Magallanes Hits Three Straight Homers, Extends Winning Streak to 10
Navegantes del Magallanes hit three consecutive first-inning home runs and beat Bravos 7-2 for their 10th straight LVBP victory.
World Baseball News Editorial Team , 1 min read 
Navegantes del Magallanes hit three consecutive home runs in a five-run first inning and beat Bravos de Margarita 7-2 on Wednesday night, extending their winning streak to 10 games and completing a two-game sweep at Estadio Nueva Esparta.
The surge has transformed Magallanes’ season. After opening 3-13, the club is now 13-13 and back at .500 following a perfect 10-0 start to November.
Three swings change the game
Rougned Odor started the decisive sequence against Bravos right-hander Luis Escobar. With Eliezer Alfonzo and Luis Torrens aboard, Odor drove a three-run homer to right field for a 3-0 lead.
Ángel Reyes followed with a solo shot to center, and Francisco Álvarez made it three consecutive home runs with another drive between left and center. The back-to-back-to-back sequence matched a Magallanes franchise record and put the visitors ahead 5-0 before Bravos had taken a turn at bat.
Bravos answered in the third inning when Alexi Amarista and Wilson García also homered consecutively, cutting the deficit to 5-2. Reyes immediately restored momentum in the fourth with his second solo homer of the night and ninth of the LVBP season.
Tucupita Marcano completed the scoring with an RBI single in the sixth. Reyes reached base in all four plate appearances, going 2-for-2 with two home runs, two walks, three runs scored and two RBIs.
Magallanes completes a remarkable turnaround
Victor Vargas earned the win with two scoreless relief innings, allowing one walk and striking out one. Escobar took the loss after surrendering six earned runs over four innings.
The victory gave Magallanes its first .500 record of the season and continued one of the sharpest turnarounds in the Venezuelan Professional Baseball League. A team that ended October at the bottom of the standings has not lost in November.
For Bravos, the defeat completed a home sweep and left the club searching for an answer after Magallanes’ first-inning power display settled the game almost immediately.
