Leones de Esgido stalks Tigres de Licey in the lead of the LiDom Round Robin

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Leones took a two-game lead in second place in the Round Robin standings and moved within one game of leader Tigres in the Dominican League.


SANTO DOMINGO — The Leones del Esgido scored five runs in each of the first two innings, en route to a 14-2 drubbing of the Tigres del Licey, taking a two-game lead in second place in the standings. , and they came within one game of the lead in the Dominican League.

The Scarlets loaded the bases in that first act against Zach Muckenhirn after consecutive singles by Sócrates Brito, in center field, and Junior Caminero, in left, followed by interference from catcher Michael De la Cruz when Zoilo Almonte was batting. An unstoppable hit by Jean Segura into the left field gave the visitors the first two points.

The attack continued, and a hit by Yamaico Navarro to the right field filled the bags again so that Almonte scored with a sacrifice fly from Junior Lake to center. An infield-hit by Pedro Severino to the shortstop, combined with a throwing error by shortstop Sergio Alcántara, added two more for the Chosen One.

In the second, with Mexican Edwin Fierro already on the mound, Brito took a walk and Caminero hit an undisputed hit to left field, which set the stage for consecutive doubles by Almonte, to the right field, and Segura, to the left, marking three more lines . Gerald Ogando took the mound and walked Navarro, Lake and Severino for the Reds to score one more and keep their bases full. Number 10 came with a sacrifice fly from Erik González to right field.

The offensive work of the Scarlets was supported by the pitching led by starter Darío Agrazal (1-1), who appeared in five innings of two runs, a strikeout and a walk to win the game. The defeat was for Muckenhirn (0-1), who allowed the first five scores of the game.

EAGLES CUT CHAIN ​​OF SEVEN DEFEATS

The Águilas Cibaeñas defeated the Estrellas Orientales 6-1, ending a seven-game losing streak that left them in a critical position heading into the last seven matches of the round-robin semifinal round.

Jonathan Villar went 1 for 4 with three RBIs, while Harold Ramírez added an RBI double for one more run, to stand out in the attack of those led by Yadier Molina, who have barely been able to win two of their 11 games played in the round robin.

Jonathan Hernández (2-1) pitched a fifth inning of two strikeouts and Mexican Eduardo Vera (0-1), the eastern starter, took the loss after throwing 1.1 innings of five hits and three runs, all clean.

Aderlin Rodríguez drove in Harold Ramírez for the first run in the first inning and Rodolfo Durán drove in Miguel Sanó, who returns to the league after an injury. In the third, the Águilas regained the lead with a sacrifice bunt by Villar and a sacrifice fly by Ramírez.

The Águilas secured with three more in the ninth with an RBI single by Alfredo Reyes and another by Villar that produced two runs.

The Tigres del Licey lead the Round Robin with a record of 8-3, followed by Leones del Esgido (7-4), Estrellas Orientales (5-6), and Águilas Cibaeñas (2-9).