Melky Cabrera beat 6-4 with two towed runs to lead an unstoppable 16-pointer attack from the Cibaeñas Eagles, who beat the Lions of the Chosen 11-9 to get closer to qualifying for the 2020 season playoffs -2021 of the Dominican Baseball Leagues.
The win is No. 15 for the Eagles with 12 losses, while the Chosen One improved to 14-15.
The victory went to Darío Álvarez (2-0) in a relay role, while the reds’ opener Enny Romero suffered the setback. Happy sparrowhawk Neftalí Happy get his eighth save and second in consecutive days.
The game, which was loaded with offense from both sides, was practically defined in the first inning when the Eagles exploded their bats and took advantage of the Lions ’poor defense to score seven runs. Although the Scarlets retaliated in a big way, they failed to reach the winners in a match full of alternatives.
In the first, Cabrera opened with a double to center against Romero, Ramón Torres negotiated a ticket, Rangel Ravelo connected single for third, to fill the bases and Isaías Tejeda was mistaken for the error of the striker Vladimir Guerrero, Jr., scoring Cabrera.
Johan Camargo connected high to central meadow to tow Torres and Robel García got simple push to right field. Francisco Peña imitated him with another rocket to the plant that towed Tejeda. The yellow party continued with a double by Arismendy Alcántara, entering the fifth race and Melky Cabrera crowned with his second inning hit that towed the last two, to give the Eagles a 7-0 lead.