GOODBYE TO THE GHOSTS | The Century of Torreón

Curacao native Darren Seferina hit his first home run in the Mexican Baseball League to lead the Algodoneros del Unión Laguna to leave the Sultanes of Monterrey on the field, beating them by a score of 5 runs to 4, in the first game that reaches the extra innings for the laguneros, who won the series by 2 games to 1.

Before a new full house at the Estadio de la Revolución, the Guindas overcame a 3-run deficit to tie the duel in the eighth inning and although they missed the opportunity to obtain victory in the ninth, when Nick Torres grounded out into a double play, Seferina, who had previously entered to run as a pinch-hitter, resolved the game with a shot through the entire right field, to unleash joy in the building on Juárez Avenue. Unión Laguna put its record at 9 wins and 9 losses, and gave the Sultanes their first series loss during the current season, to now start a full week of games as visitors, in Guadalajara and Aguascalientes, as they will return to Torreón until on Friday, May 10, when they will host the Saraperos of Saltillo.

RALLY VISITANTE

As in the entire series, the locals were the first to score and they did so in the first inning, against the deliveries of starter Tanner Anderson, to whom Allen Córdoba doubled to left field and later reached the register with a single by Jonathan Schoop , which reached 12 produced in the season. The Sultans responded and turned the score around in the second inning with a 4-run rally: against Rito Lugo’s serpentine and with two outs on the board, Jermaine Palacios reached base due to an error by Jonathan Villar in the third base and reached the initial to the plate with a RBI double by Christopher Escarrega towards the right field to tie the game.

The next inning, José Cardona walked and Ramiro Peña crowned the rally with a three-run home run through left field to make the score 4-1. The work of Algodonero starter, Venezuelan Rito Lugo, ended after 2 innings, allowing 6 hits and 4 runs. Tanner Anderson shined on the mound for Monterrey, working 5 innings in which he had 4 hits and a run scored, he gave away 4 bases and struck out 3 rivals.

VIBRANT DRAW

Laguna came closer in the sixth inning against Keury Mella’s deliveries: Nick Torres reached first base on an occupied ball, advanced to second base on a wild pitch and with a ground ball to second base he reached third base, Carlos Franco took him to the pentagon with a double to deep center field – right. The same Dominican Carlos Franco tied the game in the bottom of the eighth inning, with Jorge Rondón on the mound: Aaron Altherr opened the round with a single to left field, Yangervis Solarte walked and Darren Seferina replaced him on the bases, it was Then Franco hit his second double of the game, this one towards right field to send Altherr home and Seferina from first, to tie the game at 4, before the madness of the spectators: Franco drove in 3 runs on the night.

The duel was defined until the tenth inning, where Darren Seferina, on Norwith Gudiño’s second pitch, hit his first home run of the year towards right field to leave the Gray Ghosts prone and give the victory and the series to the Zone champions North.

DECISION

The victory went to Thomas McIlraith (1-0), who worked the last two innings for the Guindas, retiring those innings in 6 batters. The defeat was carried by Norwith Gudiño (2-2). The Guinda team began the trip to Zapopan last night to start the series against the Charros de Jalisco starting this Friday at the Pan American Stadium in Zapopan at 8:00 p.m. The Laguneros have their recently announced reinforcement, Panamanian Steven Fuentes, as a probable starter, while for the Charros, Dereck Rodríguez (1-1, ERA 7.07) will jump to the center of the diamond.