Palm Beach Drops Series Finale to St. Lucie in 5-1 Loss Sunday Afternoon

JUPITER, FL - The Palm Beach Cardinals (41-33, 4-4) record just three hits on Sunday afternoon against the St. Lucie Mets (25-50, 3-6) and drop the series finale by a final score of 5-1 at Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium. Palm Beach and St. Lucie split the series as the Cardinals finish the month of June with a record of 12-13.

After two scoreless innings to begin the ballgame, the Mets' offense got to work in a big way in the top of the third inning off of Palm Beach starting pitcher Hunter Kublick (L, 1-2). St. Lucie would send nine men to the plate thanks to three hits and three walks, including a two-RBI single from Estarling Mercado and a RBI double by Yohario Cuevas, and jump out to take a 5-0 lead.

Kublick tossed just two-plus innings with five earned runs on three hits and four walks while striking out four batters.

St. Lucie starting pitcher Joel Diaz (W, 1-2) kept the Palm Beach offense scoreless and hitless until the top of the fourth inning when Chase Davis hit his seventh home run of the season, a solo home run to right field, to cut the deficit to just 5-1.

After the fourth inning, both offenses were kept in check. The Mets would only have one hit from the fifth inning until the end of the game and the Cardinals were held to three hits total and St. Lucie held on to defeat Palm Beach by a 5-1 final score.

Diaz finished with a career-high 5 1/3 innings pitched and just one earned run and two hits allowed. For Palm Beach, Hunter Hayes came out of the bullpen and tossed a career-high five scoreless innings and allowed just one hit and struck out three batters. Angel Cuenca and Ettore Giulianelli each tossed a scoreless inning out of the Cardinals' bullpen.

The Cardinals are back in action on Monday, July 1st when they will be the visiting team against the Jupiter Hammerheads for the start of six games. First pitch for Monday is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. Palm Beach will be the road team for the first three games of the series Monday, July 1st through Wednesday, July 3rd and then take over as the home team from Thursday, July 4th through Saturday, July 6th. Scroll below to purchase your tickets for MegaBash!

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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.