The Escogido Lions managed to edge out the Cibao Eagles 8-7 last night at Santo Domingo’s Quisqueya Stadium because of a ninth-inning home run by Freddy García. Meanwhile the Licey Tigers and Northeast Giants split their double-header at Julián Javier Stadium in San Francisco de Macorís. In the first match the Giants rolled over Licey 9-4. The second game was scoreless the first nine innings. The spell was broken by a 10th-inning home run by Licey’s second baseman Jorge Alvarez to give the Tigers a 2-0 victory. Although the games did not change the current ranking of the four teams within the Winter Professional Baseball Tournament, it has cut the Eagles lead to four games and narrowed the gap between second-place Licey and third-ranked Lions to two games. Tonight at 8:00 pm the Giants face Licey yet again at Quisqueya Stadium, while the Eagles are matched again against the Lions at Cibao Stadium in Santiago..
