🌴 Early Hole Too Much to Overcome as Palms Split in Baltimore, 8–5

 By Vin Castillo, Oriole Park at Camden Yards

The Miami Palms had their chances Wednesday afternoon.

They just couldn’t undo the damage from the first inning.

Baltimore jumped on Erick Fedde early and never fully let go, handing the Palms an 8–5 loss and a split of the brief two-game set as Miami heads back home at 47–47.

⚾ First-Inning Trouble Sets the Tone

Before the Palms could settle in, the Orioles struck hard:

  • 5 runs in the first inning
  • Traffic all over the bases
  • Fedde forced to grind from the jump

It wasn’t one big swing—it was a steady stream of hits that put Miami in a hole they spent the rest of the day trying to climb out of.

“We were chasing the game right away,” Hatteberg said. “That’s tough to recover from.”

🔄 Fighting Back, But Not Enough

To their credit, the Palms didn’t fold.

  • Edwin Encarnación: 2 hits, 3 RBI, HR (18th)
  • Jaspero Gonzalez: HR and 2 RBI
  • Brett Gardner / Pat Grant: both with multi-hit days

Miami chipped away:

  • Two runs in the 5th
  • Two more in the 9th

But every time they got close, Baltimore had an answer:

  • 2 runs in the 6th
  • Another in the 7th

📉 Pitching Depth Tested

  • Erick Fedde (L, 3–7): 3.2 IP, 5 ER
  • Adam Conley: 2.1 IP, 2 ER
  • Braden Shipley: allowed an insurance run

The bullpen stabilized things late, but the early deficit—and lack of shutdown innings—proved too much.

🟣 A Different Look, Same Result

The Palms took the field in their purple road alternates, looking to carry over momentum from Tuesday’s comeback.

Instead, the early innings flipped the script, and Miami spent the afternoon trying to catch up.

📊 Final

Baltimore Orioles 8, Miami Palms 5
WP: Alex Cobb 
LP: Erick Fedde (3–7)

🧭 What It Means

The Palms:

  • Split the two-game set
  • Sit back at .500 (47–47)
  • Continue to hover without fully breaking through

🔜 Up Next: Red Sox Return to Miami

Now comes a familiar challenge:

👉 Boston comes to Coca-Cola Palms Park for a three-game set before the All-Star break

After what happened last time these two met, there’s no shortage of motivation.

🌴 The Feel Right Now

They didn’t collapse.

They didn’t quit.

But they also didn’t execute early enough to give themselves a real chance.

And for a team trying to climb above .500 and stay there…

That first inning is the difference between a series win and a split.

 Baltimore Orioles 8, Miami Palms 5
 Wednesday, July 8, 2020
 
 
 Miami Palms (47-47)                                      Baltimore Orioles (2-3)                                 
 Player          AB R  H BI BB SO  P  A  E LOB   Ave      Player          AB R  H BI BB SO  P  A  E LOB   Ave      
 ------          -- -  - -- -- --  -  -  - ---   ---      ------          -- -  - -- -- --  -  -  - ---   ---      
 Gardner cf      4  2  2  0  1  0  6  0  0  0   .318      Iglesias ss     4  2  2  1  1  0  0  1  0  0   .300
 Gonzalez 1b     5  1  2  2  0  0  7  0  0  3   .289      Hays cf         4  1  3  1  1  0  4  0  0  2   .313
 Grant lf        4  1  2  0  1  0  2  0  0  0   .289      Santander lf    5  1  3  0  0  0  4  0  0  1   .333
 Encarnacion dh  5  1  2  3  0  0  0  0  0  0   .265      Nunez 1b        5  1  1  1  0  1  9  0  0  3   .286
 Korb 3b         5  0  0  0  0  0  1  1  0  4   .274      Mancini dh      3  1  1  2  0  1  0  0  0  0   .368
 Sohn rf         2  0  0  0  2  0  2  0  0  0   .283      Diaz rf         4  1  2  3  0  0  3  0  0  1   .214
 Holt 2b         3  0  0  0  1  0  0  1  0  0   .265      Rondon 3b       4  1  1  0  0  1  1  5  0  0   .375
 Munoz ss        4  0  1  0  0  0  1  1  0  0   .278      Alberto 2b      4  0  1  0  0  1  2  3  0  0   .176
 Polk c          4  0  1  0  0  1  5  0  0  2   .125      Holaday c       4  0  0  0  0  1  3  0  0  1   .091
 
                 -- -  - -- -- -- -- -- -- ---                            -- -  - -- -- -- -- -- -- ---            
 Totals          36 5  10 5  5  1  24 4  0  9             Totals          37 8  14 8  2  5  27 10 0  8  
 
 
                           1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9      R  H  E
                           -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -      -  -  -
 Miami Palms               1  0  0  0  2  0  0  0  2      5  10 0  
 Baltimore Orioles         5  0  0  0  0  2  1  0         8  14 0  
 
 
 
 LOB- Miami Palms 9, Baltimore Orioles 8; 2B- Encarnacion(19), Gonzalez(5), Gardner 2(13),
 Iglesias(2), Hays(2), Santander(1), Rondon(1); 3B- Grant(7); HR- Encarnacion(18),
 Gonzalez(9), Mancini(2), Diaz(1); RBI- Encarnacion 3(62), Gonzalez 2(20), Iglesias(2),
 Hays(1), Nunez(3), Mancini 2(5), Diaz 3(4); SF- Mancini(1); GIDP- Gonzalez(1);
 RLSP- Gonzalez 2, Korb 2, Hays, Nunez 2, Diaz;  
 
 DP- Baltimore Orioles 1; 
  
 
 
 Miami Palms                  IP   H  R  ER BB SO    ERA
 Fedde(L 3-7)                 3.2  6  5  5  2  2    7.89  
 Conley                       2.1  5  2  2  0  2    6.15  
 Shipley                      1.0  2  1  1  0  0    6.68  
 Morin                        1.0  1  0  0  0  1    4.02  
 
 Baltimore Orioles            IP   H  R  ER BB SO    ERA
 Cobb(W 1-0)                  6.0  6  3  3  3  1    4.50  
 Lloyd                        2.0  2  0  0  1  0    0.00  
 Castro                       1.0  2  2  2  1  0   13.50 
 
 Inherited runners-scored- Conley 2-0; Pitches-strikes- Fedde 62-37, Conley 42-32,
 Shipley 16-13, Morin 13-9, Cobb 78-46, Lloyd 21-13, Castro 18-9; Batters faced- Fedde 19,
 Conley 12, Shipley 5, Morin 4, Cobb 27, Lloyd 9, Castro 5; 

  
 
  
 Temp - 88, Sky - Partly Cloudy, Wind - SE 6mph 
 

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