FLORIDA STATE LEAGUE
ST. LUCIE METS AT PALM BEACH CARDINALS
08/05/2025
 
FLORIDA STATE LEAGUE
ST. LUCIE METS AT PALM BEACH CARDINALS
GAME ID: 8846 - TUESDAY, AUGUST 5TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
St. Lucie Mets (61-45) 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 4 0 8 9 1
Palm Beach Cardinals (41-65) 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 5 10 1
Granados Clubs 2 Home Runs in 8-5 St. Lucie Win
No one was more impactful than Arturo Granados in the 8-5 St. Lucie win over Palm Beach. Granados was 2 for 4 with 2 home runs. He drove in 4 runs and scored twice. Chet Bass, now 2-0, picked up the win in relief. He allowed no runs on 1 hit in 3.2 innings. Mitch Smith got the save, his 15th in 17 chances.

In the top of the eighth, the Mets grabbed the lead when Granados hit his 5th home run of the season. The 3-run home run off Tony Houston made it 7-5, St. Lucie.

"Good team win," Granados said. "I love it when a plan comes together."

St. Lucie goes to 61-45. The win puts them 4½ games up in their division.
ST. LUCIE BATTING LINESCORE PALM BEACH BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Strong 2B 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 .290 0 3
   b-A. Vélez PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .306 5 36
   d-R. Turner 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .298 6 26
D. Stout LF 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .302 11 67
A. Granados DH 4 2 2 4 0 1 1 .348 5 14
S. Deason C 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 .312 1 6
B. Oglethorpe 1B 4 2 1 1 0 0 2 .250 2 5
N. Owens SS 4 0 2 3 0 1 0 .254 9 55
P. Morán CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .256 0 3
B. Short RF 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .197 6 33
H. Lian 3B 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .385 0 3
   a-S. Adams PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .245 2 13
   c-N. Hogan 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .255 2 33
Totals 34 8 9 8 2 6 7      
a - S. Adams pinch hit for H. Lian in the 8th
b - A. Vélez pinch hit for S. Strong in the 8th
c - N. Hogan substituted for S. Adams in the 8th
d - R. Turner substituted for A. Vélez in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: N. Owens 2 (19, 4th Inning off T. Houston, 3 on, 2 outs; 7th Inning off T. Houston, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: A. Granados 2 (5, 6th Inning off T. Houston, 0 on, 2 outs; 8th Inning off T. Houston, 2 on, 1 out) , B. Oglethorpe (2, 8th Inning off M. Kirkland, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: A. Vélez , D. Stout , A. Granados 8 , B. Oglethorpe 4 , N. Owens 4 , P. Morán , B. Short
2-out RBI: A. Granados , B. Oglethorpe , N. Owens
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Oglethorpe , B. Short
GIDP: H. Lian
Team LOB: 1

BASERUNNING
CS: P. Morán (3)

FIELDING
Errors: C. Bass (1)
Double Plays: 2 (Owens-Strong-Oglethorpe, Owens-Strong-Oglethorpe)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Robinson LF 4 1 2 0 1 0 1 .242 10 33
A. Davis DH 5 0 0 0 0 2 7 .286 4 28
B. Robertson SS 5 0 1 2 0 1 4 .282 6 23
H. Morales 1B 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .269 5 39
D. Thomas 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .189 0 9
J. Gonzáles 3B 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .367 2 6
   a-W. Casey PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .338 2 22
   b-R. Mullins 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 0 0
C. Edwards RF 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .350 0 3
C. Sweet C 3 1 2 3 0 0 0 .291 3 17
   c-D. Ingram PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .281 0 7
H. Washington CF 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .249 2 32
   d-R. MacKey PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .227 0 3
Totals 35 5 10 5 3 4 15      
a - W. Casey pinch hit for J. Gonzáles in the 8th
b - R. Mullins substituted for W. Casey in the 9th
c - D. Ingram pinch hit for C. Sweet in the 9th
d - R. MacKey pinch hit for H. Washington in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Robertson (8, 5th Inning off P. Gutiérrez, 2 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: C. Sweet (3, 5th Inning off P. Gutiérrez, 2 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Robinson 2 , B. Robertson 2 , H. Morales , J. Gonzáles , C. Edwards , C. Sweet 5 , D. Ingram , H. Washington
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Robinson , B. Robertson 2
GIDP: A. Davis , D. Thomas
Sac Bunt: H. Washington
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: B. Robertson (4)
Double Plays: 1 (Robertson-Thomas-Morales)
OF assists: 1 (Washington(Owens at 3rd base))
ST. LUCIE PITCHING LINESCORE PALM BEACH PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
P. Gutiérrez 4.1 7 5 5 2 1 1 66 3.41   
C. Bass W (2-0) 3.2 1 0 0 0 2 0 42 6.39   
M. Smith SV (15) 1.0 2 0 0 1 1 0 25 3.27   
PITCHING
Game Score: P. Gutiérrez 28
Batters Faced: P. Gutiérrez 21, C. Bass 12, M. Smith 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: P. Gutiérrez 4-7, C. Bass 2-6, M. Smith 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: P. Gutiérrez 66-40, C. Bass 42-27, M. Smith 25-15
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Bass 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Houston L (0-3) 7.1 8 7 4 2 3 2 120 5.09   
M. Kirkland 1.2 1 1 1 0 3 1 21 4.91   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Houston 41
Batters Faced: T. Houston 30, M. Kirkland 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Houston 12-4, M. Kirkland 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: T. Houston 120-78, M. Kirkland 21-16
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Arturo Granados
Ballpark: Roger Dean Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (83 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 10 mph
Start Time: 5:30 PM ET
Time: 3:14
Attendance: 7099
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