Escogido and Toros advance to the Dominican baseball final
Santo Domingo – Los Leones del Escogido delivered a blow in the Dominican Republic’s professional baseball tournament by defeating the Gigantes del Cibao with a score of 5-1. For their part, the Toros del Este took advantage of the day to consolidate themselves in second place, after defeating the Águilas Cibaeñas with a resounding 3-0.
With this victory, the Escogido consolidates its position with an 11-4 record, ensuring at least a tie in the qualifying zone, with three games remaining to be played in the Round Robin. The Leones dominate both in run differential and in head-to-head series, which puts them in a privileged position to advance to the final.The Chosen One dominates from the start
In the match held in San Francisco de Macorís, the red team demonstrated their power from the first inning. Alcides Escobar opened the scoring with a solo home run. Subsequently, a combination of hits and walks loaded the bases, and José Marmolejos hit a single to left field that, added to a defensive error, allowed three more runs to be scored, establishing a 4-0 on the scoreboard.
The Lions’ fifth run came in the fifth inning, thanks to a defensive error that allowed Erik González to score.
Mexican left-handed pitcher José Urquidy was the figure of the match, pitching five solid innings, allowing only two hits, without conceding walks and with four strikeouts, which earned him the victory. Daniel Mengden took the loss.The Bulls impose their game in Santiago
In the Cibao Stadium, the Toros del Este relied on an outstanding performance by their pitching staff to shut out the Águilas Cibaeñas, with a final score of 3-0. This allowed them to take absolute control of second place, with a record of 9-6.
The orange offense broke the tie in the eighth inning, thanks to a two-run double hit by Jeimer Candelario, followed by a sacrifice fly from Sergio Alcántara that sealed the score.
Emailín Montilla (2-0) took the win from the bullpen, Joe Corbett earned his fifth save, while Oscar De la Cruz (2-1) suffered the loss.Positions after the matchday
Following these results, the Round Robin is led by the Escogido (11-4), followed by the Toros (9-6), the Águilas (8-7) and the Gigantes (2-13), who are already eliminated.
Next Thursday, the Leones will visit the Toros in La Romana and the Gigantes will travel to Santiago to face the Águilas, in a key day of the Everyone against Everyone.
