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It was a very different game from the others, but the result was what they wanted: they won and advanced to the semi-finals.The Tomateros de Culiacán took this step after beating 4-3 in 10 innings to the Caribes de Anzoátegui (Venezuela), a game in which they lost 3-0 in the eighth inning, but were unable to lose 4 or more runs because they were eliminated.
“It was an excellent game. We took our hats off to Venezuela as they fought to make it to the semi-finals. Their starter did a great job and that gave the game a lot of emotion ”, said Benjamín Gil, manager of the Tomateros at the end of the game.
After Puerto Rico’s victory in the first leg on Thursday, the Tomateros had to win or lose by less than 4 runs to advance to the semi-finals, a more severe defeat would have eliminated them. Knowing this definitely made the team experience an unusual game.
“It was a weird game because we knew the formula to advance to the semi-finals, even if we lost. We had to do some things differently, in a strange way because I knew how many runs we could allow to keep playing, but the guys made it easy for me by scoring those three runs, ”Gil continued.
In the bottom of the eighth, the Mexican ninth scored three runs to even the game, and already in the tenth set, after filling the house, the unstoppable Juan Carlos Gamboa arrived with which came the race of triumph.
“We also had a great game. The guys gave their all because they wanted to move forward, but they wanted to do it by winning the game and they never dropped their arms and that gave us the victory, ”said the manager.
The fact is, you don’t have to worry.
The fact is, you don’t have to worry.