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MIAMI — Ozzie GuillĆ©n nonetheless believes his Tiburones de la Guaira are able to hitting extra. The champions of Venezuela’s winter league may have an opportunity to show it within the 2024 Caribbean Sequence remaining.
Buoyed on the plate by the trio of proper fielder RamĆ³n Flores, catcher Luis Torrens and first baseman Leonardo Reginatto, the Tiburones defeated the CuraƧao Suns 6-2 on Thursday and can search their first Caribbean crown once they face the Tigres del Licey (Dominican Republic) on Friday evening at loanDepot park.
“I’ve lots of confidence in my staff. We have began to hit a bit higher in the previous few video games and have had massive hits. At this time, we scored runs with two outs. We have been a really apathetic staff within the early innings, and the lefty [Nelmerson Angela] did an amazing job,” stated GuillĆ©n.
Venezuela fell fell behind 2-0 after three and a half innings, however that is when the bats got here alive. With two outs within the backside of the fourth, Ramos broke by way of with the Tiburones’ first hit, and left fielder Yasiel Puig responded with a stroll. With runners on first and second, Flores hit a RBI single, slicing the deficit to at least one run. Torrens adopted swimsuit, singling to left to drive in Puig and Flores to present Venezuela a 3-2 lead.
Within the backside of the sixth with, once more, two outs, Flores added to the lead with an RBI double. Two batters later, Reginatto hit a line drive that Curacao third baseman Didi Gregorius could not catch, doubling to herald one other two runs and provides the Tiburones a 6-2 lead. From there, the bullpen took care of the remaining.
“As I stated earlier than, if we get to the fifth or sixth with the lead, I’ve lots of confidence in my bullpen, and that is what the gamers need to assume … rating runs early and play ball,” GuillĆ©n added.
Flores, who hit a two-run residence run within the staffās first win over CuraƧao within the qualifying spherical, ended up with an apt encore, ending the evening with two hits, two walks and two RBIs.
“I got here to assist the staff, and that is what I am doing. I am centered to the max through the 9 innings. Thank God issues have been going properly,” stated Flores. “I am tremendous blissful. It has been every week of nice pleasure for me and my household and the folks of Venezuela. I hope that (Friday) we will obtain what we got here to do and be champions.”
Having achieved the purpose of reaching the ultimate, GuillƩn now hopes that his staff can safe another victory to raise the championship trophy.
“My focus is on profitable [the title] not just for Venezuela however for ourselves, the gamers,” GuillĆ©n emphasised. “If we win, we’re heroes in Venezuela, and if we lose, properly, you understand. … We wish to take that trophy as a result of our nation wants that pleasure.”
GuillĆ©n introduced that veteran right-hander Ricardo Pinto shall be tasked with dealing with Licey — a staff for which the Venezuelan supervisor confirmed nice respect — within the remaining recreation.
“From day one, I stated there have been no straightforward groups right here. Clearly, to win, you must beat the very best,” he famous. “The Dominican Republic, because of its monitor report within the Caribbean Sequence, the farm system it has had for a few years, has at all times represented properly.”