JUPITER, FL – The Palm Beach Cardinals (31-31), under their alternate identity of the “Palm Beach Frozen Iguanas,” fell to the St. Lucie Mets (29-33) by a final score of 10-1 on Saturday night at Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium. With the loss, Palm Beach is now 2-5 under the “Frozen Iguanas” identity this season.
Much like most of the series, both teams were kept quiet on offense early in the game. It was a pitchers’ duel through the first four innings between Palm Beach starting pitcher Jack Martinez (L, 0-6) and St. Lucie starting pitcher Jonathan Jimenez (W, 1-1).
Jimenez finished six innings of work, where he allowed just one run and struck out four. In the top of the fifth, Martinez was pulled after 78 pitches in 4 1/3 innings pitched in his start. Liam Best entered the game out of the Palm Beach bullpen.
After a walk to put runners at first and second base with two outs, Trey Snyder hit a two-RBI double to center field to give the Mets the lead. Later in the frame, Best walked in two runs with the bases loaded before Dylan Driessen came in and struck out a batter to end the scoring. The Mets took a 4-0 lead and brought 10 men to the plate. Martinez will have to wait at least another start to get his first professional win.
Palm Beach got on the scoreboard in the bottom of the fifth inning. Yordalin Peña led off with a double and came around to score on an RBI groundout by Heriberto Caraballo to cut the deficit to 4-1 after five innings.
St. Lucie got the run back in the top of the sixth inning. With runners at the corners and no outs, Elian Peña hit a sacrifice fly to center field to extend the Mets’ lead to 5-1.
In the top of the seventh inning, St. Lucie hit three-straight singles to start the inning, the last of which was from Simon Juan for an RBI single. Another run came in to score when Justin Militello committed a balk to give the Mets a 7-1 lead. In the top of the eighth inning, St. Lucie added two more runs with a wild pitch and later an RBI single from Rodriguez. Julio Zayas added one more run with an RBI single in the top of the ninth inning to give the Mets a 10-1 lead.
Palm Beach managed just four hits in the game, including one in the bottom of the ninth inning. However, Palm Beach could not score an additional run and ultimately fell 10-1 on Saturday night. With the loss, St. Lucie wins the series and Palm Beach falls to 8-12 against the Mets in 2026.
The Cardinals and Mets face off in the series finale on Sunday, June 14th with first pitch scheduled for 12:30 p.m. Click here to purchase your Palm Beach Cardinals tickets.
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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. Branded as “America’s Busiest Ballpark,” this year-round facility can accommodate everything from birthday parties to corporate outings to tournaments, while never forgetting that every fan is our most important priority.