(Mazatlán, Sinaloa) The third game of the series in Mazatlán went to the Tucson baseball team, who won both the game and the series in the Sinaloa port city.
In the second inning, Mazatlán opened the scoring with Carlos Tiirado’s first home run of the season off Mark Simon’s pitches, but his teammates quickly responded in the bottom of the inning with three runs to take the lead.
Alexis Wilson drove in the tying run with a single to left field, scoring Samar Leyva. Shortly after, Ramón Mendoza hit a triple, clearing the bases and allowing Gaige Howard and Alexis Wilson to score, making it 3-1.
In the third inning, Tucson’s pitching got into trouble, and with the bases loaded, Mark Simon issued a walk to Edwin Espinal, allowing Miguel Guzmán to score his team’s second run.
In the bottom of the eighth, Tucson extended their lead to 4-2 when Marcos Valenzuela, who pinch-hit for Gaige Howard, scored after Howard left the game with a leg injury sustained while sliding into second base.
Venados narrowed the gap in the ninth when Santiago Gómez scored on a double by Andrés Alvarez, but it wasn’t enough, and the final score was 4-3 in favor of Arizona.
Mark Simon earned the win, with Charlie Hasty recording the save, while Braulio Torres-Pérez took the loss.
Press Release courtesy of the Tucson Baseball Team- Jose Amaro
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