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With the victory, the Giants achieved their second consecutive triumph and woke up in third place in the standings with a record of 22-26, with only two games left to conclude the regular season. The Francomacorisano team is behind the already classified Águilas Cibaeñas (32-16) and Toros del Este (26-22). Carreras blasted the eighth grand slam of the season in LIDOM by punishing an 83-mph slider from reliever Henry Sosa. The hit, with no outs and a 1-1 count, traveled an estimated distance of 398 feet to left field, unleashing the decisive offensive of the game. It was the first grand slam by a Giants player since Kelvin Gutiérrez achieved it on October 27 against the Estrellas Orientales, in San Francisco de Macorís. In the mound, opener Steven Moyer worked 3.2 innings, allowing six hits and two earned runs, with one strikeout and one home run allowed, facing 16 batters. The victory went to Colombian Tayron Guerrero (1-0), who pitched in the sixth inning, faced two batters, gave a walk, and recorded an out. The loss went to Diógenes Almengó (0-1), who couldn’t get outs in the sixth inning and allowed three earned runs. For the Lions, Ángel Sánchez opened the game and pitched two innings, giving up three hits and two earned runs, with one walk, two strikeouts and one home run allowed. The particular series was won by the Leones del Escogido with a 6-4 advantage, extending their historical dominance over the Gigantes to 165-136.Offensive Highlights
Gigantes del Cibao:
- Luis García Jr.: 5-2, one run and one RBI
- Deyvison De los Santos: 4-2, two runs, two doubles, two RBIs and one walk
- Marco Hernández: 4-1, two runs and a walk
- Nick Torres: 3-1, double, one RBI, two runs and a walk
- Carlos Jorge: 5-2, home run and three RBIs
Leones del Escogido:
- Junior Lake: 5-3, one run scored
- Erik González: 5-2, one run scored
- Sócrates Brito: 4-3, three runs scored and one RBI
- Yamaico Navarro: 3-2, double, home run, three RBIs, three runs scored and two walks
- José Marmolejos: double RBI
Classification Overview
After the Sunday games, Águilas Cibaeñas and Toros del Este secured their classification, while Gigantes del Cibao (22-26), Estrellas Orientales (22-27) and Leones del Escogido (22-27) remain tied in the fight for the last ticket. Tigres del Licey (21-27) are two games away.Upcoming matches
- Águilas Cibaeñas vs. Toros del Este, in La Romana (5:00 p.m.)
- Tigres del Licey vs. Gigantes del Cibao, in San Francisco de Macorís (7:00 p.m.)
- Estrellas Orientales vs. Leones del Escogido, in Santo Domingo (7:15 p.m.)
