MiLB

Palm Beach 5, at Tampa 14

Wednesday, June 3, 2026 · Final · Florida State League (A-Adv)

Urena, Cristino lead Tampa Tarpons to 14‑5 rout

TAMPA, Fla. (Interstat) — Engelth Urena drove in four runs and John Cristino hit a grand slam as the Tampa Tarpons defeated the Palm Beach Cardinals 14-5 on Wednesday night at George M. Steinbrenner Field.

Urena went 3-for-4 with a walk and four RBIs, lifting Tampa to its second straight win over Palm Beach. Cristino’s seventh-inning grand slam capped a six-run frame and put the game out of reach. Hans Montero had five hits for the Tarpons, and Logan Maxwell added two hits and three RBIs.

Palm Beach scored single runs in the second, third and sixth innings, and two in the fifth. Ryan Weingartner homered and drove in two runs for the Cardinals, who managed six hits.

J.T. Etheridge (5-0) earned the win with 3 1/3 innings of one-run relief, striking out five. Jake Shelagowski (2-4) took the loss.

The Tarpons improved to 27-26, while the Cardinals fell to 29-24. Attendance was 662. Time of game was 3 hours, 6 minutes.