Recap April 26-May 2:
April 26 Palm Beach Official Site Post Game: Palm Beach sent Richard Castillo to the hill to extend their winning streak against Fort Myers. Castillo tossed an eight-inning complete game allowing three hits, two earned runs, two walks, hit one batter, and struck four out. Unfortunately the Cardinals offense was nonexistent once again in Castillo's second consecutive complete game. Palm Beach produced three singles, three walks, and one hit by pitch for base runners and scored no runs. The Miracle scored both runs in the second inning as Daniel Rohlfing singled with one out and Jairo Perez walked. Castillo uncorked a wild pitch to put both runners in scoring position. Michael Gonzales drove in both runners with a single to left and Fort Myers held off Palm Beach 2-0.
April 27 Palm Beach Official Site Post Game: Zeros went up on the scoreboard for the first two frames of the Palm Beach and Fort Myers game. The Cardinals ended the drought putting one run up in each of the next three innings. Vance Albitz walked, Alan Ahmady singled, and Chris Edmondson walked with one out in the third. Jonathan Rodriguez struck out with bases loaded and Michael Swinson walked in one run. Luis De La Cruz scored on a sac fly to center by Albitz. Edmondson lead of the fifth with a home run to put Palm Beach up 3-0. Chris Corrigan and Iden Nazario combined to pitch six scoreless innings allowing only one hit and five walks. Ricky Martinez took over for the Cardinals and got two quick outs in the seventh. Anderson Hidalgo singled, Michael Gonzales singled, and Daniel Santana triples to drive in both runners and get the Miracle within one run. Dean Kiekhefer came in a closed out the last two innings as Palm Beach beat Fort Myers 3-2.
April 28 Charlotte Official Site Post Game: Anthony Ferrara and Grayson Garvin went two-to-toe in game one of the match-up between Palm Beach and Charlotte. Both pitchers went six innings, but Garvin was the only one that did not give up a run. The Stone Crabs got to Ferrara in the fifth as Mayo Acosta singled and Robby Price walked. Ty Morrison singled to right field to drive in Acosta for the first and only Charlotte run of the game. The Cardinals tied the game up in the eighth as Nick Longmire homered to left. Mike O'Neill lead off the ninth with a single to left with Vance Albitz and Alan Ahmady moving him to third on outs. Chris Edmondson singled to right to put Palm Beach up and Chase Reid held off Charlotte for the 2-1 win.
April 29 Palm Beach Official Site Post Game: Drew Benes started for Palm Beach and had his best outing of the season against Charlotte. Benes threw seven scoreless innings allowing just three hits and one walk while striking out five. Enny Romero didn't do too bad either for the Stone Crabs as he went six innings and only gave up five hits (one extra base hit), one earned run, and two walks. The Cardinals got on the scoreboard in the fifth as Michael Swinson and Luis De La Cruz lead off the inning with back-to-back singles. Ronny Gil drove in Swinson with a sac fly to right. Gil lead off the eighth with a single, stole second, and was moved to third on a Mike O'Neill bunt. Vance Albitz followed with another bunt that score Gil, making the game 2-0 Palm Beach. The Cardinal loaded up the bases in the ninth with a Nick Longmire single, Jonathan Rodriguez double, and Luis De La Cruz walk. Chris Rearick walked Gil to drive in Longmire and Palm Beach ended up winning 3-0 over Charlotte.
April 30 Palm Beach Official Site Post Game: Palm Beach and Charlotte exchanged scoreless innings in the first, but the second was a different story. Jonathan Rodriguez lead off with a single, Geoff Klein followed with a single, and Nick Longmire hit a ground rule double to score Rodriguez. Neal Pritchard singled in Klein and Mike O'Neill grounded out to score Longmire. Vance Albitz singled to center to plate Pritchard as the Cardinals went up 4-0. Mikie Mahtook and Riccio Torrez lead off the bottom half with back-to-back singles. Keith Castillo struck out and Luis De La Cruz threw the ball away on Mahtook's steal and he came around to score. Cody Rogers hit a sac fly to center that scored Torrez as the Stone Crabs got within two runs. Jonathan Rodriguez drove in both Pritchard and Michael Swinson in the fourth and De la Cruz scored on a O'Neill single to left. Charlotte plated two more runs in the eighth with the help of an Albitz fielding error but Palm Beach held on to win 7-4.
May 1 Palm Beach Official Site Post Game: Seth Maness and Marty Popham both pitched real well for Palm Beach and Fort Myers. Both pitched into the seventh innings keeping each team to three runs a piece. Josmil Pinto and Jonathan Rodriguez each homered off the starting pitchers. With the teams tied at three and heading into the eighth, the game turned sour for the Miracle. Chris Edmondson walked with one out and Rodriguez singled to center. Geoff Klein walked to load the bases and Jairo Perez committed a throwing error that allowed Nick Longmire to reach base and score Edmondson and Rodriguez. With two outs, Ronny Gil doubled to score Klein and Longmire. Mike O'Neill singled to shortstop Daniel Santana, who committed a throwing error, and Gil scored. Michael Swinson tripled in O'Neill to cap off a six-run eighth and Palm Beach beat Fort Myers 9-3.
May 2 Palm Beach Official Site Post Game: Game two of the series between Palm Beach and Fort Myers became a pitchers duel for Richard Castillo and Pat Dean. The Miracle were the first on the board as Daniel Rohlfing drove in Andy Leer with two outs in the third. Castillo pitched six innings allowing two hits, one earned run, three walks, one balk, and struck six out. Dean tossed seven innings giving up seven hits, one earned run, two walks, and three strikeouts. The Cardinals scored on Dean in the seventh as Vance Albitz knocked in Ronny Gil with a double to left. The game headed into extras and in the 11th, Daniel Ortiz was walked by Chase Reid with one out. Reid walked the following batter Rohlfing and gave up a RBI single to Oswaldo Arcia as Fort Myers went on to win over Palm Beach 2-1.
Who's Hot:
Mike O'Neill will look to extend his 12-game hitting streak which included two multi-hit and one multi-RBI game this past week. The 24-year old left-handed hitter went 10-for-29 (.345) with one double, two RBIs, two runs, four walks, one sacrifice, and two caught stealing. He played five games in left field and two as designated hitter.
Ronny Gil collected two multi-hit and two multi-RBI games and will look to add onto a three-game hitting streak. The 23-year old switch-hitter went 8-for-19 (.421) with one double, four RBIs (two w/two-outs), three runs, two walks, three stolen bases, one sac fly, one sacrifice, three strikeouts, one caught stealing, and grounded into one double play. He played six games at shortstop where he assisted in four double plays and committed one throwing error.
Richard Castillo rolled along adding more solid games to his resume this season. The 22-year old right-hander started on April 26 and pitched his second consecutive complete game of the season. He allowed three hits, two earned runs, two walks, hit one batter, threw one wild pitch, and struck four out for the losing decision (1-3). The December 12, 2007 free agent signing made his second opening on May 2 where he went six innings giving up two hits, one earned run, three walks, and struck six out. He had a combined ground out-to-fly out of 16-to-9.
Anthony Ferrara made his second consecutive quality start and third out of four for the season. The 22-year old left-hander started on April 28 and allowed six hits, one earned run, and two walks over six innings. He had a ground out-to-fly out ratio of 5-to-5.
Drew Benes rebounded from a rough start to the season to make his best start of the season. The 23-year old right-hander appeared on April 29 and pitched seven innings allowing three hits, no runs, one walk, and struck five out for the winning decision (1-2). He had a ground out-to-fly out ratio of 7-to-4.
Iden Nazario came in on two occasions to eat some innings up and earned two wins for the Palm Beach club. The 23-year old left-hander appeared on April 27 and pitched two innings allowing no hits, no runs, one walk, and struck two out for the winning decision (1-0). He came in on May 1 and gave up one hit, no runs, two walks, and struck two out over two innings for the winning decision (2-0). The 2010 30th round 919th overall) selection had a combined ground out-to-fly out ratio of 2-to-1.
Logan Billbrough earned two saves in two closing situations this past week. The 22-year old right-hander was called on to close out the April 29 contest and pitched one inning allowing no hits or runs and struck one out. He then pitched another scoreless inning on April 30 giving up one hit and hitting one batter. The June 2011 free agent signing had a combined ground out-to-fly out ratio of 1-to-3.
Who's Not:
Vance Albitz received some extra playing time and struggled somewhat at the plate. The 24-year old right-handed hitter went 4-for-22 (.182) with one double, four RBIs (two w/two-outs), one run, one walk, one hit by pitch, one stolen base, one sac fly, and two sacrifices. He played five games at second base (assisted in six double plays) and on game at shortstop (assisted in one double play and committed one fielding error).
Alan Ahmady also had trouble at the plate this past period. The 24-year old right-handed hitter went 3-for-34 (.125) with four walks, six strikeouts, and grounded into one double play. He played two games in right field and five at third base (assisted in two double plays).
Ricky Martinez extended his streak up giving up a run to four games. The 24-year old right-hander pitched on April 27 for one inning and gave up three hits, two earned runs, and struck one out for the hold (1). He was called on for the April 30 contest and allowed one hit, two unearned runs, two walks, and threw one wild pitch. The June 15, 2010 free agent signing had a combined ground out-to-fly out ratio of 4-to-1.
Notes:
Starlin Rodriguez (hamstring strain) was placed on the disabled list and Travis Tartamella was activated on April 26.
Packy Elkins was placed on the disabled list and Neal Pritchard was promoted from extended spring training on April 28.
Seth Maness was named St. Louis Cardinals Minor League Organizational Pitcher for the month of April.
2012 Florida State League Stats:
The Palm Beach Cardinals are batting .260 (4th) with a .333 OBP (3rd), .349 SLG (7th), and .683 OPS (6th). They rank third in hits; tied for fifth in stolen bases and caught stealing; sixth in doubles, total bases, and walks (tied); tied for eighth in runs and home runs; 11th in strikeouts; and 12th in triples in the 12-team division.
The Cardinals have a 3.17 ERA (4th) and 1.21 WHIP (5th). They rank first in complete games; fifth in losses (tied) and walks; tied for sixth in wins; tied for seventh in saves; ninth in shutouts (tied), runs allowed, earned runs, home runs allowed (tied), and strikeouts; tied for tenth in holds; and 11th in hits allowed in the 12-team division.
Mike O'Neill ranks tied for sixth in AVG, tied for fourth in hits, and tied for third in walks, fourth in OBP.
Jonathan Rodriguez ranks tied for second in doubles.
Starlin Rodriguez ranks tied for eighth in triples.
Nick Longmire ranks tied for fifth in strikeouts.
Seth Maness ranks tied for fourth in ERA, tied for fourth in wins, seventh in innings pitched, tied for sixth in home runs allowed, and fourth in WHIP.
Richard Castillo ranks sixth in ERA, tied for fifth in losses, first in complete games, eighth in innings pitched, and third in WHIP.
Chase Reid ranks tied for fifth in losses and tied for seventh in game finishes.
Logan Billbrough ranks tied for ninth in saves.
Ricky Martinez ranks tied for tenth in runs allowed.
Carlos Martinez ranks tied for fourth in hit batters.
Anthony Ferrara ranks tied for ninth in walks.
Aidan Lucas ranks tied for tenth in holds.
Up Next:
May 1-3: Fort Myers
May 4-7: Brevard County
May 8-11: @ Lakeland
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