After the forced pause in 2020 due to the Covid-19 pandemic, Venezuelan baseball will once again honor the Virgen del Rosario de Chiquinquirá this afternoon, with the return of the traditional ‘La Chinita’ game; It will be the 52nd edition of the most traditional baseball game.
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This time the Eagles of Zulia will receive the La Guaira Sharks, with whom they have starred in this commitment the most times, giving a total of 11 confrontations in which the raptors have been successful on nine occasions, the last being on November 18, 2019; when the locals imposed 10 races to three.
Meanwhile, the only Sharks celebrations were in 1985 by a score of 7-3 and in 2013; encounter in which Alex Cabrera hit three home runs and drove in four runs in the victory of the “salty” 6-3.
They both arrive with needs
The Eagles arrive in the worst possible way to this compromise; In 21 games played this season, they are in last place in the table with a balance of only seven wins and 14 losses; The most recent on Tuesday against these Sharks at the beginning of a series of four commitments, and that will reach its highest point this Thursday when the image of the “Morena Virgin” reaches Luis Aparicio for the first time since 2019.
Those now led by Marco Davalillo, need to increase their offensive production, as well as their pitching, mainly the reliever; so that the victories can come, especially at this point in the season.
Sharks, meanwhile; He is in fifth place in the qualifying zone with a record of 10 wins and the same number of setbacks, not including last night’s game. In general, it has been a difficult start to the season for La Guaira, with a lot of intermittence in both aspects of the game, but it has reached them to be fighting in the qualifying zone.
