EXL: Eagles lost at home for the first time. Třebíč is the first team with 10 wins

There were four games played under artificial lights on Friday. And only two of them saw home team take the win.

Draci Brno – Hroši Brno 14-0 (F/7)

We could see a matchup between the two finalists from the previous season for the first time this year. And in the end it were the reigning champions who took a decisive win. Luis Rengel kept Hroši in the game as he only allowed 1 run in 5 innings, however, after his substitution home team kickstarted their offense and scored 13 runs. Thanks to this the game finished on mercy rule after 7 innings.

Draci showcased their new signing in Columbian Andres Angulo who played in Baltimore Orioles farm system in the previous season. He started his Extraliga career well, with 2 hits and 5 runs. Jhenderson Hurtado only allowed 2 hits and striked out 9 battered in 6 innings he pitched. Jackson Solarte then finished the game and home team thus entered the series on the winning note.

Eagles Praha – Arrows Ostrava 4-7

It took more than a month for Eagles to lose at home. Arrows Ostrava become the first team this season to beat them. Arrows could rely on their starter Ondřej Satoria, who only allowed 1 run in 8 innings he pitched. It came in the third inning tying the game at 1-1.

But Arrows pressured Tadeáš Zavadil in the following inning and loaded the bases with one out. Mário Gottschall scored in a run and Daniel Černý cleared the bases. The 5th run came from Rory Graf-Brennen’s bat.

But Ostrava still needed to ensure their win when Michal Puškár substituted Satoria, and he didn’t pitch well. First 4 batter reached bases and Puškár was substituted for Alexandr Šín who was welcomed by Filip Kubíček and his double, lowering Arrows lead to 3 runs. However, Šín then finished the game with 3 strikeouts and Arrows won the first game of the series.

Třebíč Nuclears – Technika Brno 11-2 (F/8)

After a Wednesday nervous finish, Technika couldn’t rely on two pitchers who got suspended. The game started with young Dominik Polgár on the mound. However, Třebíč scored 2 runs against him in the first inning.

The score remained unchanged until the 4th inning, when Technika scored thanks to Matěj Menšík who sent Peter Saldana home. However, Nuclears returned the favor in the following half inning, scoring 3 runs.

Miroslav Křivánek had a good game for the home team, adding 3 hits and 4 runs. The last of them increased Nuclears scored to 11-2 in the seventh inning. Lukáš Smejkal, who substituted Lukáš Hlouch was then tasked to keep it unchanged. He allowed on run in the ninth inning, but this wasn’t nearly enough to threaten Třebíč lead. Nuclears thus became the first time to get 10 wins this season.

Sokol Hluboká – Tempo Praha 1-12 (F/7)

Duo Martin Minařík – Martin Červenka were the main work horses in Tempo’s win against Hluboká. Minařík threw 6 innings and he only allowed 1 run to the home batters. He also added 2 hits and 2 RBI in the offense.

Martin Červenka added 3 hits, improving his statistics with his 8th homerun in the 4th inning. Červenka added another hi in his 15th game of the season and his current BA is at incredible .516. After Friday game he also has 36 RBI.

Home bats, on the other hand, seemed to only have duo Camden Vasquez and Martin Mužík, who had 5 out of 7 hits. Both helped with the only Sokol’s run of the game after which the home team took the lead. But the rest of the game was all about visitors who earned a decisive win after 7 innings. Tempo entered the important series on a better note, looking forward to the next two games they will play at the home turf. If they are able to do the same at home, the would come closer to TOP 6 spot.

EXL Standings

	W	L	%	GB	SCORE
Cardion Hroši Brno	9	4	.692	–	99:77
Třebíč Nuclears	10	7	.588	1	117:74
Eagles Praha	9	7	.563	1.5	134:115
Sokol Hluboká	7	7	.500	2.5	82:98
Arrows Ostrava	7	7	.500	2.5	71:93
Draci Brno	7	8	.467	3	102:97
Tempo Praha	6	9	.400	4	113:107
Technika Brno	5	11	.313	5.5	71:128