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McDonald\u2019s earned its second win in the Majors division of the 2019 Saipan Little League Baseball after outclassing the Comets, 7-3, last Sunday at the Capital Hill Ballfield.<\/p>\n
McDonald\u2019s got off to a good start and held the Comets to one run in the first five innings to move back on track after losing to the defending champions Kagman Little Legals last week.<\/p>\n
First baseman Dillon Santos fired up McDonald\u2019s, as he blasted a one-run homer at the top of the first inning. McDonald\u2019s went on to score three more runs for a promising 5-0 lead. Joey Dela Cruz reached off Casey Chambers\u2019 single, while Jordan Agulto\u2019s single also drove in Melvin Tudela, and Ezra Ada made it home from the Comets\u2019 error at third base.<\/p>\n
Dela Cruz was McDonald\u2019s starting pitcher and gave up only one earned run in 5.2 innings he worked the mound, allowing only four hits and striking out 11 batters. He forced the Comets to a 1-2-3 at the bottom of the first after catching two fly balls and a 1-3 putout play.<\/p>\n
Then in the second inning, Dela Cruz gave up a double to leadoff Jesus Tyquengco, but left him stranded there after fanning the Comets\u2019 next three batters. The Comets finally scored one against Dela Cruz in the third inning with Sam Aldan\u2019s RBI single, but the McDonald\u2019s pitcher quickly redeemed himself with back-to-back strikeouts to go with his first on second batter Joe Macaranas.<\/p>\n
McDonald\u2019s got the one run back at the top of the fourth with Agulto reaching off Santos\u2019 sacrifice fly and the team kept the 6-1 advantage when Dela Cruz struck out the Comets\u2019 first three batters at the bottom.<\/p>\n
The tally remained, going into the sixth inning, as neither team scored in the fifth. Then at the top of the sixth and last inning, Isaiah Mesa gave McDonald\u2019s more cushion, 7-1, with his run off a passed ball. McDonald\u2019s had a chance to get a few more runs in the penultimate inning with the bases loaded, but Lance Acosta was caught stealing second for the third out and the Comets\u2019 turn to bat for the last time.<\/p>\n
The Comets went on to be slapped with two quick outs with Dela Cruz catching a fly from leadoff batter Joshua Yorormad and Tyquenco, who batted third. Second batter Justin Camacho gave the Comets the needed break when he scored off McDonald\u2019s\u2019 error and their team stayed afloat when Greg Tebit also reached off Isidro Lizama\u2019s double. However, Lizama was stuck at second and James Blas at third after Ada, who relieved Dela Cruz after the Comets were called for the two outs, fanned Jayvin Camacho to wrap up the match.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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