FLORIDA STATE LEAGUE
TAMPA YANKEES AT ST. LUCIE METS
09/22/2023
 
FLORIDA STATE LEAGUE
TAMPA YANKEES AT ST. LUCIE METS
GAME ID: 14715 - FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 22ND , 2023 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Tampa Yankees 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 3 8 0
St. Lucie Mets 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
Tampa Wins Round 2 Crown
Sometimes the winner is the one who got the lucky bounces and the lucky calls, and sometimes the winner is just the one who played better.

It was the latter case in 2023, as the Tampa Yankees topped the St. Lucie Mets 3-0 tonight at Tradition Field to win the Round 2. It was the 1st title in franchise history.

"When you play for championships, you have to play better than the team in the other dugout. We did that in this series, and all year. Now we're the best team in baseball," said Tampa starting pitcher Jesús Barajas, who was named series MVP.

The Yankees took the series 4-3. The new titleholders completed the regular season with a first-place finish in the FSL North and a 83-55 record.

Tampa manager Eric Owens grinned and nodded when asked to comment on Barajas's words.

"Jesús said it best -- we played better than the other team," the skipper said.

Hometown officials announced they were already planning a "grand celebration" for the winners in the days to come.
TAMPA BATTING LINESCORE ST. LUCIE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Woodard LF 4 1 2 0 0 0 2 .279 0 1
J. Sullivan RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .237 2 10
E. Griffith 1B 4 1 1 2 0 1 0 .250 1 3
C. Johnson DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .208 0 1
C. Kaiser 3B 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .293 0 3
J. García CF 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .188 0 2
D. Walton C 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 .214 0 1
J. Douglas 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .148 0 1
   a-C. Bowman PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .286 0 1
   b-J. Robles 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
H. Lian SS 2 0 0 0 1 1 2 .167 1 1
Totals 31 3 8 3 1 4 10      
a - C. Bowman pinch hit for J. Douglas in the 5th
b - J. Robles substituted for C. Bowman in the 5th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Kaiser (4, 5th Inning off J. Brandt, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: E. Griffith (1, 6th Inning off J. Brandt, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: S. Woodard 2 , E. Griffith 4 , C. Kaiser 3 , J. García , D. Walton , C. Bowman
2-out RBI: C. Bowman
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Sullivan , H. Lian
Sac Bunt: J. Sullivan , J. Robles
Hit by Pitch: D. Walton
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: S. Woodard (4)
CS: S. Woodard (2) , J. Robles (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Thompson-Lian-Griffith)
OF assists: 1 (García(Bryant at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Bryant RF 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 .224 0 2
   c-P. Vitzhum PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 1
   d-B. McConnell RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
B. Good LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .292 0 8
C. Armstrong DH 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .333 0 1
D. Gregory C 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .178 1 5
A. Escobedo CF 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .356 2 7
C. Manning 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .250 1 3
G. Frazier 1B 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 .146 0 3
   a-O. Costello PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
   b-R. Swain 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .083 0 0
J. Sánchez 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .171 1 1
J. Navarro SS 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .261 0 0
Totals 32 0 7 0 1 7 14      
a - O. Costello pinch hit for G. Frazier in the 7th
b - R. Swain substituted for O. Costello in the 8th
c - P. Vitzhum pinch hit for R. Bryant in the 8th
d - B. McConnell substituted for P. Vitzhum in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Bryant 2 (2, 1st Inning off J. Barajas, 0 on, 0 outs; 6th Inning off J. Barajas, 0 on, 0 outs) , C. Armstrong (1, 4th Inning off J. Barajas, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Bryant 4 , C. Armstrong 3 , D. Gregory , A. Escobedo , C. Manning
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , D. Gregory 2 , A. Escobedo , C. Manning
GIDP: O. Costello
Team LOB: 6
TAMPA PITCHING LINESCORE ST. LUCIE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Barajas W (2-0) 6.0 5 0 0 1 5 0 83 0.48   
R. Thompson H (2) 2.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 27 0.00   
C. Malone SV (4) 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 12 1.74   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Barajas 66
Batters Faced: J. Barajas 23, R. Thompson 5, C. Malone 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Barajas 6-6, R. Thompson 1-2, C. Malone 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Barajas 83-57, R. Thompson 27-17, C. Malone 12-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Thompson 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Brandt L (1-2) 8.0 8 3 3 1 4 1 108 2.88   
S. Wilson 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Brandt 57
Batters Faced: J. Brandt 32, S. Wilson 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Brandt 16-3, S. Wilson 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Brandt 108-67, S. Wilson 10-6
Hit Batsmen: S. Wilson
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jesús Barajas
Ballpark: Tradition Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (75 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 10 mph
Start Time: 8:05 PM ET
Time: 3:16
Attendance: 20925
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