A 1-0 win for Oriente.
A second-and-home double steal is key for Este. Richar makes Aguilas richer.
ORIENTE 1, LICEY 0 IN LICEY
Oriente: Alberto Rosario (Dodgers) was 2-for-3 with a
double and a run. Elian Herrera
(Milwaukee) was 1-for-4 with a triple and an RBI. Scott Copeland (Toronto) pitched five shutout
innings, giving up four hits and a walk with three strikeouts.
Licey: Domingo Santana (Houston) was 1-for-3 with a
walk. Mitch Atkins (Atlanta) pitched 5.2
innings, allowing one run on three hits and no walks with two strikeouts.
The game: The lone run came in the sixth when Rosario
hit a two-out single and scored on Herrera’s triple. Licey out-hit Oriente five to four but
stranded eight runners.
ESTE 3, CIBAO 2 IN ESTE
Cibao: Jonathan Diaz (Toronto) was 2-for-2 with a
walk and a run. Alexi Casilla
(Baltimore) was 3-for-4. Rafael Perez
(Pittsburgh) pitched five shutout innings, giving up six hits and one walk with
three strikeouts.
Este: Jose Ramirez (Cleveland) was 3-for-5 with a
run and an RBI. Cesar Puello (Mets) was
3-for-4 with a run. Elih Villaneuva
(Miami) pitched six innings, allowing two runs on six hits and two walks with
four strikeouts.
The game: Cibao led 2-0 after five and still led 2-1
going to the bottom of the ninth. With
men on first and third with one out, Este pulled off a double steal of second
and home to tie the score. With two
down, Eugenio Velez (Milwaukee) hit an RBI single to bring home the winning
run.
AGUILAS 7, ESCOGIDO 3 IN AGUILAS
Twins: Jorge
Polanco was 1-for-4 with a walk for Escogido.
Escogido: Jordan Pacheco (Arizona) was 1-for-2 with a
home run and a walk, scoring twice.
Wilkin Castillo was 2-for-3 with an RBI.
Edward Valdez struck out eight in 3.1 innings, giving up two runs (one
earned) on three hits and two walks.
Aguilas: Danny Richar was 2-for-5 with a home run (his
second) and three RBIs. Manny Ramirez
(Manny Ramirez) was 2-for-4 with a double and a walk, scoring once. Lay Batista (Atlanta) pitched two shutout
innings, allowing two hits with one strikeout.
The game: Already leading 2-1, Aguilas scored three in
the fifth on Richar’s two-run homer and an RBI single by Angel Franco (Kansas
City). Escogido cut it to 5-3 in the top
of the sixth but Aguilas got two more on four singles in the bottom of the
sixth to put the game out of reach.
NEXT DAY’S GAMES
Aguilas at Este
Oriente at Escogido
Licey at Cibao
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