2014 Latin American Series | |
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League | Latin American Series |
Sport | Baseball |
Duration | January 28 – February 1, 2014 |
Number of games | 9 |
Number of teams | 4 |
League champions | Tigres de Cartagena |
Runners-up | Brujos de Los Tuxtlas |
The 2014 Latin American Series was the second edition of the Latin American Series, a baseball sporting event played by the champions of the professional winter leagues that make up the Latin American Professional Baseball Association (ALBP). [1]
The competition took place at Estadio Dieciocho de Junio in Montería, Colombia from January 28 to February 1, 2014.
Pos. | Team | P | W | L | % | Dif |
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1. | Brujos de Los Tuxtlas | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | — |
2. | Tigres de Cartagena | 3 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 2.0 |
3. | Indios de Urracá | 3 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 2.0 |
4. | Gigantes de Rivas | 3 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 2.0 |
Qualified for the final | |
Qualified for the pre-playoff (Game 7) | |
Qualified for the pre-playoff (Game 8) |
Date | Local Time | Road Team | Score | Home Team | Inn. | Venue | Game Time | Attendance | Boxscore |
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Jan 28, 2014 | 15:00 | Indios de Urracá | 15-13 | Gigantes de Rivas | 9 | Estadio Dieciocho de Junio | - | - | |
Jan 28, 2014 | 20:00 | Brujos de Los Tuxtlas | 6-1 | Tigres de Cartagena | 9 | Estadio Dieciocho de Junio | - | - | |
Jan 29, 2014 | 15:00 | Gigantes de Rivas | 7-8 | Brujos de Los Tuxtlas | 9 | Estadio Dieciocho de Junio | - | - | |
Jan 29, 2014 | 19:30 | Indios de Urracá | 1-9 | Tigres de Cartagena | 9 | Estadio Dieciocho de Junio | - | - | |
Jan 30, 2014 | 15:00 | Brujos de Los Tuxtlas | 9-3 | Indios de Urracá | 9 | Estadio Dieciocho de Junio | - | - | |
Jan 30, 2014 | 19:30 | Gigantes de Rivas | 8-4 | Tigres de Cartagena | 9 | Estadio Dieciocho de Junio | - | - |
Because second to fourth place in the group phase were tied, teams drew straws to determine second place and therefore the team who would qualify for Game 8.
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Gigantes de Rivas | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Indios de Urracá | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | X | 10 | 16 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
WP: Abdiel Velásquez (1-0); LP: Elvin Orozco (0-1); Sv: n/a |
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Indios de Urracá | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tigres de Cartagena | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | X | 6 | 7 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
WP: Ronald Ramírez (1-0); LP: Alcibiades González (0-1); Sv: n/a |
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Tigres de Cartagena | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Brujos de Los Tuxtlas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
WP: Ruddy Lugo (1-1); LP: Jorge Luis Castillo (1-1); Sv: n/a |
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