FSL1 Palm Beach Cardinals

After walk-off win, Cards fall just short in epic against Mets 9-7

Published on August 10, 2005 under Florida State League (FSL1)
Palm Beach Cardinals News Release


JUPITER, FL - Mets' leftfielder Derran Watts robbed what would have been a game-tying home run by Brian Martin in the bottom of the ninth to preserve a 9-7 win for the Mets on Wednesday night.

The Cardinals, who fell behind early 5-0, rallied to tie the game with two runs in the third and three in the fourth.

Brady Toops led off the inning with a double and advanced to third on a single by Mike McCoy. Jarrett Hoffpauir then doubled to score Toops and McCoy. Toops finished 2-for-3 on the night and McCoy was 2-for-4.

In the fourth inning, Matt Dryer doubled to lead off and scored on a single by Ty Parker. McCoy singled later in the inning to score Parker, and a sacrifice fly by Andy Schutzenhofer tied the game at five apiece.

The game would remain tied until the sixth when the Mets plated two, but the Cardinals answered in the bottom of the seventh with a two-run blast by Dryer, his 19th of the year and third in three nights.

The Mets scored twice in the ninth of Mark Worrell (2-3), and in the bottom of the ninth and a runner on, Martin hit a ball to deep left that was brought back in the yard by Watts.

Eddie Camacho (2-2) picked up the win for St. Lucie.

Before all the action in the night cap, the Cardinals and Mets completed a game that was suspended due to rain on Tuesday night with the game tied 3-3. With one out and the bases loaded in the top of the eighth, Rich Scalamandre (2-2) was able to escape from a bases loaded jam by starting a 1-2-3 double play.

In the bottom of the ninth, Reid Gorecki delivered a single with the bases loaded to give the Cardinals a 4-3 win.

The Cardinals and Mets will square off on Thursday night, but the game will be played at St. Lucie to accommodate a concert at Roger Dean Stadium featuring Buddy Jewell, Neal McCoy, and Diamond Rio. The Cardinals then head to Vero Beach for a weekend series.

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