The Gigantes del Cibao stopped the push of the Leones del Escogido, while the Águilas lost to the Estrellas but advanced to the semifinal series, while the Tigres del Licey beat the Toros 1-0 in 11 innings.
Despite the defeat of the Águilas, they qualified for the semifinal series after the loss of the Toros del Este against the Tigres del Licey.
Rainer Núñez led the All-Star victory by hitting a home run in the ninth inning to break a 1-1 tie against reliever Richard Rodríguez (1-1).
It was the second victory in a row for the green team (17-22), occupying fourth place in the standings and now taking two games ahead of the Toros del Este (15-24), who fell 1- 0 against the Tigres del Licey (24-13) at the Francisco Micheli Stadium in La Romana in 11 innings.
The Águilas, who saw a four-victory streak put on hold, had their best offensive man in Wilmer Difó, driving in the only run for the Cibaeño team.
The match, which was scheduled to start at 7:30 p.m., began after eight o’clock due to the rains that have fallen in much of the country.
The victory went to Gerson Moreno (1-0), who worked the eighth inning without any problems. The loss went to Rodríguez, who allowed the go-ahead run for the Stars in the ninth. Ronel Blanco was credited with his fourth save of the tournament.
At the Quisqueya Stadium, Richelson Peña pitched a six-inning ball, Marcell Ozuna hit a triple and produced two runs as the Gigantes del Cibao beat the Leones del Escogido 6-1 at the Quisqueya Juan Marichal Stadium.
Iván Castillo also cooperated on offense, driving in two runs for the Giants, who have won five of their last ten games and keep them in third place in the standings.
Pena (1-1) earned the win by going in six one-run, four-hit, one-strikeout innings innings. Humberto Mejía (3-2) took the loss by allowing five runs, four of them earned, in four acts.
In La Romana, the Tigres del Licey beat the Toros del Este 1-0 in eleven innings. The Licey placed its magic number at three to avoid the “play-in”.
