Last night the Tigres del Licey beat up on the hapless Estrellas Orientales, 10-5. However, the Tigres were losing the game until a seven-run ninth inning gave them the victory and extended the Estrellas’ losing streak to eight games. The win keeps Licey in first place with a two-game advantage in the standings. In Santiago’s Estadio Cibao, the Aguilas Cibaenas finally won a game and defeated the Azucareros del Este 6-3. The game was tied until the bottom of the eighth inning when the Aguilas scored four runs and sealed their victory.
In Santo Domingo, the Leones del Escogido continued to improve, and they defeated the Gigantes del Cibao with a 6-0 shutout. The Leones’ pitchers only gave up four hits during the nine innings.
Current Standings
Team
Win
Lost
Percent
Games Behind
Licey
20
10
.667
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Gigantes
18
12
.633
2.0
Aguilas
16
14
.533
4.0
Escogido
15
17
.468
6.0
Azucareros
12
19
.387
8.5
Estrellas
11
20
.355
9.5
Today’s games
Estadio Quisqueya, Santo Domingo: Estrellas vs. Licey – 7:35pm.
Estadio Julian Javier, San Francisco de Macoris: Escogido vs. Gigantes – 7:35pm.
Estadio Franco Micheli, La Romana: Aguilas vs. Azucareros – 7:35pm.