FLORIDA STATE LEAGUE
PALM BEACH CARDINALS AT CHARLOTTE STONE CRABS
08/27/2025
 
FLORIDA STATE LEAGUE
PALM BEACH CARDINALS AT CHARLOTTE STONE CRABS
GAME ID: 8971 - WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 27TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Palm Beach Cardinals (54-73) 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 4 8 9 1
Charlotte Stone Crabs (62-64) 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 5 11 0
Cardinals Stun Stone Crabs, 8-5
The Palm Beach Cardinals and Charlotte Stone Crabs completed their game despite the rain.

Behind the hitting of Chris Sweet, the Palm Beach Cardinals defeated the Charlotte Stone Crabs, 8-5. Sweet went 2-4 with a home run. He scored 2 runs and drove in 3 for the Cardinals. Reliever Joe Evans picked up the win. His record improves to 2-1. José Ramírez took the loss. Monty Kirkland earned his 6th save in 10 chances.

With Palm Beach trailing 5-4 in the top of the ninth, Sweet hit a fastball from José Ramírez for a 3-run home run. It was his 4th home run of the season and put the Cardinals ahead, 7-5.

"Ah, the sweet taste of victory," Sweet crowed after the game.

Palm Beach is now 54-73. Charlotte is 62-64.
PALM BEACH BATTING LINESCORE CHARLOTTE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. MacKey LF 4 0 0 2 1 2 0 .181 0 8
H. Washington CF 4 0 1 1 0 3 2 .256 3 40
W. Casey RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .336 4 28
H. Green DH 3 1 1 1 0 2 1 .297 3 22
   c-A. Davis DH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .286 5 35
B. Robertson SS 3 2 1 0 1 0 0 .275 8 34
J. Gonzáles 2B, 3B 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .420 3 19
H. Morales 1B 3 2 1 0 1 0 1 .280 7 50
C. Sweet C 4 2 2 3 0 1 1 .282 4 25
R. Mullins 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .258 0 5
   a-D. Ingram PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .328 3 27
   b-D. Thomas 3B, 2B 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .270 0 13
Totals 34 8 9 8 3 12 10      
a - D. Ingram pinch hit for R. Mullins in the 5th
b - D. Thomas substituted for D. Ingram in the 5th
c - A. Davis inserted as DH in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: H. Washington (21, 4th Inning off J. Rodríguez, 0 on, 1 out) , B. Robertson (16, 5th Inning off J. Rodríguez, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: D. Thomas (1, 9th Inning off J. Santana, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: H. Green (3, 6th Inning off J. Rodríguez, 0 on, 0 outs) , C. Sweet (4, 9th Inning off J. Ramírez, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: H. Washington 2 , H. Green 4 , B. Robertson 2 , J. Gonzáles , H. Morales , C. Sweet 5 , D. Ingram , D. Thomas 3
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: W. Casey , H. Green
GIDP: R. Mullins
Sac Fly: H. Washington
Team LOB: 3

FIELDING
Errors: E. White (1)
OF assists: 1 (Washington(Guzmán at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Stevenson 2B 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 .287 8 47
A. Rhodes RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .267 4 50
J. González LF 4 2 2 0 0 0 1 .307 13 77
J. Mencío SS 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 .291 14 75
E. Faulkner C 3 2 2 0 1 0 0 .292 4 47
J. Guzmán CF 4 0 3 4 0 0 1 .299 2 33
R. Smith 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 .280 11 66
   a-J. Bartlett 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .287 5 23
L. Woods DH 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .300 3 35
R. Gill 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .233 5 28
Totals 36 5 11 5 1 4 10      
a - J. Bartlett substituted for R. Smith in the 9th

BATTING
Triples: J. Guzmán (4, 6th Inning off E. White, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: D. Stevenson 2 , J. González 2 , J. Mencío , E. Faulkner 2 , J. Guzmán 5 , L. Woods
2-out RBI: L. Woods
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. González , L. Woods
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Stevenson (51)
CS: D. Stevenson (11)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Stevenson-Mencío-Smith)
PALM BEACH PITCHING LINESCORE CHARLOTTE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Smith 5.1 7 4 4 1 3 0 91 4.70   
E. White BS (1) 2.1 4 1 1 0 1 0 34 4.11   
J. Evans W (2-1) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 3.31   
M. Kirkland SV (6) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 4.89   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Smith 40
Batters Faced: B. Smith 22, E. White 11, J. Evans 1, M. Kirkland 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Smith 5-6, E. White 3-3, J. Evans 0-1, M. Kirkland 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. Smith 91-58, E. White 34-22, J. Evans 5-2, M. Kirkland 12-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. White 1-1 , J. Evans 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Rodríguez 6.0 7 4 4 1 6 1 87 4.97   
J. Rogers H (2) 1.2 0 0 0 0 3 0 18 1.26   
J. Ramírez L (1-1), BS (1) 0.2 1 3 3 2 2 1 24 2.64   
J. Santana 0.2 1 1 1 0 1 0 11 4.87   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Rodríguez 47
Batters Faced: J. Rodríguez 25, J. Rogers 5, J. Ramírez 5, J. Santana 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Rodríguez 4-7, J. Rogers 1-1, J. Ramírez 0-0, J. Santana 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Rodríguez 87-57, J. Rogers 18-12, J. Ramírez 24-13, J. Santana 11-7
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Chris Sweet
Ballpark: Charlotte Sports Park
Weather: Cloudy (79 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 7 mph
Start Time: 4:00 PM ET
Time: 4:36
Attendance: 6941
Special Notes: RF Rob Mullins was injured in a collision at a base. Rain delay of 68 minutes in the 6th inning.
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