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Jose Canseco Home Run Sets Tone as Broncos Take Slugfest from WhiteWings

August 17, 2010 - United League Baseball (ULB)
Rio Grande Valley WhiteWings News Release


LAREDO - Jose Canseco hit a home run in the bottom of the first inning, the first of seven home runs in the game, as the Laredo Broncos beat the Rio Grande Valley WhiteWings 13-11 on Tuesday at Veterans Field.

Canseco finished 1-for-4 with a walk.

The WhiteWings (38-41) remain tied for fourth place with the San Angelo Colts, now two games back of the Broncos (40-39).

With one out in the first, Luany Sanchez walked against Juan Peralta. Yeurys Tejeda hit an RBI-triple and Leivi Ventura hit an infield RBI-single to make it 2-0.

The Broncos responded against Johnny Montoya by putting two on with one out in the bottom of the first to set-up Canseco's second home run in as many games to make it 3-2.

Arlon Quiroz led off the top of the second with his 12th home run. Roberto Rodriguez followed with a single and Javis Diaz doubled. One out later, Tejeda hit his 12th home run to knock out Peralta. Eric Eden came in and allowed a single to Ventura. One out later, Welinson Baez hit his 10th home run to make it 8-3.

Tejejda hit an RBI-single with two outs in the top of the third to make it 9-3.

The Broncos got one back in the bottom of the fourth. Pacheco drew a one-out walk and Canseco grounded out to move Pacheco to second. Jonathan Cisneros hit an RBI-single to make it 9-4.

Carlos Arroyo hit a one-out home run in the bottom of the fourth, his fifth of the season and third against the WhiteWings, to make it 9-5.

Diaz hit his sixth home run of the season with two outs in the top of the fifth to make it 10-5. Canseco walked in the bottom of the inning as the Broncos put two on with two out, but Steve Raburn struck out Cisneros to end the threat.

The Broncos scored a run and loaded the bases with two outs in the bottom of the sixth to set-up Canseco as the tying run at the plate, but he bounced out third base to end the threat.

The WhiteWings added a run in the top of the seventh to take an 11-6 lead, but the Broncos batted around and scored five runs to tie the game in the bottom of the seventh. The Broncos had only one hit in the inning, but the WhiteWings issued three walks and committed three errors. After Pacheco reached on a two-base error to tie the game, Canseco came up with a chance to give the Broncos the lead, but lined out to deep left field to end the threat.

The Broncos took the lead back on a two-run home run by Arroyo against Ruben De La Rosa (1-1) in the bottom of the eighth.

That made a winner of James Maxwell (1-0), who pitched a scoreless eighth.

Reyes Dorado pitched a scoreless ninth for his fifth save.

The WhiteWings and Broncos complete this four-game series on Wednesday at 7:35 p.m. Right-hander David Cross (6-5) is expected to face right-hander Santo Hernandez (7-3).

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