On Saturday night, Dominican David Ortiz gave the Boston Red Sox a 3-0 lead with his very first swing of the bat. The MVP of the playoffs went 2-3 with four runs batted-in. Fellow countryman Mann Ramirez went 3?5 with two runs batted-in and two very costly errors in the field. Fortunately for Ramirez, Mark Bellhorn hit a two-run homer in the bottom of the eighth inning to give Boston an 11-9 victory over the St Louis Cardinals. For St Louis, star infielder and MVP of the National League playoff series, Alberto Pujols, went 0-3 and relief pitcher Julian Tavarez served up the winning hit to Bellhorn and was charged with the loss.
In local baseball action on Friday night, the Aguilas lost 1-0 to Licey in 12 innings in Santo Domingo and the Estrellas beat Escogido 6-3 in the Tetelo Vargas Stadium in San Pedro de Macoris. In San Francisco de Macoris, the Gigantes beat the Toros 9-6.