Indios de Mayagüez 3, Leones de Ponce 2 – The Indios de Mayagüez and Leones de Ponce provided fans in attendance at Estadio Isidoro “Cholo” García three extra-innings on Tuesday night. Tied 2-2 in the bottom of the 12th inning with one out and a runner on third, Indios’ outfielder Chavez Young laced a fly ball to center field just deep enough to drive in the game’s winning run with a sacrifice fly.
Third baseman Emmanuel Rivera is off to a sizzling start to the 2024-25 LBPRC season for the Indios, picking up two hits on Tuesday. Rivera has eight hits in his first 13 plate appearances. Chunichi Dragons’ right-handed pitcher Koji Fukutani threw three scoreless relief innings for the Leones de Ponce in his LBPRC debut. With the win, the Indios improved to 2-1, and the Leones de Ponce are now 0-3 on the young season.
Senadores de San Juan 8, Criollos de Caguas 2 – Despite not scoring a run until the top of the sixth inning, the Senadores de San Juan improved their record to 2-1 on Tuesday with a convincing win over the reigning champion Criollos de Caguas.
Trailing 2-1 in the top of the seventh, the Senadores scored three runs on a wild pitch from Criollos’ relief pitcher Durbin Feltman, an RBI double from Jadiel Sanchez, and a RBI single from Roby Enriquez. Leading 4-2 in the eighth, José Abreu lifted a sacrifice fly, and Sanchez hit a bases-clearing triple to extend the Senadores’ lead to 8-2. Abreu, the 2020 American League MVP, has two hits in 14 plate appearances to start the season, with home runs hit on Saturday and Sunday.
Tonight in the LBPRC
All Times Eastern Standard Time
6 p.m. – Leones de Ponce (0-3) at Criollos de Caguas (1-1)
6 p.m. – Cangrejeros de Santurce (0-1) at Gigantes de Carolina (2-0)
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