The Gigantes from San Francisco de Macoris enjoyed a spectacular weekend, going 2-0 and climbing into first place in the Dominican Winter League. The Gigantes beat the Azucareros from La Romana on Friday night, thanks to a sacrifice fly by Eric Almonte in the bottom of the ninth inning. On Satuday, they were rained out, and on Sunday they again defeated the Azucareros by one run, 2-1. The Aguilas Cibaenas also enjoyed a good weekend, going 2 -0 by beating the Tigres del Licey, first in Santo Domingo and then in Santiago. These wins extend to six the winning streak against last year’s champions. The Saturday game with the Gigantes was rained out and will be played tonight. The Tigres del Licey went 1-2 over the weekend, losing home and away to the Aguilas and then defeating the hapless Leones de Escogido 6-5 in ten innings. The Estrellas Orientales, from San Pedro de Macoris, defeated the Leones de Escogido 3-2 on Friday with a ninth inning hit by Tomas de la Rosa to leave the Leones alone on the playing field. They lost a tight game 8-7 to the Azucareros on Saturday and then beat the Leones once again on Sunday, 6-5.<\/p>\n
Standings<\/p>\n
Team
\n W-L
\n Avg.
\n Games Behind<\/p>\n
Gigantes
\n 20 – 11
\n .645
\n —<\/p>\n
Licey
\n 19 – 12
\n .613
\n 1.0<\/p>\n
Aguilas
\n 18 – 13
\n .581
\n 2.0<\/p>\n
Estrellas
\n 15 – 16
\n .484
\n 5.0<\/p>\n
Escogido
\n 11 – 21
\n .344
\n 9.5<\/p>\n
Azucareros
\n 11 – 21
\n .344
\n 9.5<\/p>\n
Tonight’s Games:<\/p>\n
* Estadio Quisqueya, Santo Domingo 7:35<\/p>\n
Estrellas vs. Licey<\/p>\n
* Estadio Julian Javier, San Francisco de Macoris 7:35<\/p>\n
Aguilas vs. Gigantes<\/p>\n
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The Gigantes from San Francisco de Macoris enjoyed a spectacular weekend, going 2-0 and climbing into first place in the Dominican Winter League. The Gigantes beat the Azucareros from La Romana on Friday night, thanks to a sacrifice fly by Eric Almonte in the bottom of the ninth inning. On Satuday, they were rained out, … <\/p>\n