Valencia.-The Cardinals offense hit just three home runs in their first nine games of the season, a period in which the team left a 4-5 record. However, from then on there is commotion in the red birds’ nest.
Lara has hit seven homers in his recent four meetings, including two on Saturday night, when they delivered a thorough beating. 16-4 on Navegantes del Magallanes, at the José Bernardo Pérez Stadium in Valencia, with the inspiration of Pedro Castellanos‘ best day in the LVBP.
The “Tower of Towers”, as mentioned by Don Alfonso Saer on the twilight radio circuit, rose with a Grand Slam and six RBIs, a new personal record in his career within the circuit, to lead the festival of hits by the winged ones, who chained their second victory, both against the Ship.
Castellanos, who made his debut this season only on Tuesday, after his explosive Saturday performance raised his number of RBIs to 11 in just five games – with three home runs – to, with one day left, raise his hand as one of the main Player of the Week candidates.
“I have more experience. I know the league and its pitchers better. That is fundamental when it comes to hitting and I think it has helped me a lot to get this start,” the figure of the evening told the One Baseball Network broadcast, who finished 2-for-3 and added a double, in addition to three walks. taken to their work. “This is a very short championship, and after a five-game losing streak, it was important for the team to start a positive chain.”
TORRID BATTING
The Cardenales combined to hit 16 hits in the Valencian park, seven of them extra-base hits.
In addition to the home run with the bases loaded by Castellanos, which was against the big league Daniel Palencia to practically define the match by giving a momentary advantage of 12-3 in the fifth inning, Yojhan Quevedo blew the fence an episode before, against Deolis Guerra, on that occasion without runners in circulation.
Each of the hitters that manager Henry Blanco had in the lineup, except for Rangel Ravelothey had at least one hit. While six of them doubled.
Juniel Querecuto drove in three runs, while Jermaine Palacios and Quevedo hit a couple of teammates.
THE DECISIONS
Jesús Valles (2-0) scored the victory by working one and a third blank innings, after relieving starter Jimmy Endersby, who did not go beyond 3.1 innings, with four walks granted, five hits allowed and three runs, all clean, at your expense.
Yohander Méndez (0-1), in turn, took the loss after conceding a trio of lines – one dirty – and walking two rivals in just 2.0 acts. A performance with which he extended his starts without winning to 12, starting on November 29, 2022 against Caribez, in Puerto La Cruz.
WHAT’S COMING FOR CARDINALS AND THE SHIP
Cardenales (6-7), will return to Barquisimeto to receive Águilas del Zulia, with Brayan Pérez as their starter.
Magallanes (7-6), meanwhile, will travel to Maracay to face Tigres de Aragua with the debut of Derek West from the mound, seeking to end the string of three losses he has accumulated.
FROM THE GROUND
For Cardinals, Vicente Campos He underwent successful surgery Saturday to remove bone chips and calluses from his throwing elbow. It is likely to return in mid-November, as will Hernan Perezwho is recovering from surgery on one of his shoulders…Yonny Hernandez He suffers day after day from spasms in one of the obliques. Today he hit the net, but indicated that he still felt discomfort in the area and they will take him with caution…Cade Gotta Lara was added before the match and will be added to the roster on Sunday. Regarding the arrival of the imported player, the sports manager Jose Yepez He detailed: “We were looking for an outfielder with speed who could cover ground and, eventually, defend center field to give some days of rest to Gorkys Hernandez”. The executive, likewise, specified that the American will see the most playing time in right field…During batting practice prior to the start of the match, the Spanish soccer classic Real Madrid-Barcelona was projected on the giant screen of the Valencian park . Hendrik Clementina He pinned a Catalan team jersey in the dugout and was the most animated among those present on the field to celebrate the first two goals of the match, scored by Robert Lewandowski…Magallanes commemorated the 107 years since its founding, at the Back Stop bar in the center of Caracas, at the initiative of Antonio Benitez, Ricardo Solomon, Luis Belisario, Hugues Alfonso, Jesus Gomez, Napoleon Cagianonne, Eduardo Kalil y Miguel Ponce…Nivaldo Rodríguez He threw a 25-pitch bullpen session on Friday. According to the buccaneer press department, on Sunday he will carry out a Live BP, and after it, he will be ready to enter the roster…Eduardo Perez moved the Navegantes lineup, seeking greater productivity, after making just two runs in the recent two duels. Diego Rincones He made his season debut as a sixth hitter and right fielder, while Edgardo Fermin He played in left field as second stringer. Peter O’Brienwith a meager batting average of .119 (5 for 42) and Alberth Martínez With an average of .194 (6-for-31), they stayed on the bench. “What I have seen in the last few games has not been positive for the team. The most important thing is the at-bats, and they have not been quality. Maybe it’s tiredness, or something is wrong, but I wanted to give them both a day of rest,” explained manager Pérez. In the case of Martínez it is the third of five games played in the week that he did not start as a starter…Daniel Palencia was expelled by the main umpire Gabriel Alfonzo in the fifth inning after making a delivery that went behind the back of Juniel Querecuto, after Castellanos’ Grand Slam…The Carabobeña singer Luisa Fernanda Alvarez performed the national anthem before the start of the game.
IN NUMBERS
Pedro Castellanos he shook his third career Grand Slam in the LVBP. In addition, it is the second that connects this campaign on the circuit, both in Valencia, according to the records of Raul De La Cruz Veliz...After the Cardinals and Magallanes combined to award just one ticket the day before, which was Edwin Escobar for Lara in the ninth inning, this Saturday between both teams they walked 16: 11 Navegantes and five Lara… Nine pitchers paraded for Magallanes on the mound, including the infielder Angelo Castellanowho came up for the ninth inning and walked two, in addition to receiving an earned run. According to the records of the journalist and compiler Tony FloresCastellano is the ninth position player in franchise history to pitch, after Vidal Lopez, Johnny Davis, Jesus Aristimuño, Bob Darwin, Alfredo Torres, Eddy Diaz y Alvaro Espinozathe last two in a game in which they occupied the nine positions…Navegantes went 3 for 16 with runners in scoring position and left 16 men in circulation…Cardenales stole four bases: two of Jecksson Floresone of Jermaine Palacios and another of Hendrik Clementina, his second in the LVBP. The red birds are second in the collective section of scams, with 10, only behind Tiburones (11)… 2,454 fans attended the José Bernardo Pérez Stadium in Valencia… 4 hours and 30 minutes was the duration of the game.
