With timely batting and impeccable work from the pitching staff, the Leones del Escogido defeated the Águilas Cibaeñas 5-2 on Tuesday in a match held at the Cibao stadium.
The Scarlets attacked starter Ramón Rossó in the second inning, who scored a couple of runs, one by mistake by second baseman Robel García with runners on second and third, and another with an RBI single by Jonathan Guzmán to left field.
The long-haired men made one more in the third, when Francisco Urbáez received a ball from Rossó, he moved to intermediate by undisputed Albert Pujols to the center and arrived at the register with another incogible from Iván Castillo to the left forest.
In the fourth inning, Guzmán hit a triple to left field against Darío Álvarez, scored by another error by second baseman García on a hit by Michael Beltré, who went into second, and entered the run on Urbáez’s unstoppable left field.
The eaglets’ first round came in the fourth inning with Orlando Calixte’s solo homer down the left field off Daryl Thompson. In the eighth, the locals scored one more after two outs against Fernando Rodney.
The chosen pitching combined to only tolerate five hits, three of which were allowed by starter Thompson, who came out without a decision after throwing four innings, one run, one walk and one strikeout.
The winning pitcher was Penn Murfee (1-1), coming in two one-hit innings and three strikeouts. The defeat went to Rossó (0-1), who allowed three of the scodigista lines in three chapters, although only one was clean. The save was obtained by Steven Wilson (4) by not tolerating freedoms in the ninth.
For the Reds, Guzmán went 4-2, with a triple and scored; Pujols, 4-2, with a scored, and Urbáez, 4-1, with a pushed and a scored. For Santiago, Calixte hit 4-1, with a home run, scored and RBI, and Juan Lagares, 4-2, with a double and a run scored.
After the game, the Capitaleños improve their record to 10-11, and the Cibaeños are 11-10.
The Lions will return to the capital this Wednesday to visit the Tigres del Licey at 7:15 pm at the Quisqueya Juan Marichal stadium.
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