{"id":499118,"date":"2026-02-01T19:44:31","date_gmt":"2026-02-01T23:44:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/uncategorized\/puerto-rico-leaves-mexico-verde-on-the-field-at-the-start-of-the-caribbean-series-jalisco-2026\/"},"modified":"2026-02-01T19:44:31","modified_gmt":"2026-02-01T23:44:31","slug":"puerto-rico-leaves-mexico-verde-on-the-field-at-the-start-of-the-caribbean-series-jalisco-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/sports\/baseball\/puerto-rico-leaves-mexico-verde-on-the-field-at-the-start-of-the-caribbean-series-jalisco-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Puerto Rico leaves Mexico Verde on the field at the start of the Caribbean Series Jalisco 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>ZAPOPAN, Jalisco.\u2013<\/strong> A decisive hit by <strong>Rub\u00e9n Castro<\/strong> on the left side, with two outs in the ninth inning, sealed a spectacular comeback by the <strong>Cangrejeros de Santurce<\/strong>, who defeated <strong>5-4<\/strong> to <strong>M\u00e9xico Verde<\/strong> in the opening game of the <strong>68th Caribbean Series<\/strong>, held at the <strong>Estadio Panamericano<\/strong> of the Charros de Jalisco.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>You may be interested in<\/strong>:<a href=\"https:\/\/ab.deultimominuto.net\/deportes\/beisbol\/oscar-de-la-cruz-abrira-el-debut-del-escogido-ante-los-charros-en-la-serie-del-caribe\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Oscar De la Cruz will open the debut of the Escogido against the Charros in the Caribbean Series<\/a><\/p>\n\n\nPuerto Rico arrived at the end of the ninth inning down by one run, but managed to react against the Mexican relief. <strong>Is\u00e1n D\u00edaz<\/strong> started the threat after being hit by a pitch, advanced to second on a sacrifice bunt by <strong>Jack L\u00f3pez<\/strong> and, after the walk to the pinch hitter <strong>Jeremy Arocho<\/strong>, the manager <strong>Lorenzo Bundy<\/strong> turned to the reliever <strong>Miguel V\u00e1zquez<\/strong>. <strong>Joneshwy Fargas<\/strong> entered as a pinch runner and a ground ball by <strong>Andrew Vel\u00e1zquez<\/strong> put the runners in scoring position before the hit that defined the game.\n\nThe victory went to reliever <strong>Gabriel Rodr\u00edguez<\/strong>, who pitched a perfect inning, while <strong>Anthony Gose<\/strong> took the loss. On offense, <strong>Yohandy Morales<\/strong> hit a home run for the Puerto Ricans.\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Green Mexico took the lead from the first episode against the starting pitcher <strong>Colin Wiles<\/strong>. <strong>Estevan Florial<\/strong> started with a single, <strong>Allen C\u00f3rdoba<\/strong> negotiated a walk and a double by <strong>Rodolfo Amador<\/strong> drove in the first run. Subsequently, C\u00f3rdoba scored after a sacrifice fly by <strong>Joey Meneses<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the second chapter, the Mexicans extended their lead with singles by <strong>Jason Atondo<\/strong> and <strong>Al\u00ed Sol\u00eds<\/strong>, as well as a double by <strong>Luis Verdugo<\/strong>, actions that marked Wiles&#8217; early exit from the mound.<\/p>\n\n\nThe Cangrejeros reacted in the fourth inning with a home run by <strong>Yohandy Morales<\/strong>, who found <strong>Gabriel Cancel<\/strong> on base, bringing Puerto Rico closer on the scoreboard. Later, in the seventh episode, <strong>Christian V\u00e1zquez<\/strong> scored after a productive ground ball by <strong>Rub\u00e9n Castro<\/strong>, leaving the game one run apart.\n\nCastro led the Puerto Rican offense by batting <strong>5-2<\/strong>, with <strong>two RBIs<\/strong>, while Morales contributed <strong>a home run and two RBIs<\/strong>. <strong>Nelson Vel\u00e1zquez<\/strong> also stood out by going <strong>4-2<\/strong>. For Mexico, <strong>Rodolfo Amador<\/strong> was the most outstanding by batting <strong>4-3<\/strong>, with a double and an RBI.\n\nFor Puerto Rico, in addition to Wiles, pitched <strong>Jordan Morales<\/strong>, <strong>Brady Tedesco<\/strong>, <strong>Derek West<\/strong>, <strong>Roel Ram\u00edrez<\/strong> and <strong>Gabriel Rodr\u00edguez<\/strong>. Meanwhile, for Mexico, <strong>David Reyes<\/strong>, <strong>David Guti\u00e9rrez<\/strong>, <strong>Sasagi S\u00e1nchez<\/strong>, <strong>Rafael C\u00f3rdova<\/strong>, <strong>Lupe Ch\u00e1vez<\/strong>, <strong>Anthony Gose<\/strong> and <strong>Miguel V\u00e1zquez<\/strong> worked.\n\nIn their next commitment, <strong>Puerto Rico<\/strong> will face this Monday, on the first day, <strong>Dominican Republic<\/strong>, while <strong>Green Mexico<\/strong> will return to the field on Tuesday after their free date to face <strong>Panama<\/strong>.\n\nLater, after the official opening ceremony \u2014in which <strong>Sergio Ramos<\/strong> will make the honorary pitch\u2014, the defending champion <strong>Leones del Escogido<\/strong> from the Dominican Republic will face <strong>M\u00e9xico Rojo<\/strong>, represented by the <strong>Charros de Jalisco<\/strong>.","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ZAPOPAN, Jalisco.\u2013 A decisive hit by Rub\u00e9n Castro on the left side, with two outs in the ninth inning, sealed a spectacular comeback by the Cangrejeros de Santurce, who defeated 5-4 to M\u00e9xico Verde in the opening game of the 68th Caribbean Series, held at the Estadio Panamericano of the Charros de Jalisco. 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