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Cardinals’ Lyons no-hits Miracle Monday

By Staff | Aug 10, 2011

JUPITER – Tyler Lyons tossed the first no-hitter in Palm Beach Cardinals history Monday, leading his team to a 10-0 victory over the Fort Myers Miracle in the second seven-inning game of a doubleheader.

The Miracle won the first game 7-2, taking two-of-three in the road series at Roger Dean Stadium.

Lyons (6-3), a ninth-round pick by St. Louis in 2010 out of Oklahoma State, allowed only one baserunner on a fourth-inning walk, to throw the first no-hitter in the Florida State League since April 28, 2009, when Evan Anundsen of Brevard County no-hit Daytona 1-0 in a nine-inning game.

The 23-year-old left-hander from Lubbock, Texas, racked up eight strikeouts, including striking out the side in the third inning. Angel Morales drew a two-out walk in the fourth as the only Miracle baserunner to reach.

After scoring just two runs in the first two games of the series, the Cardinals exploded for 10 runs (six earned) on nine hits against Miracle starter Pat Dean (2-5), who took the loss. The Cardinals had three home runs, including two by first-baseman Xavier Scruggs, whose second home run of the night hit the roof of a building behind the left-field wall. Dean lasted only two outs into the third.

In the first game, the Miracle built an early lead on Cardinals starter Carlos Martinez, who allowed five runs (four earned) in 2 1/3 innings. Miracle outfielder Oswaldo Arcia crushed a grand slam home run off him in the third to deal the majority of the damage. Martinez (4-2) took the loss.

Matt Tomshaw made his first start for the Miracl, and limited the Cardinals to three hits and no runs in the first three innings. Clinton Dempster allowed two runs (one earned) in two frames, and Matt Hauser (2-4) notched the win with two scoreless innings to finish off Palm Beach.

Estarlin De Los Santos added a seventh-inning two-run home run to cap off the Miracle offense in game one.

The Miracle (17-27, 51-63), who were 2-4 on the road trip, open a six-game homestand Tuesday starting with a three-game series with the Bradenton Marauders.