MAZATLÁN (EFE) – Third baseman Juan Gamboa had a hit in the tenth inning and gave Mexico’s Tomateros de Culiacán a 4-3 victory over the Venezuelan Caribes de Anzoátegui in the Caribbean Baseball Series on Friday. With the win, Mexico secured their place in Friday’s semi-final, while Venezuela was eliminated.
With the bases loaded and two outs, Gamboa pushed the victory race that placed Mexico in the semi-final, in which they will face Puerto Rico’s Caguas Criollos next Friday, while the Dominican Eagles of Cibao will face the Federales de Chiriqui Panamanians.
The Caribes took an 1-0 lead in the third on a homerun by Danry Vázquez, then added two runs in the fifth, combining singles by Luis Sardiñas and Danry Vázquez with driving ground by Jesús Sucre and a hit by Alí Castillo , who scored again. career.
In the eighth act, the Venezuelans released the fourth tie with a risky base-run from second base Luis Sardiñas, who was eliminated at home plate.
American lefthanded pitcher Logan Darnell, starter for the Caribs, was relieved after seven innings in which he hung out with seven basehits allowed and six strikeouts, which led Mexico into revolt
With two outs in the eighth inning, José Guadalupe Chávez singled, Ramiro Peña was hit, Sebastián Elizalde doubled to score a run and Joey Meneses tied the score 3-3 with another double.
Panamanian lefthanded Alberto Baldonado started out of control as reliever in the ninth inning, but hung out with two men on base with no outs, then Mexico let go of the win by missing a timely at bat after placing a man on third base with no outs out, with a triple by Isaac Paredes.
In the tenth company, after Ramiro Peña was placed on second base, reliever Liarvis Breto walked Sebastián Elizalde and accepted a hit from José Cardona.
With the bases loaded and one out, reliever José Ascencio eliminated Isaac Paredes, but Gamboa connected to midfield after two hours in the morning in Mazatlán, Mexico’s Pacific, to give his team the victory.
Torres won, with a perfect job in one inning, and Breto lost.
The semifinal sarongs are on Friday. In the first game of the day, (5:00 p.m. ET), RD’s unbeaten Aguilas Cibaeñas will face the Federals of Chiriquí of Panama, while the Tomateros will face the Criollos of Caguas of Puerto Rico in the second hour. for the right to participate in the Series Final, to be held on Saturday.