Figueroa and Gotay guide Indians win 3-1 on the Tigers

Nelson Figueroa made yesterday wearing the uniform of his Puerto Rico what is already a habit in the Dominican League: launch well. The right veteran restored from a slow start to browse all sailing over 6.2 innings. Rubén Gotay gave a single producer of two runs in the second inning and the Mayaguez Indians defeated 3-1 to the Tigres de Aragua, of Venezuela, in the match which marked the beginning of the Caribbean series, which has as scenery the renewed estadio Quisqueya.

"I feel very well launching by Puerto Rico from lomita of this stadium, which is so familiar to me," said Figueroa, who came to the country three hours earlier from Arizona.

Los Tigres took early advantage of 1-0 in the first through simple to Adonis García and Jorge Cortés, César Suárez, combined with an error of the center fielder Jesus - rider - Feliciano. The Puerto Rican ripostaron in the lower part of the second episode against the u000aopener of the Venezuelan team, Seth Etherton.

Jeffrey Domínguez opened with simple. Etherton struck out Edgardo Baez, but tolerated Feliciano doublet and the intangible of Gotay, a veteran of Caribbean Series, which proved to be decisive.

A simple tug of a race come off the bat of Jeffrey Domínguez gave the Indians in the eighth final 3-1 advantage. The victory was the annexed Figueroa (1-0) after spacing seven hits, giving two tickets and striking out eight on the basis of the good location of its line of 86 miles and pronounced slider. The left-handed Nelvin Fuentes, Ryan Kussmaul and Saul 'monaguillo' Rivera gave continuity to the work of Figueroa excelsa to preserve the victory.

Lost Etherton (0-1). Puerto Rico, which does not win the classic Caribbean since 2000, when he had an immaculate record of 6-0 under the guidance of Mako Oliveras, must be measured today Friday morning (3: 05 pm) for the Yaquis de Obregón) on the second date of the u000aevent.

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