Trevor Bauer celebrates during his 13-strikeout performance against Oaxaca in game five of the Serie de Campeonato. (Photo courtesy of the Diablos Rojos del Mexico)
Trevor Bauer scattered five hits over seven innings and struck out 13, as the Diablos Rojos del Mexico won a second consecutive elimination game to send the Serie de Campeonato back to Mexico City with a 9-1 win against the Guerreros de Oaxaca.
Bauer needed just 88 pitches to get through seven innings and threw 65 strikes, the only blemish on his evening a solo homer by Roberto Ramos in the bottom of the seventh.
AGUAS…. DIABLOS DESPERTÓ
Trevor Bauer permitió cinco hits (1 HR) y ponchó a 13 en siete entradas, y los @DiablosRojosMX dieron signos de vida al volver a derrotar a los @GuerrerosOax, ahora con pizarra de 9-1, para acercarse 2-3 en la Serie de Campeonato de la Zona Sur.… pic.twitter.com/90UZmQgszE
— Beisbolpuro (@Beisbolpuro) August 30, 2024
The 2020 National League Cy Young Award winner was perfect through the first three innings before allowing a single to Yonathan Daza in the bottom of the fourth. Oaxaca didn’t get a runner into scoring position until the bottom of the sixth, when Yonathan Daza got to third base on a single by Alexi Amarista.
In the bottom of the seventh, Ramos came up with one out and launched Bauer’s first offering over the right field wall for the Guerreros’ only run of the game.
Ramon Flores went 3-for-5 for the Diablos Rojos, driving in a pair of runs with a two-run homer to center field in the top of the seventh, and Jose Marmolejos and Franklin Barreto each had a pair of RBIs.
The Diablos Rojos have outscored the Guerreros 25-6 in their wins in games four and five. Mexico City outscored 26-19 in games one, two, and three, all won by Oaxaca.
The series now returns to Estadio Alfredo Harp Helu in Mexico City for game six on Saturday. Neither team has announced a starting pitcher.
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