TAMPA, Fla. (Interstat) — Cade Crossland and Nelfy Ynfante combined to hold the Tampa Tarpons scoreless Thursday, leading the Palm Beach Cardinals to a 3-0 victory at George M. Steinbrenner Field in front of 617 fans. The game lasted 2 hours, 45 minutes.

Palm Beach scored in the fourth inning when Yordalin Peña grounded into a double play, allowing Ryan Weingartner to score. The Cardinals added two runs in the eighth on a single by Michael Dattalo and a groundout from Jonathan Mejía.

Crossland struck out nine over 4.1 innings, allowing one hit. Ynfante (1-3) earned the win with 3.1 scoreless innings, striking out five. Dylan Driessen recorded his second save, striking out three in 1.1 innings despite allowing three hits.

Alexander Cornielle (0-1) took the loss, giving up one earned run in 3.2 innings. Dattalo went 3-for-4 with an RBI for Palm Beach, while both teams finished with five hits.

The Cardinals improved to 30-24, while the Tarpons fell to 27-27. The teams continue their series Friday.