With a six-race rally in the bottom of the fifth inning, the Gigantes del Cibao beat the Estrellas Orientales 11-5 this Wednesday at the Julián Javier, in a game that was stopped by power failures in the bottom of the eighth inning. and it resumedorone hour and fifteen minutes later.
The Orientales were leading 5-0 until the fifth inning when the Cibao team came back from the scoreboard with a double from Richard Ureña who pushedorthe first, Carlos Paulino discountedor the lead with a two-run homer and Hanser Alberto connectedortriple pusher for two more laps to go ahead at 6-5.
Starter Raynel Espinal completed just two five-hitter innings, five earned runs, one walk, one strikeout and two home runs. Carlos Pimentel entered relief duty and pitched two solid innings, struck out three batters and allowed a walk. The winner of the match was Emmanuel Mejía, (1-0. 2.70).
The setback went to Matt Pobereyko, (0-2, 8.44).
Otto López singled to right field in the sixth and Henry Urrutia scored the seventh round Gigante. Juan Francisco with the bases loaded negotiated the walk and increased the lead 8-5.
At 1-1, Richard Ureña hit a solo home run, his second of the season, off Leonardo Crawford 9-5.
The Colts continued their powerful offense and scored two more in the eighth to seal the score 11-5.
José Siri in his debut, hit unstoppable in four at-bats and a run scored to average .250.
The green races
Sandber Pimentel connectedorhome run hit off Raynel Espinal’s shipments for the eastern first round. With the bases loaded, Domingo Leyba hit a home run that extended the score 5-0 in the third inning.
Right-hander Radhames Liz finished with four 1/3 innings of four hits, three earned runs, a walk and a strikeout.
Los Gigantes del Cibao will travel to the city of Santiago de los Caballeros this Friday to face the Águilas Cibaeñas starting at 7:30 PM. On Saturday they will continue on the route visiting the Eastern Stars in San Pedro de Macorís, a match scheduled for 7:30 pm at the Tetelo Vargas Stadium.
On Sunday they will be back home and will face the Chosen One at the Julián Javier in San Francisco de Macorís from five in the afternoon.
The 68th Dominican League tournament, corresponding to the winter of 2021-2022, is dedicated to the memory of General Kalil Haché Malkum and in which the Banreservas Cup is played.
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