The Águilas Cibaeñas had a solid performance from their pitching staff and Andretty Cordero provided the necessary offense to beat the Estrellas Orientales 3-0, reaching the top of the Dominican Professional Baseball League.
Andretty Cordero went 3-for-3 with a triple, a run scored and two RBIs, while Cuban Yoenis Céspedes added one more with a sacrifice fly to provide everything needed in the winners’ attack.
Rodrigo Benoit scored the victory with a sharp relief of two blank episodes with two strikeouts. Yennsy Diaz lost after allowing three runs in her three-inning start.
In Santo Domingo, Pedro Severino hit a two-run single and later scored thanks to a double by Sandro Fabián, to shape a three-run attack in the sixth inning, which was definitive in the victory of the Leones del Esgido by 6-3 over the Cibao Giants.
Anderson Severino pitched 1 1/3 innings without allowing a run to earn the win. Alexandro Tovalin lost after giving up two runs in two-thirds of an inning.
In La Romana, the scheduled duel between the Tigres del Licey and the Toros del Este was suspended due to rain
The Tigers and the Eagles now share the lead with a record of 7-3, followed by the Giants (6-5), Stars (5-6), Bulls (3-7) and Lions (3-7).
VENEZUELA
Yoel Yanqui resolved a tight duel with a three-run homer in the bottom of the tenth inning, and the reigning champions Navegantes del Magallanes defeated Caribes de Anzoátegui 9-7 in the Venezuelan Professional Baseball League, which once again saw their day with three games suspended due to rain.
José Tello went 2-for-4 with a solo home run and Renato Nuñez went 1-for-4 with a double and two RBIs to also stand out in the attack of the reigning champions of the circuit, who have now won four of their first five games of the season.
Robert Zárate retired the only batter he faced and benefited from his team’s reaction to take the win. Eduardo Salazar lost after allowing three runs —one clean— without getting outs in his relief.
The duels between the Bravos de Margarita against the Cardenales de Lara, and the Leones del Caracas against the Tiburones de La Guaira did not start due to bad weather.
The meeting that was played in Maracaibo between the Águilas del Zulia and the Tigres de Aragua, was suspended in the seventh chapter with the score tied at two runs.
MEXICO
Jason Atondo ended a marathon game with an RBI single in the bottom of the 12th inning and the Naranjeros de Hermosillo left the Yaquis de Ciudad Obregón scattered on the field to escape with a 2-1 victory that confirms them as the leaders of the Mexican Pacific League.
The Yaquis took the lead in the first inning when Taiki Sekine grounded into a double play by Yadir Drake to score. Los Naranjeros responded in the bottom half with an RBI triple by Nick Torres. From there, Hermosillo dominated the match.
Touki Toussaint, who belongs to the Los Angeles Angels in the MLB, opened the game for the Naranjeros and left without a decision after six innings with four hits, one run and five strikeouts.
Ozzie Méndez won the match after retiring two-thirds of the inning and benefiting from his team’s reaction. Alberto Leyva was charged with the loss after allowing the difference run in a relief with only one out.
In Guasave, Jesús Broca signed a solid opening and the Algodoneros took advantage of an erratic defense by the Tomateros de Culiacán to win 3-2.
Broca claimed victory after five scoreless innings of just two hits with four strikeouts. The setback went to Ricardo Estrada’s record after admitting two hits and one run in four innings.
Keven Lamas grounded out to first base to drive in Guasave’s first run, while two errors by shortstop José Guadalupe Chávez allowed two for the Algodoneros.
In Mazatlán, Félix Pérez hit a two-run homer and Luis Jiménez went 2-for-3 with an RBI in the Venados’ 4-1 win over the Águilas de Mexicali.
Juan Téllez allowed seven hits and one run in five innings of six strikeouts to claim the win. Fernando Lozano took the loss after allowing four runs in 5 1/3 innings.
In Monterrey, Gilberto Galaviz went 4-for-4 with a double and an RBI, Mate Gil went 3-for-4 with an RBI and Alberto Carreón had two hits and an RBI to lead the Sultanes to a 4-0 win. about the Charros of Jalisco.
The victory went to Iván Zavala after pitching an inning and a third blank. Yoennis Yera lost after conceding eight hits and one run in five innings.
Naranjeros lead the championship with a record of 10-4, followed by Mayos (8-6), Algodoneros (8-6), Venados (8-6), Águilas (7-7), Tomateros (7-7), Cañeros ( 7-7), Sultans (6-8), Yaquis (5-9) and Charros (4-10).
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