Jake Sánchez Ties League Save Record in Águilas Shutout

Mexicali, Baja California (Prensa Águilas). – Ernesto Zaragoza pitched a 5-inning shutout, Kurt Heyer and Jake Sánchez worked one inning each as Los Águilas de Mexicali defeated the Tucson Baseball Team by a score of 1 run to 0.

The zeros were left behind in the fourth inning, Los Águilas de Mexicali went ahead when Alex Mejía started with a single to left, Raudy Read won a walk, Wynton Bernard also received a walk to fill the paths and Marco Jaime did the same so that Alex Mejía crossed the plate with a wheelie for the score 1 run for 0.

Los Emplumados’ pitchers retired 21 consecutively without allowing second base to be touched to achieve their eighth shutout of the season to remain the leaders in that department.

In the seventh inning, Jake Sánchez appeared in search of maintaining the advantage and thus tying the record of games saved in the history of the LAMP, achieving the rescue by retiring the inning in strict order to record the 134th save of his career.

The decisions were for Ernesto Zaragoza with the game won (2-0) with a defeat by Erick Preciado (0-2) and a save by Jake Sánchez (13)

The Águilas de Mexicali will fly to Culiacán to face Tomateros in a series that will be played from December 25 to 27, sending first basemen David Reyes, Gabriel Ponce and César Vargas to the mound.

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