Needing a victory to stay in the playoff chase, Licey took advantage of the opportunity and beat their long-time rivals the Aguilas 12-2. Ronnie Belliard hit a homerun while Timo Perez and Jose Bautista drove in two runs each. In other baseball action, Escogido beat up on the Azucareros 3-1 behind a strong showing from pitcher Victor Santos. Santos pitched five strong innings for Escogido. And finally, the Gigantes beat the Estrellas 6-3 and with the win qualified for the post-season.<\/p>\n
Current Standings<\/p>\n
Team
\n Win
\n Lost
\n Percent
\n Games Behind<\/p>\n
Gigantes*
\n 26
\n 15
\n .634
\n —<\/p>\n
Licey**
\n 25
\n 17
\n .595
\n 1.5<\/p>\n
Aguilas
\n 21
\n 21
\n .500
\n 5.5<\/p>\n
Estrellas
\n 19
\n 24
\n .442
\n 8.0<\/p>\n
Azucareros
\n 18
\n 25
\n .418
\n 9.0<\/p>\n
Escogido
\n 18
\n 25
\n .418
\n 9.0<\/p>\n
* – Classified for the Round Robin<\/p>\n
** – Magic number is 1<\/p>\n
Tonight’s games:<\/p>\n
Aguilas v Licey – Estadio Quisqueya, Santo Domingo, 7:30pm<\/p>\n
Azucareros v Gigantes – Estadio Julian Javier, San Francisco de Macoris, 7:30pm<\/p>\n
Escogido v Estrellas – Tetelo Vargas, San Pedro de Macoris, 8pm<\/p>\n
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