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12-05-2007, 11:01 AM
In La Romana, the Toros del Este shut out the Leones del Escogido, 3-0, in the Francisco Micheli Stadium before a very happy home crowd. The Toros have won two of their last three games, and are now just a game and a half away from the fourth and final playoff position. Excellent pitching from Omar Beltre and continued good hitting from Aaron Rifkin led the Toros to their victory.
The Aguilas Cibaenas used steady relief pitching and clutch hitting from Alberto Castillo and Sebastien Boucher to defeat the Estrellas Orientales, 4-3, in the Estadio Cibao in Santiago de los Caballeros. This was the sixth time the two teams have met and the sixth victory for the Aguilas. The defeat puts the Estrellas back in the cellar, half a game behind the Toros del Este. The game was not a walkover. The Aguilas took a short-lived three-run lead in the third inning, but the Estrellas tied the game in their half of the fourth inning. The Aguilas scored the winning run in the sixth inning when Alberto Castillo brought in Mendy Lopez from second base with a clutch hit to right field.
The Tigres del Licey beat up on the Gigantes del Cibao, 8-1, in the Estadio Quisqueya in Santo Domingo. Ramon Ortiz threw just 52 pitches over five innings of work to get the victory. Licey took the lead in the very first inning and never looked back.
Current Standings <b>Team <b>Win <b>Lost <b>Percent <b>Games Behind Licey 23 13 .638 -- Gigantes 21 14 .600 1.5 Aguilas 19 17 .527 4.0 Escogido 16 20 .444 7.0 Azucareros 15 22 .405 8.5 Estrellas 14 22 .389 9.0
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The Aguilas Cibaenas used steady relief pitching and clutch hitting from Alberto Castillo and Sebastien Boucher to defeat the Estrellas Orientales, 4-3, in the Estadio Cibao in Santiago de los Caballeros. This was the sixth time the two teams have met and the sixth victory for the Aguilas. The defeat puts the Estrellas back in the cellar, half a game behind the Toros del Este. The game was not a walkover. The Aguilas took a short-lived three-run lead in the third inning, but the Estrellas tied the game in their half of the fourth inning. The Aguilas scored the winning run in the sixth inning when Alberto Castillo brought in Mendy Lopez from second base with a clutch hit to right field.
The Tigres del Licey beat up on the Gigantes del Cibao, 8-1, in the Estadio Quisqueya in Santo Domingo. Ramon Ortiz threw just 52 pitches over five innings of work to get the victory. Licey took the lead in the very first inning and never looked back.
Current Standings <b>Team <b>Win <b>Lost <b>Percent <b>Games Behind Licey 23 13 .638 -- Gigantes 21 14 .600 1.5 Aguilas 19 17 .527 4.0 Escogido 16 20 .444 7.0 Azucareros 15 22 .405 8.5 Estrellas 14 22 .389 9.0
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