Friday night saw the red-hot Gigantes de San Francisco de Macoris shut out the hapless Leones del Escogido 4-0, extending their winning streak to 13. In Santiago, Jose Lima pitched eight innings of one hit baseball and the Aguilas Cibaenas defeated the Azucareros from La Romana 7-1. In San Pedro de Macoris, the Estrellas Orientales defeated the Tigres del Licey 4-3.<\/p>\n
On Saturday, the Aguilas Cibaenas defeated the Leones del Escogido 7-6, the 13th defeat in a row for the once-powerful club. Meanwhile, in San Francisco de Macoris, the Gigantes won their 14th game in a row 7-0 over the Estrellas Orientales. In La Romana, the Azucareros were defeated by the Tigres del Licey in a close game, 3-2.<\/p>\n
Sunday was a day for streaks. The Tigres del Licey gave the Leones del Escogido their 14th defeat in a row, by far the worst in the club’s history. They lost 5-4.<\/p>\n
The Estrellas Orientales put the fifth consecutive loss on the Azucareros of La Romana, 5-2, and the Aguilas Cibaenas ended the Gigantes’ 14-game winning streak with a 5-2 victory in front of a capacity crowd at Estadio Cibao.<\/p>\n
Standings<\/p>\n
Team
\n W-L
\n Avg.
\n Games Behind<\/p>\n
Gigantes
\n 25 – 12
\n .676
\n —<\/p>\n
Licey
\n 23 – 14
\n .622
\n 2.0<\/p>\n
Aguilas
\n 22 – 14
\n .611
\n 2.5<\/p>\n
Estrellas
\n 18 – 19
\n .486
\n 7.0<\/p>\n
Leones
\n 11 – 25
\n .306
\n 13.5<\/p>\n
Azucareros
\n 11 – 26
\n .297
\n 14.0<\/p>\n
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Friday night saw the red-hot Gigantes de San Francisco de Macoris shut out the hapless Leones del Escogido 4-0, extending their winning streak to 13. In Santiago, Jose Lima pitched eight innings of one hit baseball and the Aguilas Cibaenas defeated the Azucareros from La Romana 7-1. In San Pedro de Macoris, the Estrellas Orientales … <\/p>\n