The Palm Beach Cardinals, playing under their alternate Palm Beach Frozen Iguanas identity, lost 9-4 to the Tampa Tarpons on Saturday night, July 25, at Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium in Jupiter, Florida. Tampa broke a 4-4 tie with five runs in the ninth inning.
Palm Beach scored first in the bottom of the first inning. Sebastian Dos Santos led off with an infield single, Ryan Mitchell walked and Brayden Smith was hit by a pitch before Matthew Miura delivered an RBI infield single. The Cardinals stranded the bases loaded but took a 1-0 lead.
Trevor Haskins added a run in the second inning after singling and stealing second and third base. Johnfrank Salazar drove him in with an RBI groundout, giving Palm Beach a 2-0 advantage.
Tampa Responds After Early Deficit
Brandon Clarke made his second rehab appearance for Palm Beach after coming from Double-A Springfield. He pitched 2 1/3 innings, allowed two runs and struck out four batters. Dax Kilby tied the game with a two-run home run for Tampa in the third inning, and Zeke Wood finished the frame with two strikeouts.
Gabriel Chinchilla entered for Palm Beach in the fourth inning. Brando Mayea singled, stole second and advanced to third on a throwing error by Palm Beach catcher Alex Birge before scoring on a wild pitch, putting Tampa ahead 3-2.
Palm Beach regained the lead in the bottom of the fourth inning without recording a hit. Eight Cardinals hitters came to the plate as Tampa committed three errors and issued an RBI walk to Yairo Padilla. The Cardinals scored twice to move ahead 4-3.
Chinchilla pitched 3 2/3 innings, struck out six hitters and allowed two runs, one earned. Engelth Urena tied the game 4-4 with a solo home run in the seventh inning.
Tarpons Break Tie in Ninth
The game remained tied until the ninth inning, when Luis Puello hit a two-run triple to right field. Puello then scored on a throwing error by Johnfrank Salazar, giving Tampa the lead against Yadiel Batista.
Willy Montero followed with a two-run home run to extend Tampa’s lead to 9-4. Batista took the loss, while Josh Tiedemann earned the win with a perfect bottom of the ninth inning.
The Palm Beach Cardinals and Tampa Tarpons are scheduled to meet in the regular-season series finale Sunday, July 26, at 12:30 p.m. The Palm Beach Cardinals use the Palm Beach Frozen Iguanas identity for select Saturdays in 2026.
Source: Original report