SAN FRANCISCO DE MACORÍS. – Sergio Alcántara was the offensive figure by connecting two doubles and driving in three runs, including the decisive one, to guide the Toros del Este to a 6-5 victory over the Gigantes del Cibao, in the 18th day of the Todos Contra Todos, held at the Julián Javier stadium.
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Alcántara finished the night 4-3, raising his unstoppable hits in the Round Robin to ten, surpassing the nine he connected during the Regular Season. His RBI double in the eighth inning broke the tie and sealed the Taurino victory.
Eric Filia also contributed to the orange cause by driving in two runs with a double, while Eloy Jiménez added a two-base hit that drove in a run. With that double, Jiménez tied the historical mark for most doubles hit in a Round Robin with nine, matching the record set by Jerry Brooks in the 1994-95 season with the Azucareros del Este.
From the bullpen, Yaramil Hiraldo (2-1, 1.29) earned the victory after pitching a scoreless inning with two strikeouts. Joe Corbett earned his seventh save of the semifinal, while Christopher Molina (0-3, 3.86) took the loss.
With this triumph, the Toros del Este improve their record to 11-7 and remain in second place in the Round Robin, awaiting the outcome of the game between Águilas Cibaeñas and Leones del Escogido, which was postponed due to rain. A victory for the Leones would automatically grant the taurinos their pass to the seventh Final Series in their history.
That’s how the races went
The Bulls took the lead in the first inning with a double by Eloy Jiménez to left field. The Giants tied the score in the bottom of the inning with an infield hit by Ricardo Céspedes.
In the second inning, Sergio Alcántara hit a long double between left and center field, driving in two runs to put the score at 3-1. The lead was extended in the fourth inning with a two-run double by Eric Filia, which put the score at 5-1.
The Giants reacted with a two-run homer by David Bañuelos in the fourth and added one more in the fifth, closing the gap to 5-4. In the sixth, Jorge Bonifacio hit a solo home run to tie the game 5-5.
The game was decided in the eighth inning when, with two outs, Sergio Alcántara responded again with a double to center field that drove in Ismael Alcántara from second, scoring the run that gave the Toros the definitive lead.
For the Toros:Sergio Alcántara 4-3, two doubles and three RBIs; Eloy Jiménez 4-1, double and one RBI; Eric Filia 4-1, double and two RBIs; Yairo Muñoz 4-2 with one run; Onix Vega 4-2 with two runs.
For the Giants:David Bañuelos 2-1, home run and two RBIs; Ricardo Céspedes 4-3, triple, one RBI and one run scored; Kelvin Gutiérrez drove in a run.
