2023-06-04 07:55:30
Tijuana, B,C.-Carlos Hernández added one more victory to his historic lead by leading from the mound the triumph of Toros de Tijuana 8-1 over Leones de Yucatán that clinched the series and extended the winning streak to nine in the friendly confines of Chevron Stadium.
The border team has not lost at home since May 17, 2023 when they fell to Rieleros de Aguascalientes. With victory they raised su record at 25-13 in first position in the North Zone, with a margin of one and a half games over Algodoneros Unión Laguna.
Hernández became the first pitcher with forty wins with the Tijuana team’s jersey and had the offensive support of Saul Garza, who hit a two-run home run to lead the way to the ninth straight victory over the Mérida team, including the 2021 Serie del Rey.
The “hairy” went ahead in their first turn with a double by Norberto Obeso, who then scored with a shot to the first base of Luis Juárez, however, the hosts came back with two goals at the end of the second leg.
Aderlín Rodríguez opened the batch with a walk and got carried away when Saúl Garza threw it through the left field to 2-1 on the board.
Two more for the bulls in the fifth round with an RBI double from Nick Williams, who also completed the turn when Jack Mayfield He gave a single to the central field, in addition, Zach Kirtley raised deep in the fifth chapter to push Saúl Garza from “horse” with the partial 5-1.
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The Tijuana Bulls gave the last goring in the eighth inning when they loaded the bases for Alexander Tovalín and immediately Beau Amaral punished him with a double down the first base line to clear traffic and make up the final score at 8-1.
The best hitters on the winning side were Saúl Garza 3-2 with a homer, two RBIs and two runs scored; Nick Williams 4-2 with runs scored and produced; Jack Mayfield on fire with another two hits and is already batting .364 and Beau Amaral with a three-run double.
on the mound
Carlos Hernández became the first pitcher to reach forty wins with the Toros de Tijuana jersey by turning in five one-run innings, four hits and two bases by balls without strikeouts. The lefty dropped his ERA to 1.66.
Ricardo Rodríguez, Gerson Bautista, Pedro Strop and Rickey Ramírez brought the ship to a good port with one episode each.
The defeat was for Saúl Vázquez’s record in four innings of two runs, three hits, two walks and four hits. Christian Prado, Miguel Aguilar, Dalton Rodríguez, Enrique Burgos and Alexander Tovalín finished with an unfortunate display of three runs in the eighth act.
Close series
Bulls and Lions say goodbye tomorrow to meet the third game of the series agreed for 5:05 p.m. at the Chevron Stadium.
These two squads will no longer cross paths in the regular season and only the 2023 King’s Series could face them in this annual cycle.
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The arms committed for the Sunday duel are those of Manny Barreda (2-1; 5.45) for the Tijuanenses and the Brazilian André Rienzo (0-1; 18.69) for the visit.
In Barreda’s previous six starts, the bulls have scored 7.5 runs on average.
The border team has won the six games to close the series at home, that is, it has a 6-0 record in the third games of the series. Besides, they have won four of six games on Sunday and are 3-3 when Manny Barreda starts.
Board
EQUIPMENT 123 456 789 C H E
Yucatan 100 000 000 1 6 1
Tijuana 020 021 03x 8 9 1
Winning pitcher: Carlos Hernandez (3-1)
Lost pitcher: Saúl Vázquez (0-1)
Home runs: (TIJ) Saul Garza (2)
Stadium: Chevron
Attendance: 14 thousand 891 fans
Duration: Two hours and 27 minutes
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