The Creoles swept the Indians and go to the Caribbean Series

A single by Vimael Machín with men in the corners and two out in the top of the ninth gave the Caguas de Caguas a 7-6 lead on the scoreboard and the Professional Baseball League championship Roberto Clemente (Lbprc) when defeating to the Indians of Mayaguez and sweeping in four parties the final series.

The new champions of the Puerto Rican winter ball thus won the right to represent Puerto Rico in the 2021 Mazatlán Caribbean Series, which will be played from January 31 to February 6.

The Creoles return to the Caribbean classic for the first time since the 2017-18 season. These were crowned in the 2016-17 and 2017-18 campaigns, and on both occasions were proclaimed champions of the Caribbean.

In addition, the championship is number 19 for the Yegüita and breaks a tie with 18 that existed between Caguas and the Indians of Mayaguez by the greater amount of championships in the history of the winter ball boricua.

The Creoles came up with their last offensive opportunity at a 6-5 disadvantage, the first they saw in that final series. Major league experienced reliever Yacksel Rius pitched in and started the turn by giving the imported Jarren Durán a free kick. After Jay González was withdrawn in a sequence for third that could have been a double play, Durán advanced to second and the stellar Yadier Molina received his third ball of the encounter.

Oil mill was replaced by the runner Kevin Santa, and after a ponchete to Jose Vantage point, Victor Caratini hit a strong blow by the center that gave the launcher him and happened to the short field, allowing that Duran wrote down from the intermediate and that Santa reached third.

The one of the advantage and the triumph produced Vimael Machín, that then shot a hit in the power station that made write down to Santa to leave the blackboard 7-6.

With the confidence of having a 3-0 lead in the series, the Creoles were the first to score. The first hitter of the match, Jarren Durán, lost the ball for the right to the opener of the Indians, Nick Travieso, to give immediate advantage to Caguas 1-0.

Two episodes later, in the third, Duran opened the inning by receiving a ballot and the next hitter, Jay Gonzalez, fired a double into right field that left men in the corners without outs. Yadier Molina, who took the position of designated hitter, received a ball that congested traffic.

After Travieso struck out José Miranda, Víctor Caratini received a base for balls, which caused Duran to score the second round of the Creoles from the anteroom and leave the score 2-0.

The Tribe reacted at the bottom of the inning with an opening hit from Jeremy Rivera. Xavier Fernández placed a touch of sacrifice that took Rivera to the second sack. Still Henry Ramos struck out, Jack Lopez shook single at the center that towed Rivera and left the board 2-1.

But the Creoles came out for more in the fifth and opened with a hit from Gonzalez in the center before scamming the second sack. Without marked outs, Molina received another ball that placed Creoles in first and second base.

Then, the Rookie of the Year of the campaign, José Miranda, shot a quadrangular by the third base band that took off to the cagueños 5-1.

Mayagüez shaved one down in the fifth when Christian Colom received a ticket, Jeremy Rivera fired a double to the right that led to Colom in the anteroom. This one scored in the next round with a sacrifice fly that brought them closer to 5-2.

But they had more left for the Indians.

At the end of the seventh, when Alexis Díaz was sent off by the visitors, Mayagüez saw Iván de Jesús strike before Columbus received another base for balls. Jeremy Rivera followed with a hit at the center that left Indigenous in first and second.

Fernandez then made a double down the front line that made Columbus score from second to get closer to 5-3. With Rivera at third base, Fernandez was replaced by emerging runner Vince Comte in second.

Diaz was relieved by Zack Muckenhirn, who gave him a single to center that towed Rivera and Conde, leveling the score to 5-5 and just one out. With Ramos in the second sack, López hit a deep high on the left that González caught, but he made a mistake in returning the ball to the box that allowed Ramos to reach third, and with the Creole defense seemingly asleep, Ramos ventured to keep running to slide still on the plate and give the Indians the lead.