tampa Bay Rays         0  0  0  0  0  0  3  0  0      3  8  0  
 Miami Palms            1  0  3  0  0  2  0  2         8  10 0  
 
 
 
 LOB- Tampa Bay Rays 7, Miami Palms 4; 2B- Smith(1); HR- Martinez(1), Gonzalez(5),
 Wieters(4), Gardner(3), Korb(4); RBI- Martinez 2(2), Margot(1), Encarnacion(7),
 Koch(3), Gonzalez(11), Wieters(8), Gardner 3(8), Korb(10); RLSP- Meadows, Lowe,
 Markakis;  
 
  
  
 
 
 Tampa Bay Rays            IP   H  R  ER BB SO    ERA
 Snell(L 0-1)              7.0  7  6  6  1  9    7.71  
 Banda                     1.0  3  2  2  1  0   18.00 
 
 Miami Palms               IP   H  R  ER BB SO    ERA
 Bundy(W 1-2)              6.1  8  3  3  2  4    7.84  
 Jeffress(S,1)             2.2  0  0  0  0  0    2.45  
 
 Pitches-strikes- Snell 95-61, Banda 18-10, Bundy 89-55, Jeffress 18-12; Batters faced- Snell 29,
 Banda 7, Bundy 29, Jeffress 8; 

  
 
  
 Temp - 85, Sky - Mostly clear, Wind - SE 13MPH 
 

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