The Toros del Este managed a hard-fought victory, 5-3, over the Gigantes Del Cibao in the Julian Javier Stadium in San Francisco de Macoris yesterday evening, Wednesday 14 January 2015. Brian Burgamy connected a key two-run hit that guided the Toros to victory in the continuation of the Round Robin phase of the Dominican professional baseball tournament. The Toros literally pulled out a victory as they scored four runs in the top half of the ninth-inning. Burgamy was accompanied by Matt Hague who hit a two-run homerun in the ninth-inning, which defined the game in favor of the team from La Romana. Despite the loss, the Gigantes at 10-5 maintain their first place position and are guaranteed a spot in the final playoff series.<\/p>\n
In last night’s other game, Esmil Rogers pitched very well and the Estrellas Orientales clinched at least a tie for the second spot in the final playoff series as they defeated the Aguilas Cibaenas by a score of 4-2. Despite losing the regular series matchup six games to four, the Estrellas have won five straight games over the Aguilas in the Round Robin semifinal series. As a result of last night’s game the Aguilas will need a miracle to make the final playoff: they have to win their next three games and the Estrellas have to lose their next three games in order to have a tie that requires a single playoff game. Therefore it appears that the two Macoris will be the scenes for the Championship Series in San Francisco and San Pedro.<\/p>\n
Standings<\/p>\n
Team
\n W-L
\n Avg.
\n GAMES BEHIND<\/p>\n
GIGANTES (x)
\n 10 – 5
\n .667
\n —<\/p>\n
ESTRELLAS
\n 9 – 6
\n .600
\n 1.0<\/p>\n
AGUILAS
\n 6 – 9
\n .400
\n 4.0<\/p>\n
TOROS (y)
\n 5 – 10
\n .333
\n 5.0<\/p>\n
x: guaranteed a spot in championship series<\/p>\n
y: eliminated from final series<\/p>\n
Tonight’s games, Thursday 15 January 2015:<\/p>\n
Estadio Cibao, Santiago, 7:30 pm – Toros del Este (E. Villanueva) vs. Aguilas Cibaenas (Nick Greenwood)<\/p>\n
Estadio Tetelo Vargas, San Pedro de Macoris – Gigantes del Cibao (Rafael Perez) vs. Estrellas Orientales (Ramon Ortiz)<\/p>\n
For more on upcoming events, see http:\/\/dr1.com\/calendar<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The Toros del Este managed a hard-fought victory, 5-3, over the Gigantes Del Cibao in the Julian Javier Stadium in San Francisco de Macoris yesterday evening, Wednesday 14 January 2015. Brian Burgamy connected a key two-run hit that guided the Toros to victory in the continuation of the Round Robin phase of the Dominican professional … <\/p>\n