! FELIZ AÑO NUEVO !
On Monday, Jan. 3, Los Indios de Mayaguez defeated Los Criollos de Caguas by a 4-2 margin to once and for all settle this season's regular-season final standings - BOXSCORE. On Friday, Jan. 7, the semifinal round commences with top-seeded Mayaguez taking on fourth-seeded Los Gigantes de Carolina while Caguas will be pitted against third-place Los Cangrejeros de Santurce.
- Indios de Mayaguez (21-10)
- Criollos de Caguas (20-12)
- Cangrejeros de Santurce (17-15)
- Gigantes de Carolina (13-18)
SEMIFINAL - I
Los Sultanes seize a 4-0 lead as Charros southpaw Orlando Lara fails to make it out the fourth inning. With two outs, Lara is relieved by right-hander Jaime Lugo but not before Monterrey's Carlos Figueroa
and third baseman Ricardo Serrano drive home two runs apiece. However, Los Sultanes' lead does not last. Los Charros tie the score in the fifth on a pair of runs batted in by Amadeo Zazueta and a two-run home run by designated hitter Christian Villanueva against Sultanes starter Christian Castillo and reliever Linder Castro. Jalisco strikes again in the sixth, with second baseman Messael Rivera doubling home the go-ahead run. They add to their lead with two more runs in the seventh. Christian Villanueva drives home his third run this game, and Dariel Alvarez's base hit gives Jalisco a 7-4 lead. The score remains unchanged through the ninth. Right-hander Alexandro Tovalin wins in relief with 1.2 innings of one-hit ball with three strikeouts.
SEMIFINAL - II
With southpaw Manny Banuelos starting for Culiacan, Los Algodoneros de Guasave jump out to an early first-inning lead on Ramon Rios' leadoff double and shortstop Esteban Quiroz's home run. Facing Guasave right-hander Geno Encina, Los Tomateros score single runs in the third and fourth innings driven in by second baseman Ramiro Pena and third baseman Emmanuel Avila respectively. Both starters pitched scoreless fifth and sixth innings. Pinch-hitting in the top of the seventh, Jesus Fabela triples home the go-ahead run against Guasave reliever Rafael Cordova. Ramiro Pena then drives home, Fabela, from third for a 4-2 Tomateros lead. After Banuelos initially allows two first-inning runs, he keeps Guasave scoreless over his final five innings of work for the win. Culiacan's bullpen hurls three scoreless innings of one-hit ball. Southpaw Alberto Baldonado earns the save. BOXSCORE
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