Caracas.- Oswaldo Arcia is determined to show that he is immovable in the starting lineup of the Leones del Caracas, and this time the argument he used was a two-run home run in the fourth inning that was key in his team’s victory against the Aragua Tigers with marker 6-4.
“The most important thing is that the victory was achieved and that things are starting to go well, we are showing the quality of the team we have,” Arcia told the Lions’ radio circuit after the game. “The plan was to attack early and they threw me that sinker from the middle to the outside with which I was able to get the hit.”
The goal of the long-haired designated hitter was to give his pitchers a margin of confidence: “I came out aggressive from the first at-bat so that the pitcher would be calm.”
LIONS LEVEL UP
It was the second consecutive victory for Caracas, which equaled its balance at 3-3. Chicago White Sox big leaguer Lenyn Sosa remains unstoppable and hit his first homer of the season. He went 2 for 3 with a couple of RBIs.
“Discipline and maintaining routine is the key,” the shortstop told One Baseball Network. “(Danny) Ortiz is a player who is almost always on the bases and that is good for the team because it gives us the opportunity to drive. Every day we come with the mentality of working hard and now we must maintain consistency, but the pitching has done a great job in the last two days and that has made the difference.”
For the Lions, it was key to dominate José “Cafecito” Martínez, the hottest player in the Aragüeña offense, who was unable to hit in three at-bats and only got on base with one walk.
INSUFFICIENT REACTION
Manager Buddy Bailey remains true to his style and used six pitchers in the clash in the capital. Aragua saw his bullpen do the job and was close to making the game difficult for Leones, but the timely hit was missing. They had among their most notable players Lorenzo Cedrola and Jesús Sucre, with a couple of hits each.
Tigers y Leones will meet again at the Simón Bolívar Monumental Stadium this Saturday in Caracas’ seventh consecutive game as a home club. The Cuban Yoanner Negrín for the Aragüeños and Wikel Hernández for the Caraquistas are announced as starters.
FROM THE GROUND
The game started almost three hours late due to rain… To the Caracas starter Julio Robaina The trainer visited him and one pitch later he left the game with discomfort… The Colombian Jhon Jairo Romero He got the first save for the Caracas pitchers… The Tigers made moves in their weekly roster, with the entry of the pitcher Daniel Alvarez and the departure of the also serpentine Christian Mejias…The right-handed pitcher imported from Aragua Chavez Fernander He is already with the team and will enter the roster soon.
IN NUMBERS
Len Sosa He reached 13 hits in the 6 games he has played this season and today he hit his first home run… Francisco Arcia He still hasn’t given his first hit with Leones (he’s 0 for 7)… 0-2 is the record that the Tigres have as visitors this season…Jesus Sucre He hits an astronomical average of .533 (15-8) at the beginning of the harvest, 5,547 people attended the Monumental Stadium in Caracas this Friday… 3 hours and 2 minutes was the duration of the duel.
