(Mazatlán, Sinaloa) Tonight, Tucson tied the series by defeating the Venados de Mazatlán 2-1 in the second game of the series in the Sinaloa port city.
Samar Leyva opened the scoring with a single to center field, allowing Jesús Fabela to score.
Ramón Mendoza drove in the second run with an RBI single, scoring José Carlos Ureña for Tucson.
The score remained 2-0 until the bottom of the seventh inning, when Italo Mota singled to
first base off Tucson reliever Jake Gozzo, driving in Leo Germán to bring Tucson within one
run at 2-1.
Photo – Tucson Baseball Team
In the ninth inning, the towering pitcher Garret Alexander took the mound and retired the
Mazatlán batters in order, earning his seventh save of the season.
Zoé Carrillo (3-1) earned the win, pitching 5.3 innings with 5 strikeouts and no runs allowed,
while Braulio Torres-Pérez (0-1) took the loss.
Press Release courtesy of the Tucson Baseball Team – Jose Amaro
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