On Friday of the All-Star weekend, the Aguilas Cibaenas came from behind to defeat the Tigres del Licey for the eighth straight time, 6-4. Trailing 4-0 going into the ninth inning the Aguilas produced six runs, thanks in part to timely hitting by Tony Batista, Mendy Lopez, Robby Hemlock, Luis Polonia and Melky Cabrera. In San Pedro de Macoris, it took the Leones del Escogido ten innings to defeat the Estrellas Orientales, 5-4. A Justin Huber homerun in the top of the tenth was the margin of victory. In San Francisco de Macoris, the lowly Azucareros held on for eleven innings before falling to the league leading Gigantes del Cibao, 9-7. The home team got a dramatic homerun from Nick Gorneault to leave the Azucareros in the field.
The All-Star game between the Puerto Rican Winter League and the Dominican Winter League was a huge success as the Dominican All-Stars came from behind to defeat Puerto Rico, 6-2. Victor Mendez produced a key double to center field. The game was played in the Estadio Cibao and the place was packed as hundreds of Puerto Ricans made the trip to support their team. Local stars Eric Almonte, Victor Mendez, Luis Polonia and Eric Aybar not only helped fill the stadium but also led the way to the victory.
Standings
Team
W-L
Avg.
Games Behind
Gigantes
27 – 14
.659
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Aguilas
26 – 14
.650
.5
Licey
24 – 17
.585
3.0
Estrellas
18 – 22
.450
8.5
Escogido
14 – 27
.341
13.0
Azucareros
13 – 28
.317
14.0
Today: No games.
Tomorrow:
* Santo Domingo
Estrellas vs. Licey
* San Francisco de Macoris
Escogido vs. Gigantes
* La Romana
Aguilas vs. Azucareros