The Cibao Giants beat the Eastern Bulls 4-2 on the final day of the regular series of Dominican baseball at the Francisco A. Micheli Stadium.
With the victory, the Giants (16-14) won the regular season which will allow them to face the winner of the play-in between Lions and Stars. In addition, they conclude with a mark of 8-7 on the route and win the particular series at the Bulls 4-2. For their part, the Bulls (16-14) close the season in third place and leave their record at home in 9-6.
The bullfighting team will face the Aguilas in the semifinals scheduled to start on January 2 in Santiago. The series will be in the best of 7 games.
With the game 4-0 in favor of the Giants in the closing of the eighth episode, the bulls discounted when Cristhian Adames was dragged by the initial with runners in third and second, the man of the anteroom came off to the pentagon and scored. Then Jorge Mateu shot simple that towed runner of the third to reduce to 2 the disadvantage of the premises.
Yamaico Navarro connected 3 of the Bulls’ 10 hits and raised their batting average to 361, taking the league’s batting title. Being his first batting championship in Dominican baseball. With his torrid offensive performance in the current fight, Navarro extended to 10 his chain of consecutive games hitting and 24 his streak of online games basing.
The Giants’ opener, Richelson Peña (0-0, 2.35), came out undecided after throwing for 4 episodes in which he allowed unstoppable April, awarded 4 tickets and poncho to 3.
The victory was for Edgar Santana (1-0, 3-18), who threw 2 episodes without scoring 2 strikeouts.
The Cuban Jorge Martínez (2-1, 2.45), charged with the defeat after allowing 4 runs, 3 of them undeserved in an entry and two thirds in which they connected 4 unstoppable, transferred to 2 and poncho to 3.
Martinez was followed by relievers Frankie De La Creu with two episodes and a blank third of a hit and a punch. Then left-back Anthony Gose climbed the hill, who threw two episodes without runs with two strikeouts. Jhan Marínez worked two blank entries with two strikeouts and Pere Payano, an immaculate entry.
The Giants took control of the game in the same first inning and after two outs, when Moisès Serra found runner in second and shot single producer of the first race of the match.
The visitors extended their lead at the start of the second chapter, when opener Jorge Martinez made a wild pitch with full bases and then, once again with full bases, Juan Francisco connected single which produced two runs. month.
The Bulls discounted in the closing of the eighth, when Cristhian Adames crawled for the initial with runners in third and second, the runner in the anteroom came off the pentagon and scored. Then Jorge Mateu shot simple that towed to runner of the third to reduce to 2 the disadvantage of the premises.
For the Bulls, Yamaico Navarro went 5-3, Jeimer Candelario 5-3 and Peter O’Brien 3-1 with a score.
For the Giants, Ronald Guzmán beat 3-1 with a score, Juan Francisco 4-1 with a drive, Moisès Serra 4-1 with a produced and Kelvin Gutierrez 4-2.