Santo Domingo, RD.
The Oriental Stars and the Lions of the Chosen start this Sunday the miniseries to a 3-2 to define the last contingent in the semifinals of the professional baseball tournament of the Dominican Republic.
The Pachyderms (15-15) and Scarlets (14-16) took fourth and fifth place, respectively, which sent them to this qualifying round, the winner will face the Cibao Giants pioneers.
The Cibaeñas Eagles, second place; and Bulls of the East, national and Caribbean champions who took third place, are the protagonists of the other key of the semifinals that will begin on January 2 to the best of a 7-4.
The regular round ended in a triple tie at the top between the Giants, Eagles and Bulls, with 16-14 marks, but the foals won the particular series to their rivals, and placed first at the table. The Tigers were left in the basement with 13-17.
The stars will have as a novelty in the postseason the integrations of the stars Robinson Cannon, intermediary of the Metros of New York, and Fernando Tatis Jr., shortstop of the Parents of San Diego, has reported the vice president of Player Development of the squad , Fernando Tatis pare.
The Greens are confident that Canon and Tatis Jr. they will inject more respect and production into their lineup that featured power bats from Domingo Leyba and Junior Lake, with four ‘homers’ each in the regular season, although Lake will not be available due to injury.
In addition, Lewin Diaz, Socrates Brito and the Novice of the Year, Jeremy Peña, fourth to beat with 306, who dispatched 3 individual vuelacercas; Rainel Rosario hit two, and the American Eric Filia wakes up at the level he has shown in past ‘playoffs’.
Cannon participated with the Stars for the last time in a single game in the 2016-2017 regular season, and is serving a full sanction for the upcoming Major League campaign to reoffend on the use of banned substances, after one of 80 games in 2018 with the Seattle Mariners.
Tatis Jr. was key in the elephant crown in the 2018-2019 season, which broke a drought of more than 50 years, where his parent was the manager.
The green leader, the Venezuelan José Alguacil, will send to the right Radhamés Liz to the lomita in the first shock before the red ones, that had three openings without decisions and 5.87 of effectiveness in the regular one, and they follow the Panamanian Andy Otero ( 1-2, 1.10) and Edwin Uceta (0-1, 2.45).
The Scarlets will feature artillery led by Vladimir Guerrero Jr., averaging 359 and two homers in 10 regular-season games.
They will also depend on the offensive contributions of Franchy Be, Estevan Florial, Luis Liberato, Wilkin Castillo and Aderlin Rodriguez, who has impressed with two volleys, a pair of doubles and a single in three games and 14 innings.
The general manager of the Lions, José Gómez Frías, announced that the American right-hander David Kubiak (1-0), leader in effectiveness (1.73) and strikes (32), awarded as Pitcher of the Year, will rise to the mound against the Orientals.
Enny Romero (0-2, 3.95) and Puerto Rican Miguel Martínez (0-1, 4.70) complete the rotation of the red captain, the American Dave Jauss.
Hairy men arrive lower than their opponents in this phase due to injuries and other causes, such as the absences of Gregory Polanco, Otto López, the Venezuelan Luis Rengifo and the Americans Joe Dunand, third in batting with 319, and Brett Sullivan , among other pitchers and position players.
This Sunday’s first match will be at the Tetelo Vargas Stadium in San Pedro de Macorís (east), and will continue on Monday at the Quisqueya-Juan Marichal Stadium in Santo Domingo. If necessary, a decisive third meeting will return to Tetelo Vargas Park.