San Pedro de Macoris.- The Águilas Cibaeñas last night behaved like a team that shows claws to seek the opportunity to reach the semifinals of the Dominican Baseball League.
Starlin Castro hit an RBI single that capped a four-run rally in the ninth inning, and the Águilas Cibaeñas came from behind to take a dramatic win at the other’s home with a score of 7-6 over the Estrellas de Oriente in a game played on the night of this Thursday at the Tetelo Vargas Stadium.
The victory placed the Águilas with a record of 18-24, three games out of fourth place, when they have eight games left to complete the regular series within the event that is dedicated to journalist Onfalia Morillo. In turn, the Stars placed their record at 23-20, in second position and they dominate the particular series (5-3) against the yellows.
The victory was the first of the championship for reliever Rodrigo Benoit (1-0), who pitched zero in the eighth, while the defeat was for Neftalí Feliz (1-1), allowing four runs in the ninth, while Richard Rodriguez, With zero in the ninth, he scored his second save of the tournament.
In the ninth, the Aguilucho team was down on the scoreboard 6-3, and facing closer Féliz, batter Juan Lagares received him with a single, after two out, Christopher Morel negotiated a walk, and Yairo Muñoz hit a single that drove Lagares for the fourth run aguilucha (6-4), then Yadiel Hernández received a walk and the bases were loaded, then Coco Montes negotiated a transfer to bring the fifth yellow run to the rubber (6-5) taking off the mound to Féliz, and against the incoming pitcher Carlos Belén, the Montecristi native Castro hit a single to center field that produced the tying score and also took the final lead, 7-6.
The openers left without a decision. The Panamanian Andy Otero, starter for the greens, put in five zeros, two hits, one walk and three strikeouts, while the aguilucho starter, Alfredo Simón, allowed four runs – one undeserved -, six hits, one run and two strikeouts.
ACTION
After having bases loaded with no out and receiving zero in the first inning, the orientales attacked right-hander Simón again in the next round, this time scoring four runs. With one out, Bryan Lavastida, Jonathan Arauz and Dairon Blanco each hit singles for the first green round, then Vidal Bruján drove in two with a double and he later scored with a ground ball into Raimel Tapia’s infield, making it 4-0.
Curacao’s Jurickson Profar hit a solo home run against North American Nick Wells in the fourth inning, to make the count 5-0.
On the sixth opportunity for the Águilas, Y Muñoz hit a home run with his teammate C Morel on board and against reliever Eduarniel Núñez, giving the yellows a rebound to go down 5-2.
The Petromacorians added one more at the conclusion of the sixth thanks to a triple by Fernando Tatis Jr who scored on a sacrifice fly connected by Tapia, to increase the distance, 6-2.
The Eagles added their third turn at the top of the eighth inning against left-hander Luís González, when S Castro hit a RBI single to the right field that brought Muñoz to the rubber, and the score was 6-3, in favor of the Stars and Thus the count reached the top of the ninth when the harriers managed to overtake.
RELIEF
For the greens, Eduarniel Núñez (6) acted from the mound, a third of the inning with two runs allowed; Román Méndez (6), two thirds blank; Raffi Vizcaíno (7), shot the seventh blank; Luís González (8), allowed one run in the eighth; Feliz allowed four in the ninth and Belén threw a third.
After Simón, for the Águilas they launched: Williams Jeréz (2), two thirds of the inning; Nick Wells (3 and 4), two hits and one run allowed; Jhan Maríñez (5), a zero; Jhordany Mézquita (6 and 7), one run allowed; Rodrigo Benoit (8) and Rodríguez (9) each threw zeroes.
OFFENSIVE
For the Águilas, Muñoz went 3 for 5, one four bases, three RBIs and scored twice; Castro went 3 for 5 with three RBIs; Coco Montes went 2-for-4 and one RBI; Juan Lagares hit two with one base and scored one.
Bruján led the locals by going 2-for-4, with a double and two RBIs and one scored; Blanco gave two singles, drove in one and scored one; Tatis Jr went 2 for 4, with a triple and once scored; He hit a home run three times and Tapia drove in two runs.
HOY
This Friday the Águilas Cibaeñas will play two games in Santo Domingo against the Leones del Esgido starting at 3:00 pm at the Quisqueya Juan Marichal Stadium.
Source: Águilas Cibaeñas
2023-12-15 08:23:43
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