Ronald Bolaños pitched into the sixth inning and Miguel Andújar homered for the second consecutive game, to lead the Toros del Este to an 8-2 victory against the Gigantes del Cibao, in a game held this Saturday at the Francisco A. Micheli stadium. Miguel Andújar hit a home run with one on board to lead the attack for the Bulls in the fifth inning where they produced 5 runs. With this, Andúja extends his hitting streak to 7 games in a row. The win went to starter Ronald Bolaños (2-3, 4.05) who pitched 5.1 innings, 1 earned run, 6 hits, a walk and a strikeout. The defeat went to the giant starter Cristopher Crisostomo (0-1, 5.06) as he allowed 3 runs in 2.1 innings.
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The Giants scored two runs between the first and third innings, after which the Bulls responded in the bottom of the third inning with 3 runs against pitches from starter Crisostomo and added five in the fifth, to make the score 8-2. The bullfighting troop improves its record to 15-19, approaching 1.5 of third place and taking 2 games ahead of the Stars. On his side, the Giants put their record at 17-18. The Bulls had 9 hits led by Miguel Andújar, 3-for-4, home run, two RBIs, two runs scored, Bryan De La Cruz 1-for-3, one RBI, one run scored; Robel García 3-1 with a double and a run scored; Yamaico Navarro 2-1, RBI, one scored, one ticket and Wendell Rijo had one produced. For the Giants, Henry Urrutia 3-2, double and towed; Kelvin Gutierrez 3-1 with an RBI. This Sunday the Bulls will play a double game against the Stars at the Tetelo Vargas stadium. The first of them is scheduled to start at 2:00 in the afternoon, Raúl Valdés against Phillips Valdez will be the pitching duel. The second game will start at 6:00 p.m. as the estimated time, but as is known, it will depend on how long the first game lasts. Carlos Hernández will pitch for the Bulls, while Andy Otero will do it for the locals.
