2023-04-26 15:31:31
Nick Torres stayed close to the cycle and connected his first home run of the season in a voracious attack of 14 hits, so that the Algodoneros del Unión Laguna beat the Toros de Tijuana last night with a score of 10 runs to 3, in the opening of the series played at the Chevron stadium in Tijuana, Baja California.
The homeowners attacked early and took the lead on the board from the very first inning, against the pitches of the right-hander Aldo Montes, who had his first start of the season and had to do it in the city where he was born. Isaac Rodríguez gave the voice of attack by hitting a single hit to left, although Nick Williams struck out, Junior Lake followed with a hit to left and later, both runners went one base forward through a wild pitch, which left the stage set for Félix Pérez , who grounded out to second base, which Rodríguez took advantage of to score the run “from the pool”.
However, the Algodoneros soon managed to tie the score, during the second round at the top and against the pitches of Manny Barreda, the historical pitcher of the Bulls and who was just in the World Baseball Classic as part of the Mexican National Team. Nick Torres gave the voice of attack with a tremendous double against the left field wall and immediately, Henry Rodríguez shot a ground ball that released the effort of the infielders and went to center field, turned it into a double and without problem, Torres scored the of the draw.
THEY GIVE IT THE TURN
Los Guindas threatened Barreda in that second inning, as they filled the bases, but failed to score any more runs, however, the threat materialized one inning later, in which they had a 4-run rally that set the game on course. Edgar Robles began by negotiating a walk, Luis Sardiñas hit an unstoppable to the right and Torres walked to fill the base, leaving the table set for the Dominican Jonathan Villar, who singled to left that led “Rabbit” to score the go-ahead run , “Pollito” Rodríguez continued with a line to the center that made Sardiñas score and Adrián Tovalín rounded off the rally with a great plank to the left, so that Torres and Villar arrived at the pentagon, which also took Barreda out of the game, relieved by another veteran , left-handed Carlos Hernandez.
Montes and Hernández got involved in a good duel of pitchers and the scoreboard did not turn until the sixth chapter, in which those from La Laguna scored a couple of lines in relief of Fernando Lozano, received with a double by Allen Córdoba, who reached third after a ground ball by Robles and home with a single by Sardiñas, who escaped to second after a pasbol and from there he struck, driven by Villar’s hit. Los Toros responded in the closing with two others: Lake and Félix received walks, both would score with singles by José Rondón and Amadeo Zazueta, already against pitches by Alex Gallegos.
The definitive rally for the Algodoneros victory came in the eighth chapter, in which they stepped on the pentagon three times, on the shipments of Jesús Pirela, received by Córdoba with a single, stole second and scored with a hit from Sardiñas, so that later , Nick Torres will hit his first home run of the season, a shell to right field to close the account and ruin the opening party in Tijuana.
DECISION
Aldo Montes took the victory by throwing 5 innings and 1 third, allowed 4 hits and 3 runs, awarded 3 walks and prescribed 6 strikeouts, had good relief from Alex Gallegos, Tyler Wilson, Omar Araujo and Manuel Báez finished the game. . Manny Barreda suffered the setback by working 2 innings of 6 hits and 5 runs, walking 4 rivals and striking out 3.
Today the second of the series will be played starting at 8:30 p.m., La Laguna time; Josh Corrales will make his first start for Unión Laguna and Faustino Carrera will be the starter for the Toros.
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