Charros from Jalisco leave Saraperos from Saltillo lying

A hit by pinch-hitter Dwight Smith Jr. across right field in the ninth inning with Jhon Nuñez on board, when Charros was trailing by one run, ended up giving Jalisco an electrifying 9-8 victory over Saraperos de Saltillo.

Despite being down on the scoreboard for practically the entire game, Charros did not give up and in the end he had his reward with Smith Jr. as the unexpected hero, leaving the greens on the field, this Tuesday night at the Stadium Pan-American.

Three innings earlier, Oswaldo Arcia had led the attack with a single, followed by a double by catcher Nuñez to put the tying runs in scoring position; The first came in the Venezuelan’s spikes with a RBI grounder by Lupe Chávez.

And with only one out and Nuñez on third base, “Smithy” appeared in the batter’s box replacing Calvin Estrada to hit the solid blow on a pitch from closer Patrick Weigel and seal the dramatic victory for the albiazules.

In his first appearance as a starter with Charros, the American Ian Clarkin stayed on the mound for two innings, in which he received 5 hits and 4 earned runs, did not walk and struck out an opponent, to establish his ALPA at 9.00.

As relays, Esteban Haro, Néstor Anguamea, Miguel Aguilar, Austin Hansen, José Fernández, Dovydas Neverauskas and the Colombian Elkin Alcalá were active, who was the winner of the game and added his second victory of the campaign.

The first eight episodes were give and take between Charros and Saraperos, with the visitor leading 5-2 until the middle of the game, and that was when the caporales began to put numbers to the boxes from 5 to 8, crowning it with the rally triumphant of 3 races.

The second duel of the series will take place this Wednesday, starting at 8:00 p.m., at the Pan American Stadium. The announced starters are Matt Minnick (2-2, 4.25) and Tommy Milone (1-3, 5.68), for Jalisco and Saltillo, respectively.