At around 15:30, time of the beautiful port of Mazatlán, Sinaloa, Mexico, began the classic between Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic, Which adorn the second confrontation of the Inaugural Day of the Caribbean Series 2021.
Dominican center fielder Juan Lagares was the best hitter on the Cibaeñas Eagles offensive after propelling all of his team’s runs after a home run through the woods with two teammates at base and a single two more stripes. In the end Dominican Republic took the win by a score of 5-1. Carlos “Tsunami” Martinez was the winning pitcher while the loser was Luis Medina.
Puerto Rico took the lead from the first inning after center fielder and first-in-command Jarren Duran was man-driven after a single connected by designated hitter José Miranda.
Things seemed to be calm at least until the closing of the third inning, when the central defender of the Dominican Republic and the New York Mets in Major Leagues, Joan Lagares, hit a solid home run through the left field of the stadium Teodoro Mariscal in front of the serpentine of the right Luis Medina. Lagares took two men running on the pads and in this way the Eagles Cibaeñas momentarily turned the score around (1-3).
For the lower part of the fourth, Joan Lagares hurt again, again Luis Medina, this time produced two more (5) after connecting easily to the center and take the way to Jonathan Villar and Melky Cabrera. The board at the time was 5-1, in favor of the Eagles Cibaeñas.
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From that fourth roll the score no longer changed and the game ended in a 5-1 victory for the Quisqueians over the Boricuas who could do nothing after the race scored by Red Sox prospect Jarren Duran.
For Dominicana, Carlos “Tsunami” Martínez showed off a quality start after throwing 5.2 innings of 7 strikeouts and 3 hits and a single run produced.
This Monday, February 1, Puerto Rico will face the Venezuelan team at 16:30, Mexico City time, while the Dominican Republic will face the host, Mexico, in prime time. 21:00 hours, time of center of his country.