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SANTO DOMINGO. – Ismael Munguía once again became the hero for the Estrellas Orientales by receiving a walk with the bases loaded, driving in Robinson Canó with the winning run, in the 4-3 victory over the Tigres del Licey, thus completing the sweep in the doubleheader played this Tuesday at the Tetelo Vargas stadium.
The second game went into extra innings and concluded a few minutes after midnight on Wednesday. With the victory, the Estrellas improved their record to 20-25, tying with the Leones del Escogido in third place in the tournament, while the Licey (19-25) fell out of the qualifying positions.
In the tenth episode, Panamanian reliever Javy Guerra achieved a key performance by escaping unscathed with the bases loaded and no outs, maintaining the 3-3 tie. Jean Carlos Mejía did not have the same luck, as he conceded the decisive walk to Munguía in the bottom of the inning.
The Tigres took an early lead by scoring two runs in the first inning, taking advantage of a defensive error that allowed Gustavo Núñez to get on base, who stole second and third before scoring along with Mel Rojas Jr. after a double by Armando Álvarez.
The Estrellas scored in the second inning with a solo home run by Josh Lester. In the fifth, the Licey extended the lead to 3-1 thanks to a sacrifice fly by Ronny Mauricio that allowed Christian Bethancourt to score.
The eastern team got closer again in the seventh chapter with a simple Vidal Bruján tow that brought Lester to the plate. However, a double play stopped the attack and maintained the blue advantage.
In the tenth inning, the Tigers threatened with the automatic runner on second base. Michael de León advanced to third after a single by Cristhian Adames and Arístides Aquino received a walk to load the bases, but Guerra got Francisco Mejía to foul out, struck out Sergio Alcántara and retired pinch-hitter David Hensley with a fly ball to right field.
In the closing, Francisco Peña started as a pinch runner, Cano was intentionally walked, and Dairon Blanco received another walk. Although Rodolfo Castro was forced out at the plate, Munguía negotiated the decisive walk that sealed the eastern victory.
The Stars also relied on Munguía to win the first match of the day 4-2, thus completing a sweep that propels them in the fight for classification.
With the setback, Licey worsened its record in games decided by one run to 6-7, while the Estrellas have a 5-7 record in those types of encounters.
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