A combined shutout by the pitching and an offense that knew how to make 7 runs, were the formula that gave the Blue Fury the first victory of the calendar, the home team had the support of their fans who packed the Kickapoo Lucky Eagle in Monclova, where the Acereros defeated the Saraperos de Saltillo by 7 to 0.
WÍLMER RÍOS INSPIRED: 5 blank innings was the work of the home team’s star starter, Wílmer Ríos (1-0) knew how to space out 2 hits, 1 base and 4 strikeouts, which allowed him to take the victory, the shutout was completed by Vidal Nuño ( 2/3), Chavez Fernander (1/3), Brac Warrren, Joe Riley and Juan P. Téllez, the latter with one inning each. Álex Sanabia (0-1) on the opposite side was the defeated one with 3 scores in 5 and 2/3.
STEELERS 1-0 AND A GREAT PITCHING DUEL: Jecksson Flores touches the ball and reaches base with an infield hit in the first roll and with two outs, Chris Carter’s double takes him home with the 1-0 that remained until the sixth.
STEELERS OPENS IT BETWEEN SIXTH AND EIGHTH: The sixth inning is started by Áldrem Corredor with a new touch of a surprise ball and after two out Logan Moore pushes him to the anteroom with a tubey, a walk to Daniel Amaral fills paths and a ball to Jecksson Flores makes it 2-0, a scenario in which Eric Filia cools it down with a timely single that makes the score 4-0. The last three come in the eighth that is started with H2 by Juan Pérez who steals third, Daniel Amaral goes into circulation with BB and steals second, a base by hit to Juan Mora congests the bases again, a wheelie Eric Filia drives 5-0, Addison Russell’s busy ball 6-0 and Chris Carter’s sacri fly the final 7-0.
AT BAT: Eric Filia 2-for-3 with 3 RBIs and 2 walks, Logan Moore 2-for-3 with a pair of doubles and Chris Carter with a night of 3 RBIs were the highlights for Homar Rojas’s team, on the Alfredo Amézaga, Misael Rivera 4-2 on a night where he reached 400 hits in LMB was the only one who repeated.
A PARTY: Pyrotechnics show, drones, music, ceremony and a great response from the fans, was the framework with which those present enjoyed the 2024 inauguration.
The series continues this Wednesday with a game at 7:45 p.m., Zack Mort of Saraperos vs. Antonio Frías of Acereros will star in the possible opening duel.
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2024-04-18 00:29:52