Needing a victory to stay in the playoff chase, Licey took advantage of the opportunity and beat their long-time rivals the Aguilas 12-2. Ronnie Belliard hit a homerun while Timo Perez and Jose Bautista drove in two runs each. In other baseball action, Escogido beat up on the Azucareros 3-1 behind a strong showing from pitcher Victor Santos. Santos pitched five strong innings for Escogido. And finally, the Gigantes beat the Estrellas 6-3 and with the win qualified for the post-season.
Current Standings
Team
Win
Lost
Percent
Games Behind
Gigantes*
26
15
.634
—
Licey**
25
17
.595
1.5
Aguilas
21
21
.500
5.5
Estrellas
19
24
.442
8.0
Azucareros
18
25
.418
9.0
Escogido
18
25
.418
9.0
* – Classified for the Round Robin
** – Magic number is 1
Tonight’s games:
Aguilas v Licey – Estadio Quisqueya, Santo Domingo, 7:30pm
Azucareros v Gigantes – Estadio Julian Javier, San Francisco de Macoris, 7:30pm
Escogido v Estrellas – Tetelo Vargas, San Pedro de Macoris, 8pm