LAREDO MORNING TIMES
With a playoff berth on the line, against the team they were chasing, the Broncos flat-lined, as the Edinburg Coyotes put a finishing sweep on a pivotal series with a 4-1 win in Edinburg on Sunday.
The Coyotes (39-40) now stand four games ahead of the Broncos (37-47) for the fourth and final playoff spot. Both clubs will have today off before engaging in another three-game set at Veterans Field starting on Tuesday.
Edinburg took an early 3-0 lead in the second inning on Alex Entrekin’s two-run single and Angelo Fermin’s RBI single.
The Broncos would get their lone run in the fourth on Ivan Reyes’ sacrifice RBI.
The Coyotes would close the scoring in their half of the fourth on Fermin’s RBI double.
Broncos starter Sean Donlin (2-6) was tagged with the loss.
He pitched six innings and surrendered four runs on seven hits. He struck out three and walked three.
The Broncos’ meek offense scored one run on four hits. They committed one error.
The Coyotes scored four runs on eight hits and committed no errors.
Entering the three-game set, the Broncos trailed the Coyotes by two games.
But even with aces Santo Hernandez and Andy Schon pitching the first two games, they came away with nothing but an empty feeling as they made their return to the Gateway City.
The Broncos’ homestand against the Coyotes starting Tuesday will be their last of the 2008 season.
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