NewsWhore
02-04-2008, 04:50 PM
The 50th edition of the Caribbean Series got off to a great start for the two Dominican teams that are competing. The Tigres del Licey, who are substituting in the absence of Puerto Rico, defeated the Tigres de Aragua from Venezuela, 6-2, in the opening game of the series on Saturday. The Tigres del Licey built a 5-1 lead by the fifth inning and were never overcome by their rivals. Ronnie Belliard produced four of the six runs for the Licey team, and Jose Capellan pitched five innings of sterling baseball to get the win. In the second game of the evening, home team Aguilas Cibaenas gave the visiting Yaquis de Obregon (Mexico) a lesson in power baseball, winning 13-6. Big leaguer Miguel Tejada, known as the "guagua" (bus), hit two homeruns to take the all-time leadership in this category.
On Sunday, it took the Tigres del Licey 11 innings to defeat the Yaquis de Obregon, 2-1. Both Licey runs were produced by Jose Bautista, first with a homerun in the second inning and then with a sacrifice fly in the eleventh. The game was marked by magnificent pitching by Nelson Figueroa, winner of two games for the Aguilas Cibaenas in the finals of the Dominican Championship and now pitching for Mexico's team. Figueroa pitched 9 1/3 innings, throwing 118 pitches and allowing only one run. In the second game, the Aguilas managed a 3-1 victory over the Tigres de Aragua from Venezuela. Brayan Pena, the first pick in the "reinforcement draft" came through with two hits and a run scored. Rafael Furcal, Edwin Encarnacion and Mendy Lopez each brought home a run for the Aguilas, the defending series champions.
Tonight's games
Place: Estadio Cibao
* Time: 4pm
Venezuela: G. German (RH )
Mexico: D. Serafin (RH)
* Time: 8pm
Licey (DR2): R. Ortiz
Aguilas (DR1) : F. Castro
Tomorrow:
Venezuela vs. Licey (DR2) at 4pm
Aguilas vs. Mexico at 8pm
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#16)
On Sunday, it took the Tigres del Licey 11 innings to defeat the Yaquis de Obregon, 2-1. Both Licey runs were produced by Jose Bautista, first with a homerun in the second inning and then with a sacrifice fly in the eleventh. The game was marked by magnificent pitching by Nelson Figueroa, winner of two games for the Aguilas Cibaenas in the finals of the Dominican Championship and now pitching for Mexico's team. Figueroa pitched 9 1/3 innings, throwing 118 pitches and allowing only one run. In the second game, the Aguilas managed a 3-1 victory over the Tigres de Aragua from Venezuela. Brayan Pena, the first pick in the "reinforcement draft" came through with two hits and a run scored. Rafael Furcal, Edwin Encarnacion and Mendy Lopez each brought home a run for the Aguilas, the defending series champions.
Tonight's games
Place: Estadio Cibao
* Time: 4pm
Venezuela: G. German (RH )
Mexico: D. Serafin (RH)
* Time: 8pm
Licey (DR2): R. Ortiz
Aguilas (DR1) : F. Castro
Tomorrow:
Venezuela vs. Licey (DR2) at 4pm
Aguilas vs. Mexico at 8pm
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#16)