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LVBP: Magallanes beat the Eagles and continues to fight

With a wide score of 17 to 4

The Magallanes Navigators took a breath of fresh air by beating the Zulia Eagles 17 to 4 at home to get closer to second place in the Round Robin after losing the first four games.

The offense deployed up to 19 hits against an Águilas pitching that could not find the formula to stop the Magallanes bats.

The Eagles started the attack in the first inning, with the bases loaded and no outs, but they were only able to score one run thanks to a sacrifice fly by Rougned Odor .

Magallanes responded early with a back to back home runs by Luis Suisbel and Yangervis Solarte to turn the scoreboard 3 to 1 at the close of the first.

Zulia scored in the second with an RBI single by Freddy Galvis , who reached 100 hits in the postseason with the Eagles, joining José Pirela as the only Raptors with 100 hits.

In the bottom of the second, Alberth Martínez hit a solo home run to make it 4-2.

In the third, Alberth Martínez himself started the rally with an RBI single, then Diego Rincones brought in the sixth with a sacrifice fly, and Carlos Rodríguez with a single produced the seventh.

In the fourth, Magallanes added one more with a hit by Gabriel Arias. In the sixth, a three-run homer by Renato Núñez , a grounder by Diego Rincones and a double by Carlos Rodríguez added six more to the Magallaneous cause that took a 14 to 2 Lead

Andrés Chaparro scored with a two-run double in the eighth inning. In the bottom of that inning, Edgardo Fermín homered and José Cordoba added the 17th run with a sacrifice fly.

The victory went to Junior Guerra (1-2) and the defeat to Wilfredo Boscán (0-1)..


[ Gabe Arias AB 3, R 1, H 1, 2B 0, 3B 0, HR 0, RBI 1, W 1, K 1, OPS 773, AVE 237 ]

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Vaqueros achieved a very important victory yesterday against Leones de Barranquilla 5-1,

Vaqueros achieved a very important victory yesterday against Leones de Barranquilla 5-1, leaving them just one win away from reaching a new final in the Colombian Professional Baseball League. Meanwhile, Caimanes defeated Tigres de Cartagena 5-2, also being one win away from qualifying for the final.

So everything will be decided at the 18 de Junio ​​Stadium in Montería, today at 7:00 pm, where Vaqueros will face Caimanes de Barranquilla. Remember that this game was rescheduled. The best fans in Colombia must accompany Vaqueros at all times, to be the push against Caimanes to reach the final, so there are no excuses for the 18 de Junio ​​stadium not to be packed. The team that wins this game will face Tigres in the final, a team that has already secured its place in the final stage.

[ Dayan Friias AB 3, R 1, H 1, RBI 0, W 2, K 1, AVG 258, OPS 778 ]

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