Licey leads in the Dominican Winter Professional League Championship after Jose Mercedes pitched six innings without hit in the game he won against Jose Lima of the Aguilas, 5-0 yesterday at the Cibao Ballpark. The Aguilas had been first in the standing up until now. Last night, the Estrellas Orientales, with Japanese Shojih Nagamine pitching, defeated the Escogido 4-2 in Santo Domingo. And the Azucareros playing at their home stadium in La Romana, defeated the Gigantes del Cibao, 2-0. The only game scheduled for tonight is Gigantes vs. Aguilas at the San Francisco de Macoris Julian Javier stadium.