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12-17-2007, 04:50 PM
In Friday night's action, the Toros del Este defeated the Leones del Escogido 7-0 in Santo Domingo. The Estrellas Orientales left the Aguilas Cibaenas in the field with a two-run rally in the bottom of the ninth to snatch a 4-3 victory from the third place Aguilas.
On Saturday, the Estrellas continued their winning ways with another 4-3 victory, this time over the Tigres del Licey, maintaining their fourth place standing with two games up on the fifth placed Toros del Este. In Santo Domingo's Estadio Quisqueya, the Gigantes del Cibao tamed the Leones del Escogido 4-2 in 16 innings. The victory gave the Gigantes a two-game advantage over the second placed Tigres, and plunged the Leones to three games out of fourth place.
The game between the Toros del Este and the Aguilas Cibaenas was rained out.
On Sunday, the Leones del Escogido won the City Championship as they defeated the Tigres del Licey 3-2 in the Quisqueya ballpark in Santo Domingo. This is the first City Championship that the Leones have won in five years.
Meanwhile, in La Romana, the Toros del Este shut out the Estrellas Orientales 4-0 to climb within one game of the coveted fourth place play-off spot. The Aguilas Cibaenas defeated the Gigantes del Cibao 8-3 in the Julian Javier Ball Park in San Francisco de Macoris. The Aguilas victory featured excellent pitching by Jose Lima (6.2 innings, 2 hits, 1 run) and great hitting from Rafael Furcal (4-5).
Current Standings <b>Team <b>Win <b>Lost <b>Percent <b>Games Behind Gigantes 25 16 .625 -- Licey 24 17 .585 1.5 Aguilas 21 20 .512 4.5 Estrellas 19 23 .452 7.0 Azucareros 18 24 .429 8.0 Escogido 17 25 .405 9.0 Tonight's Games
San Francisco de Macoris, Estadio Julian Javier 7:30 p.m. - Estrellas Orientales vs. Gigantes del Cibao
Santiago de los Caballeros, Estadio Cibao 8:00 p.m. - Tigres del Licey vs. Aguilas Cibaenas
La Romana Estadio Francisco Micheli 7:35 p.m. - Leones del Escogido vs. Toros del Este
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On Saturday, the Estrellas continued their winning ways with another 4-3 victory, this time over the Tigres del Licey, maintaining their fourth place standing with two games up on the fifth placed Toros del Este. In Santo Domingo's Estadio Quisqueya, the Gigantes del Cibao tamed the Leones del Escogido 4-2 in 16 innings. The victory gave the Gigantes a two-game advantage over the second placed Tigres, and plunged the Leones to three games out of fourth place.
The game between the Toros del Este and the Aguilas Cibaenas was rained out.
On Sunday, the Leones del Escogido won the City Championship as they defeated the Tigres del Licey 3-2 in the Quisqueya ballpark in Santo Domingo. This is the first City Championship that the Leones have won in five years.
Meanwhile, in La Romana, the Toros del Este shut out the Estrellas Orientales 4-0 to climb within one game of the coveted fourth place play-off spot. The Aguilas Cibaenas defeated the Gigantes del Cibao 8-3 in the Julian Javier Ball Park in San Francisco de Macoris. The Aguilas victory featured excellent pitching by Jose Lima (6.2 innings, 2 hits, 1 run) and great hitting from Rafael Furcal (4-5).
Current Standings <b>Team <b>Win <b>Lost <b>Percent <b>Games Behind Gigantes 25 16 .625 -- Licey 24 17 .585 1.5 Aguilas 21 20 .512 4.5 Estrellas 19 23 .452 7.0 Azucareros 18 24 .429 8.0 Escogido 17 25 .405 9.0 Tonight's Games
San Francisco de Macoris, Estadio Julian Javier 7:30 p.m. - Estrellas Orientales vs. Gigantes del Cibao
Santiago de los Caballeros, Estadio Cibao 8:00 p.m. - Tigres del Licey vs. Aguilas Cibaenas
La Romana Estadio Francisco Micheli 7:35 p.m. - Leones del Escogido vs. Toros del Este
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