FLORIDA STATE LEAGUE
PALM BEACH CARDINALS AT ST. LUCIE METS
04/09/2026
 
FLORIDA STATE LEAGUE
PALM BEACH CARDINALS AT ST. LUCIE METS
GAME ID: 7007 - THURSDAY, APRIL 9TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Palm Beach Cardinals (0-1) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 5 0
St. Lucie Mets (1-0) 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 X 5 7 1
Alexander Leads St. Lucie Past Palm Beach
The St. Lucie Mets ushered in the 2026 season with a win versus the Palm Beach Cardinals at Tradition Field. The final score was 5-1. Reliever Rudy Alexander had a standout performance.

Alexander scattered 5 hits over 9 innings for the Mets. With the win, Alexander goes to 1-0 on the year with 5 strikeouts.

"Very pleased with the effort on our side," said Alexander.
PALM BEACH BATTING LINESCORE ST. LUCIE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. MacKey LF 3 1 1 0 1 1 1 .333 0 0
J. Baker RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .250 0 0
C. Edwards 1B 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 .250 0 1
D. Ingram CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .000 0 0
R. Neal 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .250 0 0
M. Meyer DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .000 0 0
L. Aragón SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .000 0 0
J. Gonzáles 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
J. Choo C 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .333 0 0
Totals 33 1 5 1 1 5 17      
BATTING
Total Bases: R. MacKey , J. Baker , C. Edwards , R. Neal , J. Choo
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Ingram , M. Meyer , L. Aragón
Team LOB: 6
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Wright CF 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .500 0 0
B. Norwood DH 3 0 0 1 0 2 2 .000 0 1
J. Dickey RF 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .250 0 0
B. Short LF 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 .000 0 0
D. Parker 1B 2 1 0 0 2 1 0 .000 0 0
A. Boyd C 4 1 3 4 0 0 0 .750 1 4
S. Simons 2B 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .000 0 0
R. Turner 3B 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .000 0 0
S. Parkinson SS 4 1 1 0 0 1 5 .250 0 0
Totals 30 5 7 5 5 6 14      
BATTING
Doubles: S. Parkinson (1, 4th Inning off J. Sandberg, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: A. Boyd (1, 3rd Inning off J. Sandberg, 3 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: E. Wright 2 , J. Dickey , A. Boyd 6 , S. Parkinson 2
2-out RBI: A. Boyd
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , S. Parkinson 2
Sac Fly: B. Norwood
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: R. Turner (1)
PALM BEACH PITCHING LINESCORE ST. LUCIE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
J. Sandberg L (0-1) 5.0 6 5 5 3 3 1 24 82 9.00   
R. Crawford 3.0 1 0 0 2 3 0 12 46 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Sandberg 35
Batters Faced: J. Sandberg 24, R. Crawford 12
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Sandberg 5-7, R. Crawford 4-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Sandberg 82-52, R. Crawford 46-27
WP: J. Sandberg
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
R. Alexander W (1-0) 9.0 5 1 1 1 5 0 34 121 1.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Alexander 77
Batters Faced: R. Alexander 34
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Alexander 14-8
Pitches - Strikes: R. Alexander 121-78
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Rudy Alexander
Ballpark: Tradition Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (72 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 8 mph
Start Time: 2:35 PM ET
Time: 2:58
Attendance: 7268
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