Margarita’s Braves scored three runs in the top of the 10th inning, two of them thanks to walks with the bases loaded, to defeat the Tigres de Aragua 12-10 and stay on top of the Venezuelan Professional Baseball League.
Margarita trailed by two runs going into the ninth inning, when she put together an explosive five-score attack that featured a two-run RBI triple by José Martínez. However, the Tigers responded with a three-touchdown attack in the bottom of the ninth inning to send the game into extra innings.
In the 10th, Ramón Flores drove in one run with a single, while Breyvic Valera and José Martínez walked bases loaded to drive in the remaining two.
Kender Villegas won (1-1) with one inning and a third of a run. Osmer Morales lost (0-2), shaken with three runs in just two-thirds of an inning.
In Caracas, an eight-touchdown attack in the fourth inning resulted in the Lions’ 11-9 victory over the La Guaira Sharks.
César Valera was 2-for-5 with a home run and five RBIs, while Erick Castillo knocked her out of the park with the bases loaded to drive in four touchdowns.
Andrés Pérez (1-1) retired the only batter he faced and benefited and won the game. It was lost by Eudis Logo (0-2), punished with four touchdowns and three hits in 3 1/3 innings.
At Maracaibo, Juan Infante hit a two-run homer and Cade Gotta added an RBI single of one more, in support of a good start by Wikelman Ramirez. The Navegantes del Magallanes defeated the Águilas del Zulia 4-2.
Ramirez (1-0) completed five innings throwing one-run ball and two hits to win the game. Braulio Torres-Pérez (0-2) fell, after allowing two runs and four hits in four and two-thirds innings.
In La Guaira, the Lara Cardinals attacked with four touchdowns in the third inning with a two-run homer from Gorkys Hernández and a loner from Carlos Rivero; to prevail 4-3 on the Caribes de Anzoátegui.
The Braves lead the circuit with a 9-4 record, followed by Cardinals (8-4), Lions (7-5), Navigators (6-5), Sharks (6-6), Caribs (5-6), Eagles (4-9) and Tigres (3-9).
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LVBP: Lions win 1st duel with Sharks