Andretty Cordero, Rainer Núñez leading the Dominican Republic‘s celebration after achieving its first victory in Premier 12 (Image/External Source).
Shilin District,Taipei City.- In a match that lasted until the sixth inning without scoring, the Dominican Republic debuted with a bang in Premier 12 after beating Cuba 6-1 at the Tianmu Baseball Stadium in this city, which marked the beginning of the competitions in the group B.
The Dominicans lead their group along with Japan and Chinese Taipei all with a record of (1-0), while Cuba, Australia and South Korea woke up with (0-1).
“It was a tremendous game for both teams, where the pitchers did an excellent job, especially the starters, we stayed in competition the entire time without lowering the intensity, our bullpen did a fundamental job, and what can we say about the timely hits were key to obtain the victory,” commented César Martin, leader of the Dominican team.
“Our guys took very good at-bats, especially in the seventh inning, Ricardo Céspedes fought an at-bat that for me was the key to the game, two out and keeping the inning alive and right there the pinch-hitter came and was able to give us the advantage in that entry,” Martin emphasized.
Wily Peralta, went in 5 and a third, where he had 4 hits, walked 2, struck out 5 and left his ERA at (1.69) who left without a decision, the victory was awarded to Joely Rodríguez and Leodan Reyes took the lead. defeat.
“At first I didn’t know what to expect from the Cuban team, I didn’t know the players, but after I faced the lineup for the first time I was able to make the adjustments, I already had an idea of where they liked the ball, and that’s why After the second inning I looked more dominant, said Wily Peralta.
That’s how they scored.
The game reached the sixth inning with a shutout by both pitchers, and a wild pitch by Joely Rodríguez in relief role allowed Alfredo Despaigne to score from the first third base in the seventh inning with the only run for the Cubans.
The response of the Dominicans was immediate and the loss of the seventh Ricardo Céspedes put the Cuban reliever to work excessively, reaching first base by walk, then Arismendy Alcántara singled to the left field to give the score in his favor. 2-1.
The team did not stop there and at the end of the eighth, captain Kelvin Gutiérrez anchored the first base by walks and stepped on home plate with a single by first baseman Rainer Núñez, followed by a double that went into right field by Andretty Cordero and the game was 3 rounds to 1.
But then in the ninth I continued the attack of the Dominicans, Ricardo Céspedes opened with a single, Alcántara without much effort reached first base by walk, it was followed by a sacrifice by Michael De León moving his teammates and then one more came in for the Dominicans with a ground ball by Frank Rodríguez and to finish it off Kelvin Gutiérrez cleared the bases with a triple between center and right field.
The second game of the Dominicans will be this Thursday, November 14 at 6:30 in the morning, Dominican Republic time, against the home owners, the representative of Chinese Taipei at the Taipei Dome and the right-handed pitcher, Pedro, has already been announced. Fernandez.
All the incidents of the Dominicans and their participation in Premier 12 can be followed live through VTV Canal 32 on cable and for the radio on EXA 96.9
