Dominican Winter League: Games of November 21

Oriente scores twice on one hit and it’s enough.  A tight game in Escogido.  Peguero pegs a win for Cibao.

ORIENTE 2, LICEY 1 IN ORIENTE

Licey:  Rymer Liriano (San Diego) was 1-for-4 with a home run, his second.  Jose Valdespina (Cleveland) pitched 1.2 scoreless innings despite giving up two hits and three walks.

Oriente:  Luis Jimenez (Milwaukee) was 1-for-2 with two walks and a run.  Alberto Rosario was 3-for-4.  Evan MacLane (St. Louis) pitched six shutout innings, allowing one hit and no walks with two strikeouts.

The game:  In the Oriente fourth, a hit batsman, a single, and a walk loaded the bases, an error brought home one run, and another run scored on a double play.  The lone Licey run came on Liriano’s homer in the eighth.

AGUILAS 3, ESCOGIDO 2 IN ESCOGIDO

Twins:  Jorge Polanco was 1-for-4 with a home run for Escogido.

Aguilas:  Rafael Ynoa (Colorado) was 2-for-3 with a home run (his second) and a walk.  Kelvin Villa pitched five innings, giving up one run on one hit and two walks with two strikeouts.

Escogido:  Pedro Ciriaco was 1-for-3 with a triple and a run.  Yunior Novoa retired all ten men he faced, six by strikeout.

The game:  Jonathan Villar walked and scored in the fifth to give Aguilas a 2-1 lead.  Each team scored once in the ninth and Escogido had the tying run on third with two out in the bottom of the ninth.

CIBAO 5, ESTE 1 IN CIBAO

Este:  Tommy Medica (San Diego) was 1-for-2 with a double and two walks.  Christhian Adames (Colorado) was 3-for-4.  Austin Bibens-Dirkx (Toronto) struck out five in five innings, giving up one run on four hits and no walks.

Cibao:  Garabez Rosa (Baltimore) was 1-for-2 with a double and two walks, scoring twice.  Carlos Peguero was 1-for-4 with a double, scoring once and driving in two.  Brooks Raley (Angels) pitched five innings, allowing one run on eight hits and two walks with four strikeouts.

The game:  Cibao scored three in the sixth to break a 1-1 tie.  Peguero drove in two with a double and the third run was walked in.

NEXT DAY’S GAMES

Cibao at Escogido

Aguilas at Oriente

Licey at Este