Los Gigantes del Cibao defeated Toros del Este 4-2 on the last day of the regular Dominican baseball series at Francisco A. Micheli Stadium.
With the victory, the Giants (16-14) won the regular series, which will allow them to face the winner of the game between Lions and Stars. In addition, they finish with an 8-7 score on the road and win the special series against the Bulls 4-2. In their turn, the Bulls (16-14) close the season on the third position and leave their home record at 9-6.
The bullfight will face Aguila in the semifinals scheduled to begin on January 2 in Santiago. The series will be the best of the 7 games.
With the game 4-0 in favor of the giants at the end of the eighth half, the Bulls reduced when Cristhian Adames dragged on the initial with runners in third and second place, the man on the third floor broke away from the pentagon and scored. Then Jorge Mateo hit a single that led the runner into the third to reduce the hosts’ deficit to 2.
Yamaico Navarro had 3 of Toros’ 10 shots and raised his batting average to .361, taking the league title. Being his first Dominican baseball batting championship. Due to his torrid offensive performance in the current competition, Navarro has expanded his series of consecutive hit games to 10 and the series of online based games to 24.
Giants starter Richelson Peña (0-0, 2.35) came out without a decision after launching 4 innings in which he allowed 4 shots, allowed 4 walks and eliminated 3.
The victory went to Edgar Santana (1-0, 3-18), who threw 2 innings without a score from 2 shots.
Cuban Jorge Martínez (2-1, 2.45), took the loss after allowing 4 rounds, 3 of them undeserved in one half and two thirds in which they connected 4 shots, transferred to 2 and removed 3.
Martinez was followed by relief Frankie De La Cruz with two 1/3 innings of shot and shot. Then, left-hander Anthony Gose took the mound, throwing two innings without running with two shots. Jhan Maríñez worked two scoreless innings with two shots and Pedro Payano, an immaculate innings.
The Giants took control of the game in the same first half and after two outs, when Moisés Sierra found a runner in the second and hit an RBI single from the first round of the game.
The visitors extended their lead at the start of the second half, when starter Jorge Martinez made a wild pitch with the bases loaded and then, again with the bases loaded, Juan Francisco made a single result that produced two more runs. .
The Bulls reduced at the end of the eighth, when Cristhian Adames initially crawled with runners on the third and second, the third base runner broke away from the pentagon and scored. Jorge Mateo then hit a single that led to the third runner to reduce the hosts’ deficit to 2.
For the Bulls, Yamaico Navarro won 5-3, Jeimer Candelario 5-3 and Peter O’Brien 3-1 with a run.
For the Giants, Ronald Guzman beat 3-1 with a marked run, Juan Francisco 4-1 with an RBI, Moisés Sierra 4-1 with an RBI and Kelvin Gutierrez 4-2.