Debutant Carlos Martínez (Tsunami) bounced back from a bad start and dominated the opposition, while Ramón Torres and Melky Cabrera ran in timely corners for Aguilas Cibaeñas to beat Gigantes del Cibao 9-3 on Saturday. , forcing holding a sixth match.
In a match played at the Julián Javier Park in San Francisco de Macorís, Santiago’s team was dominated by Giants starter Dustin Crenshaw, but after falling 0-3, they gathered for victory.
With this victory, Águilas Cibaeñas put the final series of the tournament that honors the memory of José Manuel Fernández 3-2, still in favor of the giants who travel tomorrow Sunday to Santiago to face the Eagles in the sixth game of the final series, in a match scheduled for 5:00 pm at Cibao Stadium.
Carlos Martínez -El Tsunamii- (1-0) was essential, because after accepting three runs in the first half, including home runs of Ronald Guzmán and Kelvin Gutiérrez, he worked six innings in three runs and five shots. Luis Felipe, Luis Castillo, Gregory Soto and Darío Álvarez followed. Released lost Ryan Kussmaul.
races
The giants attacked Carlos Martinez in the first half with two rounds. José Sirí negotiated a ticket after Ronald Guzmán hit a superb run that went over the fence on the right. Kelvin Gutiérrez followed with a homerun shot by the left fielder. Giants 3, Eagles 0.
Águilas Cibaeñas reacted in the fifth against the owner of Gigantes del Cibao, Dustin Crenshaw, who, after withdrawing the first two beats, allowed the consecutive rounds of Ramón Torres and Juan Lagares. Giants 3, Eagles 2.
The eagles attacked again in the seventh against Miguel del Pozo’s lands. Juan Carlos Pérez hit a shot, followed by Jonathan Villar who hit only one on the left field, but Pérez was eliminated trying to reach third place and on the game Villar reached the middle, then scoring on an RBI hit by Ramón Torres . Eagles 3, Giants 3.
In the eighth, Santiago’s men returned to attack, this time against Ryan Kussman, when Rangel Ravelo, when he was hit after a single outing, advanced to the second on a hit by Luis Suárez. He was followed by Melky Cabrera who hit indisputably for Ravelo to score from the middle and with the shot deflected towards the rubber, Suárez advanced to third place and Cabrera to second place, then Francisco Peña was intentionally transferred, filling the bases. Kussman was replaced by Ulises Joaquín who went on Johan Camargo, scoring Suárez and the bases were still crowded. Juan Carlos Pérez hit the right field, scoring on Cabrera, and the bases are still full of one, followed by a field race for the second and was eliminated in the first, but on the game Peña scored, while Camargo advanced in third place and Pérez in second, Ramón Torres hit unchallenged through the right field, scoring Peña the fifth round of the half. Eagles 8, Giants 3.
The Eagles made another hairline in the ninth, this time against the light Juan Minaya. Ravelo was hit, Luis Suárez went and Melky Cabrera hit a long single that hit the wall between the left and center for Ravelo to score. Eagles 9, Giants 3. Final.
For the Eagles, Ramón Torres hit a home run, doubles and a pair of singles, with three RBIs and one scored; Juan Lagares, home run, with one RBI and one scored; Melky Cabrera pair of shots with two RBIs and one scored; Jonathan Villar double, once stepped on the tire; Juan Carlos Pérez, a pair of hits, with an RBI, Luis Suárez, an indisputable and marked one.
For the Giants, Ronald Guzmán also ran double, with two RBIs and one scored; Kelvin Gutiérrez, home run, with a marked race and an RBI; Moisés Sierra, double and hit, José Sirí one hit and one scored.
Ceremony
Prior to the game, a ceremony was held with the US Ambassador, Robin Bernstein, the Director General of the National Police, Edward Sánchez González, and the Colombian Ambassador, Daniel Alberto Cabral, who launched the honor before the meeting.
The guests were accompanied by Samir Rizek, president of Gigantes del Cibao, as well as Luis Esmurdoc, among others.