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TONIGHT:

1884 Taínos de Gurabo
#TaínosGUR

GAME 21:
home
vs. Grises de Humacao
#GrisesHUM

GAME 22:
away
vs. Azucareros de Yabucoa
#AzucarerosYAB

live 7:55 PM EDT
first pitch 8:00 PM EDT

Some pitchers' duels stay pitchers' duels.

Some become . . . something else entirely.

Your Game of the Day for 4/18:

#PatriotasLAR vs. #JueyerosMAU:
P R. Ramírez (MAU) no-hits through 6 IP.

SS H. Aguayo (LAR) scores on wild pitch to 2B O. López (top 9th).

LF I. Antúnez, 3B J. García score on double by 2B O. López (top 9th).

P O. López (LAR) shuts out MAU on 6 hits.

LAR wins, 3-0.

#PetaterosSAB vs. #TaínosGUR: P J. Sánchez (GUR): 5 H, 5 R/1 ER, BB, 8 K. C C. Rayo (GUR): 4-4, BB, 3B, R, 3 RBI. GUR wins, 9-5.

#MarcianosLAJ vs. #CotorrasRGE: 1B Cataño (LAJ): 4-6, 2B, 3 R, 2 RBI, SB. SS D. Herrera (LAJ): 4-5. RF Martínez (LAJ) scores on 3B by Cataño (top 11th). LAJ wins, 7-6.

#AvancinosVIL vs. #PróceresBRR: RF Castro (VIL): 3-4, 2B, 3 R, 3 RBI. VIL wins, 12-3.

#FundadoresAÑA vs. #ArtesanosLPI: 2B Martínez (LPI): 4-5, 3 R, RBI. LPI wins, 8-2.

My absolute favorite genre of game is the one where a pitcher gets so tired of his team's failure that he decides to do the whole thing himself.

In that spirit, your Game of the Day for 4/17:

#GuabalerosCOM vs. #TitanesMOR:

P D. Lerma (MOR) shuts out COM on 4 hits, 11 IP, 1 BB, 13 K.

P D. Lerma (MOR) scores on walk-off RBI single from 2B W. Enciso (bot 11th).

MOR wins, 1-0.

#TaínosGUR vs. #MarinerosBAR: P R. de los Santos (BAR): 9 IP, 10 H, 5 R/2 ER, 2 BB, 1 K. GUR loses, 7-5.

#PróceresBRR vs. #MontañesesUTU: P R. Escobar shuts out BRR on 5 hits. UTU wins, 2-0.

#GrisesHUM vs. #IngenierosRIN: RF P. Lozano (RIN) scores on balk issued to P J. Dávila (HUM) (bot 4th). HUM wins, 4-1.

#SolesLUQ vs. #PeregrinosHOR: CF F. Barrientos (HOR) scores on a walk-off passed ball to SS E. Romero (bot 15th). HOR wins, 4-3.

Sometimes, when you don't have a dog in a particular race, you can just sit back and enjoy the show.

Your Game of the Day for 4/16:

#CombatientesCBR vs. #JueyerosMAU:

RF P. Flores (CBR) goes 4-5, 3B, R, 2 RBI.

LF J. Sánchez (CBR) goes 3-5, 2B, HR, 3 R, 3 RBI; hits 390-ft., 2-run HR (top 5th).

PR/LF R. Romero, SS J. Peraza, 1B R. Guzmán (MAU) score 3 runs (bot 9th) on a walk-off triple by PH/P L. Valencia.

MAU wins, 9-8.

#AteniensesMAN vs. #TaínosGUR: P J. Sánchez (GUR) shuts out MAN on 4 hits. GUR wins, 2-0.

#PatrullerosSSB vs. #GrisesHUM: P E. Alberto (HUM) shuts out SSB on 1 hit, 8 K. HUM wins, 6-0.

#MarcianosLAJ vs. #PicudosCEI: P A. Pizana (LAJ) shuts out CEI on 1 hit, 4 K, 3rd SHO of season. LAJ wins, 7-0.

#PolluelosAIB vs. #CriollosCAG: P D. García shuts out AIB on 7 hits. CAG wins their first game of the season, 6-0.

"Wait, Isi," I hear you say, clicking through the thread, "where's the #TaínosGUR game?"

Oh, ye of little faith.

Your Game of the Day for 4/15:

#TaínosGUR vs. #BrujosGUM: LF D. Gómez (GUR) scores on pick-off throwing error by P C. Urzúa (GUM) (top 2nd).

C I. Márquez (GUR) scores on bases-loaded BB to 2B C. Aparicio (top 5th).

1B L. Vásquez (GUR) hits inside-the-park solo HR (top 7th).

CF J. Lara (GUR) goes 4-4, 2B, 2 R, 4 RBI.

GUR wins, 13-6.

#CorsosYAU vs. #ValerososCIA: P M. Lara (CIA) shuts out YAU on 3 hits. SS P. Bocanegra (CIA) scores on walk-off passed ball by P J. Rodríguez (YAU). CIA wins, 1-0.

#GuardacostasCAT vs. #TiburonesAGU: RF J. Ruiz (CAT): 3-4, 2 3B, BB, 4 R, 3 RBI. CAT wins, 14-5.

#JueyerosMAU vs. #MarcianosLAJ: P R. Ramírez (MAU) shuts out LAJ on 3 hits. MAU wins, 11-0.

#GrisesHUM vs. #AtléticosSGR: CF A. Caballeros (HUM) goes 4-5, 2B, 2 HR, 3 R, 4 RBI. HUM wins, 8-1.

I know, I know. Pitching wins don't matter. Jacob deGrom exists.

But here's the thing: in this day and age, pitching wins mattered just a tiny bit more, and racking up a bunch of them was special.

Your Game of the Day for 4/14:

#PeregrinosHOR vs. #ConquistadoresGUY: P F. Balderrama (GUY): 9 IP, 8 H, 3 R/2 ER, 0 BB, 3 K, 138 pitches, 200th career win (72nd all-time). GUY wins, 6-3.

#LlanerosTOB vs. #TaínosGUR: SS O. Rodríguez (TOB): 3-4, BB, 2 R, RBI. GUR loses, 13-5.

#MontañesesUTU vs. #CerrosJAY: P R. Escobar (UTU) shuts out JAY on 2 H. UTU wins, 6-0.

#GallitosISA vs. #ChangosNAR: P R. Gallegos (NAR): 9 IP, 3 H, 1 R/0 ER, 1 BB, 5 K, 110 pitches. NAR wins, 7-1.

#PescadoresSAL vs. #ValencianosJUN: CF A. Bolaños (JUN) scores run from second (top 10th) on walk-off single by RF J. Barcenas. JUN wins, 8-7.

If you're one of the brave few who's ventured into the Pitching Leaders for the Liga Hostos, you know that there's a man there who will one day have his own Gacetazo.

Power pitchers don't exist in this era—and he isn't one anyway—but whenever he goes to the mound, you know something special's about to happen.

Your Game of the Day for 4/13:

#CaridurosFAJ vs. #ToritosCAY: P É. Idrogo (CAY): 9 IP, 2 H, 2 R/0 ER, 1 BB, 10 K, 129 pitches. CAY wins, 8-2.

#SamaritanosSLO vs. #VaquerosBAY: P D. Cano (SLO): 9 IP, 2 H, 2 R/0 ER, 2 BB, 11 K, 152 pitches. SLO wins, 9-2.

#PlatanerosCOR vs. #PatrullerosSSB: RF L. Galicia (SSB) scores on a walk-off RBI single by LF V. Abarca (bottom 12th) against P/RF J. Núñez (COR). SSB wins, 6-5.

#TaínosGUR vs. #PoetasTOA: P J. Sánchez (GUR): 9 IP, 5 H, 2 R/1 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, 107 pitches. GUR wins, 9-2.

#MulosAGB vs. #ArzobisposAGD: P A. de León (AGB) shuts out AGD on 6 H. LF Á. Hernandez (AGB) hits a 383-ft., 2-run HR (top 6th). AGB wins, 13-0.

Literally every simulation has the Ingenieros finishing very, very last in their division.

So the fact that they're, as of this writing, 4-7—better than 11 other teams in the Liga Hostos—is amazing.

Your Game of the Day for 4/12:

#IngenierosRIN vs. #CerrosJAY: 3B F. Valle (RIN) hits 347-ft., 2-run HR (top 3rd). 1B P. Chávez (RIN) hits 422-ft., 1-run HR (top 9th). SS V. Barbosa (JAY) scores on bases-loaded BB to C O. González (bot 9th). RIN wins, 11-7.

#PescadoresSAL vs. #JueyerosMAU: P R. Ramírez (MAU) no-hits through 6 IP, shuts out SAL on 3 H. MAU wins 3-0.

#MaratonistasCOA vs. #BucanerosARR: SS C. Montero (ARR) goes 4-5, 2 R, RBI, SB. ARR wins 12-3.

Off day for the #TaínosGUR, so:

#PoetasTOA vs. #TortugasCUL: CF G. Carrillo hits 210th career 3B (4th all-time) and draws 187th career BB (8th all-time). 3B A. Mendoza hits 241st career 2B (13th all-time). TOA wins 8-3.

#PotrosSIS vs. #CuervosPAT: C J. Ramos (SIS) hits 382-ft., 3-run HR (top 10th), back-to-back with LF O. Villegas (SIS) hits 363-ft., 1-run HR (top 10th). SIS wins, 12-7.

The Brujos and Gigantes are, famously, two of the desgraciados—teams that haven't made the playoffs in fourteen years of history.

You'd think these teams would be straight trashball, and yet, when they meet, magic usually happens.

Your Game of the Day for 4/11:

#GigantesCAR vs. #BrujosGUM:
CF M. Briseno (CAR) hits 409-ft., 3-run HR (top 1st). 1B A. Ortiz (CAR) goes 5-5, 2 R, RBI, SB. CAR wins, 12-8.