Puerto Rico secures second victory in the Series of the Caribbean

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The Creoles of Puerto Rico secured their second victory in the Series of the Caribbean 2021 with slate 6-4 over the hosts Tomateros of Mexico, In the stage Teodoro Marshal of Mazatlán.

The boricuas were placed at the gates of the standings in the second round last night and they occupy the second place of the match with mark of 2-1, next to the Federal ones of Chiriquí, representatives of Panama.

the short field Edwin Diaz scored three of the Creoles’ six runs and towed 2 with quadrangular in the second episode. Meanwhile, the veteran pitcher Héctor Santiago took the victory with 6.1 entries in which he gave way to four unbeatable races-seven.

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“I feel very proud to represent Puerto Rico for the first time in a Caribbean Series, and very happy to have the opportunity to support the team on offense,” Diaz said after the game.

The relief looked impressive again, with great management by Anthony Maldonado, Rayan González and Fernando Cruz, who scored his second save.

The Puerto Rican team took the lead in the fifth chapter, when with the score leveled at two laps, Jarren Durán hit a triple that propelled the race of the advantage in the legs of Diaz. Then, Machín’s single led to Reymond Fonts’ fourth and high sacrifice score producing the fifth line, scored by Yadier Molina.

In the seventh episode, the Tomateros pressed the encounter with two annotations, product of doublet of Jesus Fabela and simple of Sebastián Elizalde.

Puerto Rico was the first to scratch in the second inning, with the volley Diaz with a runner at base. In that same episode, Mexico reacted and got two laps to level the shock.

“It was a great game, I think we have managed to work as a team and these are the results,” said Ramón Vázquez, manager of Puerto Rico, who also praised the work of Yadier Molina. “He came in as a reinforcement for the Caribbean Series and has been a great example for us. He’s a superstar in the big leagues, but he’s the first to come on the field to coach and that tells you a lot.”

The Creoles will have their fourth engagement today, Wednesday, in front of the Alligators of Barranquilla, Representatives of Colombia. The match is scheduled for 6:00 pm (Puerto Rico time) and will be broadcast live by WAPA Sports.

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