Danny Richar drove in the winning run and pushed the Tigres del Licey closer to qualifying for the final playoffs. The Tigres defeated the Toros del Este by a score of 3-2 at a packed Francisco Micheli Stadium in La Romana.
The victory gives the Tigres a one-game advantage over the Toros.
Meanwhile, in the Julian Javier Stadium, history once again repeated itself as the Aguilas Cibaenas lost a 4-0 lead to the Gigantes del Cibao, finally losing the game 8-4. The Gigantes remain in first place, a half a game over the Tigres del Licey and a game and a half over the Toros del Este.
The Standings
Team
W-L
Avg.
Games Behind
GIGANTES
10 – 5
.667
—
LICEY
10 – 6
.625
0.5
TOROS
9 – 7
.563
1.5
AGUILAS
2 – 13
.143
8.0
Tonight’s games:
Santo Domingo, Estadio Quisqueya 7:30pm – Aguilas (no pitcher announced) vs Licey (R. Ortiz)
La Romana, Estadio Francisco Micheli, 7:30pm – Gigantes (A. Simon) vs Toros (E. Volquez)