He beat the Leones del Escogido in a doubleheader. The Giants and the Stars also prevailed
The Tigres del Licey achieved a double victory over the Leones del Escogido and incidentally advanced to the semifinal series during the fall-winter 2022-2023 baseball tournament, held at the Quisqueya Juan Marichal Stadium.
The setback of the Águilas Cibaeñas against the Gigantes del Cibao allowed the blue team to get closer to a game of the top of the tournament that recessed until next Tuesday due to the celebration, tomorrow, of the Game of Legends in the old park of the expansion of La Fe .
The first match, which had the Lions as home owners, ended with a 3-2 score, while the second ended 4-3. The blues won reliever Jonathan Aro (3-0) and César Valdez (4-0), while the defeats went to Steven Cruz (0-1) and Cristopher Molina (2-4). The saves were credited to Jairo Asencio (11) and Jean Carlos Mejía (1), respectively. O’Neil Cruz was the key man in the first game with two RBIs, while Alex Call stood out in the second game, going 2-for-5 with a double, one RBI and two runs scored.
In San Francisco de Macorís, Erik Filia broke a tie in the sixth inning with a single for the Gigantes del Cibao to beat the Águilas Cibaeñas 2-1 in a game held at the Julián Javier Stadium.
With the game 1-0 in favor of the Águilas, who lost for the second night in a row, Tito Polo equalized it with a sacrifice fly, while Filia hit a single, which marked the go-ahead run that the Gigantes did not lose. He won Derrick Loop (2-2), lost Randal Delgado (0-1) and saved Fernando Rodney (6).
In La Romana, a five-run rally in the ninth inning gave the Stars their third victory in a row last night, beating the Toros del Este 7-2 in a match played at the Francisco Micheli Stadium in this city and corresponding to the tournament of fall-winter baseball 2022-2023.
Rainer Núñez led the offensive party with a hit that broke a tie at two runs apiece in the ninth inning. The victory allows the green team to take a three-game advantage over the Bulls, who are in fifth place in the standings.
Likewise, they won the particular series against the bullfighting team 6-3 and the third win in a row over the romanense representative.
