Houston Astros player José Siri hit a tie-breaking sacrifice fly in the bottom of the eighth inning, and the Cibao Giants defeated the Cibaeñas Eagles 8-7 on Tuesday night to end their three-game winning streak and reaffirm their victory. leadership in the Round Robin, which awards two tickets to the final of the Dominican Baseball League.
Siri also hit a two-run homer to total three RBIs and lead the Giants’ attack, to which Hanser Alberto contributed two hits and two RBIs.
Juan Minaya (1-0) scored the victory with a sharp relief of two blank episodes with five strikeouts, and Yohan Ramírez (0-1) lost after admitting the difference run in one chapter and a third of work.
In San Pedro de Macorís, a five-touchdown attack in the second inning resulted in the Tigres del Licey 7-2 victory over the Estrellas Orientales.
Former Major League Baseball pitcher Ervin Santana (1-0) retired five innings of two runs and three hits to win the game. Edwin Uceta (0-1) took the loss with five runs and five hits in 1 2/3 inning.
Anderson Tejada went 3-for-5 with a double and two RBIs, Peter O’Brien hit a two-run RBI double and Sergio Alcántara drove in one more with a double to lead the Tigers’ offense.
With 11 matches to be played, the Gigantes del Cibao lead the Round Robin with a 5-2 record, followed by the Tigres del Licey (4-3), the Águilas Cibaeñas (3-4) and the Estrellas Orientales (2-5) .
MEXICO
Manny Bañuelos delivered a solid start and the reigning two-time champions of the Mexican Pacific League, the Tomateros de Culiacán, started their best-of-seven semifinal with a 4-2 victory over the Algodoneros de Guasave.
Bañuelos (1-0) covered six innings in which he gave up two runs and six hits with six strikeouts to win the game, while the setback went to Rafael Córdova’s record (0-1) after allowing a touchdown in his relief of one entry third.
Ramiro Peña was 4-2 with two RBIs and Jesús Fabela was 2-2 with an RBI to lead the Tomateros attack.
In Jalisco, former MLB player Christian Villanueva hit 4-for-3 with a home run and three RBIs, Amadeo Zazueta drove in two touchdowns with a double and the Charros defeated the Sultanes de Monterrey 7-4 at the start of their series .
Alexandro Tovalin (1-0) retired one and a third without allowing runs to win the game, and Linder Castro (0-1) lost it after allowing a pair of touchdowns in a third of inning.
VENEZUELA
Yohander Méndez fulfilled a brilliant opening to guide the Navegantes del Magallanes to a 5-0 victory over the Leones del Caracas with which they consolidated their leadership of the Round Robin of the Venezuelan Baseball League, which grants two tickets to the Series End of the circuit.
Mendez (1-0) pitched five one-hitter innings to claim victory and four relievers combined to retire the final four innings in order in total dominance of the Navigators’ bullpen. The setback went to Yoimer Camacho’s record (0-1) after allowing four touchdowns and five hits in four innings.
Angel Reyes hit a solo home run, Nellie Rodriguez hit a one-run RBI double and Major League Baseball player Pablo Sandoval drove in a run and scored another despite not hitting in four innings.
In Puerto La Cruz, the Caribes de Anzoátegui unleashed a furious 19-hit offense to overwhelm the Tigres de Aragua 12-4.
Rafael Ortega was 3-for-5 with a home run and five RBIs, Asdrúbal Cabrera was 5-for-3 with a home run and three RBIs and Oswaldo Arcia was 3-for-3 with a triple, one homer, two RBIs and three runs scored for lead the productive Caribs attack.
Henry Centeno (2-0) scored the victory with work of five innings and a third of three runs and five hits, and Guillermo Moscoso (0-1) lost, punished with five annotations and seven indisputable in three innings and a third.
Navigators lead the Round Robin with a 5-2 record, followed by the Caribs and Cardinals with 4-2, Tigers with 2-5 and Lions with 1-5.
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