The Gigantes came to play last night, though it took them a few innings to get warmed up. After falling behind, the Escogido looked to have the game wrapped, but the fat lady wasn’t singing and if she was the Gigantes weren’t listening. Came the crucial ninth inning and the Gigantes engineered a five-run rally in the ninth inning to take the game 5-4. This is the type of play that championship teams are made of. In last night’s other game Licey easily took care of the perennial cellar-dwellers Estrellas 11-5, and with this victory they positioned themselves only one game out of first place in the standings.
Standings
Team
W-L
Avg.
Games Behind
GIGANTES
17 – 10
.629
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TOROS
15 – 11
.576
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AGUILAS
15 – 11
.576
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LICEY
14 – 11
.560
1.0
ESCOGIDO
11 – 13
.458
3.5
ESTRELLAS
6 – 19
.240
8.5
Tonight’s games
Santo Domingo, Estadio Quisqueya 7:30pm: Licey vs. Escogido
San Pedro de Macoris, Estadio Tetelo Vargas 7:30pm: Toros vs. Estrellas