The Cebu Dolphins became the first team to enter the semifinals of the Baseball Philippines Pilot Series with a 9-5 win over the Laguna Tigers at the Rizal Memorial Baseball Stadium.
The Dolphins got on the board as early as the second inning, scoring five runs for a 5-0 advantage, and overcame a three-run sixth showing by the Tigers to reach the semis with a clean record of 3-0.
The loss dropped Laguna to 0-2, the fifth and last team in the current standings.
Jordan Orobia helped Cebu get its first run, on a double to left that scored Korean Jeung Sun, who got a hit in a previous at-bat and reached second on a passed ball.
S Rosales added two runs on a double to center that score Orobia and Roldan Bacarisas, while Darwin dela Calsada drove in Rosales, who scored from second, for the Dolphins’ fourth run. Miggy Corcuera then ended the damage on a double to left field that put home Jonas Ponce.
Starter Joseph Orillana (2-0, 0.00 ERA) had another strong outing on the mound, allowing only four hits and recorded two strikeouts before he was pulled down in the fifth inning.
Laguna made a comeback trail in the sixth, at the time when Orillana was moved to left field in place of Jeung. The Tigers scored its first run after Christopher Jimenez reached home plate on an Alejandro Velasquez single to right.
The highlight of that inning came from Denver Largo, as he made a triple from right center as Velasquez scored from second, while Sofronio de Juras came all the way from first after a hit-by-pitch to cut the margin to 5-3.
However, Cebu scored two runs each in the eighth and ninth innings to put the lead to 9-3. Laguna, on the other hand, made a minor comeback with two runs before the Dolphins closed the game.
The Dolphins will look to end the elimination round unbeaten when it tackles with Manila on Sunday at 1PM, while Laguna hopes to win their first game with a 9AM match with the Negros Roosters also on the same day.
The Dolphins got on the board as early as the second inning, scoring five runs for a 5-0 advantage, and overcame a three-run sixth showing by the Tigers to reach the semis with a clean record of 3-0.
The loss dropped Laguna to 0-2, the fifth and last team in the current standings.
Jordan Orobia helped Cebu get its first run, on a double to left that scored Korean Jeung Sun, who got a hit in a previous at-bat and reached second on a passed ball.
S Rosales added two runs on a double to center that score Orobia and Roldan Bacarisas, while Darwin dela Calsada drove in Rosales, who scored from second, for the Dolphins’ fourth run. Miggy Corcuera then ended the damage on a double to left field that put home Jonas Ponce.
Starter Joseph Orillana (2-0, 0.00 ERA) had another strong outing on the mound, allowing only four hits and recorded two strikeouts before he was pulled down in the fifth inning.
Laguna made a comeback trail in the sixth, at the time when Orillana was moved to left field in place of Jeung. The Tigers scored its first run after Christopher Jimenez reached home plate on an Alejandro Velasquez single to right.
The highlight of that inning came from Denver Largo, as he made a triple from right center as Velasquez scored from second, while Sofronio de Juras came all the way from first after a hit-by-pitch to cut the margin to 5-3.
However, Cebu scored two runs each in the eighth and ninth innings to put the lead to 9-3. Laguna, on the other hand, made a minor comeback with two runs before the Dolphins closed the game.
The Dolphins will look to end the elimination round unbeaten when it tackles with Manila on Sunday at 1PM, while Laguna hopes to win their first game with a 9AM match with the Negros Roosters also on the same day.
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