{"id":107448,"date":"2017-12-18T10:14:33","date_gmt":"2017-12-18T14:14:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dr1.com\/new\/?p=107448"},"modified":"2017-12-18T10:14:33","modified_gmt":"2017-12-18T14:14:33","slug":"tight-finish-for-baseball-regular-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dr1.com\/news\/2017\/12\/18\/tight-finish-for-baseball-regular-season\/","title":{"rendered":"Tight finish for baseball regular season"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Photo: LIDOM<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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 \u2013 the Gigantes del Cibao, Aguilas Cibae\u00f1as 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.<\/p>\n

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 \u2013 with managers taking bold risks to gain an edge on their opponent. The qualifying round of the tournament ends on 21 December 2017.<\/p>\n

Remaining games are:
\nMonday, 18 December: Estrellas Orientales vs. Aguilas Cibae\u00f1as (Santiago)<\/p>\n

Tuesday, 19 December: Tigres del Licey vs. Leones del Escogido (SAnto Domingo)
\nAguilas Cibaenas vs. Estrellas Orientales (San Pedro de Macoris)
\nToros del ESte vs. Gigantes del Cibao (San Francisco de Macoris)<\/p>\n

Wednesday, 20 December:
\nEstrellas Orientales vs. Leones del Escogido (SAnto Domingo)
\nTigres del Licey vs. Toros del Este (La Romana)
\nGigantes del Cibao vs. Aguilas Cibae\u00f1as (San Francisco de Macoris)<\/p>\n

Thursday, 21 December:
\nToros del Este vs. Tigres Licey (Santo Domingo)
\nGigantes del Cibao vs. Estrellas Orientales (San Pedro de Macoris)
\nLeones del Escogido vs. Aguilas Cibae\u00f1as (Santiago)<\/p>\n

Read more:
\nBaseball Championship Standings<\/a>
\nBaseball Championship Calendar<\/a>
\nDR1 Forums<\/a>
\n18 December 2017<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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 \u2013 the Gigantes del Cibao, Aguilas Cibae\u00f1as and the Leones del Escogido. After leading the Dominican Winter Professional Baseball League for the first two months of the season, the … <\/p>\n

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