?guilas Cibae?as (3-2) assumed first place in the Dominican Baseball
\nChampionship Tournament with a 4 – 2 victory over Gigantes del Cibao (2-3) last night in Santiago. Alberto Castillo knocked in Miguel Tejada and
\nTony Batista in the sixth inning to break up a 2-2 tie. Hip?lito Pichardo pitched three perfect innings to gain the victory, his second.<\/p>\n
Escogido (2-2) tied Estrellas (2-2) for second place in the round
\nrobbing tourney by dropping the Stars 2-1 last night in Santo Domingo. Neifi Perez knocked in the games first run and Johanny Valera knocked in the winner in the 4th. Allen Levrault pitched 5 strong innings and 4 pitchers
\ncombined for 4 shutout innings with Reynaldo Garcia getting the save. The two teams square off again tonight at Estadio Quisqueya.<\/p>\n
Baseball Standings (round robin)
\n2 January ? 22 February<\/p>\n
Teams W L Diff.
\nAguilas 3 2
\nEscogido 2 2 0.5
\nEstrellas 2 2 0.5
\nGigantes 2 3 1<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
?guilas Cibae?as (3-2) assumed first place in the Dominican Baseball Championship Tournament with a 4 – 2 victory over Gigantes del Cibao (2-3) last night in Santiago. Alberto Castillo knocked in Miguel Tejada and Tony Batista in the sixth inning to break up a 2-2 tie. Hip?lito Pichardo pitched three perfect innings to gain the … <\/p>\n