Parra, Palms beat Royals

 By Vin Castillo, Palms Beat

MIAMI — Coming home after a bruising finish to May, the Miami Palms didn’t need fireworks Monday night. They needed steadiness. They got it.

Manny Parra delivered eight composed innings, the offense chipped away inning by inning, and the Palms opened their June homestand with a tidy 4–2 win over the Kansas City Royals at Coca-Cola Palms Park.

Parra, who has ridden through an uneven season, was efficient and economical, allowing just one run on four hits while walking one and striking out three. He kept Kansas City off balance all night, leaning on soft contact and quick outs to keep his pitch count manageable.

“He stayed in control,” manager Scott Hatteberg said. “That’s the version of Manny we need — letting the defense work and not chasing strikeouts.”

Early Answer, Late Push

Kansas City struck first in the opening inning on Ryan O’Hearn’s solo home run, but Miami answered immediately. In the bottom of the second, Matt Wieters scored on a Greg Garcia single.

The Palms nudged ahead in the sixth when Brock Holt drove in Pat Grant, breaking a 1–1 tie and injecting life into a crowd still easing back into baseball after the road trip.

The decisive moment came an inning later. Matt Koch turned on a fastball from Jake Newberry and sent it into the seats in left-center for a solo homer, and two batters later, Edwin Encarnacion hit number 14 giving Miami a 4–1 cushion. 

Parra Goes Deep, Martin Slams It Shut

Parra worked into the eighth before turning things over to Chris Martin, who surrendered a run but closed the door for his 20th save. The Royals threatened briefly, but Martin induced soft contact to end it.

Munoz collected two hits at the top of the order, while Grant and Wieters each chipped in multi-hit nights as Miami piled up 14 hits but left plenty on base — a reminder that there’s still polish to be found.

A June Reset

After stumbling through Toronto to end May, the Palms began June with the kind of clean, professional win that can reset a club. No drama, no heroics — just solid pitching, timely power, and enough offense to get through the night.

The Palms improved to 34–28 and will look to build on the start Tuesday as the homestand continues against the Royals.

“We’ve got a chance to get rolling again,” Hatteberg said. “Tonight was a good first step.”

 Miami Palms 4, Kansas City Royals 2

 Monday, June 1, 2020

 

 

 Kansas City Royals (0-1)                                 Miami Palms (34-28)                                     

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

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

 Merrifield rf   4  0  1  0  0  0  4  0  0  0   .250      Munoz ss        5  0  2  0  0  0  0  2  0  2   .321

 Soler dh        3  0  0  0  1  1  0  0  0  1   .000      Koch 2b         5  1  1  1  0  1  2  1  0  2   .286

 O'Hearn 1b      4  1  2  1  0  1  9  0  0  0   .500      Grant 1b        4  1  2  0  0  1  9  2  0  0   .296

 Dozier 3b       4  1  1  0  0  1  1  2  0  2   .250      Encarnacion dh  4  1  1  1  0  1  0  0  0  1   .270

 Lopez 2b        4  0  1  0  0  0  1  3  0  1   .250      Wieters c       4  1  3  0  0  0  3  0  0  1   .260

 Phillips cf     4  0  0  0  0  0  2  0  0  0   .000      Sohn cf         3  0  1  0  1  0  3  0  0  1   .275

 Mondesi ss      4  0  1  1  0  0  0  2  0  0   .250      Holt rf         4  0  3  1  0  0  4  0  0  0   .260

 Gordon lf       4  0  0  0  0  0  3  0  0  2   .000      Garcia 3b       4  0  1  1  0  0  2  2  0  0   .279

 Dini c          3  0  1  0  0  0  4  0  0  0   .333      Miranda lf      4  0  0  0  0  1  2  0  0  3   .250

 

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

 Totals          34 2  7  2  1  3  24 7  0  6             Totals          37 4  14 4  1  4  27 10 0  10 

 

 

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

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

 Kansas City Royals         1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  1      2  7  0  

 Miami Palms                0  1  0  0  0  1  2  0         4  14 0  

 

 

 

 LOB- Kansas City Royals 6, Miami Palms 10; 2B- Merrifield(1), Holt(6); HR- O'Hearn(1),

 Encarnacion(14), Koch(6); RBI- O'Hearn(1), Mondesi(1), Encarnacion(48), Koch(18),

 Garcia(10), Holt(15); GIDP- Munoz(4); RLSP- Soler, Dozier, Gordon, Encarnacion,

 Koch, Munoz 2, Miranda 2;  

 

 DP- Kansas City Royals 1;  

  

 

 

 Kansas City Royals            IP   H  R  ER BB SO    ERA

 Duffy(L 0-1)                  6.0  9  2  2  1  2    3.00  

 Newberry                      1.0  3  2  2  0  1   18.00 

 Holland                       1.0  2  0  0  0  1    0.00  

 

 Miami Palms                   IP   H  R  ER BB SO    ERA

 Parra(W 5-6)                  8.0  4  1  1  1  3    5.69  

 Martin(S,20)                  1.0  3  1  1  0  0    2.05  

 

 Pitches-strikes- Duffy 66-46, Newberry 24-15, Holland 14-10, Parra 92-54, Martin 17-11;

 Batters faced- Duffy 27, Newberry 6, Holland 5, Parra 29, Martin 6; 


  

 Temp - 84, Sky - Mostly Cloudy, Wind - E 16MPH 

 

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