It will be a seventh game in the Final Series of this year’s winter baseball tournament.
Although before leading the final to a decisive match, the Eagles went through a great scare, as the Giants, who had entered the ninth place in a 6-1 disadvantage, almost equalized the score, after the attacks of José Sirí and Ronald Guzmán, who in front of Naphtali Feliz, the closest mamey.
Juan Lagares launched a superb grand slam in the fourth inning, falling in five laps, and Yunesky Maya threw brilliantly for 4.2 of the episodes for the Eagles to finally defeat Gigantes del Cibao 6-5 and send the final of the tournament to celebrate a decisive match that will take place on Monday, starting at 7:00 pm at Julián Javier.
Lagares scored with 0-2 on a player of the reliever Jesús Reyes and hit the shot over the left field to break a tie at a turn that was on the scoreboard at that time, Johan Camargo, Jonathan Villar and Ramón Torres entered in the race with his blow.
This was the main damage allowed by pitching the Giants, a team that now sees a comfortable 3-1 lead in the series disappear to have to face the fierce Aguilas in a defining clash, which is expected to be “terrifying”. and jump ”.
He will be number 16 in the history of the championships to reach the maximum of matches, the first since Águila defeated Licey 4-3 in 2017-18 and the 12th time when the guinea pigs were involved. For life, the Harriers have a record of 5-6 in the finals which reached maximum shocks.
For their part, for the Northeast will be the second time in their young history in the final, when they will go to the maximum. In 2009-2010 they lost 5-4 to El Escogido.
The grand slam of midfielder Aguilucho is the tenth in the history of the final series, the first since Jorge Mateo, from Toros last year, connected one with Licey in the third match of the final, which Toros defeated 5-3. His shot was in front of Luis Cruz.
When it comes to the Eagles, he is second in the annals of this group. The other had been fired by Víctor Mata in the third match of the 1985-86 final against Balbino Gálvez.
While Lagares continued to do damage against northeastern pitching with his sacks full of sacks, Maya, the warrior, recorded a brilliant performance, after working 4.2 innings, accepting a comeback. , allowed five shots, gave three walks and ventilated Seven.
His performance was backed by another starter, Joe Van Meter, who played 3.0 acts, allowed two shots, allowed two laps, transferred one and aired four.
Van Meter was the winner, and Scott Harkin, the Giants’ impromptu starter, lost.
The game had ended 6-1 in favor of the Eagles, but the situation was complicated for Van Meter, who allowed a ticket to Richard Ureña and a single by Wilin Rosario, was taken out and replaced by Neftali Féliz, who allowed a home round by José Sirí valid for three laps and another solo by Ronald Guzmán, who brought the Northeast 6-5, finally Feliz aired Alfredo Marte and Juan Francisco, the latter with three pitches .