At the Coloso Don Alejo Peralta, Jaguares defeated Charros de Jalisco 4-2, to celebrate their sixth consecutive victory; Meanwhile, Tomateros blanked the Venados de Mazatlán 3-0.
The Nayarit offense hit eight hits to its opponents’ three, including the three-run home run by first baseman Jose Manuel Orozco.
From the box, the victory went to Alexis Vera (2-1) who pitched an inning without receiving damage, the defeat went to Luis Payán (1-6), who received four runs in 4.1 innings and was saved by Stephen Gonsalves after not allowing freedoms in 1.2 innings.
In the Clásico Sinaloense, the Tomateros pitching staff once again stood out with a mention for starter Francisco Haro, who in three complete innings allowed only two hits, with no runs allowed, to leave the game with an ERA of 1.59.
Relievers Keone Kela, Sasagi Sánchez, Brian McKenna, and Clay Helvey silenced the Venados’ bats; Meanwhile, they were supported on offense by a double from Joey Meneses and undisputed boosters from Orlando Martinez and Poncho Ruiz.
Among the outstanding individual performances of yesterday’s day, right-hander Jake Sánchez, from Águilas de Mexicali, tied Isidro Márquez’s record of 134 games saved in the history of the tournament. After the leaders Jaguares and Tomateros, Naranjeros de Hermosillos (17-10) and Charros de Jaliscos (15-12) appear in the vanguard positions; Meanwhile, Cañeros, Yaquis and Águilas show a balance of 13 smiles and 14 failures.
Further down the table appear Algodoneros (11-16), the Venados (9-18) and Tucson Baseball Team (8-19).
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