FLORIDA STATE LEAGUE
CLEARWATER THRESHERS AT PALM BEACH CARDINALS
05/19/2026
 
FLORIDA STATE LEAGUE
CLEARWATER THRESHERS AT PALM BEACH CARDINALS
GAME ID: 8440 - TUESDAY, MAY 19TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Clearwater Threshers (18-20) 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 4 7 0
Palm Beach Cardinals (19-19) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 7 1
Clearwater Wins, Topping Palm Beach, 4-1
The Clearwater Threshers downed the Palm Beach Cardinals, 4-1, at Roger Dean Stadium. Stellar pitching by Jorge Marrón had a lot to do with it. The right-hander, who is tied for 8th in the FSL in strikeouts with 40, handcuffed his opponent all game. Marrón, the winner, moves to 4-3. He threw 6.2 innings of 3-hit ball, while fanning 5 and giving up 3 walks. With the win over Palm Beach, the Threshers improved to 18-20.

Joe Norman had a direct impact on the outcome. Norman contributed a run-scoring walk in the top of the fifth inning to put Clearwater up, 2-0.

Norman called the win a test of his team's "mettle."
CLEARWATER BATTING LINESCORE PALM BEACH BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Dunlap RF, LF 4 1 1 1 1 0 0 .348 2 8
J. Norman LF 3 0 2 1 1 0 0 .318 1 10
   a-S. Christensen RF 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .246 0 5
N. Kakuta 3B 4 0 0 1 1 2 5 .237 4 18
J. Hawkins SS 4 0 2 1 1 0 1 .313 6 25
B. Howe 1B 5 0 0 0 0 2 7 .213 1 9
Z. Wheeler C 3 0 1 0 1 2 3 .309 3 14
T. Patton CF 4 1 0 0 0 0 2 .238 1 13
D. Zimmerman 2B 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .286 2 13
J. Ochoa DH 4 1 0 0 0 1 4 .322 1 7
Totals 35 4 7 4 6 8 22      
a - S. Christensen substituted for J. Norman in the 8th

BATTING
Total Bases: G. Dunlap , J. Norman 2 , J. Hawkins 2 , Z. Wheeler , D. Zimmerman
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: N. Kakuta , B. Howe , Z. Wheeler
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
CS: J. Hawkins (2)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Kakuta-Zimmerman-Howe, Kakuta-Zimmerman-Howe)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Baker RF 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 .333 0 9
J. Carter DH 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .167 0 3
   a-M. Meyer DH 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 .288 4 16
D. Carlson CF 2 1 1 1 2 1 1 .282 5 13
R. Neal 2B 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 .273 1 12
   b-R. MacKey PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .233 3 12
   c-D. Morris 2B, SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .223 2 10
J. Gonzáles SS, 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 .235 3 17
A. Patterson 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .347 1 5
C. Vargas 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .400 0 1
T. Burnett LF 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .227 0 7
D. Stephens C 3 0 0 0 1 3 2 .193 1 5
Totals 32 1 7 1 5 6 17      
a - M. Meyer inserted as DH in the 8th
b - R. MacKey pinch hit for R. Neal in the 8th
c - D. Morris substituted for R. MacKey in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: D. Carlson (5, 6th Inning off J. Marrón, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Baker 2 , J. Carter , D. Carlson 4 , A. Patterson , T. Burnett 2
2-out RBI: D. Carlson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Meyer , J. Gonzáles , D. Stephens
GIDP: J. Gonzáles , C. Vargas
Hit by Pitch: C. Vargas
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Errors: C. Vargas (1)
CLEARWATER PITCHING LINESCORE PALM BEACH PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
J. Marrón W (4-3) 6.2 3 1 1 3 5 1 26 112 3.11   
C. Malone H (6) 1.1 1 0 0 1 1 0 6 28 0.00   
D. Brunt SV (10) 1.0 3 0 0 1 0 0 6 22 3.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Marrón 66
Batters Faced: J. Marrón 26, C. Malone 6, D. Brunt 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Marrón 7-7, C. Malone 2-1, D. Brunt 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Marrón 112-62, C. Malone 28-15, D. Brunt 22-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Malone 1-0
Hit Batsmen: J. Marrón
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
B. Smith L (1-2) 4.1 4 4 3 3 3 0 21 86 6.54   
J. Rivera 2.0 3 0 0 3 2 0 12 54 4.62   
M. Kirkland 2.2 0 0 0 0 3 0 8 31 2.08   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Smith 41
Batters Faced: B. Smith 21, J. Rivera 12, M. Kirkland 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Smith 6-4, J. Rivera 2-2, M. Kirkland 3-2
Pitches - Strikes: B. Smith 86-55, J. Rivera 54-31, M. Kirkland 31-20
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Rivera 3-1 , M. Kirkland 2-0
WP: M. Kirkland
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jorge Marrón
Ballpark: Roger Dean Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (76 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:42
Attendance: 5646
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