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11-17-2008, 02:30 PM
After a rainy weekend, last night the Tigres del Licey beat the Aguilas Cibaenas 6-2 with homeruns by D'Angelo Jimenez and Emilio Bonifacio. Japanese import Shimizu Akinobi pitched well enough to earn the win over Jose Lima who went six innings but suffered the loss. The Quisqueya Ball Park was nearly full of fans who wanted to see the game despite two long rain delays. The 4 o'clock game ended after 10pm.
In San Francisco de Macoris, the Toros from La Romana defeated the Gigantes del Cibao by a score of 9-4. Ramon Troncoso pitched five shutout innings for the victory. The Toros already had nine runs on the scoreboard before a Gigante rally in the seventh inning gave the home town fans some hope. However, effective pitching by Toros Morillo and Manon kept the game out of reach.
At the Tetelo Vargas Stadium in San Pedro de Macoris, home team Estrellas Orientales were finally able to defeat the Leones de Escogido 7-6 in a game lasting nearly six hours. Pablo Ozuna got a single in the bottom of the tenth inning to give the Estrellas something to cheer about. This was just the sixth victory in 24 games for the Estrellas.
As a result of yesterday's games three teams are now tied in first place, the Gigantes, the Toros and the Aguilas. Licey is in second place.
Standings <b>Team <b>W-L <b>Avg. <b>Games Behind GIGANTES 16 - 10 .583 -- TOROS 15 - 11 .576 -- AGUILAS 15 - 11 .576 -- LICEY 13 - 11 .542 1.0 ESCOGIDO 11 - 12 .458 3.0 ESTRELLAS 6 - 18 .250 8.0
Tonight's games
Santo Domingo, Quisqueya Stadium 7:30pm: Gigantes vs Escogido
San Pedro de Macoris, Tetelo Vargas Stadium 7:30pm: Licey vs Estrellas
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In San Francisco de Macoris, the Toros from La Romana defeated the Gigantes del Cibao by a score of 9-4. Ramon Troncoso pitched five shutout innings for the victory. The Toros already had nine runs on the scoreboard before a Gigante rally in the seventh inning gave the home town fans some hope. However, effective pitching by Toros Morillo and Manon kept the game out of reach.
At the Tetelo Vargas Stadium in San Pedro de Macoris, home team Estrellas Orientales were finally able to defeat the Leones de Escogido 7-6 in a game lasting nearly six hours. Pablo Ozuna got a single in the bottom of the tenth inning to give the Estrellas something to cheer about. This was just the sixth victory in 24 games for the Estrellas.
As a result of yesterday's games three teams are now tied in first place, the Gigantes, the Toros and the Aguilas. Licey is in second place.
Standings <b>Team <b>W-L <b>Avg. <b>Games Behind GIGANTES 16 - 10 .583 -- TOROS 15 - 11 .576 -- AGUILAS 15 - 11 .576 -- LICEY 13 - 11 .542 1.0 ESCOGIDO 11 - 12 .458 3.0 ESTRELLAS 6 - 18 .250 8.0
Tonight's games
Santo Domingo, Quisqueya Stadium 7:30pm: Gigantes vs Escogido
San Pedro de Macoris, Tetelo Vargas Stadium 7:30pm: Licey vs Estrellas
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#14)