Leones del Caracas snapped a three-game losing skid on Sunday afternoon, overcoming an early deficit to defeat Caribes de Anzoátegui 8-4 at Estadio Alfonso «Chico» Carrasquel, according to Líder en deportes reporting.
Sosa and Duno Power the Caracas Comeback
Lenyn Sosa and Alfredo Duno spearheaded the offensive turnaround for the capital club. Sosa finished a perfect 3-for-3 at the plate, scoring twice and driving in two runs. Duno went 4-2 with two RBIs, collecting his first double in the Liga Venezolana de Béisbol Profesional (LVBP) during a contest that required the visitors to erase an early hole.
Caribes Strike First in the Early Innings
The host squad jumped out to a 3-0 advantage in the second inning. José Sánchez delivered an RBI double, followed by a wild pitch from the Caracas pitching staff and an RBI single by Hernán Pérez. Pérez extended the Caribes lead to 4-2 in the fifth frame with a solo home run, briefly halting the visitors’ momentum after Caracas had chipped away with two runs in the fourth inning via an RBI groundout from José Rondón and an infield hit by Sosa.
¡LENYN, EL MÁS VALIOSO EN PUERTO LA CRUZ! 🦁🔥Los Leones derrotaron a Caribes 8-4 y cortaron la racha de 3 derrotas consecutivas.💥 LENYN SOSA: 3-3 | 2 ANOTADAS | 2 RBI | 1.000 AVGRemontamos un 0-3 y un 4-3 en contra con rally de 4 en el 8vo. Victoria de Norwith Gudiño. pic.twitter.com/wBK1DFGZGH
Late-Inning Rally Secures the Victory
Caracas seized control in the seventh and eighth frames. Consecutive hits by Rondón and Sosa in the seventh set up Duno’s RBI double, while Brainer Bonaci plated the tying run with a sacrifice fly. The decisive blow arrived in the eighth with a four-run rally fueled by walks, hit-by-pitches, a run-scoring single by Duno, another sacrifice fly from Bonaci, and a wild pitch against Caribes relievers Harold Chirino, Sebastián Perrone, and Gabriel Jaramillo.
Standings Shift After the Weekend Series
Norwith Gudiño earned the pitching victory for the capital side, while Perrone shouldered the loss. With the result, Leones del Caracas holds a 2-4 record in the early LVBP standings, while Caribes de Anzoátegui dropped to 4-2, surrendering the top position in the league table.
