Jupiter's Playoff Hopes Hanging by Thread After 6-3 Loss to Palm Beach Wednesday Night
JUPITER, FL – The Jupiter Hammerheads (65-61, 29-31) are one game closer to elimination as they fell to the Palm Beach Cardinals (79-47, 42-18) by a final score of 6-3 on Wednesday night at Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium. With Daytona’s 8-6 loss to Bradenton, the Hammerheads are still two and
JUPITER, FL – The Jupiter Hammerheads (65-61, 29-31) are one game closer to elimination as they fell to the Palm Beach Cardinals (79-47, 42-18) by a final score of 6-3 on Wednesday night at Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium. With Daytona’s 8-6 loss to Bradenton, the Hammerheads are still two and a half games back of the final playoff spot in the East.
The first three innings of the ballgame began as a pitchers’ duel between Eliazar Dishmey (L, 4-6) of Jupiter and Jose Davila (W, 6-5) of Palm Beach.
In the top of the fourth inning, the Cardinals got on the scoreboard first. With two outs, Jose Suarez got on base with a single. After Suarez stole second base, Ian Petrutz drove him in on an RBI single to put Palm Beach ahead 1-0.
Dishmey ran into more trouble in the top of the fifth inning. With two outs and the bases loaded, JJ Wetherholt brought every Cardinal home on a bases-clearing, three-RBI double to put the Cardinals up 5-0.
Dishmey finished his outing with 4 2/3 innings pitched and five earned runs. Davila went five scoreless innings with just one hit and one walk allowed and six strikeouts in his final start of the regular season.
The score remained until the bottom of the seventh inning. Carter Johnson and Fenwick Trimble hit back-to-back singles to lead off the frame. After a wild pitch moved both runners up one base, Garret Forrester drove in Johnson on a sacrifice fly to get Jupiter on the scoreboard. Later in the inning with bases loaded and two outs, Michael Snyder drove in two more runs on a two-RBI single to cut the deficit to 5-3.
However, in the top of the ninth inning, Palm Beach added an insurance run as Jon Jon Gazdar drove in Ryan Campos on an RBI single to make it 6-3. The Hammerheads had no answers for Nolan Sparks (Sv, 1) who retired the final seven Jupiter hitters, and the Hammerheads fell 6-3 on Wednesday night to lower their playoff odds in 2024.
Connor Caskenette led the Jupiter offense after he went 2-for-4 with a run scored. He finished with two of the five hits for the Hammerheads. Liomar Martinez also went 2 1/3 innings with no runs allowed in his first relief appearance of the season.
The “Dual of the Dean” continues on Thursday, September 5th with first pitch scheduled for 6:30 p.m. for the final “Thirsty Thursday” of the regular season. If the Hammerheads lose and the Tortugas win, Jupiter is eliminated from the playoffs. Click here to purchase your tickets.
Click here to place your bids on the Jupiter Hammerheads beach-themed special jersey with proceeds benefitting Vita Nova. The auction closes Sunday, September 8th at 8:00 p.m.
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Opening in 1998, the 110-acre complex/stadium is specially designed to house two Major League and two Minor League Baseball Teams. The stadium is home to the Miami Marlins and the St. Louis Cardinals for Spring Training. The Florida State League’s Jupiter Hammerheads (Class A Affiliate of the Miami Marlins) and Palm Beach Cardinals (Class A Affiliate of the St. Louis Cardinals) make their home at Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium from April through September. This year-round facility can accommodate the smallest birthday party to the largest corporate outing, while never forgetting that each and every fan is our most important product.