Jesús García retired 10 consecutive Daytona Tortugas batters to close the Palm Beach Cardinals’ 5-3 comeback victory Wednesday night at Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium in Jupiter, Florida. The win gave Palm Beach its second consecutive victory over Daytona in the Florida State League. The Palm Beach Cardinals entered the game with a 31-31 record and a 64-64 overall mark, while the Daytona Tortugas entered at 36-25 and 57-70 overall.
Daytona scored twice in the top of the first inning against Gabriel Chinchilla. Sherman Johnson led off with a solo home run, and Rafhlmil Torres added an RBI double later in the inning. Palm Beach answered in the bottom half when Alexander Frias brought home a run with an RBI single after Sebastian Dos Santos walked and Miguel Hernandez singled.
Chinchilla completed 2 2/3 innings, allowing two runs and striking out four. JR Fordham followed with two scoreless innings and struck out three Daytona batters. Kaden Echeman allowed a bases-loaded walk in the fifth inning, but he pitched a scoreless sixth to keep Palm Beach within reach.
Palm Beach Takes the Lead in the Sixth
The Cardinals moved in front with three runs in the bottom of the sixth inning against Daytona reliever Dusty Revis. Ryan Mitchell and Dee Kennedy opened the rally with singles before Owen Henne delivered an RBI double. Henne went 2-for-4 and hit two doubles in the game.
Matthew Miura followed with an RBI single to tie the score, and Gabe Camacho added another RBI single to give Palm Beach a 4-3 lead. JP Cabrera extended the advantage to 5-3 with an RBI single in the bottom of the eighth inning. Revis took the loss for Daytona and fell to 1-6.
García entered with two outs in the sixth inning and finished the game without allowing another Daytona batter to reach base. He earned his fifth win of the season after pitching 3 1/3 innings and striking out two. The series continues Sept. 3 at 6:30 p.m. at Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium, where the Palm Beach Cardinals will face the Daytona Tortugas again.
Source: Original report