Exciting baseball saw the Aguilas Cibaenas go from half a game back to a one and a half game lead over the Tigres de Licey. The weekend’s games also saw the re-entry of major league stars such as Bartolo Colon and Miguel Tejada in the lineup for the Aguilas.
On Friday night the Estrellas Orientales beat the Tigres de Licey 3-2 in San Pedro de Macoris thanks to a clutch hit by Tomas de la Rosa that won the game in the tenth inning. Over in San Francisco de Macoris, Matt Cepicky hit a three run home run in the top of the tenth inning to start the Aguilas weekend sweep.
On Saturday, the Aguilas took the road to Santo Domingo and faced the Tigres del Licey at the Quisqueya Baseball Park. Right-hander Miguel Batista pitched five innings of one-run ball as the Aguilas won handily, 7-Over in San Pedro de Macoris, the Estrellas beat the Gigantes del Cibao , 5-1
In Sunday’s action, a packed Cibao Ballpark saw the Aguilas defeat the Tigres once again with dramatic homeruns by Miguel Tejada and Alex Fernandez . Major League star Bartolo Colon pitched three scoreless innings, as he warms up for the coming series final. In San Francisco de Macoris, the Gigantes avenged the previous day’s loss to the Estrellas, beating them 10-2 in the Julian Javier Stadium.