Ronny Mauricio gives the victory to the Tigres del Licey with a dramatic home run
In an encounter full of emotions, the Tigres del Licey defeated the Leones del Escogido with a score of 6-5, thanks to a decisive home run by Ronny Mauricio in the bottom of the tenth inning. The game took place at the Quisqueya Juan Marichal Stadium this Sunday.
With this victory, the Tigers improve their record to 16-20, while the Lions fall to 15-22.Game Development
The Lions took the lead early in the game. Erik González hit a single and scored thanks to a hit by Sócrates Brito in the first inning.
The Tigres responded in the third inning. Gustavo Núñez drove in the first run and Cristhian Adames added another with a single, putting the score at 2-1 in favor of the Licey.
In the fourth inning, the Lions regained control with three runs, taking advantage of walks and consecutive doubles by Junior Lake and Franchy Cordero, to take a 4-2 lead.
In the ninth inning, the Tigers tied the game 5-5 with RBIs by Cal Stevenson and Michael De La Cruz, forcing extra innings.The decisive moment
Although a double by Luis de los Santos gave the Leones the lead in the tenth, Ronny Mauricio hit a home run that sealed the victory for the Tigres, leaving the final score 6-5.Featured Performances
Radhamés Liz pitched 3.0 innings for the Tigres, while Jean Carlos Mejía took the victory. For the Escogido, Travis Lakins worked 5.0 innings.
In the offensive, David Hensley and Cal Stevenson stood out for Licey, and Sócrates Brito and Franchy Cordero for Escogido.Next meeting
The Tigers and the Lions will face each other again this Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. at the Quisqueya Juan Marichal Stadium.
