[Sport] Lagares and Martínez give the Dominican Republic the first win in the Caribbean Series

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Juan Lagares apparently did not lose a drop of the intensity that he taught in the Dominican ball

Lagares hit a three-run homer in the third inning and drove in two more in the fourth with a single, while Carlos Martínez sailed smoothly for five innings as the Aguilas Cibaeñas defeated the Criollos de Caguas of Puerto Rico 5-1. , in the first game of the Caribbean Series, which is played in Mazatlán, Mexico.
The winner of the Most Valuable Player award of the Dominican final series, and who overcame having contracted the coronavirus before traveling to Aztec territory, erased an adverse score of 1-0 in the third inning, when he found his teammates Jonathan Villar and Melky Cabrera on base and the ball disappeared from the park with a hit over the left-field fence against pitcher Luis Medina.

Medina is Dominican and belongs to the New York Yankees in baseball in the United States, he was in the LIDOM draft in 2019, but was not selected by any of the six Quisqueyan teams and played as a free agent reinforcement in the Puerto Rican league. , where he was recognized as pitcher of the year.
Medina took the loss with three 2/3 innings of work, with five runs allowed.

Tsunami Martinez, on his side, brought all its destructive force to the mound and completely dominated after tolerating a run in the first inning.

The St. Louis Cardinals right-hander worked five 2/3 innings of three hits and one run, no walks and seven strikeouts, leaving the bases loaded before Luis Castillo retired Emmanuel Rivera down the 63rd to end the threat.
Wirfin Obispo threw the eighth inning without any setback and so did Fernando Abad in the ninth inning to complete the Puerto Ricans' batting dominance in eight consecutive innings.

This Monday, the Dominican Republic faces Mexico, in a match scheduled for 11 p.m., while Puerto Rico will collide with Venezuela in the afternoon (6:30 p.m.).

For the Dominican Republic, Lagares was 4-2, a home run, with one run scored and five RBIs. Second baseman Robinson Canó had a pair of hits in three at-bats, while Melky Cabrera went 3-1 and scored a pair of runs in the victory.

For Puerto Rico, Yadier Molina doubled, while José Miranda went 3-for-1 and drove in a run. Jarren Durán hit an indisputable and also scored a return.