Parra Silences Braves as Palms Cruise to Series-Closing Shutout

 MIAMI — After two days of momentum swings and long balls, the Miami Palms closed out their three-game set with Atlanta by taking the bats out of the Braves’ hands entirely.

Behind eight brilliant innings from Manny Parra, the Palms shut out Atlanta 4–0 on Sunday afternoon at Coca-Cola Palms Park, winning the series and heading into an off day with a 36–31 record and a sense that this club is beginning to find its footing.

Parra was in complete control from the first pitch. The veteran left-hander allowed just one hit over eight scoreless innings, striking out eight and walking two. Atlanta never advanced a runner past second base while he was in the game.

“That’s the version of Manny we know is in there,” manager Scott Hatteberg said. “He worked both sides, stayed ahead, and never let them breathe.”

Miami struck first in the third inning, using patience and timely contact to manufacture runs. Emilio Miranda, making just his fifth start since being called up from Jackson, set the table for a productive sequence that included an RBI groundout by Chris Korb and a sacrifice fly from Matt Wieters. 

An inning later, the Palms added insurance. Miranda again reached base, this time via another walk, and later scored on Pat Grant’s two-run homer to right, Grant’s ninth of the season, pushing the lead to 4–0.

That was more than enough for Parra, who scattered weak contact and consistently won long at-bats. The Braves managed only a single from Ender Inciarte, their lone hit of the afternoon.

Cody Allen handled a quiet ninth to seal the shutout, capping a strong homestand that saw the Palms take two of three from Atlanta.

The win sends Miami into an off day on a positive note before welcoming the Toronto Blue Jays to town, with the rotation beginning to stabilize and the lineup showing signs of balance despite injuries.

“This felt like a professional win,” Hatteberg said. “Pitching, defense, situational hitting — that’s how you stack series wins.”

After the turbulence of early June, the Palms will take Monday to catch their breath. The schedule won’t get any easier — but Sunday showed what this club can look like when everything lines up.


 Miami Palms 4, Atlanta Braves 0

 Sunday, June 7, 2020

 

 

 Atlanta Braves (2-5)                                     Miami Palms (36-31)                                     

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

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

 Inciarte cf     4  0  1  0  0  1  0  0  0  0   .321      Munoz ss        4  1  1  0  0  0  1  1  0  0   .313

 Ozuna lf        3  0  0  0  1  1  3  0  0  0   .310      Miranda lf      2  1  0  0  2  0  4  0  0  0   .500

 Albies 2b       4  0  0  0  0  1  0  0  0  2   .267      Grant rf        3  2  1  2  1  1  6  0  0  0   .295

 Acuna, Jr. rf   4  0  0  0  0  1  1  0  0  1   .207      Encarnacion dh  4  0  1  0  0  2  0  0  0  1   .260

 Freeman 1b      3  0  0  0  0  1  6  0  0  0   .231      Korb 3b         4  0  1  1  0  1  1  3  0  0   .267

 Camargo 3b      3  0  1  0  0  0  2  3  0  0   .391      Wieters c       3  0  0  1  0  2  8  0  0  0   .254

 Hechavarria ss  3  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  1   .154      Holt 2b         3  0  2  0  0  1  1  0  0  2   .268

 d'Arnaud c      2  0  0  0  1  0  11 0  0  0   .000      Garcia 1b       2  0  0  0  1  1  5  0  0  0   .250

 Riley dh        3  0  0  0  0  3  0  0  0  0   .182      Sohn cf         3  0  0  0  0  2  1  0  0  2   .275

 

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

 Totals          29 0  2  0  2  8  24 3  0  4             Totals          28 4  6  4  4  10 27 5  0  5  

 

 

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

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

 Atlanta Braves         0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0      0  2  0  

 Miami Palms            0  0  2  0  2  0  0  0         4  6  0  

 

 

 

 LOB- Atlanta Braves 4, Miami Palms 5; 2B- Camargo(3), Holt(8); HR- Grant(9); RBI- Wieters(24),

 Korb(36), Grant 2(34); SF- Wieters(2); RLSP- Albies, Acuna, Jr., Hechavarria, Encarnacion,

 Holt, Sohn;  

 

 DP- Atlanta Braves 1;  

  

 

 

 Atlanta Braves            IP   H  R  ER BB SO    ERA

 Fried(L 0-1)              5.0  5  4  4  4  7    7.20  

 Jackson                   3.0  1  0  0  0  3    0.00  

 

 Miami Palms               IP   H  R  ER BB SO    ERA

 Parra(W 6-6)              8.0  1  0  0  2  8    5.14  

 Allen                     1.0  1  0  0  0  0    4.33  

 

 Pitches-strikes- Fried 81-50, Jackson 26-21, Parra 91-62, Allen 11-8; Batters faced- Fried 24,

 Jackson 9, Parra 27, Allen 4; 


  

 

  

 Temp - 90, Sky - Mostly Cloudy, Wind - S 9MPH 

 

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