The Leones del Escogido struggled with the Toros del Este in the Quisqueya Stadium last night, Wednesday 18 December, and the Leones came away with a memorable victory. A dramatic homerun by Carlos Santana, the Reds’ third baseman was the winning run in the 5-4 victory over the Toros.<\/p>\n
In Santiago’s famous Estadio Cibao, the Aguilas Cibaenas ended a two-game slide in a wonderful manner: by defeating their historical rivals, the Tigres del Licey with a four-run rally in the last half of the eighth inning. The rally was led by center fielder Juan Carlos Perez who produced a two-run single to seal the victory. The 7-3 victory maintained the Aguilas in second place, half a game behind the Leones and a game and a half above the Tigres.<\/p>\n
The Estrellas Orientales defeated the Gigantes del Cibao 9-4 thanks to a mighty homerun by Alfredo Marte and 4-4 batting by Rogers. The Estrellas will need a real baseball miracle to classify for the next playoff round of the tournament, but they have complicated things for the Gigantes and the Toros.<\/p>\n
Standings<\/p>\n
Team
\n W-L
\n Avg.
\n GAMES BEHIND<\/p>\n
ESCOGIDO
\n 29 – 18
\n .617
\n —<\/p>\n
AGUILAS
\n 28 – 18
\n .609
\n 0.5<\/p>\n
LICEY
\n 27 – 20
\n .574
\n 2.0<\/p>\n
GIGANTES
\n 21 – 26
\n .447
\n 8.0<\/p>\n
TOROS
\n 18 – 29
\n .383
\n 11.0<\/p>\n
ESTRELLAS
\n 17 – 29
\n .370
\n 11.5<\/p>\n
No games are scheduled for tonight, Thursday 19 December. Tomorrow, Friday 20 December the slate looks like this:<\/p>\n
– Gigantes del Cibao vs. Leones del Escogido<\/p>\n
– Tigres del Licey vs. Toros del Este<\/p>\n
– Estrellas Orientales vs. Aguilas<\/p>\n
For more on upcoming events, see www.dr1.com\/calendar<\/p>\n
For commentaries on the news in the Dominican Republic, see www.dr1.com\/forums<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The Leones del Escogido struggled with the Toros del Este in the Quisqueya Stadium last night, Wednesday 18 December, and the Leones came away with a memorable victory. A dramatic homerun by Carlos Santana, the Reds’ third baseman was the winning run in the 5-4 victory over the Toros. In Santiago’s famous Estadio Cibao, the … <\/p>\n