Nothing is decided for the starters of the next round of the Dominican Baseball Championship. The first three teams are separated by a half a game – the Gigantes del Cibao, Aguilas Cibaeñas and the Leones del Escogido. After leading the Dominican Winter Professional Baseball League for the first two months of the season, the Estrellas Orientales have slipped to third place, but the Licey Tigers are just a half game away, and just three games from the first position.
This has been the most competitive baseball season in recent memory. There are five teams that have a legitimate chance to qualify for the round-robin postseason tournament. With only a handful of games remaining in the regular season, every team, except the last place Toros, are in the thick of race. For the past several weeks, each and every game has had a play-off like atmosphere – with managers taking bold risks to gain an edge on their opponent. The qualifying round of the tournament ends on 21 December 2017.
Remaining games are:
Monday, 18 December: Estrellas Orientales vs. Aguilas Cibaeñas (Santiago)
Tuesday, 19 December: Tigres del Licey vs. Leones del Escogido (SAnto Domingo)
Aguilas Cibaenas vs. Estrellas Orientales (San Pedro de Macoris)
Toros del ESte vs. Gigantes del Cibao (San Francisco de Macoris)
Wednesday, 20 December:
Estrellas Orientales vs. Leones del Escogido (SAnto Domingo)
Tigres del Licey vs. Toros del Este (La Romana)
Gigantes del Cibao vs. Aguilas Cibaeñas (San Francisco de Macoris)
Thursday, 21 December:
Toros del Este vs. Tigres Licey (Santo Domingo)
Gigantes del Cibao vs. Estrellas Orientales (San Pedro de Macoris)
Leones del Escogido vs. Aguilas Cibaeñas (Santiago)
Read more:
Baseball Championship Standings
Baseball Championship Calendar
DR1 Forums
18 December 2017
