On Friday night, the Gigantes defeated the Tigres del Licey in a slugfest in San Francisco de Macoris, 12-10. The Gigantes lead the head-to-head series 5-4. Over in San Pedro de Macoris, the high-flying Aguilas squeezed out a 4-3 victory over the Estrellas Orientales who appear to be in danger of missing the playoffs. In Santo Domingo, the Azucareros from La Romana extended the hapless Leones de Escogido’s new losing streak to three games, beating them in the “Lion’s Den” of the Estadio Quisqueya, 8-3.<\/p>\n
On Saturday night, the Leones del Escogido reacted and defeated the league leading Gigantes in Santo Domingo, 4-1. Over in San Pedro de Macoris, the Tigres del Licey defeated the Estrellas, 11-5. In Santiago, the game between the Azucareros and the Aguilas Cibaenas was begun with a minute of silence for Marco Raul Midence, the outstanding golfer who passed away after a brief fight with cancer. Starting pitcher, Jose Lima, a good golfing partner of Marco during the last tournament, dedicated the game and promised a victory to his fallen friend. The Aguilas won 7-5.<\/p>\n
On Sunday, the champion Tigres del Licey defeated the Leones del Escogido 3-2, in the Estadio Quisqueya. Licey rallied from a one-run deficit in the eighth inning to snatch the victory. In San Francisco de Macoris, the Aguilas Cibaenas won with a seven-run rally in the top of the eighth inning and defeated the Gigantes by a score of 7-1. The victory brought the Aguilas into a first place tie with the Gigantes with just four more games on the regular schedule. The Azucareros got a great victory over in La Romana when they beat the Estrellas Orientales, 5-4, and closed in on the important fourth place slot for the playoffs.<\/p>\n
Standings<\/p>\n
Team
\n W-L
\n Avg.
\n Games Behind<\/p>\n
Gigantes
\n 30 – 16
\n .652
\n —<\/p>\n
Aguilas
\n 30 – 16
\n .652
\n —<\/p>\n
Licey
\n 27 – 19
\n .587
\n 3.0<\/p>\n
Estrellas
\n 19 – 27
\n .413
\n 11.0<\/p>\n
Azucareros
\n 17 – 29
\n .370
\n 13.0<\/p>\n
Escogido
\n 15 – 31
\n .326
\n 16.0<\/p>\n
No games are scheduled for today.<\/p>\n
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On Friday night, the Gigantes defeated the Tigres del Licey in a slugfest in San Francisco de Macoris, 12-10. The Gigantes lead the head-to-head series 5-4. Over in San Pedro de Macoris, the high-flying Aguilas squeezed out a 4-3 victory over the Estrellas Orientales who appear to be in danger of missing the playoffs. In … <\/p>\n