After two defeats in a row and having left the classification, the Tigres de Aragua found themselves with victory after beating Cardenales de Lara 5-3.
Edwin Garcia opened the scoring for the Bengals with a double in the second inning and they completed a 3-run rally in that episode.
Striped starter Elih Villanueva kept the twilight offense at zero, until Gorkys Hernández discounted in the fifth with a double.
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Villanueva ended up pitching 5 full innings and claimed his third win of the season, plus 6 strikeouts.
The Red Birds threatened in the last inning, but Carlos Rivero hit a grounded hit for third and left the tying run in the initial.
In this way, Tigres does not lose the step to Bravos in their fight to return to qualifying positions and this Sunday they will face in a game that could be decisive.
