Mexican club Naranjeros de Hermosillo and Leones del Escogido of the Dominican Republic opened the Caribbean Series baseball tournament on a winning note on Tuesday.
Naranjeros defeated Venezuela’s Leones del Caracas 7-2 after Leones del Escogido beat Indios de Mayaguez of Puerto Rico 2-1 in the opening game of the six-day, four team tournament.
Leones del Caracas were in trouble from the first inning when a two-out fielding error by Gregorio Petit with two runners on base set the stage for a triple by Ruben Rivera that gave Naranjeros a 2-0 lead. The Mexicans scored four more in the fourth inning to take control.
Naranjeros starting pitcher Pablo Ortega worked five innings, yielding two runs.
WINNING SOLO
Earlier, Kevin Barker’s solo home run made a winner of Leones del Escogido pitcher Raul Valdes, who allowed one run and six hits over six innings with eight strikeouts.
Leones del Escogido took the lead in the bottom of the first inning when Freddy Guzman scored after reaching first base on a throwing error by shortstop Luis Figueroa.
He moved to second on a sacrifice bunt, stole third and scored on a fielder’s choice.
TIED UP
Indios leveled the scores in the top of the sixth on back-to-back singles by Miguel Abreu and Jesus Feliciano.
Figueroa moved the runners over with a sacrifice bunt and Abreu scored on a fielder’s choice.
Barker won the game with his home run in the bottom of the sixth.
Yesterday, Leones del Escogido were to face Naranjeros, while Leones del Caracas were to take on Indios.
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