Pinto Leads Venezuela Past Mexico 4-0 | Coastal Classic Baseball

January 5 2025 Venezuela defeated Mexico 4-0 behind a complete-game shutout from Renyel Pinto. Venezuela scored twice in the fifth inning to break a scoreless tie and added two more runs in the sixth to close out the win.

Pinto controlled the game on the mound, allowing two hits over 7.0 scoreless innings while walking four and striking out five. He threw 86 pitches, 51 for strikes, and faced 24 batters. Humberto Vela took the loss for Mexico after allowing four runs on nine hits over 6.0 innings with no walks and three strikeouts.

Venezuela finished with nine hits and no errors. Pinto also contributed at the plate, going 2-for-3 with a run and two RBI. Leo Parra went 2-for-4 with a run, and Diego Luzardo added a 2-for-3 effort with a run. Badih Elarba and Mauro Frassato each drove in a run.

Mexico was limited to two hits, one each from Chris Guevara and Alvaro Gonzalez. Guevara went 1-for-2 with a walk, while Gonzalez was 1-for-2 with a walk. Mexico left the scoreboard empty in all seven innings.