The Dominican Winter League continues to roll on, and the hottest team playing right now is the Gigantes from San Francisco de Macoris who have won six games in a row. Last night they defeated Escogido in the Quisqueya Stadium in Santo Domingo, 5-3. Erick Almonte headed up the 12-hit attack with a home run and a double, accounting for four of the Gigantes’ runs. Jose Capellan was the winning pitcher and Britt Reams (1-1) was the loser. Julio de Paula was credited with a save.
In other action, the Aguilas Cibaenas clobbered the hapless Toros de La Romana (also called the Azucareros) 11-1 in the Cibao Stadium. Jose Lima was the winning pitcher, getting his first win against two defeats. In San Pedro de Macoris, the Estrellas Orientales beat up on the league-leaders Tigres de Licey, 8-1. Robinson Cano was one of the sparkplugs for the Estrellas, bringing in three runs in his first two appearances at the plate. Matt Kemp also produced three runs for the Big Green.
Standings
Team
W-L
Avg.
Games Behind
Licey
18 – 10
.643
–
Gigantes
17 – 11
.607
1.0
Aguilas
16 – 12
.571
2.0
Estrellas
13 – 15
.464
5.0
Escogido
11 – 17
.393
7.0
Azucareros
9 – 19
.321
9.0
Tonight’s games:
* In Santo Domingo: Estadio Quisqueya – 7:30pm
Estrellas vs. Licey
* In San Francisco de Macoris: Estadio Julian Javier – 7:30pm
Escogido vs. Gigantes
* In La Romana: Estadio FranciscoMichelli – 7:30pm
Aguilas Cibaenas vs. Azucareros