Estrellas defeat the Eagles 10-6 and cause a four-way tie

The Stars stopped a three-game losing streak by defeating the Águilas Cibaeñas 10-6 in a match held at the Tetelo Vargas Stadium in this city and corresponding to the semifinal series of the 2022-2023 autumn-winter baseball tournament. Edward Olivares was the “Star Player” of the Stars by batting 2-for-2 with two RBIs and three runs scored in his last game of the season in the Oriental uniform. “This victory puts us in a good position. You have to keep moving forward. There is strength in unity, we have been aggressive at the plate and we are doing good teamwork”, said Candelario. The victory allows the team with the green banner to provoke, for the second time in the Round Robin, a four-way tie for first place after the victory of the Gigantes del Cibao against the Tigres del Licey at the Julián Javier Stadium in San Francisco de Macorís . Stephen Tarpley (1-0) earned the win, going 2 1/3 innings of two hits, one run and one strikeout. Meanwhile, the setback was for Carlos Martínez (0-2), who could not get an out after allowing one hit, three runs and four transfers. The All Against All recess until next Monday, when the Stars visit the Gigantes del Cibao in San Francisco de Macorís starting at seven at night. Edwin Uceta opened for the Stars, who worked three innings of three hits and one run. He was followed by Tarpley (2.1), Chester Pimentel (0.2), Gerson Moreno (1.0), Gerson Bautista (0.2) and Ronel Blanco (0.1). Meanwhile, Martínez started on the mound for the Águilas, who did not complete a third after allowing one hit, three runs and four tickets. He was relieved by José José (2.0), Joe Van Meter (1.0), Joel Peguero (1.0), Randall Delgado (0.0), Junior Fernández (1.0), Darío Álvarez (1.0), Neftalí Féliz (1.0) and Fernando Abad (1.0 ). The races Las Águilas were in charge of placing a number on the board in the same opening of the game by rolling through the third base of Jerar Encarnación. At the end of that episode, the Stars produced three runs, the first with a single by Jeimer Candelario, another with a bases-loaded transfer to Edward Olivares, and a third with an unstoppable hit by Oscar González. In the bottom of the third inning, the Stars returned to the attack with another two runs on Robinson Canó’s single and González’s double-play drive. At the end of the fifth inning, the Orientals continued their attack against the pitching of the Águilas with three more RBIs on a double by González, a single by Sandber Pimentel and a double play by Gustavo Núñez. In the sixth, the Eagles achieved their second round by unstoppable by Jonathan Villar. In that same inning, the Petromacorisan team achieved another two for consecutive singles by Olivares and Canó. In the seventh, the Ciba team returned to the attack with two more product of a hit by Eliezer Álvarez. Meanwhile, in the eighth, those led by José Leger managed another two for a single by Joe Hudson.