The Dominican Winter League is heating up with two teams trying to displace the Aguilas Cibaenas from first place. More important, though, is the fight for the fourth place, in order to play in the semi-final round robin in January. Thus in the next days, the Major League players affiliated with the teams are making appearances.
Last night, the Tigres of Licey beat the Estrellas Orientales 4-1 in the Quisqueya Stadium in Santo Domingo. The game was scoreless until the seventh inning, when Licey took a one-run lead on a hit by Jose Herrera. Licey broke the game open with three more runs in the bottom of the eighth.
At Julian Javier Stadium in San Francisco de Macoris, the Leones del Escogido defeated the hometown Gigantes by a score of 3-2. A homerun by Wilton Veras in the ninth inning gave the Leones a victory that just might turn their season around. After remaining in the cellar for most of the season, the Leones are now just one game behind the Estrellas Orientales for the final play-off spot. A final round-robin tournament with the Aguilas, Licey, Escogido and Gigantes participating would be a major draw for baseball fans and a success at the box office.
Today’s games
Quisqueya Stadium:
Toros del Este vs Escogido 8 p.m.
Julian Javier Stadium (SFM):
Licey vs. Gigantes
Tetelo Vargas Stadium (SPM):
Aguilas vs Estrellas
Tomorrow’s games
Quisqueya:
Gigantes vs Escogido
Cibao (Stgo):
Toros vs. Aguilas
Tetelo Vargas:
Licey vs. Estrellas
No Games 23, 24 or 25 December
Standings
W
L
Avg.
GB
Aguilas2618.591
Gigantes2519.5681.0
Licey2420.5452.0
Estrellas2123.4775.0
Escogido2024.4546.0
Toros1628.36410.0