Licey defeats the Águilas, Escogido shuts out the Toros, and Estrellas walk off the Gigantes

The Tigres del Licey defeated the Águilas Cibaeñas 6-2 at Estadio Cibao, supported by an offense of 14 hits. José Barrero hit an RBI double in the sixth inning to break the tie, while Gustavo Núñez added an RBI triple. The blue bullpen worked four and one-third scoreless innings.

For their part, the Leones del Escogido shut out the Toros del Este 2-0 at the Estadio Quisqueya Juan Marichal. Jonathan Guzmán broke the tie in the eighth inning with an RBI single and Vidal Bruján contributed with a bunt that helped extend the lead. The scarlet pitching staff limited the team from La Romana to two hits in the first four innings and retired 13 of the last 14 batters.

In San Pedro de Macorís, the Estrellas Orientales defeated the Gigantes del Cibao 12-11 with a decisive single by Marco Luciano in the ninth inning. Raimel Tapia hit a grand slam in the seventh inning, but the Gigantes tied the score in the eighth with a bases-loaded home run by Pablo Reyes. Finally, Luciano drove in the winning run for the Orientales.

The day was marked by offense, relief pitching dominance, and dramatic finishes in the continuation of the Dominican autumn-winter baseball championship.