Right-back César Valdez threw five solid innings guiding the Cibao Giants to an easy 5-1 victory over the Cibaeñas Eagles on Monday at the start of the final series of the Dominican professional baseball tournament for the Banco Bhd Cup Lion.
Valdez only allowed two hits and faced 18 batters, with one run allowed, and three strikeouts to claim the win that gives the Giants a 1-0 lead in the final series agreed to the best of seven games.
The imported Joe Van Ficar was the defeated serpentine one being operated by the strong local artillery in an entrance and two thirds with three races and 6 unstoppable ones allowed.
The relay of the Giants was effective in three innings in the arms of Yerry dels Sants, Miquel de el Pou, Ryan Kussmaul and José Rafael Díaz who did not allow runs, two unstoppable-three strikeouts.
The Giants scored two laps at the close of the first inning after an out, Ronald Guzmán connected a double to the center, Kelvin Gutiérrez followed with a machine gun in the right meadow, Juan Francisco towed Guzmán with a single in the center , Moisès Serra negotiated a ticket filling the bases and Peter OBrien propelled Gutiérrez with a sacrifice fly to the left field.
At the close of the Giants ’second inning they scored a lap with unstoppable followed by José Siri and Ronald Guzmán and Kevin Gutiérrez towed Siri with a single in left field.
In the third entrance the Eagles marked their first race with solitary quadrangular by the grate of left meadow of Francisco Peña.
The Giants got another run in the closing of the fourth inning with a double to the elf of Ronald Guzmán who scored with a single in the center of Kelvin Gutierrez.
The Giants scored the fifth run in the eighth inning on the legs of Moses Serra who negotiated ticket advanced to second for wild pitch, Peter OBrien was hit, Oneil Cruz struck out, Carlos Paulino tied hit right field filling the bases and Abiatal Avelino towed to Serra with machine-gun fire to the left.
The best in the bat for the Giants were Ronald Guzmán two doubles and an incogible, Kelvin Gutiérrez 3 untouchables, Carlos Paulino 2 wireless., And José Siri, Abiatal Avelino Juan Francisco an unstoppable each.
For the eagles Francisco Peña was the highlight with a home run, Luis Valenzuela a triple and Melky Cabrera and Juan Lagares a single.