SANTO DOMINGO – The Tigres del Licey defeated the Toros del Este 7-3 in a vibrant match held this Saturday at the Quisqueya Juan Marichal Stadium. Francisco Mejía was a triple away from completing the cycle and produced four runs, while Gustavo Núñez reached 400 hits in his career.
With this victory, the Tigers improved their record to 21-26, keeping their season aspirations alive. On the other hand, the Bulls placed their mark at 25-22.
Licey Takes the Lead
The Licey opened the scoring in the first inning. Gustavo Núñez hit a single to center field, stole a base and scored thanks to a hit by Francisco Mejía.
This single by Núñez made him the fifth active player with at least 400 hits in regular LIDOM series, joining figures like Junior Lake, Emilio Bonifacio, Juan Francisco and Moisés Sierra.
The Toros tied the game in the third inning with a home run by Bryan De La Cruz. However, the Licey responded in the bottom of the same inning with a home run by Francisco Mejía.
In the fourth inning, Licey extended their lead. Emilio Bonifacio hit a single, advanced thanks to a groundout by Nuñez, and Ronny Mauricio was hit by a pitch. Mejía hit a double that drove in two runs.
In the sixth inning, David Hensley scored thanks to a hit by Núñez.
The Bulls Attempt to React
The Toros scored two runs in the seventh inning. Bryan Lavastida got on base with a single and scored thanks to a hit by Rafael Lantigua, who then scored on a hit by Luis Liberato.
The seventh run for Licey came in the eighth inning with a single by Ronny Mauricio.
Pitchers’ Performance
Shaun Anderson pitched four innings, allowing one unearned run and striking out three batters. The blue bullpen was handled by Enyel De Los Santos, Yunior Marte, Luis Frías, Misael Tamárez, Wander Suero, and Jean Carlos Mejía. Marte earned the win, while Leasher took the loss.
Highlighted Offensive Figures
For the Tigers, Francisco Mejía shone with a home run, a double, and two singles, scoring a run and driving in four. Núñez hit two hits, scored and drove in a run. Mauricio drove in two runs.
For the Toros, Bryan Lavastida hit two singles, Bryan De La Cruz hit a home run.
The Tigres del Licey will play this Sunday against the Toros del Este at the Francisco Micheli Stadium in La Romana starting at 5:00 in the afternoon.
