Escogido defeated Carolinas from Puerto Rico 4-3 and got closer to a play-off berth. Argenis Reyes got the hit that scored the winning run.
Over in San Juan Puerto Rico, the Aguilas Cibenas divided honors with the Santurce Cangrejeros, 1-0 and 3-4 in their two inter-league games. During the second game, Victor Diaz hit his 15th homerun, breaking the all-time season record for homers.
The Gigantes del Cibao defeated the Arecibo Lobos 6-3 in the Julian Javier Stadium in San Francisco de Macoris, and remain in first place.
Standings
Team
W-L
Avg.
Games Behind
GIGANTES
24 – 17
.586
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TOROS
23 – 18
.560
1.0
AGUILAS
22 – 19
.538
2.0
LICEY
21 – 20
.512
3.0
ESCOGIDO
20 – 21
.487
4.0
ESTRELLAS
14 – 27
.341
10.0
No games are scheduled until Thursday this week.