Los Magellan Navigators officially announced their next two starters for the following Round Robin matcheswhich will be against the Tigres de Aragua in Maracay, and against the Tiburones de La Guaira in Valencia, matches in which the “Turkish Ship” will try to add a couple of victories to straighten the path, after starting with a 1-1 record.
For Magallanes’ third match in the Round Robin, against the Tigres de Aragua, Henderson Alvarez He will be in charge of getting on the mound and trying to get Magellan’s first visiting victory in this postseason.
In the regular season, Álvarez had a 7.57 ERA and a 1.98 WHIP, yet the Valencia native made just two starts, both of which he did a passable job of. The first outing was on October 30 against Lara, in Valencia. That day, Álvarez pitched 4.0 innings, in which he allowed five hits and three earned runs. On December 23, against Caribes in Valencia, Álvarez had exactly the same line.
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Félix Doubront (LZ) vs ð¦ viernes 06/01In this way, the rotation is established with Leal and Sanchez#Magellan #MagallanesChampion #SomosMagallanes
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On the other hand, the person in charge of getting on the mound on Friday against the Sharks will be Felix Doubronta pitcher who has had a difficult season, but who will try to use his big league experience to straighten his course and contribute to the team in the Round Robin.
Doubront posted a 5.28 ERA in the regular round, with an 0-4 record and a 1.53 WHIP, however, curiously, his only two performances with at least 5.0 innings of work were against La Guaira. On November 22 in Valencia, Doubront allowed just four hits and one run in 5.0 innings, while on December 5 he allowed five hits and three runs in as many innings.
In this way, the Navigators have already established their rotation for the Round Robin, with Erick Leal and Ricardo Sánchez as leaders of the “Nave Turca” pitching staff.