Palms flex early, cruise to series-opening win in Seattle

 Seattle — The Miami Palms wasted no time setting the tone Tuesday night, piling on six runs in the first two innings on their way to an 8–1 win over the Mariners at T-Mobile Park.

Edwin Encarnación got the visitors rolling in the first, ripping a two-run triple into the right-center gap. One inning later, Pat Grant provided the knockout punch — a grand slam, his sixth homer of the year, putting Miami up 6–0 before Seattle could settle in.

Yairo Muñoz added a two-run homer in the ninth to cap the scoring, his first long ball of the season.

On the mound, Manny Parra looked sharp in his return from the injured list, tossing seven strong innings of one-run ball, scattering eight hits while striking out six. Mike Morin closed the door with two clean frames to secure the win.

Seattle’s lone run came in the second inning, when Denard Span singled home Kevin Pillar. But the Mariners stranded 10 runners and went 1-for-8 with men in scoring position.

Encarnación finished with two extra-base hits, while Nick Markakis and Frank Sohn each added doubles to back the offensive surge.

The Palms (22–15) have now won six straight. The series continues Wednesday night with right-hander Dylan Bundy expected to take the ball.

 Miami Palms 8, Seattle Mariners 1

 Tuesday, May 5, 2020

 

 

 Miami Palms (22-15)                                      Seattle Mariners (0-1)                                  

 Player          AB R  H BI BB SO  P  A  E LOB   Ave      Player          AB R  H BI BB SO  P  A  E LOB   Ave      

 ------          -- -  - -- -- --  -  -  - ---   ---      ------          -- -  - -- -- --  -  -  - ---   ---      

 Sohn cf         5  1  2  0  0  2  3  0  0  0   .285      Smith rf        5  0  0  0  0  0  1  0  0  0   .000

 Markakis lf     4  2  1  0  1  0  6  0  0  0   .302      Long, Jr. dh    5  0  0  0  0  1  0  0  0  0   .000

 Grant rf        5  1  1  4  0  0  5  0  0  0   .270      Murphy c        4  0  0  0  0  1  7  0  0  3   .000

 Korb 3b         3  1  0  0  1  1  1  1  0  1   .297      Vogelbach 1b    4  0  2  0  0  1  11 0  0  0   .500

 Encarnacion dh  4  0  2  2  0  1  0  0  0  0   .283      Seager 3b       3  0  1  0  0  1  0  2  0  0   .333

 Wieters c       4  0  0  0  0  0  6  1  0  2   .270      Pillar cf       4  1  3  0  0  0  3  0  0  1   .750

 Holt 1b         3  0  0  0  1  2  2  1  0  0   .254      Span lf         4  0  2  1  0  1  1  0  0  0   .500

 Koch 2b         3  1  1  0  1  1  2  0  0  1   .233      Crawford ss     4  0  1  0  0  0  2  5  0  6   .250

 Munoz ss        4  2  1  2  0  0  1  0  0  0   .306      Gordon 2b       4  0  1  0  0  1  2  1  0  0   .250

 

                 -- -  - -- -- -- -- -- -- ---                            -- -  - -- -- -- -- -- -- ---            

 Totals          35 8  8  8  4  7  27 3  0  4             Totals          37 1  10 1  0  6  27 11 0  10 

 

 

                          1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9  10     R  H  E

                          -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -      -  -  -

 Miami Palms              2  4  0  0  0  0  0  0  2         8  8  0  

 Seattle Mariners         0  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0         1  10 0  

 

 LOB- Miami Palms 4, Seattle Mariners 10; 2B- Encarnacion(7), Sohn(13), Markakis(7),

 Span(1); 3B- Encarnacion(3); HR- Munoz(1), Grant(6); RBI- Encarnacion 2(26), Munoz 2(13),

 Grant 4(14), Span(1); RLSP- Wieters 2, Korb, Murphy 2, Crawford 4;  

 

 Miami Palms                 IP   H  R  ER BB SO    ERA

 Parra(W 3-4)                7.0  8  1  1  0  6    4.34  

 Morin                       2.0  2  0  0  0  0    3.79  

 

 Seattle Mariners            IP   H  R  ER BB SO    ERA

 Kikuchi(L 0-1)              5.0  6  6  6  3  5   10.80 

 Altavilla                   2.0  1  0  0  0  1    0.00  

 Edwards, Jr.                2.0  1  2  2  1  1    9.00  

 

 Pitches-strikes- Parra 102-63, Morin 26-17, Kikuchi 76-47, Altavilla 24-16, Edwards,

 Jr. 22-13; Batters faced- Parra 30, Morin 8, Kikuchi 24, Altavilla 7, Edwards,

 Jr. 8; 

 HBP- Seager(by Parra);   

 Temp - 70, Sky - Mostly Cloudy, Wind - Light Variable 

 

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