Not in the corral! So said the Bulls players on the Friday before the match and complied. The defending monarchs have forced as much as possible the series that requires the longest trip in the Lidom and this Saturday there will be a scary and bouncing match in Santiago, a week after it has started and just over 2,000 kilometers of route.
Cuban left-hander Raúl Valdés demonstrated his caste and won the duel against compatriot Yoanner Negrín with five quality innings, four relievers curled the yellow offensive while Jorge Mateu fired a two-round homer to define the 3-1 win.
Valdés threw five innings of five hits, one lap, one base and 6 strikeouts to score the win. Later they passed, with an entrance each, Alfredo Simón, Steven Wilson, Fernando Rodney and Fernando Abbot, a collective work that left in seven unstoppable ones to the santiagueros.
The bullfighting limited the batsmen stings to beat of 8-1 with runners in position to write down and to leave to 11 runners in the bases.
The result equaled three in the semifinals. The final is scheduled to start next Monday against the Cibao Giants, so the winner will only have one day off. The defeat was for Negrín, who was 4.2 innings of six unstoppable, three laps, two bases-five strikeouts and the save for Abbot.
Miguel Andújar homered and hit a hit, while Jordany Valdespín went 3-3, with one scored and one produced. Rangel Ravelo was the best in the yellow bat, with three incogibles in equal number of visits to the plate.
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The Cows opened the scoring in the first inning when Andújar, with an out, dispatched quadrangular for the left field for the 1-0.
The guinea pigs managed to equalize the marker as soon as in the second chapter. Ravelo opened the scoring with a single, then Robel García missed with a shot on second, but Johan Camargo took the first shot that Yamaico Navarro picked up and threw badly in the initial so that both runners arrived safely. Juan Carlos Pérez forced with a roll through the middle and Francisco Peña hit a piconazo that Valdés could not manage to score the yellow card. The danger ends with a shot on the pitcher by Edmundo Sosa.
The Romanceases regained control at the close of the second, after two outs. Yermín Mercedes grounded out to third and Peter O’Brien struck out. But Valdespín pulled a double into the center and Jorge Mateu fired a home run through the center that put the shock 3-1 before Abraham Almonte fanned.