By The Star Staff
The Azucareros of Yabucoa defeated the Titans of Florida 7-5 on Saturday at Francisco Negrón Stadium in Las Piedras in Game 2 of the Superior Double A Baseball League Final Series.
The Yabucoeños took the lead in the fifth inning, when with the score tied at 3-3, Luis Pintor took advantage of an error by pitcher Joshua Santiago to reach the plate and a sacrifice fly by Edwin Gómez brought in Jan Hernández for the fifth run.
Right-hander Cristian González pitched 7.1 innings with nine hits allowed and five runs to earn the win. Steven Dávila went the rest of the way for the save. Left-hander Santiago took the loss, allowing six runs, including one unearned, over five innings.
Florida took a 1-0 lead in the second inning, but Yabucoa tied the score immediately in the bottom of the frame. After the Titans scored on an error in the fourth inning to regain the lead, 2-1, Nelson Jorge hit a two-run home run to put the Azucareros ahead, 3-2. A triple by Ian Laureano drove in Florida’s third run to tie the game in the fifth inning.
In the eighth inning, the Titans showed signs of life with a two-run triple by pinch-hitter Miguel Vega. In the same inning, a sacrifice fly by Luis Pintor produced Yabucoa’s seventh run.
The series resumes this Friday with Game 3 at 8 p.m. at Pedro Román Meléndez Stadium in Manatí.
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