Winter League Playoffs 2020-2021: LBPRC Mayagüez Trounces Manatí in Return to Action

From the desk: FANÁTICO DEL BEISBOL DE INVIERNO

2020-2021

Liga Béisbol Profesional Roberto Clemente

SEMIFINAL-B

GAME TWO

(2-0) Indios de Mayagüez    30

(0-2) Atenienses de Manatí   8

FINAL

BOXSCORE 1/17/2021 - Los Indios and Atenienses, for the first time in fifteen days, return to action.  Manati was cleared to resume practice earlier in the week, but Mayaguez didn't receive clearance for resuming activities until very recently.  Yet, Los Indios trounce Los Atenienses in Sunday's return to action at Estadio Municipal Pedro Roman Melendez.  Mayaguez had built a 4-2 after three.  Afterwhich, the floodgate burst wide open.  Los Indios romped for five runs in the fifth, nine runs in the sixth, another nine runs in the eighth, and just to be safe, three more runs in the ninth en route to a 30-8 dismantling of Los Atensienses.  Indios third baseman Emmanuel Rivera was the big man on campus going 4 for 5 with two doubles, two home runs, and ten runs batted in.  First baseman Kennys Vargas was 4 for 7 with a double, two home runs, and five runs batted in.  Shortstop Jeremy Rivera's home run gave Los Indios five in all.  Manati's left fielder Edgar Corcino connected on their only home run of the game.  Mayaguez starter Hector Hernandez yields two earned runs on three hits and two walks with two strikeouts through seven innings to earn the victory.  Can't speak that well for the bullpen, though ...

POSTED 1/16/2021:

After adhering to COVID protocol and receiving the necessary test results, Puerto Rico's Department of Health and LBPRC cleared the way for the resumption of the semifinal series between Los Indios de Mayaguez and Los Atenienses de Manati.  Mayaguez incurred an outbreak of positive tests on Jan. 2, resulting in the suspension of play after just one game won by Los Indios.  Los Atenienses was previously cleared to resume practice earlier this week, with Mayaguez's ongoing testing and results still pending.  Game two is tentatively scheduled for Sunday afternoon, followed by a single game on Monday and a doubleheader scheduled for Tuesday (Thursday and Friday, if necessary).  When the Atenienses take the field, they will be doing so with catcher Yadier Molina; LBPRC approved the lateral acquisition from Los Gigantes de Carolina.  Waiting for this series's conclusion is Los Criollos de Caguas, who has been keeping busy playing intramural games.  The league strives to have the championship series concluded by Jan. 27, three days before starting the Caribbean Series.