The Estrellas Orientales won the right to the playoffs of the Dominican Professional Winter Baseball Championship yesterday evening, Thursday 15 January 2015 in a 10-4 game in which Seattle Mariner start player Robinson Cano batted 4-4 and Michael Martinez connected a homerun with full bases in the sixth inning. The Estrellas will now play the Gigantes del Cibao starting on Saturday, 17 January 2015 in San Pedro de Macoris, hometown of the Estrellas. The nine-game playoffs will take place at the San Francisco de Macoris Julian Javier Stadium and at the San Pedro de Macoris stadium.
The Estrellas have not won a tournament since 1967-68.
Baseball Standings as of Thursday 15 January 2015
Team
W-L
Avg.
GAMES BEHIND
GIGANTES
10 – 6
.625
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ESTRELLAS
10 – 6
.625
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AGUILAS
7 – 9
.438
3.0
TOROS
5 – 11
.313
5.0
The playoff games between the Gigantes and the Estrellas are scheduled:
Saturday, 17 January, San Pedro de Macoris at 7:30pm
Sunday, 18 January, San Francisco de Macoris at 5pm
Monday, 19 January, San Pedro de Macoris at 7:30pm
Tuesday, 20 January, San Francisco de Macoris at 7:30pm
Wednesday, 21 January (a holiday), San Pedro de Macoris at 5pm
Friday, 23 January, San Francisco de Macoris at 7:30pm
Saturday, 24 January, San Pedro de Macoris at 7:30pm
Sunday, 25 January, San Francisco de Macoris at 5pm
Monday, 26 January, San Pedro de Macoris at 5pm
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