The Leones del Escogido have kept their first place position, followed closely by the Aguilas Cibaenas. For the important fourth place qualifying position, the Gigantes, Toros and Estrellas continue to battle in the field. The teams have until 22 December to be one of the four that will move to the round robin tournament that will decide the playoffs in January. Yesterday, Thursday 5 December, the Aguilas defeated the Gigantes del Cibao (3-2) in a tenth inning thanks to a hit by Joaquin Arias with full bases in the game played at the Cibao ballpark in Santiago.
In La Romana, the Toros del Este bested the Estrellas Orientales 4-3 at the Francisco Micheli ballpark.
Standings
Team
W-L
Avg.
GAMES BEHIND
ESCOGIDO
24 – 14
.632
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AGUILAS
23 – 14
.622
0.5
LICEY
22 – 16
.579
2.0
GIGANTES
17 – 21
.447
7.0
TOROS
14 – 23
.378
9.5
ESTRELLAS
13 – 25
.342
11.0
Tonight’s games:
* The Aguilas Cibaenas will play the Leones del Escogido at 7:30pm at the Quisqueya ballpark in Santo Domingo.
* The Toros del Este will play the Gigantes del Cibao at the Julian Javier ballpark in San Francisco de Macoris at 7:30pm.
* The Estrellas Orientales will play the Tigres del Licey at the Tetelo Vargas ballpark in San Pedro de Macoris at 8pm.
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