The left-handed Alberto Baldonado was the pitcher who closed the curtain and secured the victory for Mexico. He worked a perfect tackle and prescribed two punches.
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Giovanni Soto was the serpentine who bore the brunt of the defeat. The ex-majority player could only get 4.1 innings and received the home run with which Mexico went ahead on the board and did not let go of the advantage.
Manny Barreda was the pitcher who took the win. He worked five innings, where he received five unstoppable ones and only allowed one run for Mexico to take the win.
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With a home run by Sebastian Elizalde that towed three runs, the ninth that represents Mexico in the Caribbean Series took the victory against the local, Puerto Rico (4-2).
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Ricardo Valenzuela and JC Gamboa who are part of Yaquis de Obregon, are reinforcing the Mexican ninth in this Caribbean Series. The 'Haper' already scored career in this game. Image: Yaquis de Obregon
The players who are representing Mexico in this Caribbean Series have already arrived at the Hiram Bithorn Stadium where they will be looking for their first win in this tournament.
After missing the first game of the Caribbean Series, Ramiro Peña has already reported for Mexico and is ready to make his debut today against Puerto Rico.
After the first day of activities in the Caribbean Series and with a game already finished today, the positions are as follows:
Venezuela (1-0)
Dominican Republic (1-0)
Puerto Rico (1-0)
Panama (1-1)
Mexico (0-1)
Colombia (0-2)
Image: Tomateros de Culiacan
The local ninth, in extra innings, managed to take the first game of the Caribbean Series against Panama (4-3). The winning pitcher was Fernando Perez who worked two blank innings. The pitcher who charged with the defeat was Tyler Wilson who didn't receive unstoppable, but he did allow the victory run for the Boricuas.
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For the Puerto Rican ninth, the pitcher will be Giovanni Soto. The former major league player was in the regular season with the Carolina Giants, in the Puerto Rico Professional Baseball League. In eight appearances, he managed to win four games and lose one. He had a rather low effectiveness (1.77) and prescribed 30 K's.
The pitcher who will take the lead for Mexico will be, Manny Barreda. In playoffs with Tomateros de Culiacán he appeared on the mound five times, had a positive mark (3-1) and an effectiveness of 2.40, in addition, he prescribed 24 K's.
Among the ballplayers who are in the Puerto Rico roster, there are two players who belong to Mexican teams. The first is infielder David Vidal, who plays for the Mexican Red Devils on the summer circuit. The second is Devin Raftery, the right-handed pitcher is part of Acereros de Monclova in the LMB.
#EstamosReady pa' la Serie Del Caribe en el Hiram Bithorn.
How did the representative of Puerto Rico get to the Caribbean Series?
Cangrejeros de Santurce, for the second year in a row took the title in the Roberto Clemente 2019-2020 Professional Baseball League. The Santurce team won the final series (4-1) against Indios de Mayagüez for their 16th championship.
The ninth team representing Mexico ended up losing the first game of the Caribbean Series (2-1) to the Dominican Republic. The Mexican offense could only connect five unstoppable players and the player who produced the run was Juan Carlos 'Haper' Gamboa.
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