Bravos de Margarita continues to add victories on the road and won 7-5 at home over Cardenales de Lara in a duel of the Venezuelan Professional Baseball League (LVBP), played at the Don Antonio Herrera Gutiérrez stadium, in Barquisimeto.
Trina Ballesteros, press officer for Braves, reported that there was a great offensive night for Breyvic Valera, who closed 3-for-5, with two goals scored and two goals scored. In the first inning, Margarita opened the score with a solo home run by Montalbán, reaching her 100th extra-base hit in the LVBP.
“Grateful to God for keeping me healthy. Happy with today’s victory (Tuesday), the team has done a good job, the pitching has been exceptional. I think that if we complement that day by day, the results are going to be quite positive,” said the brave player, who is in the middle of his 11th campaign with the Margariteño uniform.
Of his performance, Valera added: “That comes from working daily with the team, with Nate (Irving), I have been working with Yunir (García) quite a bit. “Now to continue with the routine that I have been carrying out every day and continue helping the team as much as I can.”
Transitory equality
The Cardenales equalized the actions with a grounder by Yohendrick Piñango, who sent Rangel Ravelo to the plate, in the bottom of the seventh inning.
But in the eighth, Bravos regained control of the situation with a cluster of six runs, the first came with a double by Edward Olivares, who brought in Jeremy Rivas, to also step on home plate immediately, driven in by a single by Valera. Then, with José Martinez’s ground ball, Breyvic also arrived home safely.
But the icing on the cake was Moisés Gómez with a home run, bringing Juan Santana and “Tilín” on board, to add three more and complete the recital of races. It was the tenth hit of the year for the Caracas native, becoming the brave player with the most home runs in a campaign.
“Super happy, grateful to God for every opportunity he gives me and I hope to continue taking advantage of them. I was focused on making good contact and the hit came out, thank God the home run ball came out,” Gómez said at the end of the match.
The Cardinals scored with four runs in the bottom of the ninth inning with a single by Ravelo, who sent Gorkys Hernández and Danry Vásquez home, and then stepped on the plate with a double by Cade Gotta. The American also scored with another hit, but by Hendrick Clementina.
Molina left without decision
Brave starter Anthony Molina pitched five scoreless innings in which he fanned six, walked one and only received three hits, ending without a decision.
“We made the adjustment, very happy for tonight. After my last outing, I worked on what I had to work on, breathing and being calmer, focusing my pitches and, thank God, everything worked out tonight,” said “The Molix” at the end of the duel.
The pitch victory went to Moisés Antonio Gómez (1-0), after an inning relief with two hits and a run. The setback was for Alex Schreff (1-1), who pitched a third with three hits and four runs.
Bravos de Margarita is still on the road and now leaves for Caracas, to face Leones del Caracas this Wednesday, at the Monumental Simón Bolívar stadium, starting at 7:00 p.m., with Melvi Acosta on the hill.
Barquisimeto / Web Editorial
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