USA TIGRES Pull Away From Venezuela 8-2 | Coastal Classic Baseball

January 4 2026 USA TIGRES overcame an early deficit and beat Venezuela 8-2, finishing with 10 hits and taking control with a four-run seventh inning. Venezuela scored first in the second inning, but USA TIGRES answered with two runs in the third and did not trail again.

After Miguel Torres scored on a passed ball to put Venezuela ahead 1-0, USA TIGRES moved in front in the third on an Armani Sanchez RBI flyout and a Freddy Rojas RBI single. Karel Silva added an RBI double in the fourth to make it 3-1.

The decisive inning came in the seventh, when USA TIGRES scored four times. Yobany Millian scored on a double-play grounder, Vic Molina followed with an RBI single, and Dario Montalvo delivered a two-run single that brought in Steven Miranda and Molina for a 7-1 lead. Carson Maxwell added an RBI out in the eighth.

Montalvo drove in two runs, while Silva went 2-for-5 with a double, an RBI and a run. Millian was 2-for-4 with a double and two runs, Rojas added two hits, a double and an RBI, and Molina reached three times with a hit, two walks, an RBI, a run and a stolen base. Venezuela had seven hits, including two from Leo Parra, and doubles from Miguel Torres, Victor Salazar and Josue Mendoza.

USA TIGRES pitching held Venezuela to two unearned runs. Starter Welinton Mariano worked five innings, allowing three hits with no walks and two strikeouts. Manny Alvarez finished with a scoreless inning and struck out three. Venezuela pitchers combined to allow eight earned runs on 10 hits and nine walks, with Juan Mena allowing three runs over 3.2 innings.