Good pitching from Ruddy Lugo led the Toros del Este to a win over the Leones del Escogido 4-1 at the Francisco Micheli Stadium in La Romana.
In Santiago’s Cibao Stadium the lowly Estrellas Orientales defeated the Aguilas Cibaenas for the second straight day, 8-7.
At the Quisqueya Stadium in Santo Domingo many records fell by the wayside as the Gigantes del Cibao bludgeoned the Tigres del Licey 21 -13. No, they were not playing football, this was baseball and the score was a new record for regular season games in the history of Dominican professional baseball. Gigantes right-fielder Nelson Cruz batted in 10 runs yesterday, hitting two homeruns and a pair of singles.
Standings
Team
W-L
Avg.
Games Behind
GIGANTES
19 – 12
.613
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LICEY
19 – 14
.576
1.0
TOROS
19 – 14
.576
1.0
AGUILAS
17 – 15
.531
2.5
ESCOGIDO
15 – 17
.469
4.5
ESTRELLAS
8 – 25
.242
12.0