Batangas Bulls bomb Manila Sharks | Inquirer Sports

Batangas Bulls bomb Manila Sharks

/ 11:57 PM April 22, 2012

BATANGAS exploited the absence of several key men in the enemy’s lineup to stun three-time defending champion Manila, 11-4, yesterday in Baseball Philippines’ Series 9 at the Clark Field in Pampanga.

The Bulls pelted the  Sharks’ pitching rotation with 15 hits to gain a share of the lead after Alabang and Dumaguete floundered in nearby fields for identical 2-1 slates.

Dumaguete notched its first victory after a clinical 10-3 thumping of Alabang, while Series 2 and 4 champion Cebu went down, 4-5, to Taguig after blowing a 4-3 lead at the top of the ninth inning.

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Batangas scored heavily in the first and third frames to take command early as it looked very capable of reclaiming the championship it won in Seasons 3 and 5.

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Team manager Randy Dizer’s charges displayed sharpness on offense and defense, forcing four 1-2-3 innings on the Sharks.

Hurler Charlie Labrador and Jonjon Robles and four other national players left a void too big for Manila to fill as the Sharks sank to 1-2.

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Francis Gesmundo, Roel Baclay, Jayson Dimacutac and Tawi delos Reyes took turns at the mound but couldn’t hold down the Bulls.

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Joseph Apura ignited the scoring spree with a two-run double in the opening inning.

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Linescores:

First Game

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BATANGAS—315 000 020—11 15 6

MANILA—102 000 010—4 5 5

Second Game

CEBU—000 010 003—4 5 2

TAGUIG—000 002 003—5 5 3

Third Game

ALABANG—110 100 000—3 2 2

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DUMAGUETE—300 310 120—10 6 1

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