In San Pedro de Macoris, the Estrellas Orientales defeated the Leones del Escogido by a score of 9-0. Juan Diaz drove in 3 runs, Luis Jimenez and Jake Fox each drove in 2 runs as Stolmy Pimentel pitched 5 innings and struck out 6. This was the 8th straight victory for the Estrellas that as of Wednesday were solidly in first place with a record of 20-10.<\/p>\n
In the Estadio Quisqueya, in Santo Domingo, Miguel Olivo drove in 4 runs, with 3 coming off his first home run of the season to lead the Tigres del Licey to a 5-4 victory over the Gigantes del Cibao. The victory brought the Tigres to within 3-? games of the all important fourth-place, which is occupied by the Gigantes.<\/p>\n
In La Romana, Dan black hit a 2 run double and Willie Garcia hit a home run to lead the Aguilas Cibaenas to a 5-3 victory over the Toros del Este. This victory gave the Aguilas sole possession of 2nd place with a record of 18-13, and the Toros fell to 3rd place with a record of 17-14.<\/p>\n
Standings<\/p>\n
Team
\n W-L
\n Avg.
\n GAMES BEHIND<\/p>\n
ESTRELLAS
\n 20 – 10
\n .667
\n —<\/p>\n
AGUILAS
\n 18 – 13
\n .581
\n 2.5<\/p>\n
TOROS
\n 17 – 14
\n .548
\n 3.5<\/p>\n
GIGANTES
\n 15 – 15
\n .500
\n 5.0<\/p>\n
LICEY
\n 12 – 19
\n .387
\n 8.5<\/p>\n
ESCOGIDO
\n 10 – 21
\n .323
\n 10.5<\/p>\n
For more on the baseball games, see http:\/\/www.lidom.com<\/p>\n
For more on upcoming events, see http:\/\/dr1.com\/calendar<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
In San Pedro de Macoris, the Estrellas Orientales defeated the Leones del Escogido by a score of 9-0. Juan Diaz drove in 3 runs, Luis Jimenez and Jake Fox each drove in 2 runs as Stolmy Pimentel pitched 5 innings and struck out 6. This was the 8th straight victory for the Estrellas that as … <\/p>\n