There was a lot of desire to see how the derby between the two teams from the Turia capital and finally, the balance tipped on the side of the Astros due to the great experience and solidity of its players and the successes in the game strategy.
With these results, Astros consolidates at the top of the group B classification, ahead of Viladecans, Barcelona, Antorcha and Toros. Let us remember that this season the League is divided into 2 groups (A and B), in which the first two classifieds of each one will face those of the other group in the playoffs and the winners will play the final of the Spanish Series to get the champion title.
In it first game of the day, highlight the game-winning pitcher, Lowin Sacramento that during the time he was on the mound he did not allow any runs to the rival team, since Blake Ochoa who managed to open the scoring for the Astros team with a home run driving in 3 runs. From that moment on, the Astros scored runs in all innings, until the seventh, in which the match ended by difference in the score.
Very important also for the team Robert Decena’s work who managed to hit with force and precision driving 6 runs in the Astros account. In total 11 hits from Astros to 6 from Antorcha, highlighting in this last team the home run of J. Sánchez with 2 runs at the end of the game. Result of 2-14 for Astros.
The second game was very close and was characterized by the superiority of defenses against hitters. As for the Astros, the first pitcher, Yulman Ribeiro, dominated Antorcha’s bats during the first 5 innings, leaving the game with a 4-1 advantage for the team. His replacement on the mound, the young Justin Luna, remained until the ninth inning, in which he took on the responsibility of eliminating the last two batters on experienced Ricardo Hernandez who came in to pitch with one out, a runner on first base and a tight 4-3 score.
His solidity in striking out two batters saved the game for the Astros, and it was the fifth victory for his team so far in the championship. The recent incorporation, the young Omar Caraballo, managed to drive in 2 runs with a hit in a strategy play, batting and running with two players on base, which meant the winning runs for the team. 4-3 result for Astros.
The next days, the team travels to face CBS Barcelona (April 23) and Béisbol Navarra (April 30). The next home game for the Astros will be one of maximum emotion and will give baseball fans a beautiful sporting spectacle, since the Tenerife Marlins will visit us (May 7), who are the current League champions.
