| The Tigers opened up the season without their Ace Ryan Paylor who was out due to a dislocated left thumb. But pitcher Duniel Juan was more than ready to handle the task at hand - That is until he strained his hamstring in the first inning. The injury hindered his motion enough to walk 4 and give up 3 earned runs in 4 innings of work. But even with the injury Duniel was able to keep the Yankees to 3 runs while striking out 3 in 4 2/3 innings of work. Garvi Arias came in on relief and pitched 3 1/3 scoreless innings giving up only two hits, 1 walk, and striking out 4.
Yankees pitching kept the Tigers bats pretty quiet through 5 innings only giving up 4 runs. But in the 6th inning the Tigers blew it wide open with 6 runs - 5 of which came off of the bats of Duniel Juans 3 run homer followed by a 2 run home run later in the inning off the bat of Rene Orovio.
The Tigers had a solid start to their season racking up 10 runs off of 16 hits. And the defense also pitched in with no errors throughout the contest. Next up the Tigers look to keep it going against an experienced Black Sox team that can score runs and has consistent pitching staff.
Notable contributors for Dade Tigers:
Jorge Castellanos 1-3, RBI, 2Runs, BB, SF, SB.
Rene Orovio 1-3, HR, 2 RBI's, BB.
Garvi Arias 1-3, 2B, 1 RBI, BB.
Ramon Poo 3-4, 2B, SB, 1 R.
Duane Medina 2-4, 2B.
Eddie Castellanos 2-3, 2 RBI's, SF.
Angel Estevez 2-3, 1 RBI, 1Run.
Duniel Juan 1-3, HR, 3 RBI's.
Jonathan Silva 2-3.
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