It would be considered a solid win against any other team, but the Budweiser Kings were somewhat less than royal in the their 12-7 win over the K\u2019s Wao Pow Masters on Sunday, as they failed to shake the seniors during the Budweiser Saipan Major League action at Francisco M. Palacios Baseball Field.<\/p>\n
The first place Kings enlisted the aid of three pitchers on the mound, and aside from second baseman Dane Lizama, none of their hitters had a standout performance against veteran hurler Ben Due\u00f1as.<\/p>\n
Lizama went 5-for-6 with a string of singles and three runs batted in for the Kings to account for nearly a third of his team\u2019s hits, but Jerome Delos Santos went 2-for-5 with a single and a triple, and the speedy centerfielder stole three bags to boot.<\/p>\n
Rookie A.J. Allen went 2-for-6 at the plate for the Kings and managed a single, a double, and an RBI, but the production went down from there.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s hard to fault the Kings as they scored in all but one inning, but they were capable of much more against the Masters. The pennant frontrunners scored a pair to start the game, notched a tally in each of the next three innings, and posted a pair in the fifth, sixth, and seventh innings before Lizama singled in Delos Santos for the final run.<\/p>\n
The Masters needed a little time to start the rally. After trailing 4-3 through three, the Wao Pow wonders waited until the final two innings to reel in the Kings with a a pair in the eighth and ninth, but their miscues ultimately cost them the game. <\/p>\n
Due\u00f1as went the distance for the Masters allowing a dozen runs off of 17 hits and striking out a pair, but his teammates committed seven errors that could have made a difference in the game.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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