GAME FOUR
(3-1) Naranjeros de Hermosillo 1
(1-3) Tomateros de Culiacan 0
FINAL
BOXSCORE 1/26/21 - Game four features a finely played pitcher's duel. Right-hander Jose Samayoa toes the rubber for Hermosillo and is opposed by Manny Barreda for Culiacan. The pitchers trade zeroes through the first five innings. Los Naranjeros unlock the scoreless tie in the sixth on third baseman Isaac Paredes' two-out double off the left field wall scoring Jose Cardona from third. Jose Samayoa, in the bottom of the frame, retires the side in order. Manny Barrera tosses a scoreless top half of the seventh, and Samayoa in the bottom of the frame again retires the side in order. He exits on the winning side of a 1-0 game, having allowed no runs in just two hits and no walks with six strikeouts through seven innings full. Pitching duties are handed off to right-hander Robinson Leyer. Manny Barrera pitches all nine innings, albeit in a hard-luck losing effort, allowing just one run on six hits and three walks with two strikeouts. In relief of Robinson Leyer, Hermosillo summons 35-year old Fernando Salas, who successfully closes out the bottom of the ninth to earn his third save of the series. Starter Jose Smayoa is near perfect en route to the victory. In facing 22 batters, Jose throws 89 pitches with 54 (60.6%) going for strikes. He retires ten in a row to start the game, then retires nine in a row after yielding a lead-off hit in the fifth. Hermosillo is now just one victory away from winning the series, dethroning the defending champion Tomateros and capturing their 17th ever LMP title.
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