Winter Leagues Playoffs 2020-2021: Cardenales de Lara & Caribes de Anzoátegui Advance to LVBP Championship Series

From the desk: FANÁTICO DEL BÉISBOL DE INVIERNO

2020-2021

Liga Venezolana Béisbol Profesional 

SEMIFINALS

GAME SEVEN

(3-4) Navegantes del Magallanes    4

(4-3) Caribes de Anzoátegui          10

FINAL

BOXSCORE 1/20/21 - With consecutive victories in games six and seven, Los Caribes advance to the LVBP championship series.  In a preview of things to come, Anzoátegui opens the scoring right away on a first-inning home run by center fielder Rafael Ortega.  In the third, the roof caves in on Magallanes.  Los Caribes strike for six runs on six hits highlighted by a two-run home run from designated hitter Oswaldo Arcia for a 7-0 lead.  Los Navegantes right fielder Danry Vasquez ruins the shutout with a home run leading off the fourth.  Still, Anzoátegui answers right back in the bottom half of the frame with runs batted in from Ali Castillo, Willians Astudillo, and Tomás Telis for a commanding 10-1 lead.  Magallanes makes a go of it with three runs in the ninth but falls far from a comeback.  Caribes starter Jesus Cruz allows no runs on just one hit and three walks with two strikeouts in a brief 2.1 inning outing.  Six members of the bullpen join together to yield four runs, but only one earned on seven hits and two walks with four strikeouts over the game's final 6.2 innings.  Right-hander  Andres E. Perez earns the victory in relief of Cruz.  Los Caribes clinch the series four games against three.

GAME SEVEN

(3-4) Tigres de Aragua        2

(4-3) Cardenales de Lara  11

FINAL

BOXSCORE 1/20/21 - Los Tigres cannot convert the momentum of victories in games five and six into a third straight win in Estadio Antonio Herrera Gutierrez at Lara.  Los Cardenales, in commanding fashion, finally put the finishing touches on their semifinal series victory over Aragua.  Lara starter Williams Perez yields one run, just one hit, and two walks with two strikeouts over five innings pitcher for the win.  Four relievers then limit Aragua to one other run on six hits and no walks with two strikeouts over the final four innings.  A big five-run fourth inning effectively puts the game out of Aragua's reach.  Third baseman Carlos Rivero goes 1 for 3 with a home run and three runs batted in.  Shortstop Ildemaro Vargas goes 5 for 6 with a double and two runs batted in.  First baseman Osman Marval and catcher Yojhan Quevedo each drive in two runs apiece.  Los Cardenales de Lara advance to the championship series where they will face Los Caribes del Anzoátegui.