Peter O´Brien dHe hit two rounds from home and led in six laps to lead Toros del Este’s 9-1 victory over Águilas Cibaeñas in the first game of the Serie B semi-final on Saturday, January 2, at Cibao Stadium , corresponding to the playoffs of the Dominican autumn-winter baseball championship 2020-2021.
O’Brien kicked off the new year with an explosive offense for Toros, hitting a two-round homer in the third inning, a simple RBI in his fifth and second four-corner hit of the game in the seventh, with two teammates at board. . The Cuban-born armor went 3-3, with three marked runs, six RBIs and a walk.
In this way, the Romans first hit Cibaeños, in the accepted series for the best of seven games.
The winner will play with the Serie-A winner, between Gigantes del Cibao and Estrellas Orientales, the BHD-León Cup and the representation in the Caribbean Series, in the tournament dedicated to the memory of José Manuel Fernández. The second commitment of this series of semifinals will take place on Sunday, in La Romana, starting with 5:00 in the afternoon.
The Cuban-born reinforcement went 3-3, with three marked runs, six RBIs and a walk
The Bulls hit a total of 11 shots collectively, while five of their players combined to leave the Eagles with just three shots in play.
Jhan Maríñez won the right (1-0) with a relief of two empty halves, a transfer and a shot.
While starter David Kubiak (0-1) lost, allowing five rounds and five shots in two 1/3 innings, in which he also went three and got only one attack.
Other Toros players who stood out with the wood were: the native arming Yermín Mercedes with a pair of doubles, a marked lap and an RBI in four shifts; Jorge Mateo 4-1, double, one RBI and one scored; Miguel Andújar 5-1, an RBI; Jeimer Candelario 4-2, singles and two goals.
For the Eagles, Melky Cabrera hit a solo home round in three official bats, Ramón Torres took 3-1 and Diego Goris 1-1 as a substitute.
Extinguishing a tower
In the fifth half, a power outage in a light tower illuminating the right field stopped the action for about 33 minutes, while Cuban outfielder Yasiel Puig was preparing to strike.
The energy delay caused the Bulls to lose owner Paolo Espino, who threw with pure dominance, but could not continue due to extensive layoffs. The Panamanian went without a decision with a four-run work of a home run career, the only hit he allowed, with five shots and a walk.
That’s how they marked the races
The Eagles threw themselves in front at the end of the first half, with a solo homer by Melky Cabrera on the right field, in front of the bullfight starter Paolo Espino. It was ultimately the only race of the match for Cibaeños.
In the second half, Toros started their offensive attack and scored three laps to take control of the scoreboard from Eagles starter David Kubiak. The rally started with a ticket for Peter O’Brien, who scored with a double by Yermín Mercedes.
Then Cristhian Adames came out on top and Mercedes moved to third base and then scored with a Jorge Mate double that hit the top of the left wall. Taurus Cave demanded a run home, for which the shot was reviewed in the middle of the rehearsals and was confirmed as unstoppable from two bases.
Then Mateo stole third base, Abraham Almonte made his passport and Miguel Andújar landed at third base to tow Mateo with Toros’ third score. The half ended with a shot from Yamaico Navarro.
In the third half, the Bulls lined up their horns against the Eagle again and scored two more runs. After a fine move down the middle Jeimer Candelario nearly gave the home side a goal after 29 minutes. The finishing shot went just wide, though. Kubiak was immediately replaced by José Cuas, who was in charge of completing the chapter.
In the fifth act, when the Bulls were about to beat, an electrical failure in the light tower illuminating the right field stopped the game for 33 minutes.
At the resumption of actions, Yasiel Puig exchanged a ticket to the new pitcher Lisalverto Bonilla and advanced to second base on a wild pitch. Jeimer Candelario came out on short and Puig moved to third base. Then Peter O’Brien chose to the left to lead in Puig with the sixth score for Toros.
O’Brien reached third base on a stolen basis and a throwing error by catcher Deivy Grullón. Then there was an idea to it – the misdirected ball was turned into a cross towards Yermín Mercedes, who was waiting for it in the box.
In the seventh half, the Bulls sealed their victory with three more rounds to make it 9-1. After an outing, Yamaico Navarro went to third base on a single by Jeimer Candelario, then the second round at home of the night for Peter O’Brien, finishing with six RBIs in play.