Quintana Roo takes the series with 11-3 win over Yucatan
Cancun, Quintana Roo — With three rallies and tight pitching by Felipe Arredondo, the Tigres de Quintana Roo beat the Leones de Yucatan 11-3 Thursday at the Beto Avila Stadium.
The Tigres’ Yordanys Linares had two hits and two RBI, sealing the Leones’ fate.
Down 1-0, the Tigres took the lead for good when Yordanys Linares hit a two-run double and Reynaldo Rodriguez hit an RBI single en route to the two-run lead.
Quintana Roo later scored in three additional innings, including a four-run eighth, when Manuel Orduno hit a three-run home run to help put the game away to win the Clasico de Fieras series.
Quintana Roo right-hander Felipe Arredondo (4-3) picked up the win after allowing one run on three hits over five innings. Opposing starter Yoanner Negrin (11-6) took the loss after he allowed six runs and five hits over 3 1/3 innings.
Art Charles singled three times for the Leones.
The series started strong, with the Leones shutting out Tigres. With the win, Quintana Roo improved to 8-4 against Yucatan this season.
The Leones head to Campeche today ( Friday) for four games that include one that makes up for a rainout that interrupted their previous winning streak. All games at the Nelson Barrera Romellon Stadium can be followed live on La Comadre 98.5, SIPSE TV, and the internetv digital platform.
| CLUB |
| 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | 5 | 6 |
| 7 | 8 | 9 |
| R | H | E |
| YUC |
| 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 5 | 3 |
| QROO |
| 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 0 | 4 | X |
| 11 | 9 | 1 |
WIn: Arredondo (4-3)
Loss: Negrín (11-5)
SV: None
HR: Sosa (7) for YUC; Guerra (7), Cordoba (8), Orduño (5) for QROO
Sources: The Associated Press, Leones
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