It is the third victory in a row for the blues over the yellows. The Bulls shake off the losing streak and the Stars defeated the Giants
The Tigres del Licey did it again for the third time in a row. Last night they dealt another defeat to the Águilas Cibaeñas, this time with a score of 12-4 in a match held at the Quisqueya Stadium.
Emilio Bonifacio and Elly de la Cruz led the attack with three hits each, which included a triple and two RBIs for the Tigres, who added their ninth victory to move a game and a half away from the Eagles (8-5), who fall by Second time online.
Bonifacio’s triple was the fourth of the season, which ties him with Pedro González in second place in the history of the Tigers with 25. Manny Mota is the team leader with 37.
Another standout was Ronny Mauricio, who hit a two-run single to break a two-run tie in the third inning, an advantage the homeowners never lost against an Eagles that were very erratic on defense. The losers made three mistakes.
The victory went to reliever Jonathan Aro (2-0), who pitched the fourth and fifth innings without any difficulties. The setback corresponded to Osvaldo Bidó (0-1).
Cade Gotta, Michael Pérez, Melky Cabrera and the newcomer Jerald Encarnación were responsible for driving in the four runs for the Águilas.
The stars prevail
The Stars added their second victory in a row on the route by defeating the Gigantes del Cibao 5-2 in a match held at the Julián Javier Stadium in San Francisco de Macorís.
José Tena led the All-Star attack by going 4-for-4, including a home run, and drove in two runs.
Newcomers Luis Campusano and Erick Mejía also homered for the green banner team. With the victory, the representative of San Pedro de Macorís placed his mark at 7-7 and 3-5 on the road.
It was also the second win in three games this season for the Stars against the Giants.
The victory was credited to Elvis Alvarado (1-0) and the defeat went to starter Rogelio Armenteros (1-1), with four innings, five hits, three runs and six strikeouts. The rescue was obtained by Rafael Dolis, his first.
The Bulls outnumber the Lions
At the Francisco Micheli Stadium in La Romana, the Toros del Este broke a five-game losing streak by beating the Leones del Esgido 3-0.
Jesús Sánchez drove in two and Ronald Bolaños was masterful in pitching, in the triumph of the bullfighters.
The pitching of the Bulls painted the visitors white, with an excellent performance by starter Bolaños (1-1, 2.70), who pitched five scoreless innings. He gave up two hits, didn’t walk and struck out four for his first win.
The defeat went to Leuris Gómez (0-1), while the save went to Fernando Abad, his first in the tournament.
