The Tigres de Aragua achieved their third victory in a row and beat Antonio Herrera Gutiérrez de Barquisimeto 7 races for 5 the Cardenales de Lara in extra innings to take the lead of the Round Robin alone.
The Bengals had a solid opening from the American Solomon Bateswho managed to work for five innings in which he barely allowed two unearned runs, the first of which came with a hit from Rangel Ravelo in the same first episode.
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Aragua quickly tied the game at the start of the second with a sacrifice fly from Wilson Ramos. The Tigers took the lead in the fourth quarter with a two-run home run by Carlos Rivero, who continues to produce for his new cause.
At the end of the fourth inning, Hernán Pérez hit a sacrifice fly to bring Lara closer to 3 runs for 2. Both pitching staffs kept the game by a difference of one until at the beginning of the eighth, a double drive by Yorman Rodríguez and Carlos Rivero’s simple tugboat gives the Tigers peace of mind by placing the commitment 5 runs for 2.
The Cardenales did not give up the match and with a double by Odubel Herrera, who brought two, they came within just one run, so that in the bottom of the ninth, with Hernán Pérez in third, César Hernández hit a sacrifice fly to send the game to extra innings.
The Tigers managed to make two in the eleventh with a sacrifice fly by Carlos Arroyo and an unstoppable drive by Leobaldo Piña with which they secured victory. The victory was for Jorgan Cavanerio (1-0), the defeat for Luis Madero (0-1), the rescue for Eduardo Figueroa (1).
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YASTAAAAAAA THERE IS A TIGRERA VICTORYAAAAAAAA! 🤞🤞
LET’S GO TEAM, LET’S GO! 💠💠💠ðŸ’
#SomosTigreros– Aragua Tigers (@TigresOficiales) January 7, 2023