Eight-way tie in Caribbean Series after Day 2

By the top of Day 2 of the Caribbean Series in Caracas, Venezuela, every of the eight taking part nations had equivalent data of 1-1. Panama, the Dominican Republic, Curacao and Puerto Rico every averted an 0-2 begin to the collection with victories on Friday.

Here’s a recap of the Day 2 motion:

Panama 6, Colombia 5
A 3-run fourth inning and a two-run seventh had been key in Panama’s victory. A Jhonny Santos fielder’s alternative floor ball and an Enrique Valdez infield single resulted within the three runs within the fourth inning, Ariel Sandoval belted a solo residence run to heart within the sixth, and Michael Wielansky launched a two-run shot to proper within the seventh. Colombia didn’t go quietly, although. Francisco Acuna doubled and scored on an infield single by Gustavo Campero within the backside of the seventh to carry Colombia to inside a run, however David Richardson labored round an Acuna single within the ninth to induce a game-ending double play on a grounder again to the mound to shut issues out.

Dominican Republic 3, Cuba 1
Three third-inning runs had been all of the Dominican Republic’s pitching employees wanted to defeat Cuba. The D.R. took benefit of some sloppy protection in that body, with Luis Barrera scoring from third on an errant pickoff throw to first by Cuba’s catcher, Yosvani Alarcon. Robinson Canó adopted with an RBI infield single, and Ramon Hernandez adopted that with a fielder’s alternative groundout to attain the D.R.’s third run. D.R. starter Domingo Robles yielded just one run on 5 hits over 5 innings earlier than turning issues over to Yennsy Díaz (two innings), Keury Mella (one-third), Jonathan Aro (two-thirds) and Jairo Asencio (one) for 4 scoreless frames. The relievers restricted Cuba to 2 hits.

Curacao 2, Mexico 1
In old style pitching duel, Curacao’s Nestor Molina and Mexico’s Matt Pobereyko every battled into the sixth inning. Thanks largely to former MLB outfielder Roger Bernadina, Curacao emerged with the victory. With two outs within the third, Bernadina doubled to proper subject after which scored on Ray-Patrick Didder’s double to heart. And within the fifth, Bernadina delivered a two-out RBI single to attain Edmond Americaan, who reached first on an infield single and moved into scoring place on a wild pitch. After Joey Terdoslavich homered for Mexico with two outs within the sixth, Molina gave method to Curacao’s bullpen, which shut down Mexico the remainder of the best way. Kevin Kelly (two-thirds of an inning), Edgar García (1 2/3) and Wendell Floranus (one) mixed for 3 1/3 scoreless frames, permitting solely two baserunners.

Puerto Rico 6, Venezuela 1
Puerto Rico scored early and by no means appeared again. A Bryan Torres stroll to guide off the sport, adopted by a ground-rule double by D-backs third baseman Emmanuel Rivera and, two outs later, a Daniel Ortiz two-run single acquired Puerto Rico on the board. Roby Enriquez delivered an RBI double within the second, and Puerto Rico put collectively a three-run fifth with assist from a fielding error by first baseman Isaias Tejeda. Puerto Rico starter Braden Webb gave up a run on three hits however had management points, strolling 4 and turning the ball over to the bullpen with two outs within the fourth. Puerto Rico’s reduction corps was dominant, with Ricardo Velez (2 1/3 innings), Jose Espada (one), Carlos Francisco (one) and Ricardo Gomez (one) teaming to carry Venezuela to at least one hit over the ultimate 5 1/3 frames whereas strolling two and placing out eight.