Venezuela’s Leones del Caracas defeated Colombia’s Vaqueros de Montería 5-7 this Thursday in the semifinals of the Caribbean Series, entitling them to face the Dominican Republic in the final game on Friday, from which the tournament champion will emerge .
The long-haired, as the host of the league, opened the scoring in the first inning with a line from José Rondón that brought in the first two runs.
Colombia cut that lead thanks to a double by Gustavo Campero, but the Venezuelans quickly got back on a hit on the shot against Isaías Tejeda and a sacrifice ball and flyout by Orlando Arcia to keep the plays tied at 1-4 at halftime. end of the game, the third phase.
In the fifth inning, Campero revived de Vaqueros with a triple, followed by a single by Francisco Acuña to bring in another two runs in their favor, but again the Leones immediately hit back with a home run by José Rondón that topped the lead by 3 – left behind. 6 currently in play.
Venezuela added their final run through a drive from Hernán Pérez to midfield, while Colombia made a last-ditch effort to come back in the eighth inning, as Dilson Herrera and Fabián Pertuz drove two to their pick, insufficient to advance to the finale.
This Friday, for example, the Vaqueros will face the Mexican team in the game for third place, while the Leones and the Dominicans Tigres del Licey will compete for the cup in an exciting final.
Source: El heraldo
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