{"id":389961,"date":"2023-04-21T06:04:18","date_gmt":"2023-04-20T20:04:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/?p=389961"},"modified":"2023-04-21T06:04:18","modified_gmt":"2023-04-20T20:04:18","slug":"natives-falcons-win-close-games-in-sbl","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/natives-falcons-win-close-games-in-sbl\/","title":{"rendered":"Natives, Falcons win close games in SBL"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Natives pitcher M.J. Sakisat delivers a pitch to a D-9ers batter during their game in the Tan Holdings-Saipan Baseball League 2023 season on Tuesday and Wednesday at the Francisco \u201cTan Ko\u201d Palacios Baseball Field. (LEIGH GASES )<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Natives and Falcons held on to win their games by just one run each in the Tan Holdings-Saipan Baseball League 2023 season on Tuesday and Wednesday at the Francisco \u201cTan Ko\u201d Palacios Baseball Field.<\/p>\n

The Natives notched their third win and are undefeated after they won, 10-9, over the D-9ers on Tuesday, while the Falcons slipped past the Braves, 3-2, on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

Both the Natives and D-9er\u2019s were evenly matched as they both left runners in scoring position, but their pitching held and the Natives allowed only seven hits, while the D-9ers allowed eight.<\/p>\n

By the fifth inning, the D-9ers were down by one, 8-7, as the Natives had a three- run inning that was ignited by Perry Celis getting hit by a pitch. Austin Benavente reached base off a single, followed by Keoni Lizama, who then both scored.<\/p>\n

In the last inning, the Natives added two more runs after a double by Darion Jones for a 10-7 game. With the D-9ers last at-bat, they brought in only two runs and fell as they were short by one run to tie and two to win.<\/p>\n

The Falcons on Wednesday also had a tight game against the Braves as pitching on both sides were on point.<\/p>\n

Contact with the ball was minimal for both teams as the Braves had five scoreless innings, while the Falcons had four.<\/p>\n

The Braves\u2019 Andrew Camacho had an RBI single in the first inning and their next and last run was made in the fifth inning by Josenio Alvarez.<\/p>\n

A.J. Evangelista led things off for the Falcons with a single, then proceeded to successfully steal second and third base. He ended up reaching home on a balk by the pitcher.\u00a0<\/p>\n

J.J. Teigita, the Braves pitcher, then recomposed himself and struck out the side for a one-two-three second inning.<\/p>\n

However, Giovanni Mira ended up rounding the bases in the fourth inning and the tie-breaking third run was made in the last inning, as the Braves could not assemble their troops for a rally.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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