Tiburones takes away Federales De Chiriquí’s undefeated record in the 2024 Caribbean Series
The Panamanian team, with the ticket to the semifinal in hand since last Monday, will close the regular round against the Dominican Republic this Wednesday
The Tiburones de La Guaira, champions of Venezuelan baseball, defeated the Federales De Chiriquí, representatives of Panama, 5 runs to 4 on Tuesday, taking the Panamanian club’s undefeated record in the 2024 Caribbean Series, which is being played at the loanDepot Park in Miami. , USA.
The Panamanians began the duel aggressively, scoring their first two points at the top of the first inning, thanks to home runs – back to back – by Allen Córdoba and Iván Herrera.
The Venezuelans’ response came in the bottom of the second inning, with a double by Hernán Pérez, which brought Wilson Ramos to the plate.
At the top of the third inning, Édgar Muñoz scored the third run for the Chirican Federales, after a choice play by Christian Bethancourt.
The Venezuelan bats were silenced by the pitching of Antonio Frías, who had a good pitching job, and the Panamanian defense, which until the fifth period had completed four double plays.
The loss of the sixth inning was the productive one for the Venezuelan team, after the lack of control of the Panamanian arms that gave away three walks, Hernán Pérez resolved with a double to left field, which emptied the bases and put his team ahead on board 4 runs for 3.
In the bottom of the seventh, a full turn by Alcides Escobar extended the lead to 5 runs to 3 for the Venezuelans.
In the top of the ninth, Jhonny Santos, who came on as a pinch-hitter, opened the inning with a double, and then scored the fourth run for the Panamanian team, which in the end could not complete that last clean and jerk due to the deliveries of the La Guaira closer , Arnaldo Hernandez.
Elvis Araujo, third shooter of the Sharksof the six that went on the mound in the duel, took the victory, thanks to a 1.0 inning effort, without allowing hits, while the defeat fell to Abdiel Saldaña, second pitcher of the Chirican team.
For the Sharks, Hernán Pérez stood out with a 2-for-2 shot, two doubles and four RBIs, and Alcides Escobar with a couple of hits in three plate appearances, a home run, a run scored and an RBI.
For the Federals, the best offensive player was Allen Córdoba, who finished the ball game 3-for-5, with a home run, one RBI and one run scored.
The Federales de Chiriquí (4-1), with the ticket to the semifinal in hand since last Monday, will close the regular round this Wednesday against the Tigres del Licey of the Dominican Republic (3-2), while the Tiburones de La Guaira (4-1), the second team to qualify for the semifinals, will close the regular phase against the Gigantes de Rivas of Nicaragua. (0-5).
Annotations:
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 C H E
Panama 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 9 0
Venezuela 0 1 0 0 0 3 1 0 – 5 6 1
Won: Elvis Araujo (1-0)
Lost: Abdiel Saldaña (0-1)
Saved: Arnaldo Hernández (3).
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