The moment of truth has arrived in the Serie del Caribe Gran Caracas 2023. The four best teams of the tournament will meet today, Thursday, February 9, to dispute the semifinals and thus be much closer to the Caribbean crown.
The Dominican Republic and Venezuela defeated Curacao and Colombia, respectively, on Wednesday, the last day of the first round. As a result, they joined Mexico and Colombia, who had assured their presence in the semifinals of the Caribbean Series earlier in the day.
The semifinals will be played on Thursday, and the first game at the Forum Stadium in La Guaira will pit the Dominican Republic against Mexico. At the same time, in La Rinconada in Caracas, Colombia will again face Venezuela.
The winners of the semifinals will earn the right to play the final on Friday night at La Rinconada, while the losers of the semifinals will play for the third place first thing in the morning.
Here is a preview of the Caribbean Series semifinal games and our free predictions.
Serie del Caribe 2023 – Tigres del Licey vs. Cañeros de los Mochis – Betting Odds and Free Pick – Info
When:
Thursday, February 9 at 2:30 PM ET at the Forum Stadium in La Guaira
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The first semifinal features the duel between Cañeros De Los Mochis and Tigres del Licey or Mexico vs. Dominican Republic.
There is no doubt that it is more than likely that the winner of this game will be the one to lift the champion trophy in this Caribbean Series. Both teams have shown a spectacular level but lethal timely batting.
Tigres del Licey comes to this semifinal after finishing the regular phase of the Caribbean Series with four wins and three losses. This placed them in third place in the standings behind only Mexico and Venezuela.
The Dominicans got their ticket to the semifinal after a victory against Curacao yesterday with a score of 6-2. In this game, Bonifacio and Canó did not spare the Venezuelan pitcher representing the Antillean team, Nestor Molina, as in 6 innings pitched, he allowed eight hits and four clean runs. At the same time, Bonifacio and Canó combined to give him 4 of these hits.
There is no doubt that this could be a tremendous boost for this team with a somewhat weak pitching staff, as they have not been able to have the necessary consistency to stop their rivals. The Tigres del Licey lost in this Series against Colombia, Venezuela, and Mexico, so this game can be spectacular revenge for them.
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On the other hand, we have the Cañeros De Los Mochis, the team that has looked the best in this Caribbean Series despite finishing equal in record with Venezuela in the first place.
The spearhead of the Mexican team is, without a doubt, their starting pitching, as they assure their manager José Moreno at least six innings of work, something that any manager dreams of from his pitchers. In addition, when they decipher the opposing pitchers, they become authentic run-scoring machines.
This game has many ingredients that make us think it will be the best of these semifinals, and we believe the scales will tip in favor of the Mexican team. Therefore, our selection is a victory for the Cañeros De Los Mochis.
Tigres del Licey vs. Cañeros de los Mochis Betting Pick: Cañeros de los Mochis
Serie del Caribe 2023 – Vaqueros de MonterÃa vs. Leones del Caracas – Betting Odds and Free Pick – Info
When:
Thursday, February 9 at 6:30 PM ET at La Rinconada StadiumÂ
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In the second semifinal of this Caribbean Series 2023, we will have the locals, Los Leones del Caracas of Venezuela, taking on the Vaqueros de Monteria of Colombia.
These teams will face each other for the second consecutive day in this Caribbean Series. But this time, they will play for their lives, as the loser will go straight home after the game, while the winner will have the chance to fight for the championship trophy.
The Vaqueros de Monteria showed two faces in this Caribbean Series. At times we saw a powerful team that could beat anyone, while at others, we saw a weak team with many flaws in all aspects of the game.
The Colombians still managed to qualify in third place in the standings. Colombia finished with a 4-3 record, as did the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico, but qualified third after capitalizing on their wins against the Dominicans and Puerto Ricans.
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On the other hand, we have the Leones del Caracas, the Venezuelan representative team, which has made its home field respected and tied for first place with Mexico. However, due to their 0-7 loss to the Cañeros De Los Mochis, the team finished in second place in the standings. Therefore, it will have to beat Colombia again to continue with the illusion of lifting the championship trophy at home.
The Leones del Caracas has had an excellent Caribbean Series. Only those two blinks against Mexico and Puerto Rico are the ones that have given them defeats. But, on the other hand, let’s remember the real beating they gave Cuba, setting a record in these tournaments in terms of runs scored, as the Venezuelan team got up to 20 runs in that game.
Now, the Leones del Caracas know what it means to beat the Vaqueros de Monteria recently, as they just beat them yesterday in the last game of the regular phase, so they must apply the same formula to get the pass to the final.
We are sure that it will be a very complex game with many details, but we believe the hosts will be able to take advantage and win. So our selection is a victory for the Leones del Caracas of Venezuela.
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