(Sport) Magallanes advanced with pitching and attack

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After succumbing to the surprising Caimanes de Barranquilla on the first day of the 64th edition of the Caribbean Series that takes place in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, the Navegantes del Magallanes took advantage of the excellent performance of their pitching staff and timely offense, to get three successes in a row that assured him a presence in the semifinal stage that begins this Wednesday.

Fourteen hits and a cluster of four runs in the third inning made the difference in Barranquilla's 6-1 victory, in the match that opened the event on January 28, and marked the historic first Colombian success in three appearances in the tournament. champion clubs.

In the following match, the troop led by Wilfredo Romero was inspired by the good work of the left-handed starter Yohander Méndez and four relievers, to leave the Mexicans Charros de Jalisco with four hits and prevail by grout 4 to 0.

Against the Puerto Rican Criollos de Caguas, the pitching again stood out. Six pitchers allowed four hits and a dozen strikeouts en route to a 4-2 win in Game 3.

And on Monday, against the Panamanian monarchs, Astronautas de Los Santos, an opportune two-run home run by Ángel Reyes in the sixth inning, plus good work by five relievers, ensured the Magallanes classification by winning with a score of 2-1.

Turkish second semi-final
Since the semifinal format was implemented in the Caribbean event in 2014, Magallanes has participated twice in the event and on both occasions he has reached the second instance. In six of the seven editions with this format, clubs from Venezuela have been present

In February 2014, in the series that was played at the Nueva Esparta stadium in Porlamar, the Turks fell 2-0 to the Indios de Mayagüez, from Puerto Rico, in the semifinal stage.

Teams representing Venezuela have been present in six of the seven editions in which second instance games have been played.

In 2015, in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Caribes de Anzoátegui lost 8-4 to Vegueros de Pinar del Río, champions of Cuba.

In 2016, in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, the Tigres de Aragua advanced to the final by beating the Cangrejeros de Santurce 13-3 and lost the decisive match against the Venados de Mazatlán 5-4.

The Águilas del Zulia succumbed 9 runs to 6 against the Criollos de Caguas in the semifinal game of the 2017 edition, held in Culiacán, Mexico.

In 2018, in Guadalajara, Mexico, Caribes fell 6 runs for 5 against Criollos de Cagua.

The 2019 edition, held in Panama, did not incorporate semifinals in the format.

In 2020, at Hiram Bithorn Stadium, in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Cardenales de Lara, was the last Creole team that tried to be crowned. He dispatched the Tomateros de Culiacán 1-0, with superb pitching work by Logan Darnell and five relievers, and advanced to the decisive match against the Dominican champions Toros del Este, which they lost by a score of 9 lines to 2.
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