Chinea, Cards slam the Marauders
Chris Chinea hit a third-inning grand slam and Connor Jones allowed six hits over seven innings as the Palm Beach Cardinals topped the Bradenton Marauders 12-3 at LECOM Park on Saturday in the Florida State League.
The grand slam by Chinea scored Jose Martinez, Jose Godoy and Thomas Spitz to give the Cardinals a 5-3 lead. Bradenton had taken a 3-1 lead in the bottom of the second on four consecutive hits, including an RBI double by Casey Hughston and a two-run single by Al Reyes.
The Cardinals added five runs in the sixth and two in the seventh to finish the rout.
Bradenton starter Pedro Vasquez (9-5) went 5 1/3 innings, allowing nine runs and nine hits. He also struck out three and walked three.
Jones (7-4) struck out five while allowing three runs.
Up next
Who: Palm Beach (17-18) at Bradenton (22-13)
When: Sunday, 1 p.m.
Where: LECOM Park, Bradenton
Starting pitchers: Mike O’Reilly (1-0, 4.20) vs. TBD
Online: Live streaming audio at BradentonMarauders.com
This story was originally published July 29, 2017 at 10:06 PM with the headline "Chinea, Cards slam the Marauders."