Cuban Adonis Garcia hit a two-run homer and Diego Rincones hit 5-3 with a double and two RBIs, for the Margarita Braves to beat the La Guaira Sharks 7-5.
The Braves thus clung to the fifth place in the standings, the last one that grants a place in the postseason, four days after the conclusion of the regular campaign of the Venezuelan Professional Baseball League.
Julio Vivas (1-1) retired 1 2/3 innings without allowing a touchdown to win the game. The defeated was Julio Pinto (0-1), after allowing three touchdowns in two episodes.
In Valencia, the Navegantes del Magallanes had a solid start from Robert Zárate, and gave the Caribes de Anzoátegui a painful 5-4 setback, cutting them off a streak of eight consecutive wins.
Zarate (7-1) allowed one run and five hits in five innings to score the victory. The defeat went to Liarvis Breto (2-1), after conceding four touchdowns in four innings.
On offense, Arturo Nieto stood out with a two-run RBI double, Nellie Rodríguez 3-2 with two doubles and one RBI and Alberth Martínez with a solo homer.
At La Guaira, Wilson García hit a solo homer and Edwin Garcia went 3-2 with a double and two RBIs for the Aragua Tigres, who defeated the Lara Cardenales 5-3.
Elih Villanueva (3-3) won in five innings of work, throwing ball in just one run and four hits with six strikeouts. Williams Pérez lost (2-2), after admitting three touchdowns in four innings.
In Maracaibo, the Caracas Lions unleashed an 18-hitter offense to defeat the Águilas del Zulia 13-10 in an offensive festival, and were within one victory of securing their place in the postseason.
Ángel Aponte was 3-for-4-3 with a double and three RBIs, César Valera was 5-2 with three RBIs and Jhonny Pereda was 5-for-3 with two doubles and two RBIs.
With four games to play in the regular season, the Navigators lead the circuit with a 30-16 record, followed by the Cardinals (27-19), both qualified. The Lions (26-20), Caribes (24-22), Braves (23-23) and Tigres (22-24) fight for the rest.
Eagles (17-29) and Sharks (15-31) are already out.
DOMINICAN
The Gigantes del Cibao defeated the Tigres del Licey 2-1 in a duel that had been postponed due to rain and that no longer had major implications in the arrangement of the final table of the Dominican Baseball League.
André Rienzo pitched four scoreless innings, just one hit for the Giants, but came out without a decision. The victory went to Anthony Carter (2-2) with a scoreless inning as a reliever.
The stumble came from Arodys Vizcaíno (0-1), after allowing a run in a chapter.
José Siri, player for the Houston Astros, went 3-2 with a double and a solo home run. Marcell Ozuna, another Major League Baseball player, was 3-2 for the Giants.
The Giants finished as leaders of the tournament with a 23-17 record, followed by Estrellas Orientales (22-18) and Tigres (21-19) already qualified for the final round robin. Águilas Cibaeñas (20-20) and Leones del Escogido (19-21) will play a tiebreaker that begins this Sunday, and Toros del Este (15-25) have already been eliminated.
MEXICO
Efrén Navarro broke a tie with an RBI single in the bottom of the eighth inning, and the Tomateros de Culiacán escaped this Saturday with a valuable 3-2 victory over the Yaquis de Ciudad Obregón, in the final stretch of the Mexican Pacific League.
Veteran Ramiro Peña hit a solo home run, hitting 4-2 with two runs scored, while Joey Meneses hit a one-run RBI double to stand out in the offense of the reigning two-time champions of the circuit, who are battling for one of the bottom spots in the postseason circuit.
Derrick Loop (4-2) retired 1 1/3 inning without allowing a score to win the game, and Samuel Zazueta (3-3) lost it, after conceding two hits and the run of the difference in his two-thirds inning relief. .
In Mazatlán, Jorge Flores drove in two runs with a double and Justin Dean hit 4-for-3 with an RBI in support of a solid start by Luis Payan, and the Mayos de Navojoa dealt a painful setback to the Venados de Mazatlán, which four games after finishing the regular role, they would be eliminated from the competition.
Payan (3-1) covered five innings of scoreless throwing a six-hitter to record the victory, while the disaster went to Mitch Lively (0-4), after allowing four runs and six hits in eight innings of work.
In Mexicali, an uncontrolled pitch in the bottom of the tenth inning by Juan Ramón Noriega allowed Bernardo Heras to drop from third base with the run of the difference, in the Aguilas de Mexicali’s 3-2 victory over the Sultans of Monterrey,
Ernesto Zaragoza (3-0) retired an inning in order to take the victory, and the disaster went to the record of Juan Ramón Noriega (5-1), after allowing the run of the difference in his work of two thirds of entry.
In Hermosillo, veteran Édgar González had a solid start to guide the Los Mochis Cañeros to defeat the Hermosillo Naranjeros 5-1.
González (3-5) only allowed one run and four hits in six innings to claim victory, while the setback went to Wilmer Ríos (6-3), after conceding five touchdowns and six hits in six 1/3 innings. .
Edgar Robles was 3-for-4 with three RBIs, while Alex Robles added an RBI single from a touchdown to stand out on the Cañeros’ offense.
In Guasave, Brennan Bernardino had a dominant start to take the Charros de Jalisco to a comfortable 6-1 victory over the Algodoneros de Guasave.
Bernardino (2-3) covered six blank innings by throwing a three-hitter with nine strikeouts to win the game, and Jordan Kipper (4-2) lost it, after receiving four touchdowns and four hits in his innings.
Japhet Amador hit a two-run RBI double while Félix Pérez was 1-for-4 with two RBIs to lead the Charros’ offense.
Mexicali maintains the lead in the second round with a record of 20-12, followed by Navojoa (18-14), Hermosillo (17-15), Monterrey (16-15), Obregón (16-16), Guasave (16-16) ), Jalisco (15-16), Venados (15-17), Tomateros (15-17) and Los Mochis (11-21).
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