JESS Mesa and Mike Pangelinan each drove in two runs and Roy Celis went the distance on a seven hitter with five strike-outs as the league leading Miller Lite Brewers won their fifth game of the season with a, 8-6, victory over the Northern Yankees last Wednesday in the Saipan Major League Baseball.
It was a tight game through the first five innings with the Brewers leading by just a run, 5-4. The Yankees led 1-0 after an inning of play on Robert Bansil’s RBI ground-out. But the Brewers then took the lead with two runs in the bottom of the second inning courtesy of two Yankees errors. The Yankees responded with two more runs of their own in the top of the third inning on Bob Lizama’s two-run single for a, 3-2, lead. Pangelinan’s two-run double in the bottom of the fourth inning put the Brewers back on top, 4-3, and extended it to, 5-3, with another run in the fifth on a Yankee error. Both teams then traded three runs apiece for the final margin of the game. Pangelinan finished the game with a 3 for 4 performance and Francis George and Justin Reyes each had two hits for the victors. Mel Sakisat hit a solo home run for the Yankees in the top of the ninth inning in a losing effort.
Last Monday’s Major League action, the Pirates hammered the Kautz Glass Glazers 14-6 to remained in second place behind the League leading Miller Lite Brewers. Jeff Diaz, Ray Guerrero, and J. J. Laniyo each had three hits to lead the Pirates. Guerrero also drove in three runs and Craig “Biggie” Tenorio went 2 for 3 and drove in four runs for the Victors. The Pirates led 9-1 after two innings of play and never looked back the rest of the way. Craig Sanchez went the distance for the Pirates giving up thirteen runs with four strike-outs for the win. Ron Benavente and Wilber Ada each went 2 for 4 to lead the Glazers.
