The Cibao Giants are already in the final. Kelvin Gutiérrez emerged as the hero of the match by towing four laps, the pitching, led by Chris Ellis, responded in urgent moments and the Cibaeño set won five races for three in the Eastern Stars.
This is the fifth time the Giants have contested the title of the Dominican winter ball and the first since they did so in the 2014-15 campaign, when they were proclaimed champions, so they will now seek their second scepter of the league. In 2003-2004; 2008-09 and 2009-10 counted for defeats their aspirations to the crown.
Now they are waiting for the definition of the other semifinal between the Cibaeñas Eagles and the Eastern Bulls, which extended to a seventh game, after the 3-1 Romanense victory on Friday night, January 8. , at the Francisco Micheli Stadium, de la Romana.
The Stars, with their two superstars, Robin Canó and Fernando Tatis Jr. they stayed for the next campaign and with the frustrated desire to advance theirs to their No. 18 final series and their fourth crown in that fall-winter baseball league. They saw their team fall in the Tetelo Vargas, home of the Petromacorisano team and who won the 2014-15 campaign.
Gutiérrez pushed 2, first with a home run in the first episode of two races and an undisputed in the fifth that produced two more, key to determine the Cibaeño victory.
Ellis threw six full innings of leftover quality in which he allowed unquestionable 4 p.m., a clean run, gave up two tickets and poncho to seven.
His rival, Enny Romero, for the Stars, only held on for one inning and a third, in which he tolerated 4 catches, three clean laps, a ticket and a punch, plus a home run.
For the Giants, Gutierrez, 4-2, one homer, one scored, four fumbled. For the Stars, Fernando Tatis, 4-2, two doubles, three pushes. Cannon went blank in four turns.
Ellis won (1-0), saved Jumbo Diaz (1), a milestone against his old team. Romero lost (0-1).
the races
The Giants began to define from the start of the match. In the first episode, after an out, Ronald Guzmán connected single to left meadow and the next turn, Kelvin Gutiérrez blew home run between right and center for an early two-for-zero lead.
The stars discounted in the closing of the episode after a single by Jeremy Peña in left meadow, opening the entrance and then a double by Fernando Tatis Jr. at the power plant that towed corridor.
In the second, the Giants resumed their advantage of two returns, in which it could be an entrance of more annotation for the cibaeños, that filled the bases. Alfredo Mart singled to the left. After an out, Carlos Paulino singled out pitcher Enny Romero and Abiatal Avelino was charged with a ticket to fill the bases, which led manager Jose Bailiff to leave his opener Enny Romero and work Adalberto Flores . José Siri beat for a shortstop forced play to second and in action scored Mars to put the game 3-1.
The Cibaeño attack continued in the fifth in which they scored two more goals for a 5-1 advantage. Avelino started with a double on the left and got third for a single from Siri. Ronald Guzmán was charged and the bases were filled, so Radhamés Liz was replaced on the mound by Forrest Snow. Gutierrez had another golden turn with a single on the left, which towed Avelino and Siri.
The stars approached with a couple of notes in the seventh. Edgar Santana started off as a replacement for Chris Ellis.
Christian Bethancourt opened the scoring with a single left footed shot and Gustavo Núñez followed with another in the same direction. Jeremy Penya beaten by forced play from short to second and Núñez was withdrawn. With men in the corners, Tatis Jr. double shot to left field and Bethancourt and Peña scored. Tatis Jr. he waited in the middle, as Santana came out and came to throw Miguel de el Pou, who Boleo to Robinson Canon, but struck out Lewin Diaz and Ronnier Mustelier beat for forced play without assistance, made by intermediary Avelino.