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5TH DAY SERIES DEL CARIBE GAME 3



Giants of Cibao defeated Navegantes del Magallanes 8-7 in extra innings and close as leader in the Caribbean Series preliminary

Hanser Alberto defined the game with a sacrifice fly allowing Melky Mesa to score

Feb. 01, 2022

Hanser Alberto hit a sacrifice fly and the Gigantes del Cibao of the Dominican Republic defeated the Navegantes del Magallanes of Venezuela 8-7 in a 10-inning game, which exceeded five hours of play, began on Monday and ended on Tuesday.

With that victory the Giants win the preliminary round of the Caribbean Series . In the last 10 years, these teams had met 13 times, not including this game, with the Venezuelan teams getting the better of it.

By rule of the Caribbean Series , in extra innings, each team leads the inning with a runner running at second base. The Giants placed Melky Mesa at second base (for Ronald Guzmán). Webster Rivas sacrificed Mesa to third. Richard Ureña was intentionally walked and José Sirí was hit to load the bases.

It was Alberto's turn, who hit a sacrifice fly to right field and Mesa scored to close the game that began at 8:00 pm on Monday and ended at 1:19 am on Wednesday. The run was allowed by Danny Rondón. Venezuela did not take advantage of its opportunity with a good relief from Fernando Abad.

“You can't trust it, you can never trust it, no matter what inning you're in,” Alberto said. "We got the game that was important."

The shortstop of the Dominican team asked that the support he saw from their fans in this game be repeated this Wednesday, when they will play the semifinal. "We hope that tomorrow's game the fans will attend and give us their support," he said.

The game was won by Fernando Abad and Danny Rondón lost.

This duel was another classic and there was no room for more drama at El Estadio Quisqueya Juan Marichal. It is not for less, it was the game that defined the leader of the preliminary phase of the 2022 Caribbean Series .

The Dominican Republic had to recover after a dramatic comeback by Venezuela, when they came from behind 6-0 and even took the lead in the game.

It is about two countries that every time they face each other, they write a game full of tension and nervousness, this time the Dominican team navigated without problems, until a seventh and eighth innings when Venezuela recovered from a 6-5 deficit' Venezuela took the lead in the top of the top of the eighth inning 7-6. The Dominicans reacted to tie the game 7-7 in the bottom half of the eighth inning. The Dominicans scored the winning run in the bottom half of the tenth inning for the 8-7 win.

El Quisqueya welcomed a team from Venezuela as if it were a local team due to its enormous turnout in the stands, which not in one, but on several occasions overshadowed the Dominican fans. As the Venezuelan team continued respond, the more their fans drowned out the Domincan fans in a special way in the seventh and eighth, with the rally of five runs in the seventh and another two more in the eighth that put the Navegantes in a 7-6 lead. That changed in the bottom of the eighth with the Giants tying.

Giants starter Albert Abreu pitched 4 2/3 innings of six hits and struck out two. Frank Garcés and Ryan Kussmaul kept the shutout. Huascar Brazobán and Luis Santos left without the same fortune, after they were unable to get at least one out.

The Dominican team scored two runs in the second inning against Henry Centeno. Marcell Ozuna was walked leading off the inning and after one out, Kelvin Gutierrez doubled into left field to put the runners in scoring position. Juan Francisco shot a single to the right meadow, scoring Ozuna and Gutiérrez equally due to an error by first baseman Pablo Sandoval. 0-2

In the fifth, also against Centeno, the Giants scored their third run, after one out, Richard Ureña singled to right field and then scored after a José Sirí triple to center field. 0-3

In the sixth, Carlos Paulino, with two strikes, hit a double to left field against José Manuel Martínez, with which he drove in Henry Urrutia and Gutiérrez. The runs were charged to Zárate, who opened the inning allowing singles by Urrutia and Gutiérrez.

Richard Urena, who hit a huge foul with home run distance, kept the bat alive and singled to center to drive in the Giants' sixth run. 0-6



David Ortiz who was visiting the game, motivating the Dominican team, greets Jose Siri at the plate

In the seventh, Huascar Brazobán entered to pitch for Ryan Kussmaul and got into trouble by allowing the first two batters, Gabriel Noriega and Alejandro de Aza, to reach base, both on singles to the right field and moved to scoring position on a “passed ball” by Carlos Paulino. Niuman Romero followed with a single allowing Noriega to score, leaving runners at the corners. 1-6

Manager Luis Urueta did not sleep, who replaced Brazobán with Luis Santos. Williams Astudillo continued the onslaught by drilling a single to center batting in De Aza from third base. With men on second and first, Danry Vásquez walked and the bases were loaded. Rafael Balbino continued with a double, scored by Romero and Astudillo. It was all for Santos, replaced by Luis Felipe Castillo. Pablo Sandoval grounded out from second to first but Vasquez scores and Balbino moved to third. Ángel Reyes hit a fly ball to right field, Balbino tried to score but was thrown out at the plate on right fielder Henry Urrutia's shot. 5-6

The Navegantes maintained their offensive rhythm in the eighth, when Astudillo singled off Reymín Guduán to tie the game at six and Danry Vásquez followed with another hit that scored Romero to give Venezuela a 7-6 lead. 7-6

In the bottom of the eighth, Hanser Alberto shot a sacrifice fly to the right field and drove in Gustavo Núñez, to even the game 7-7.

STANDINGS AT THE END OF THE FIFTH DAY

Colombia shows that they must be taken seriously
They arrived in Santo Domingo with 10 defeats in two editions

but in 2022 they are already in the semifinals and even beat the Dominican Republic at home.

February 1, 2022

Santo Domingo. With 10 losses in a row in the last two Caribbean Series, nobody seemed to have high expectations with the representation of Colombia in this edition.

Even in the South American country itself, they were very low.

“Before coming here, everyone in Colombia talked about just winning a game” , recalled the manager of the Caimanes de Barranquilla, José Mosquera.

But his message to the players was a very different one.

“I told them we couldn't be mediocre. That we couldn't come thinking about one game”.

And the message reached the members of the Caymans.

In the first phase, Colombia was the major surprise by validating their ticket to the semifinals with three wins in five games, including a resounding 2-1 victory against the Gigantes del Cibao of the Dominican Republic. And one of their losses, against Mexico, was 1-0.

“The victory against the Dominican Republic was the most significant, beating a roster of 27-29 players with experience in the Major Leagues. It is something to highlight”, Mosquera pointed out before the 6-2 setback against the Criollos de Caguas on Tuesday.

Colombia is not even close to matching the Dominican team.

Of the 30-player roster, there are 18 Colombian players, eight Dominicans, two Venezuelans, one American and one Taiwanese. And of the 18 Colombians, only six of them are active in organizations in the United States, including one with experience in the Majors in the figure of infielder Harold Ramírez , with the Chicago Cubs.

There is another former major leaguer in outfielder Dilson Herrera .

Meanwhile, Venezuelan catcher Sandy León , with 10 years in the Major Leagues, is also part of the Caymans' team.

“For us, being among the top four (teams) is already a triumph. Regardless of who is the champion, we feel like champions with what we have done , ”said Mosquera, who manages in the minor league with the Pittsburgh Pirates organization.

Mosquera, in turn, hopes that this performance will have an impact on the development of baseball in his country.

“The only large stadium we have is the Edgar Rentería (with 12,000 seats). The others are not prepared for this level and sometimes we have a hard time finding a place to train. We have had to do it even in soccer stadiums,” said the manager of the Colombian team.

"Baseball has been growing a lot in our country, but we still have a long way to go."

Caymanes seeks passage to the final of the Caribbean Series against Magallanes

February 2, 2022

Caymanes will seek this Wednesday (2:00 pm) against Navegantes del Magallanes (Venezuela) their passage to the final of the Caribbean Series that is played at the Quisqueya Juan Marichal stadium in Santo Domingo.

The Colombian team finished in third place in the preliminary phase after losing 6-2 on Tuesday against Criollos de Caguas (Puerto Rico). The Venezuelans occupied second place after their 8-7 defeat, in 11 innings, against Gigantes del Cibao, which finished first.

The fourth team to classify was Charros de Jalisco (Mexico), who beat Astronautas de los Santos (Panama) 1-0.

In this way, Gigantes del Cibao, with Barranquilla manager Luis Felipe Urueta, was left with a record of four wins and one loss. Caimanes, Navegantes and Charros added three wins and two losses.

Caimanes defeated Navegantes 6-2 in their first outing in this Caribbean Series. For this Wednesday, the starter of the Colombian team will be the same as the first game, the Dominican Elniery García.

The night game (7:00 pm) will be played by Giants from Cibao and Charros from Jalisco.

The Dominicans got the win in the tenth inning against the Venezuelans after a sacrifice fly by Hanser Alberto that drove in Melky Mesa with the eighth run.

MEXICO TRIUMPHS OVER PANAMA AND REACHES THE SEMIFINALS IN THE SC-2022

02/01/2022

SANTO DOMINGO.- First goal accomplished. Mexico is in the semifinals! Roberto Vizcarra's team completed its third consecutive win within the Caribbean Series against Panama, the team in which the Charros won 1-0 and there are already 39 innings in which the Aztec defense and pitching did not allow runs.

Right-hander Javier Solano had a quality start at the Quisqueya Stadium, after pitching 6 complete innings, allowing only 2 hits, granting 2 walks and taking the victory; After the great work of Solano, Enrique Burgos, Jake Sánchez and Roberto Osuna came from the bullpen, who fulfilled with good relief.

In the bottom part of the 5th inning the Charros de Jalisco had two outs on the board, José Cardona took his turn at bat, negotiated a walk, stole second base and moved to third on the catcher's bad throw. Esteban Quiroz singled and Cardona made it 1-0, a result that ended up being definitive.

The Mexican team will meet its rival in the semifinals tonight against the Dominican Republic. Venezuela will meet Columbia in the early game of the regular phase of the Caribbean Classic. For this Wednesday's game, the starter for Jalisco will be Brennan Bernardino.

'We leave with our heads held high'

February 2, 2022

The Los Santos Astronauts of Panama lost yesterday 1-0 against the Charros de Jalisco (Mexico) and finished their presentation in the 2022 Caribbean Series, in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, in a game held at the Quisqueya stadium.

The only run for the Mexicans was in the fifth inning on the legs of José Cardona, who was driven in on a hit by Jesús Quiroz.

Ernesto Silva took the loss, throwing 4.2 innings of six hits, one walk, among the 19 batters he faced.

Javier Solano took the win.

On offense, Panama stood out: Iván Herrera 2-4, Olmo Rosario 1-4 and Joe De Luca 1-4.

This was the second time for the Astronauts in a Caribbean Series, they already did it in 2020 in San Juan, Puerto Rico, where they were also unable to advance to the semifinals.

'The positive thing about this team was the group competition. the union. We were all trying to pull for each other with the limitations that we have, in Panama, the lack of support, regardless of that, we tried to compete the best we could in the Caribbean Series', commented Raúl Domínguez, the coach of the Astronauts.

"We do not go with our heads hanging. I thanked the team and told them that the greatest satisfaction for me would be that they have the opportunity to get a contract in the Minor Leagues or in Mexico, I keep trying to be positive", he concluded.

[[[ Panama defeated Puerto Rico 3-2 in the their first game of the series,
Panama lost to Columbia 6-5.
Panama lost the third game to the Dominican Republic 7-3.
Panama then lost against Venezuela 2-1.
Panama lost the game played against Mexico 1-0.

Panama was eliminated from the tournament with the loss to Mexico.
Except for the loss to the Domincan Republic where the Panama team was completely over matched player x player, all losses were by 1 run.

Super effort by the team from Panama. ]]]

6TH DAY SERIES DEL CARIBE SEMI FINALS GAME 1



Dominican Elniery García silences Venezuela and leads Colombia to the finalS 8-1

The South Americans will play their first Caribbean Series title

Feb. 02, 2022

Left-handed Elniery García pitched without allowing a hit until the seventh inning and the offense gave him the necessary support to lead the Caimanes de Barranquilla of Colombia to the Caribbean Series final this Wednesday after beating the Navegantes Magellan of Venezuela 81.

It is the first time that a Colombian team earned the right to dispute the crown of a Caribbean Series . Garcia (1-0), who is a native of the Dominican Republic, showed the best of his repertoire and kept the Venezuelan team unhittable until the seventh inning, when Balbino Fuenmayor hit a double that ended his no-hitter game at the Quisqueya Juan Marichal stadium in Santo Domingo.

In total, García covered 6.2 scoreless innings, in which he only allowed one hit, allowed four walks and struck out two batters, to be the protagonist of an historic Colombian performance in this Caribbean Series . The Caymans' bats exploded in the second inning against the pitches of the Venezuelans' starter, Junior Guerra (0-2), whom they attacked with four runs. In that inning, Carlos Arroyo came to bat and unloaded a triple with the bases loaded, to later score on a wild pitch by Guerra. 0-4

The power of the Barranquilleros returned in the third inning, when first baseman Reynaldo Rodríguez hit a solo home run to left field. 0-5

The pitching of Navegantes del Magallanes did not find a way to contain the Caymanes' offense and for the third consecutive inning they allowed the Caymans to score. Cheng walked, Arroyo singled to right, Cheng to second. Ramirez doubled to left, Cheng scored, Arroyo to third. With runners on second and third, Rodriguez was intentionally walked to load the bases. Angulo singled to center, Arroyo scored, Rodriguez to second, Ramirez to third. Martinez grounded into a double play, Ramirez scored. 0-8

Venezuela, which the day before lost a hard-fought game with the Dominican Cibao Giants, got rid of the shutout in the ninth and final inning when, with one out, Fuenmayor singled to center. Sandoval double to deep right center. With runners on second and third, Reyes hit a sacrifice fly to center. 1-8

For Colombia, Rodríguez hit a home run, scored one run and drove in another and Arroyo batted in three runs and scored one to be the most outstanding offensive players. The Venezuelans had in Fuenmayor, two hits, their best man at bat.

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6TH DAY SERIES DEL CARIBE SEMI FINALS GAME 2



Alexander and Sierra lead the Giants to the Caribbean Series final

Left-hander Tyler Alexander pitched a perfect game until the top of the ninth

Feb. 02, 2022

The Cibao Giants advanced to the Caribbean Series final on Wednesday night by beating the Mexicans Charros de Jalisco 2-1 in the closing game of the semifinal at Quisqueya Park.

Left-hander Tyler Alexander pitched a perfect game until the top of the ninth and an opportune Moises Sierra drove in both runs to lead the Dominican victory.

Alexander entered the ninth inning with 86 pitches and five strikeouts when the second pitch of the inning Isaac Rodriguez doubled to right. Mendoza singled to right field, Rodriguez advanced to third. Aguilar grounded out to second, Cardona grounded out to short and Salazar scored.

The loser was Brennan Bernardino and the save went to Minaya.



The Criollos will play for the title against the Colombian Caimanes de Barranquilla this Thursday (8:00 pm), who in the afternoon disposed of the Venezuelan Navegantes del Magallanes 8-1, supported by a solid start by the Dominican left-hander Elniery García, who only alloed one hit in six and two-thirds innings.

The Columbians had been the only team that has beaten the Dominicans in the tournament, which is contesting its 47th edition.

The Mexican battery dispatched nine hits, including three by Cuban Henry Urrutia, two by Robinson Canó and Moisés Sierra.

The hosts opened the scoreboard at the bottom of the second inning. Henry Urrutia opened with a double to center field, then Moises Sierra hit a single to center that the Cuban took advantage of with great speed to score from second base and the Sierra reached second base. 0-1

In the bottom of the eighth inning, Canó opened with a single to center against Jake Sánchez, Urrutia moved him to third base with a double to left, Roberto Ozuna came on in relief and Sierra received him with a fly ball to center that drove in the second run. 0-2

Tomight, the Giants will seek to win their third title in a row to Dominican teams after the one achieved by the Toros del Este in 2020 in San Juan, Puerto Rico, and the Águilas Cibaeñas in 2021 in Mazatlán, Mexico. The only time a country won the title three years in a row in the second phase of the series was between 1997 and 1999 when the the Aguilass won the first two, in Hermosillo and Puerto La Cruz, and then the Licey, in San Juan. .

According to sports historian Bienvenido Rojas, the only no-hit game pitched in the Caribbean classic occurred on February 21, 1952 when the American Thomas Fine, of the Lions of Havana, did so against Cervecería Caracas, in the edition played in City of Panama.

Caribbean Series - Championship


Colombia (4-2)
Dominican Rep (5-1)


Thursday February 3, 2022
6:00 PM ET

Caimanes is serious: finalist of the Caribbean Series

February 2, 2022

An impeccable performance by starter Elniery García, a triple by Carlos Arroyo that drove in three runs and a solo home run by Reynaldo Rodríguez came together to give Caimanes an 8-1 victory over Navegantes del Magallanes (Venezuela) and an historic passage to the finals of the Caribbean Series.

Only in its second participation in this contest, the Colombian team will dispute the title this Thursday against the Gigantes del Cibao (Dominican Republic).

Caimanes, who had 11 hits, achieved their second victory over Navegantes in the Caribbean Series. In the first round they also defeated the Navegantes 6-1.

Carlos Arroyo, Harold Ramírez, Reynaldo Rodríguez, Andrés Angulo and Sandy León had two hits each. The rest was from the Taiwanese Tsung Che Cheng.

Elniery Garcia spent six and two-thirds innings on the mound and was the winning pitcher. The Dominican left-hander allowed only a double by Balbino Fuenmayor in the sixth inning, giving up four walks and striking out two batters.



Carlos Arroyo, with a triple with the bases loaded in the third inning, produced the first three runs for Caimanes scored by Mauricio Ramos, Sandy León and Tsung Che Cheng. Arroyo also scored on a wild pitch from Junior Guerra.

Reynaldo Rodríguez made it 5-0 in the third with a solo home run to left field off Guerra.

The Caimanes' bombardment continued in the fifth. Harold Ramírez drove in Che Cheng and Arroyo with a double, and the latter also reached the plate on a fly ball that center fielder Cade Gotta could not catch. Carlos Martínez hit into a double play to second, but drove in the eighth run off Ramírez's legs.



Balbino Fuenmayor broke Elniery García's no-hit spell by hitting a double in the seventh. In this innning he was relieved by Luis Moreno, who posted the zero.

The only run for the Venezuelans came in the ninth through Balbino Fuenmayor, who had his second hit of the game against Yaramil Hiraldo, advanced to third on a double by Pablo Sandoval and scored on a sacrifice fly by Ángel Reyes.

The loss went to Junior Guerra, who pitched two innings, allowing three hits, four runs and two walks.

For the final against the Dominican Republic, the starter for Caimanes will be right-hander Elkin Alcalá.

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OMG!

Columbia leads the Dominicans 3-0 in the Columbian top of the 4th inning

The Columbian pitcher Alcala has 5 strikeout in 3 innings, 2 hits.

Columbia still hanging on to the lead. Robinson Cano did drive in a run for the Dominicans in the bottom of the sixth inning to make it a 3-1 game

The Columbian pitcher, Alcala, was credited with 5.2 innings of work. 4 hits, 1 run, 1 walk, and 7 strikeouts before being relieved by Moreno who ended the inning by getting Ozuma to ground out to second.

Columbia has failed to score the last five innings. Game heading into the bottom of the 7th inning.

Urrutia lead off the bottom of the 7th inning with a base hit but Sierra struck out, Rosario and Paulino ground into fielder's choices.

Game going to the top of 8th. Columbia still hanging on to a 3-1 lead.