Caimanes de Barranquilla fell 5-4 to Vaqueros de Montería yesterday, in a lively game defined by a winning hit in the bottom of the ninth, leaving the Reptiles playing as leaders and with a record of 13-9.
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The victory went to Kevin Gómez and the defeat was suffered by Venezuelan pitcher Jesús Fandiño.
Vaqueros took the lead in the fifth inning by scoring a strong four-run rally, led by starting pitcher Fernando Pérez.
After discounting one in the seventh, Juan Camilo Zabala doubled to deep center field in the eighth inning, with the bases loaded, to hit three and tie the score at 4-4.
The game continued like this until the bottom of the ninth, when Neify Castillo singled with the bases loaded and two outs to bring home the Sinuan win.
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Juan Camilo Zabala stood out for Caimanes, going 2-for-3, with a double and three RBIs.
Caymanians will return to action this Tuesday (7pm) to face the Lions at the Édgar Rentería.
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In Sunday’s other match, Leones, second in the standings, defeated Tigres de Cartagena 1-0 yesterday.
The winning run came in the top of the eighth inning, with no subsequent response from the Bolivarian ninth, who is last on the table.
The next day (next Tuesday) Tigres will face Vaqueros de Montería (7 p.m.).
Source: El heraldo
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