Cleveland Sports Forum

12/12/22

Andres Gimenez (Lara – Game 1, SS): 2-3, 2 R, 1 HR, 2 RBI – Gimenez was responsible for all there Cardenal runs in the opener of Sunday’s doubleheader, scoring the first after leading off the fifth frame with a single to center and providing a pair of insurance runs in the top of the seventh and final frame of the contest on a two-run blast to right.

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Cardenales took two against Águilas

The two victories returned the Cardenales to first place in the LVBP standings

12 DECEMBER, 2022

The Cardinals of Lara retook the leadership of the LVBP after defeating the Águilas del Zulia in the double header on Sunday. Lara relied on the good pitching of Max Castillo and Vicente Campos, winner and the save of the game respectively, for a final score at 3-0.

In that game, the offensive was provided by Juniel Querecuto with a sacrifice fly and a home run by Andrés Giménez.

The second game saw a display of power by both teams, where Lara once again dominated 9-7.

The first game was scoreless until the fifth inning when Lara would score the first run. Andrés Giménez lead off the inning with a base hit and scored on a sacrifice fly by Juniel Querecuto rbi single opened the scoring giving the Cardenales a 1-0 lead. The other two runs would come in the upper part of the seventh inning on the first home run by Andrés Giménez. The shortstop would go 2-for-3 with a single, home run and two RBIs. Gorkys Hernández also stood out by going 1-3 with a run scored.

Andres Gimenez (Lara – Game 2, SS): 0-4 – Apparently, Gimenez used up all of his offensive production for the day in Game 1.

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Oscar Gonzalez (Estrellas, backup RF): 0-2 – Gonzalez was similarly unspectacular in the lone Guardians action in LIDOM yesterday.

Jonathan Rodriguez (Equipo Metro, starting LF): 0-1, 1 K – J-Rod struck out in his only appearance in the ASG, but he can be excused for being a little tired, as he smacked 23 dingers en route to a runner-up finish in the pregame Home Run Derby.

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The Metro stars win the APPPR All-Star Game

by LBPRC Press December 11, 2022

A two-run rally from the Metro team at the top of the eighth inning gave them a 2-0 victory against the team from the Island, in today's action, Sunday, of the All-Star Game of the Association of Professional Baseball Players of Puerto Rico, held at the Isidoro García de Mayagüez.

In turn, the Metro team used 10 pitchers who handcuffed the Island's offense, with Jean Félix Ortega being the winning pitcher by working for one inning.

Bryan Torres opened the scoring with a double to center. Next, Roy Morales grounded out to shortstop that brought Torres to third.

Then, Jadiel Sánchez hit an RBI single for the first run of the game.

Immediately afterwards, Aldemar Burgos continued the offensive attack with a single to right and the veteran Pablo Sandoval was in charge of bringing the second run in for the visitors with a single to left.

Sánchez finished the night with 3 hits of 4 attempts, an RBI and a run scored to earn Game Most Valuable Player.

Jake Newberry came in relief for the Island and was charged the loss by allowing two runs. Roy Geigel pitched a third inning for the save.

Earlier, Daniel Ortiz clinched the home run title by dominating the home run contest against Jonathan Rodríguez who had 23 homers. In round two, Ortiz hit 19 homers, being the absolute leader of the competition.

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LVBP: Cardinals of Lara say goodbye to Andrés Giménez

12/13/2022 1:44 pm

Andrés Giménez was one of those Major League figures who played in the 2022-2023 season, this year being his debut with the Cardenales de Lara in the LVBP. The Larense team announced that the participation of the big leaguer in the campaign has ended.

The recent winner of the Gold Glove in the American League, played for the first time in Venezuela in this 2022-2023 campaign and he himself stated that he fulfilled a dream, since he put on the uniform of the team he loves.

Through Twitter, the Cardinals announced that Giménez finished his participation in the current season of the Venezuelan Professional Baseball League after 11 games according to the Cleveland Guardians authorized permit.

The Larense big leaguer along with Gleyber Torres, Ronald Acuña Jr., Diego Castillo, Eugenio Suárez, were among the big leaguers who have brightened the current season Lara baseball.

In those 11 games, Andrés Giménez had eight hits in 37 at-bats, including a double, a home run, drove in five runs, scored seven, posted a .216 average and a .619 OPS.

In addition, he was during that playing time the starting shortstop for Carlos Mendoza manager of the Cardenales.

Giménez is a player with a brilliant future in the Major Leagues , he comes from being an All-Star, a Gold Glove and chosen for the second ideal team of the 2022 season, being undoubtedly one of the jewels that Cleveland has in its organization.

On the other hand, this player is expected to be part of the Venezuelan roster in the 2023 World Baseball Classic.

12/13/22

Johnathan Rodriguez (Carolina, LF): 0-3 – The Guardians’ organization’s lone LBPRC All-Star struggled at the plate along with the rest of the Gigantes to start the second half.

Richie Palacios (Mayaguez, 2B): 1-5, 2 R, 2 K – Palacios not only scored both of the Indios’ runs on Tuesday night, he was driven on on both occasions by his older brother, Josh.

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Mayagüez achieves its fifth win in a row with a walk off win, over Caguas in extra innings
Josh Palacios was in charge of driving in the two runs for the Indians.

by LBPRC Press December 13, 2022

The Palacios brothers were up to the challenge for the Indians of Mayagüez

The walkoff hit in the tenth inning by Josh Palacios led the Indios de Mayagüez to victory when they left the Criollos de Caguas on the field with a final score, 2-1.

Reliever Carlos Francisco got his first win of the season by throwing an inning without runs while the loss went to right-hander Aneuris Rosario allowing the winning run in two-thirds of the inning. In turn, the work of starter Braden Webb stood out, adding eight strikeouts in seven complete innings to continue leading that department in the league with 53.

The only score of the game for the visitors came in the fourth inning. With two retired, Juan Centeno connected a double to the right field to bat in Vimael Machín who reached base with on an error by the shortstop from Mayagüez, José Barrero.

The two runs for the tribe were the product of the Palacios brothers. Precisely, the outfielder Josh Palacios who batted in his brother Richie Palacios with hits to center field in the eighth and tenth innings, respectively.

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12/14/22

Richie Palacios (2B, Mayaguez): 2-for-5, R, 2B, RBI, BB – The leadoff man for Mayaguez took advantage of the inherited runner rule when extra innings started as Palacios sparked a four-run bottom of the tenth with a leadoff RBI double to left. He came around to score on a two-out double and the next batter walked the game off with a homerun. A single in the bottom of the third and walk in the bottom of the seventh both came with two outs in his other productive at-bats of the game.

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by LBPRC Press December 15, 2022

Danny Ortiz with a walk-off home run for the Indios de Mayagüez

Second walk-off in extra innings for the Indios de Mayagüez

For the second night in a row, the Indios de Mayagüez walk off hit in extra innings to get their sixth victory in a row.

This time, they defeated the RA12 team by a final score of 8-7 with a movie-like ending the end product of a two-run home run by the champion of the home run competition, Danny Ortiz in the tenth inning.

The victory went to the reliever Willie Ríos who pitched one inning, while Miguel Cirino did not have the same luck giving up three earned runs and one unearned in one inning.

Bladimir Restituyo scored RA12's first run in the first inning, a lead they maintained until the eighth inning when Mayaguez combined a triple by Henry Ramos and a single by Roberto Enriquez to give the Indians a 2-1 lead.

A three-run rally for the Roberto Alomar team game them the 4-2 advantage in the top of the ninth inning, but a 2-run homer by Josh Palacios again leveled the score at four runs in the bottom of the ninth inning causing extra innings for the second night in a row.

With the runner rule at second, RA12 took the opportunity to score three runs to take a 7-4 lead on Dilan Rosario's sacrifice fly and Kemuel Thomas's double, but the Indians came ready to defend their home in the bottom of the tenth.

A double by Richie Palacios put the fifth run on the board for the Indians. Emmanuel Rivera's base hit tied the ballgame which set the stage for Danny Ortiz to say goodbye on a walk-off homer to right to put a lock on the game. The Indians take the second position of the tournament.

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Eric Rodriguez (C, Carolina): 1-for-1 – Rodriguez entered as a defensive replacement in the sixth inning and made the most of his only plate appearance on the day. Rodriguez hit a line drive single to right field in the bottom of the seventh, but a forceout removed him from the basepaths.

Johnathan Rodriguez (LF, Carolina): 0-for-2, RBI – The 23-year-old outfielder drove in a run by putting the ball in play in the first inning, but was not credited with a hit after a fielding error. His at-bat in the third ended in a groundout and was removed before his next plate appearance.

Enyel De Los Santos (RHP, Licey): H (2), 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 2 BBs, K – De Los Santos pitched a scoreless sixth inning for his second hold in the Dominican Winter League, but it was not without heavy breathing. He allowed two batters to reach on balls to lead off the frame, but a visit from the pitching coach helped to settle his nerves. A fielder’s choice, strikeout and groundout allowed the big league reliever to get out of the jam.

Dahan Batista (RHP, Barranquilla): 0.2 IP, H, ER, BB – A single and walk to start the fifth inning spoiled the outing for the 22-year-old Batista as two flyouts on the proceeding batters allowed the runners to advance and plated a run. The reliever was able to get a groundout to first to avoid further damage.

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12/15/22

Johnathan Rodriguez (Carolina, LF-RF): 1-4, 1 K – J-Rod was the lone Cleveland farmhand to see action on Thursday (despite a packed slate in all of the Big 4 winter ball leagues) and didn’t drive in a run like he did on Wednesday, but did rebound in the hit department after his midweek 0-fer.

Guardians sign C Meibrys Viloria

Meibrys Viloria (Cartagena) Columbian Baseball League (LPB),

December 4, 2022

CLEVELAND, OH – The Cleveland Guardians today announced the following transaction:

Signed free agent C MEIBRYS VILORIA to a Minor League contract with a non-roster invitation to 2023 Major League Spring Training camp.

Viloria, 25, split the 2022 season in the Texas Rangers organization following eight seasons in the Kansas City Royals system from 2014-21. Last season, he batted .280 (49-for-175) with 13 2B, 5 HR & 28 RBI in 54 games at Triple-A Round Rock (.422/.440/.862), appearing in 26 games (18 GS at C) for the Rangers over two stints in the Majors. The Cartagena, Colombia native was signed as an international amateur free agent by KC in July 2013, debuting with the Royals in 2018. He has appeared in 93 career ML games with KC and Texas and for his Minor League career he owns a career slash line of .274/.362/.400/.762. The left-handed hitter entered the 2019 season rated as the no. 14 prospect in the KC farm system (Baseball America).

TIGERS OF CARTAGENA

The Tigres de Cartagena, founded in 1996, are the flagship franchise of the city of Cartagena.

With 8 titles, they are the second team with the most titles in the Colombian Professional Baseball League (LCBP). They also obtained a title from Edition No. (2) of the Latin American Baseball Series in 2014.

Tigres defeated Toros with Salvadoran double play in the ninth

by Manuel Ortega Ponce | Dec 15, 2022

The 3-2 victory by Cartagena over the Toros reached 14 wins with 11 losses and remains in third place, half a game behind Vaqueros and two behind the leader Caimanes, who fell 6-1 against the monterians. The Bulls are in last place with five wins and 19 losses.

The Toros had gone up on the board in the third inning thanks to a pair of doubles by Roger Caraballo and Rodolfo Nolasco, which allowed the Toros to take a 2-0 lead. It was the only jam that Tigres opener Francisco Jiménez had in the game, who threw seven innings and earned his third victory of the season, without losses.

The ninth Tigers rallied with three runs in the fourth. Brallan Pérez led off with a single and scored on a triple by Roberto Cario, who in turn scored on a single by Adrián Sánchez. A double from Meibrys Viloria brought Sánchez with the third and winning rbi for the Cartagena team.

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JOSE TENA

Jose Tena, SS, Estrellas Orientales (D.R.) CLE No. 16
The 21-year-old Tena has been a fixture in the lineup for the Estrellas (Stars) since the beginning of the winter season, starting at shortstop for the club. Tena was excellent in October, hitting .333 in 14 games with a four-hit night at the end of the month, but has struggled in November with a .192 clip in 14 contests. The 2022 regular season was largely a success for Tena, finishing in Triple-A and putting himself in position to serve as infield depth for the Guardians next year.

Jose hasn't seen any game time in past two weeks. He was struggling in November. Crunch time as team are positioning themselves for the playoffs.

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GEORGE VALERA

George Valera (RF, Estrellas Orientales)
Slow starts tend to get guys benched in these leagues. George Valera had a slow start in the Dominican and has been glued to the bench. Teams in the winter leagues....it's all about winning....have a tendency to bench or release struggling players quickly.

George Valera hasn’t played in weeks for Estrellas.

Probably a good indication that Valera's and Tena's seasons have ended.

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ANDRES GIMENEZ

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BRAYAN ROCCHIO

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Brayan Rocchio and Andres Gimenez saw their winter ball seasons end after a short stay at the request of the Guardian's organization.

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12/16/22

Johnathan Rodriguez (Carolina, LF): 1-4, 1 R - Rodriguez singled and scored the winning run in the top of the 8th inning giving the Giants a 2-1 win over RA12.

Melbrys Viloria (Cartagena, C): 2-6, 1 HR #7 on the season, 2R, 1RBI -

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MELBRYS VILORIA

Tigres took the first game in Montería

Last night, Tigres de Cartagena defeated Vaqueros by a score of 13 - 11 and recovered second place in the standings. The team from Cartagena struck first and in the first three innings scored ten runs thanks to weak pitching and defensive errors by Vaqueros. Debinson Romero 4-4, 2 R, 1 HR 2 RBI and Melbrys Viloria 2-6, 2 R,1 HR, 1 RBi lead the Tiger attack.

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Melbrys Viloria Season Stats To Date
AB 83, R 30, H 23, 2B 4, 3B 1, HR 7, RBI 23, TB 50, AVG .277, SLG .602, OBP .478
G 21, Chances 185, PO 170, A 13, E 2, FLDG % .989, DP 3, SB Attempts 10, Caught Stealing 8

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12/17/22

Oscar Gonzalez (RF, Estrellas): 1-4, BB – You would think after the unexpected success Gonzalez had in MLB this past season that he would have more success in the Dominican Winter League. That hasn’t happened but he did work a walk and had another hit here. So I guess that’s something.

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OSCAR GONZALEZ

Oscar Gonzalez Season Stats To Date
G 7, AB 26, R 1, H 4, 2B 1, 3B 0, HR 0, RBI 0, BB 1, SO 7, SB 0, CS 0, AVG .154, OBP .186, SLG .192, OPS .377
G 7, INN 57, TC 10, PO 10, A 0, E 0, DP 0

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Johnathan Rodriguez (Carolina, LF): 2-3, HR, 2 RBI – A big night for John-Rod in the Puerto Rican League, blasting his fourth homer. He’s hitting .276 with a .730 OPS that is pretty much all power and low OBP boosted.

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JOHNATHAN RODRIGUEZ

In the games held in the southern area, the Carolinian team defeated the Ponce team 3-1, while Caguas defeated Roberto Alomar's RA12 team 7-3.

These results kept Caguas in first place with a 24-13 (.649), Santurce stayed in the second place with a 22-16 (.579), Carolina improved to 21-16 (.568), Mayagüez at 20-16 (.556), Ponce ranks fifth at 16-20 (.444), and RA12 is 7-29 (.194).

The Gigantes de Carolina and Criollos de Caguas refused to come out of victory lane on Saturday and defeated the Leones de Ponce and RA12 , respectively.

At Roberto Clemente Walker stadium, the Carolina Giants recorded their second straight win by defeating the Leones de Ponce at home with a 3-1 score.

Outfielder]onathan Rodríguez continued to be hot at bat, hitting a solo homer in the third inning and driving in Carolina's winning run in the fifth with a base hit to center.

The victory went to of Héctor Santiago, who pitched three innings in which he gave up a single, two walks and five strikeouts. The save to Johzan Oquendo , while Julio Torres took the loss after giving up two earned runs, including a home run by Rodriguez in four innings of work.

The first giant run was scored by Adeiny Hechavarría driven in by veteran Ozzie Martínez 's single in the first inning.

Johnathan Rodriguez Season Stats To Date
AVG .270, G 36, AB 127, R 14, H 35, 2B 5, 3B 0, HR 4, RBI 24, TB 52, BB 7, SO 30, SB 0, CS 1, ERR 0, OBP .321, SLG .148, OPS .472

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12/18/22

Caguas, Puerto Rico (Sunday, December 18, 2022) –
The Criollos de Caguas and Leones de Ponce emerged victorious in a double header, while the Gigantes de Carolina and RA12 split their two games on Sunday. For their part, the Gigantes won the second game against Roberto Alomar's RA12 team 2-1. In first game played in the morning, it was the RA12 team who defeated the Giants by a 6-1 score. Johnathan Rodriquez had the first game off while going 1-3 in game 2.

The Leones de Ponce returned to the victory lane winning the double header against the Indios de Mayagüez with results 2-1 and 7-2, respectively. Richie Palacios sat out game one but came back in game 2 as the lead off hitter and was 1-3, BB, 2 R. Palacios scored both of the 2 Indios runs.

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Licey and Águilas come out as the favorites

The semifinal of the Dominican autumn-winter baseball tournament begins tonight, in the All Against All format, with the visit of the Estrellas Orientales to the Tigres del Licey at the Quisqueya Stadium and the Gigantes del Cibao to the Águilas Cibaeñas to Santiago de los Caballeros.

Both games, scheduled to start shortly after 7:00 p.m. (7:15 in the Capital and 7:30 in the Cibao Stadium), mark the start of an extensive series, scheduled for 18 games, although it is necessary to note that it ends as soon as there are two classified teams. Tigres and Águilas dominated the regular as if they were teams at a very distant level from the rest. It starts from scratch in the "round robin", but it is not unreasonable to say that both are favorites to go to the finals of the championship.

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Leones is the first to classify in the Venezuela Round Robin

The Leones del Caracas became the first team of the season to qualify for the Round Robin after defeating Caribes de Anzoátegui 8-7 and achieving their 31st victory of the season.
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Caimanes hits, produces and defends their lead
The Caimanes defeated the Toros 10-1, this Sunday in the Colombian Professional Baseball League. The Caimanes retained its lead with a record of 17 wins and 10 losses

Vaqueros dominated Tigres and regained second place in the LPB
The pitching was solid and supported the offensive work of Vaqueros de Montería to achieve an important victory by a 6-1 score over Tigres de Cartagena. Meibrys Villoria was 0-2 with a pair of walks.

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12/18/22 - Continued

Eric Rodriguez (Carolina – Game 2, C): 0-2, 1 BB,1 K – E-Rod has reached base five times this season – three via walk, two via hit.

Dahan Batista (Barranquilla, RP): 1 IP, 1 H – Batista pitched a solid seventh in a no pressure situation, with the Caimanes already up by the eventual final score.

12/19/22


OSCAR GONZALEZ

Santo Domingo . Raúl Valdés pitched seven innings and Pablo Reyes, Emilio Bonifacio and Jorge Alfaro gave Tigres del Licey offensive peace of mind to begin with a 7-2 victory in the opening round-robin against Estrellas Orientales on Monday night at Quisqueya Stadium. Juan Marichal.

Oscar continues to struggle in the Dominican. Oscar was 0-4 in an Estrellas 7-2 loss against the Tigers in game 1 of the round robin tournament. Prior to the round robin, Gonzalez appeared in 7 games, had 26 at bats, and ended up with a .154 batting average. He's got to start hitting if he wants to stay in the lineup.

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Santo Domingo . The Águilas Cibaeñas scored five runs in the first inning and another three in the fifth, while Yunesky Maya was in charge of containing the opposing offensive for a 9-0 victory for his team on Monday night over the Gigantes del Cibao in the first game between both teams in the round robin tournament.

The Eagles, had seven doubles in the game, mercilessly attacking the giant starter, Wily Peralta, who only lasted two thirds of an inning and left with six hits allowed, five runs, two of them earned, and a walk against the Eagles.

12/20/22

Johnathan Rodriguez (Carolina, starting DH): 1-2, 1 R, 1 K – J-Rod scored the first Gigante run of the night in the top of the fourth.

Eric Rodriguez (Carolina, backup C): 0-0, 1 BB – Tuesday’s blowout loss provided E-Rod a rare opportunity for playing time.

Richie Palacios (Mayaguez, starting 2B): 1-4, 1 R, 1 K – Quieter evening for Palacios after a crazy nightcap of Sunday’s doubleheader.

Oscar Gonzalez (Estrellas, starting LF): 2-4, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 E – Gonzalez had a big night at the plate to help the Estrellas to their first playoff victory of the 2022-23 round Robin (all four teams currently tied at 1-1).


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Stars shut out the Eagles; even their record at 1-1

Press room-Wed December 21, 2022

SAN PEDRO DE MACORÍS.- Andy Otero pitched brilliantly for six innings to lead the Estrellas Orientales to a 5-0 shutout against the Águilas Cibaeñas on Tuesday night at the Tetelo Vargas Stadium, in San Pedro de Macorís.

It was the first victory for the Stars (1-1) and the first loss for the Águilas (1-1), to produce a four-way tie with Licey (1-1) and Gigantes (1-1) after the first two days of the round robin.

The Estrellas bats attacked with 12 hits, starting the scoring in the second inning with a 3 run rally, adding one in the third and another in the sixth.

In that second inning, after one out Oscar González hit a double to left field, Lewin Díaz followed with a fly ball to left field that Juan Lagares could not catch when he was hit by Cade Gotta when he was already waiting for the ball, which fell and the hit became a double that drove in González

In the third inning, the Estrellas attacked again on a hit by Robinson Canó to third. Candelario forced Canó at second and was left running at first base, González followed with a hit to shortstop and Díaz drove Candelario from third with a single to right field.

For the Stars, standing out on offense, Díaz 4-3, a double, with two RBIs and one scored; González 4-2, a double; Edward Olivares 4-2, with an RBI; Danny Santana 4-2, with one RBI and another scored; and Paché 3-1, with an RBI.


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Enyel De Los Santos (Licey, RP): BS, 1 IP, 1 H, 1 R (earned), 1 BB, 1 K – Not a terrible seventh for De Los Santos, but enough for a blown save as the Tigres lose for the first time this postseason.

Meibrys Viloria (Cartagena, C): 1-5, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 2 K – Viloria is posting a stratospheric 1.035 OPS in the LPB after driving in the Tigres’ seventh run of the game to re-tie the contest on a double in the bottom of the eleventh and scoring the game-winning run on the next at-bat.

Dayan Frias (Monteria, SS): 0-4, 1 R, 1 BB, 3 K – Frias walked to lead off the second inning and later scored in his 2022-23 LPB debut.


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DAYAN FRIAN

Dayan Frías, returns to the Vaqueros

December 19, 2022 - 8:53 AM

Vaqueros de Montería has had to rebound in the last week after a string of poor results. The team from Cordoba won the last series against Tigres at home and established themselves in second place in the standings.

The incorporation of players with the Montería franchise such as Reynaldo 'Chencho' Rodríguez and Dayan Frías are a boost for the team and the fans in the search for first place in the standings occupied by Caimanes de Barranquilla.

Dayan Frías from Cartagena returns to the Vaqueros de Montería team. Frías, from Cleveland Guardians, made his professional baseball debut in 2022.

This was announced by the president of the Monteriano team, Hector Fabio Cordero, who celebrated his reinstatement through the social network Twitter.

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12/21/22

Johnathan Rodriguez (LF, Carolina): 2-for-4, BB – Rodriguez reached base in three of his five plate appearances in the win Wednesday. He singled right away in the top of the first inning to threaten an early score for Carolina, but was unable to do so. His other single came in the top of the third and he drew a walk in the fifth, but his final two at-bats of the night resulted in outs.

Richie Palacios (2B, Mayaguez): 0-for-3, R, RBI, 3 BBs – Despite not recording a hit, Palacios drew three walks from the leadoff spot. He began the game with a base on balls and added a bases loaded free base that drove in a run in the second. He scored on a triple later in the frame. His third walk of the game came in the fourth inning.

Oscar Gonzalez (LF, Estrelles): 1-for-4, R – Gonzalez had four at-bats in a blowout victory for Estrelles to go to 2-1 in the postseason. His only hit was an infield single in the top of the seventh and he was on for a homerun by the next hitter. He was lifted for a defensive replacement in the bottom half of the inning.

Meibrys Viloria (C, Cartagena): 0-for-1, R, RBI, BB, SF – Viloria drove in a first inning run with a sacrifice fly to left field that ended up being the only run the team needed in the shutout. His walk in the fourth inning resulted in another run. With the game well in hand, Viloria was removed from the game in the top of the sixth.

Dayan Frias (SS, Monteria): 1-for-3, 3B, BB – Frias drew a walk in the second inning and tripled in the fourth, but was unable to get anything going for the Monteria offense in a shutout.

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Aguilas 3 Licey 0

Santo Domingo . Roenis Elías pitched eight innings and two hits, Zoilo Almonte homered and the Águilas Cibaeñas dominated the Tigres del Licey 3-0 by shutout on Wednesday night at the Quisqueya Juan Marichal Stadium. It is the second victory for the Águilas that go to 2-1 and the Licey (1-2) loses its second run. Both teams meet again this Thursday, at the Cibao Stadium. Elías struck out five during his performance. Elías (1-0, 0.00) faced 29 batters and threw 99 pitches, 69 of them strikes. His rival, César Valdez, had a quality start, but not enough given the effectiveness of Elías. Valdez threw six complete two runs, four hits, three walks and nine strikeouts against 25 batters. In the third, Aneury Tavárez singled to shortstop and Almonte followed with a home run to left-center to make it 2-0. In the seventh, a single by Yairo Muñoz against Keury Mella drove in the third Eagles run to make it 3-0.

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Estrellas Orientales 10 Gigantes del Cibao 5

Santo Domingo . Roenis Elías pitched eight innings and two hits, Zoilo Almonte homered and the Águilas Cibaeñas dominated the Tigres del Licey 3-0 by shutout on Wednesday night at the Quisqueya Juan Marichal Stadium. It is the second victory for the Águilas that go to 2-1 and the Licey (1-2) loses its second run. Both teams meet again this Thursday, at the Cibao Stadium. Durán went 2-for-4, scored two runs and drove in three with his home run, Olivares went 1-for-5, one scored and two RBIs; Lewin Díaz also hit two with his home run, going 1-for-5, with one run scored. The game was won by Román Méndez (1-0, 0.00) who entered in the fifth for a good save with the bases loaded and a run that was charged to Valdez. Losing pitcher was Jorge Martínez (0-1, 9.00), during four innings of four runs, all earned, one walk and four strikeouts.

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Venezuela

Cardenales de Lara 5 Navegantes del Magallanes

Valencia.- Cardenales de Lara beat Navegantes del Magallanes 5-1 at the José Bernardo Pérez Stadium in Valencia, to add the 31st victory of the season and become the second team classified to the Round Robin.

Leones del Caracas 8 Caribes de Anzoátegui 7

The Leones del Caracas became the first team of the season to qualify for the Round Robin after defeating Caribes de Anzoátegui 8-7 and achieving their 31st victory of the season.

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