LVBP: Braves come back and knock out Zulia

Dilson Herrera hit a two-run homer in the bottom of the 11th inning to reverse a disadvantage, and Margarita’s Braves left the Eagles of Zulia on the ground, to prevail 12-11 and continue to lead the Venezuelan Baseball League Professional. Herrera rounded out a great day on offense by hitting 7-4, with two homers and … Read more

Sharks bite and sink Magellan’s ship

Gonzalo Urgelles R.@GnzaUrglls Sharks from La Guaira beat the Navegantes del Magallanes, to prevail with a score of 8-1, at the José Bernardo Pérez in Valencia. With this result, they remain in fifth position in the table, half a game for the Turkish team and one from second place, shared by the Cardinals and Lions. … Read more

LVBP: Lions win 1st duel with Sharks

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 … Read more

LVBP: Sharks win a hitting duel

The La Guaira Sharks relied on an explosive night on Juan Fernández’s offense and beat the Aragua Tigres 17-11 in a batting festival in the Venezuelan Professional Baseball League. Both teams combined to hit 31 hits. Juan Fernández went 3-for-4-3 with a double, a home run and six RBIs, Luis Avilés Jr went 3-for-5 with … Read more

LVBP: Navigators explode and defeat Lara

The Navegantes del Magallanes relied on a 13-hitter attack to defeat the Cardenales de Lara 9-6 and break a string of five consecutive victories in the Venezuelan Professional Baseball League. Leonardo Reginatto was 2-for-5 with a double, a triple and four RBIs, while Anderson De La Rosa was 4-2 with a home run, two RBIs … Read more

LVBP: Briseño shines and Tigres surpass Zulia

Ramón Cabrera traded a bases-loaded base on balls as a pinch-hitter in the bottom of the 10th inning, and the Tigres de Aragua beat the Águilas del Zulia 5-4 in the Venezuelan Professional Baseball League. José Briseño was 3-2 with one RBI and two runs, and Alex Romero was also 3-2 with an RBI. The … Read more

LVBP: Lara blanks and achieves 5th win

A solid start by Raúl Rivero guided the Lara Cardinals to a 2-0 victory over the Águilas del Zulia on Friday, maintaining their perfect start with five consecutive victories in the Venezuelan Professional Baseball League. Rivero (1-0) completed five innings without allowing runs and with just two hits. He prescribed four strikeouts to win the … Read more

LVBP: Lara dominates Lions and remains undefeated

Ali Sánchez hit a three-run homer in the seventh inning, and the Lara Cardinals rallied to defeat the Caracas Leones 3-1 on Thursday night in a game cut to seven innings by rain. The Cardinals remain the only undefeated team in the Venezuelan Professional Baseball League. Yapson Gómez (1-0) retired the only batter he faced, … Read more

Tigres and Magallanes hope to have their big leagues

Gonzalo Urgelles R.@GnzaUrglls The weekend kicked off the 77th edition of the Venezuelan Professional Baseball League. Initially, the rivals to beat will be Caribes de Anzoátegui (current champion) and the Cardenales de Lara (current runner-up and one of the most fit teams today). Of the eight teams that make up the tournament, there are two … Read more